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1 . TRIBUNAL JUDGMENT : Presidency fumes at media report, says Buhari did not retract anything The Presidency on Saturday condemned what it said was “a twisted story with malicious intent” which was published in a Nigerian Media platform on Saturday with the headline; “Tribunal: Buhari retracts, confesses he was under tension.” The report was taken from what the President said when he received the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, who had come to felicitate with him at State House, Abuja on Friday. According to a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the newspaper was being mischievous by trying to link up what the president said in an earlier statement (on the judgment) with his remarks during the Friday visit. 2 . Buhari’s ex-minister, Alhassan decamps to PDP Jummai Alhassan, a former Minister of Women Affairs has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from United Democratic Party (U...

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has issued warning to striker, Tammy Abraham following his hat-trick in the Blues’ 5-2 victory over Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. Lampard warned Abraham that he will be tougher on him going forward because the 21-year-old has shown what he can do. “Abraham needed to show it in pre-season and at the start of the season, hence he started at Manchester United,” Lampard was quoted by Goal as saying. “I have competition up there. I definitely don’t want to down-talk Giroud and Batshuayi because we need them as well and Batshuayi looked sharp when he came on and Oli always gives something of a high level, so it was up to Tammy to show it. “I’ve got confidence in him and I’m prepared to give him chances, but even more now I’ll be tougher on him because he’s shown what he can do. So the moment he wants to come off that and think that goals will just drop at his feet will be a moment when maybe he will be rested, so it’s important he makes ...

The first batch of 187 Nigerians in South Africa returned to Nigeria after the xenophobic attacks Wednesday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees were aided by the Federal Government with the assistance of a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace. The B777 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BWI, which departed Thambo International Airport, Johannesburg, landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 9.37 p.m. The returnees included adults, children and infants, who expressed joy on returning home safely and sang the Nigerian National Anthem. They were received by the Chairman of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Air Peace Chairman, Mr Allen Onyema, and the representatives of government which included the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa told newsmen that over 600 Nigerians had indicated interest ...

Once again, negotiations between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on the new minimum wage has been rescheduled for September 16. Government and the JNPSNC were initially billed to meet on September 4th, but the meeting was suspended. Mr Alade Lawal, JNPSNC Secretary-General said the meeting was rescheduled at the instance of the officials. The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress have been in conflict over the implementation of the new minimum wage which was signed into law by President Buhari on April 18. Negotiation between the government and the JNPSNC, representing labour in the technical committee set up to negotiate the consequential adjustment of workers’ salaries as a result of the new minimum wage, had broken down due to unresolved differences in their proposals. While the Federal Government proposed 9.5 per cent salary increase for employees on grade levels 07 to 14 and five per cent for th...

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said Neymar’s exit from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, would have sparked an exodus from the French club. The 27-year-old had been strongly linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 club, with both Real Madrid and former club Barcelona coming close to signing him. But after a drawn-out saga involving the player, Neymar will now stay with the French champions. Speaking to BeIN Sports, Wenger said: “I think that he is one of the best players in the world and I am happy that he is staying at PSG. “Because when you lose one of your two or three best players in the world, the law in our world is that the following year you lose the other. “It is very difficult to have players who make a difference, even when you have a lot of money. “When you have them, you must keep them,” added the former Arsenal manager. “When you want to keep a player, it is better to convince him how important you are to him, rather than to give him zero chance ...

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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for PDP, speaks on the recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. Via his instagram handle... Follow me on Istagram/Twitter @chukwumanwaise

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...