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Liverpool's flawless start to the Premier League season continued against Burnley as they clinched a record-setting 3-0 victory at Turf Moor. An own goal from Chris Wood and strikes from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino - his 50th for the Reds - delivered a 13th successive league win, a new club all-time high. Jurgen Klopp's side have been victorious in all four of their opening league fixtures and are two points clear of defending champions Manchester City at the top of the table. Editors' Picks Why Tammy Abraham deserves to start at Chelsea – Lampard Barcelona star Messi is better than Pele and Maradona – Diouf Dele-Bashiru on leaving mentor Guardiola and his next step at Watford Kelechi Iheanacho: Why is Leicester City striker still sticking around? The Champions League holders took the lead when Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross deflected in off Wood, and Mane added a second before the break with a clinical finish. Firmino rounded off the scoring in the 8...

Earlier this year, hairdresser Mazen Kamal was stopped by paramilitary forces on a street in Khartoum for having long hair and was shaved on the spot. Now the barbershop he works in is seeing an influx of young men coming for modern hairstyles that would have incurred the same punishment under the now ousted and jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. The Islamist general is on trial for corruption and his conservative regime came crashing down after a wave of protests that started last year over the economic situation in the country. The democratic transition is nascent, but many young people are wasting no time in taking advantage of the regime change to exercise personal freedoms. "How I wished at that moment that we could topple (Bashir's) regime," Kamal says. "I didn't think it was possible. I gave up that day. They beat me on the street as people watched." The sense of freedom sweeping Sudan's capital since the protests has broken dec...

Police shutdown venue of Bobrisky's 28th birthday party in Lekki Bobrisky's 28th birthday party might not hold again today August 31st as policemen have shutdown the venue of the party scheduled to hold at an event center in Lekki. Police officers in various operational vehicles, stormed the venue and cordonned off the area this evening as the much talked about party was about to kick off. This development comes two days after Bobrisky dragged Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, who last week, said he is a National disgrace and will soon be dealt with by the government if caught on the street. Read here.

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning. 1. Buhari appeals to traditional, religious leaders to help stop Tiv/Junkun killings President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to traditional and religious leaders to intervene in the protracted fighting between Junkun and Tiv tribes in Taraba State. The President also called on the government and people of Benue and Taraba States to exercise restraint in the wake of the gruesome killing of Rev. Fr. David Tanko in Kpankufu Village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. 2. BAYELSA GUBER: APC reschedules primary again The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the postponement of the governorship primary in Bayelsa State to Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The party had earlier fixed Saturday, August 30, for the primary after the initial postponement from August 29. 4. CBN directs Nigerians to deposit ‘overused, mutilated’ naira notes in banks before Sept...

Apprehends 20 yahoo boys in Imo as Magu laments cybercrime denting nation’s image Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Hammed Shittuin Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Joseph Oyediran, the most wanted internet fraudster on the list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Seventy-seven Nigerians were indicted by the FBI for internet fraud, a product of two years of joint operation with the EFCC designed to contain cybercrime. The operation also involves Canada, Malaysia and Indonesia. This is coming as the commission arrested 20 Yahoo Boys in Owerri, Imo State barely six days after apprehending the same number of suspects in the state. The arrests prompted the Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to raise the alarm on the negative impact of cybercrime on the nation’s image, saying cybercrime deserved national attention. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin, Magu, who was represented by the Zonal Head of the EFCC in Ilorin, Isyaku Sharu, sai...

Christiano Ronaldo and Messi happy about the UEFA Men's player of the Year 2018-2019 award going to Virgil van Dijk. The Liverpool defender was crowned at the ceremony for the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday.

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League have been conducted today. Holders Liverpool will play Napoli, Salzburg and Genk. Last year’s finalists Tottenham Hotspur, are in Group B along with Bayern Munich, Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade. Group A has Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Club Brugge and Galatasaray FULL DRAW: Group A: PSG, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray Group B: Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiakos, Red Star Belgrade Group C: Manchester City, Shaktar Donetsk, GNK Dinamo, Atalanta Group D: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk Group F: Barcelona, Dortmund, Inter Milan, Slavia Prague Group G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille Follow me on Instagram/twitter- @chukwumanwaise

Virgil van Dijk has been named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018-19, seeing off competition from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Liverpool defender was crowned at the ceremony for the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday. Liverpool also scooped two of the four positional awards, with van Dijk named best defender ahead of teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold and new Juventus signing Matthijs de Ligt. Alisson Becker won the goalkeeper award, beating Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris and Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Barcelona. The Brazilian kept six clean sheets during Liverpool’s Champions League run, including in the final where he made eight saves in the Reds’ 2-0 win over Tottenham.

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The National Examination Council (NECO) has released results of the June/July 2019 examination. 829,787 candidates representing 71.59 per cent made five credits and above including English language and Mathematics, according to The Nation. It represents an increase of 0.11 per cent when compared to the June/July 2018 examination results. Details later…

Premier League referees have been warned, not to consult on-pitch Video Assistant Referee (VAR) screens during matches, SportsMail reports. It is understood that refereeing chiefs will resist calls for officials to start using their pitch-side monitors for VAR checks, as they feel it will slow the game down too much. The video referees came under fire on Sunday, over controversial penalty decisions against Manchester City and Tottenham. VAR neither overturned the referees’ decisions, nor advised them to review the incident on their monitors. But English refereeing organisation, PGMOL, are determined not to rush into any knee-jerk reaction. They will stand by their current version of VAR, which is based on minimum interference. PGMOL would prefer to be criticised for using the technology too little than too much. But they are open to making changes to the system, after they speak with top-flight clubs at a shareholders’ meeting in September. It is understood that many c...

Nigerian striker, Aloy Ihenacho, has signed for German club Hertha Walheim. The Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 side have announced that he is one of the 11 new players, that will bolster their depleted squad in the 2019/2020 season, after 13 players left. Ihenacho was born in Nigeria, but also has German citizenship and was on the books of Ingolstadt three years ago. He was an unused substitute in a Bundesliga match between Ingolstadt and VfB Stuttgart in March 2016. The forward began his career in Germany with the youth team of TSV 1860 Rosenheim, before joining FC Ingolstadt 04 in the summer of 2010.

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw will take place in Monaco on Thursday, August 29 at 6pm, Central African time. The event will be happening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and will be streamed live on UEFA.com. The teams involved in the draw are as follows: Spain: Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Valencia England: Liverpool Chelsea Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Italy: Juventus Napoli Internazionale Milano Atalanta Germany: Bayern München Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig France: PSG Lyon LOSC Lille Russia: Zen it Lokomotiv Moskva Portugal: Benfica UKR Shakhtar Donetsk Belgium: Genk Turkey: Galatasaray Austria Salzburg Plus the six winning teams from the play-offs. What are the draw pots? Only Pot 1 is known in its entirety; the other pots will be confirmed once the final six teams have qualified via the play-offs. Pot 1 Liverpool (holders) Chelsea (UEFA Europa League winners) Barcelona Manchester City ...

Donald Trump, the United State of America president increases visa fees on all Nigerians, due to the 80 Nigerians indicted for fraud. These is unacceptable, for not all Nigerians are criminals.  What do you think? Share your comment below...

Steven Gerrard’s former Liverpool team-mate, Jerzy Dudek, expects him to return to Anfield as Klopp’s successor. The former Reds talisman, is currently in charge of Scottish side Rangers and has guided them to three consecutive wins this season. With Klopp hinting at quitting after his deal expires in 2022, Dudek has tipped Gerrard to step in. “When I was in Liverpool recently, it was no secret that Steven is the man and indeed, only candidate for replacing Klopp when he decides his time at Anfield is over. “Everyone knows that sooner or later the great captain will return,” Dudek told Przeglad Sportowy. Dudek, however, admits he would have “laughed” at the thought of Gerrard becoming Liverpool manager during their playing days together. “I was with Steven in the Liverpool dressing room for many years. I must admit I was amazed he became a manager so quickly after finishing playing. “I spent a lot of time with him in private too and not once did he ever mention to me h...

Forbes's ranking of the world's highest-paid women for music for 2019 is out, and Taylor Swift secured the top spot The “Me!” singer takes the top spot on Forbes‘ list after earning a whopping $185 million pretax over the past year, which puts her ahead of runner-up Beyoncé and Rihanna. According to People, most of Swift’s earnings came from her Reputation stadium tour. Running from May to November 2018 worldwide, the tour grossed a U.S.-record $266 million, and was easily her most successful tour to date. Runner-up Beyoncé’s $81 million mostly comes from last year’s On The Run II stadium tour, as well her live album and Netflix film, both named Homecoming. Rihanna comes in third on the list with $62 million. The majority of her recent earnings come from Fenty Beauty, the popular cosmetics line she launched in 2017. See all of this year's highest-paid women in music below: 1. Taylor Swift - $185 million 2. Beyoncé - $81 million 3. Rihanna - $6...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has described reports that the state government demolished a mosque as a concoction by mischief makers bent on causing disaffection in the state. The governor, who said there was no mosque built on the site in question, stated this when he visited the location of the alleged mosque demolition at Biambo street, off School Road, Rainbow Estate, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Monday, in the company of reporters. According to him, there was no mosque on the location, hence nothing was demolished. He said: “I received calls from several prominent Nigerians on the fake news being circulated online. I have come here with reporters and you can see there was no mosque here. “It is most unfortunate that fickle-minded persons will claim that a mosque was demolished at this place when no mosque existed here. The story was concocted by mischief makers to score cheap points.” Wike further stated that some persons embarked on...

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Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has hinted that Nacho Monreal will leave the club in the coming days. Monreal started for the Gunners as they lost 3-1 to Liverpool in Saturday’s late kick-off in the Premier League. However, he might be gone by the time Emery picks his squad for next week’s North London Derby at the Emirates. “He made a very big match, he’s a big professional for us. We need to speak in the next days. “In Europe, the transfer window isn’t finished. “We are going to speak about all the possibilities,” Emery told reporters after the game at Anfield. Monreal has been linked with a return to Spain to sign for Real Sociedad. It is believed that he will sign a two-year contract with the option of a third season with the Spanish club.

Magu: We are collaborating with FBI, suspects to face full force of the law. Turn yourself in, FG tells accused persons Alex Enumah, Adedayo Akinwale and Kingsley Nweze in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to commence manhunt for the home-based Nigerians indicted by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday for a variety of scams and online fraud cases in the US. The fraudsters, majority based in Nigeria, were involved in a series of coordinated internet scam running into billions of dollars fraudulently obtained from victims in the United States and other parts of the world. Already, the masterminds, Valentine Iro, 31, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, both Nigerian citizens, have been arrested by the FBI in the US. Sources told THISDAY last night that following the release of the list of 78 Nigerians involved in the scam by the FBI, the EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu and a select team at the headquarters in Abu...

Everton boss, Marco Silva has provided an update on the fitness of Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi, ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash away at Aston Villa. The manager suggested that Iwobi is not in tiptop condition because he did not take part in pre-season training before his move to The Toffees on deadline day. Iwobi was a non-playing substitute as Everton registered their first win of the new season against Watford and Silva. Asked if the Super Eagles star is looking forward to making his debut, Silva told pre-match press conference, ”Yes of course! For sure he’s looking forward to it, and we all are. “But he started really late, just now it’s his second week working with the team and he didn’t have a pre-season. “We have to take care of the situation giving him enough time to get fitter. “Of course if we need him during the games he is available to help us. Not for 90 minutes, but he’s getting better. If I decide, he’ll be ready to help.”

Sacked Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has reacted to his loss at the Tribunal. He vowed to reclaim his ‘mandate’ at the Appeal Court. Melaye reacted via his twitter handle. He said: “On Tribunal judgement. No cause 4 alarm at all. Even if it went my way they will still go to the Appeal Court. Our mandate can not be taken. “We will get judgment at the Appeal Court. There will be fresh election in Kogi West bc I will be Governor. For my Senate mandate no shaking,” he twitted.

United States authorities on Thursday unsealed a 252-count grand jury indictment charging 80 people, mostly Nigerians, in a massive international fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Below are the names of the Nigerians on the list.  1. VALENTINE IRO, aka “Iro Enterprises,” aka “Valentine Obinna Iro ,” aka ” Obinna Iro ,” 16 aka ” Obinna Nassa,” 2. CHUKWUDI CHRI STOGUNUS IGBOKWE, aka ” Christogunus C. Igbokwe,” aka ” Chris Kudon ,” aka “Atete ,” aka “Still Kudon ,” 3. JERRY ELO IKOGHO , aka “J Man,” 4. IZUCHUKWU KINGSLEY UMEJESI, aka ” Kingsley Umejesi, ” aka “Armeni an Man,” aka “Kingsley LA,” aka “I zuking Aka Aku ,” 5. ADEGOKE MOSES OGUNGBE , aka “P & P Motors,” aka “Pp, ” 6. ALBERT LEWIS CATHEY, aka “Alb, ” aka “Abert Jag,” aka “Al,” 7. TITYAYE MARINA MANSBANGURA, aka “Tityaye Igbokwe ,” aka “Marina Mansour,” aka “Marina Mansaray,” aka “Marina Tityaye Mans Bangura,” 8. CHUKWUDI COLLINS AJAEZE, aka “Thank You Jesus” 9. EKENE AUGUSTINE EKECHUKWU, aka ...

Morocco v Nigeria @ASFAR Sports Center @5:30 p.m. on Aug.23 The football event in Group A at the 12th All Africa Games is delicately poised with no team guaranteed passage to the second round. The Nigerian team, led by Paul Aigbogun, acknowledged it will be tough against the hosts but a point should ensure passage into the semi-final. After the draw against Burkina Faso in their opening encounter, the U-23 team beat South Africa 2-1 to put a foot in the next round. They must ensure they don’t lose as the Moroccans with three points from two games need a win to guarantee their own passage. Current Form: Morocco [W-L]; Nigeria [W-D] Prediction: Morocco 2-2 Nigeria Liverpool v Arsenal @Anfield @5:30 p.m. on Aug.24 The only teams left with a perfect record after two weeks in the English Premiership lock horns on Sunday at Anfield where Arsenal have conceded 12 goals in their last three visits. Liverpool have won three out of four matches this season – losing on penaltie...

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja. The federal government has confirmed the arrest of the attackers of the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany. Ekweremadu was attacked last week by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The attack occurred when the former deputy Senate president was attending the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival as a speaker and special guest of honour at an event organised by the Ndi-Igbo Community in Nuremberg, Germany. The attack led to the advice by the federal government that dignitaries travelling out of the country should endeavour to bring to the notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Missions about their impending travel schedules to enable the ministry thoroughly scrutinise the security status of the organisations inviting them for the meeting, and to make adequate preparation. This, the ministry said was also aimed at taking concrete steps to ensure that the host law enforcement agencies are on hand to...

The Nigeria Police have uncovered and detonated an undisclosed number bombs left during the 1967-1970 Biafra civil war in three states. According to the Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) of the Police, construction workers at building sites discovered the explosives in Imo, Delta and Anambra states and reported their findings to security agencies. This was made known on Thursday by the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Nigeria’s EOD, Maikudi Shehu. He spoke during the quarterly conference of senior officers and EOD base/unit commanders at his office in Lagos. CP Shehu said, “Part of our successes after the general elections was the recovery and subsequent detonation of explosives left during the civil war in Anambra, Delta and Imo states. “The explosives were detonated without causing panic. The explosives were many and would have caused a lot of damage if not for the timely intervention of our department.”

The Villarreal fans club has named Samuel Chukwueze the club's breakout star for the 2018-19 season while Karl Toko Ekambi claimed the top scorer's award. The supporters club, also known as Agrupació de Penyes del Villarreal CF (AVP) presented the awards to the African duo alongside Santi Cazorla, who was recognised as the best player. Chukwueze had a memorable 2018-19 season as he broke into the Yellow Submarines first team. Editors' Picks Manchester United star Aaron Wan-Bissaka's recovery is unbelievable - Micah Richards Nicolas Pepe: Why I joined ambitious Arsenal Samson Siasia: Hold off judgement following Fifa ban Seyi Akinwunmi: NFF keen on youth development not U17 World Cup title The Nigeria forward made his La Liga debut against Levante in November 2018 and then went on to score eight goals in 38 appearances across all competitions. The @penyapardalsgro fan club has handed out their awards to three Yellows for their performance during the...

The Supreme Court has turned down the request of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to inspect the central server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The apex court also struck out another appeal filed against the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which it held that Atiku and the PDP do not have a reply to an application filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the dismissal of their petition. The second appeal was dismissed following the withdrawal of same by the two appellants. A five-man panel of the apex court held yesterday that Atiku’s request to inspect the INEC central server could not be granted because it was brought after parties had joined issues on the existence or otherwise of the server. In the unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Chima Nweze, the Supreme Court held that the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal ...

The suspect, Hamisu Bala (Alhaji Wadume) Hamisu Wadume, the Taraba man recently identified as a kidnap kingpin by the police, has denied any involvement in abduction-for-ransom schemes, saying the police were wrong in their categorisation of his activities. Mr Wadume told police chiefs during his initial interrogation at the Force Headquarters Tuesday afternoon that he acquired his wealth primarily from fishing, which he said he did for decades, according to multiple sources familiar with the questioning. “But he also admitted to being a 419 by deceiving people with traditional medicine to get millions from them,” police sources told PREMIUM TIMES. “He insisted that he was not involved in kidnapping and the 419 was only a fraction of his large wealth.” Mr Wadume was arrested on Monday night in Kano and brought to the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, ending weeks of a manhunt for him. His skirmish with the police has gripped the country since August 6 when he was res...

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has invited promising Arsenal free-kick specialist, Malcolm Ebiowei to the U17 national team, according to allnigeriasoccer.com. NFF leapfrogged the English Football Association and Royal Dutch Football Association in the race for the youngster’s services Ebiowei has received his first ever invitation to the Nigeria squad ahead of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup. The player has also given his word that he will join the team in Abuja. The invitation letter with reference number NFF/GEN/TECH/203 VOL.VI/6 was sent to Arsenal Football Club on August 5, 2019. The NFF asked that Arsenal should release Ebiowei as he has been selected to join the rest of the U17 team for trials, which shall take place in Abuja on the 13th of August, 2019. The 15-year-old also has English and Dutch citizenship and has international caps for the youth teams of both countries. The midfielder has been described as a free-kick specialist and is capable of playing on ...

Bayern Munich chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has claimed Arjen Robben gave the club his blessing, to give new signing Philippe Coutinho his old number. Coutinho completed a loan move to the German champions from Barcelona on Monday and was presented with the No.10 shirt, which was previously worn by the Dutch winger during his time at the Allianz Arena. During the Brazilian’s unveiling, Rummenigge revealed that the club wanted to avoid handing out the No.10 and No.7 jerseys as a mark of respect for Robben and Franck Ribery, who both left the Bundesliga club this summer. But the Bayern chairman said that his mind was changed after consulting Robben, who was happy to allow Coutinho to wear the number. “We planned to not award the No.10 and No.7 this year as a gesture for Robben and (Franck) Ribery’. “We had a conversation with Robben and we wanted to give Philippe his number as a token of appreciation, and Hasan (Salihamidzic, Bayern’s sporting director) showed him the jer...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar have lost an appeal they filed at the Supreme Court. The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) had earlier ruled that the PDP and Atiku do not have a reply to an application filed on May 14, 2019 by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking among others, the dismissal of their (Atiku and the PDP) case challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the last presidential election. Ruling on the appeal marked SC/738/2019 on Tuesday, a five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Datijo Mohammed, states that the appeal had become statute barred, and hence struck it out. More details coming…. Follow me on Instagram & Twitter- @Chukwumanwaise