Amosun clinches APC ticket, deputy declares gov ambition

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1ykiHMT" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://ift.tt/1ykiHMT" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Incumbent governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for the second term in the governorship primary conducted in Abeokuta.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />His deputy, Mr. Segun Adesegun, also declared his governorship ambition on Thursday on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In the primary, which held under tight security, the governor polled 3,861 votes, in a contest where he is the sole aspirant.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The event was supervised by the state and national representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, headed by Kehinde Mustapha.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Voting commenced at about 1pm after the electoral committee, headed by Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, had finished delegates accreditation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In an interview with journalists after casting his vote, Amosun, who described the exercise as peaceful, said, “It is a call on me to do more for the people of the state.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Meanwhile, Adesegun, while declaring his governorship ambition, said he had put what happened between him and the governor behind him, adding that he was concerned with how to move the state forward.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “I want to formally inform you today that I have formally joined the Social Democratic Party, where I will contest as one of the governorship flagbearers.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Today, I have with me some leaders of the party. We have gone round the 20 local governments in the state, and I am happy with the response from the people. I believe the party will move the state forward.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adesegun, who said he had earlier been hesitant when some people told him to contest the governorship race, noted that he had to make a personal decision on this.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Amosun clinches APC ticket, deputy declares gov ambition

Incumbent governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for the...

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9 angry aspirants storm out of Lagos APC governorship primaries

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1wAiv0n" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://ift.tt/1wAiv0n" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>About nine angry aspirants left the venue of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos Governorship primaries in the middle of the exercise, apparently, dissatisfied with its conduct.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />However, three aspirants, stayed behind. They are : Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Senator Ganiyu Solomon and Mr. Adekunle Disu.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>Aspirants may take APC to court</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking to journalists in a telephone interview, one of the aspirants who staged a walk out, Mr. Tokunboh Wahab, expressed his displeasure about the exercise saying that there were lot of lapses ‎on the part of the committee saddled with the responsibility of the primaries.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He alleged that the party’s delegates list was not made available until the day of election.<br/><br /><br/><br />Also kicking against the primaries, Mr Adebiyi Afolayan, the media aide to Dr. Leke Pitan‎, said that his boss is not satisfied with the primaries and he is going to address a press conference tomorrow.<br/><br /><br/><br />“The position of Dr Leke Pitan about APC governorship primaries would be know tomorrow. So, I don’t want to speak for him but I can tell you confidently that he is not satisfy with the primary,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was gathered from a reliable source that the eleven governorship aspirants are set to take the party to court over allegation that the primaries was marred by irregularities.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I can tell you that my principal and some other aspirants are not satisfied with the outcome of the primaries. In fact the 11 aspirants are going to write a petition to the party leadership. You know some of the aspirants are lawyers so they will address the matter… They are likely to take the party to court if their complaints are not quickly addressed,” the source disclosed .<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

9 angry aspirants storm out of Lagos APC governorship primaries

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WHO declares Spain Ebola-free

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1BaNkKH" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://ift.tt/1BaNkKH" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Spain is officially clear of Ebola, the World Health Organization declared Tuesday, after no new cases were reported since a nurse’s assistant who contracted the virus there tested negative for it.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Since then, 42 days have passed — double the maximum known incubation period for the virus — without another case, allowing Spain to be declared free of Ebola.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Spanish authorities had been monitoring 87 people who came into contact with healthcare worker Teresa Romero Ramos, 15 of whom were considered high-risk and were quarantined at a Madrid hospital, WHO said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Another 145 hospital employees who helped care for Romero during her month-long stay at the Carlos III Hospital were also monitored.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The WHO statement said it “commends Spain for the measures put in place to identify potential cases and prevent further transmission of the Ebola virus.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Romero contracted the illness while helping to care for an infected missionary who had been brought back from West Africa. He died of the disease.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><i>(CNN)</i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

WHO declares Spain Ebola-free

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Maribor hold wasteful Chelsea

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1y5v40k" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://ift.tt/1y5v40k" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Chelsea came from behind to draw 1-1 away to Maribor in the Champions League on Wednesday and then squandered a gilt-edged chance of victory after the Slovenian side had threatened to pull off the shock result of this season’s competition.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Premier League leaders Chelsea, who only a fortnight earlier thrashed Maribor 6-0 at Stamford Bridge, fell behind to Agim Ibraimi’s 50th-minute goal.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The hosts should have gone 2-0 up but Luka Zahovic somehow contrived to miss an open goal as the game entered its final 20 minutes and were made to pay as Nemanja Matic equalised to spare the blushes of manager Jose Mourinho’s team.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Chelsea then squandered several chances before Eden Hazard won a penalty with five minutes remaining after being brought down in the box by Mitja Viler.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Hazard took the penalty himself but impressive goalkeeper Jasmin Handanovic dived to his left to save the spot-kick.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Ibraimi’s curling shot from the edge of the box had given Maribor the lead but Matic drew Chelsea level when he struck from close range afer good work by John Terry following a corner.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Chelsea could have won the match late on but Handanovic made excellent saves to deny both Hazard and Diego Costa.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>But in an open game, Maribor had their chances to seal what would have been a stunning win, with striker Marcos Tavares shooting wastefully wide from the edge of the box with 10 minutes left.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Then came the penalty chance and, on a night of surprises, none was greater than Hazard’s failure to make it 2-1.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Had Chelsea — the 2012 Champions League winners — beaten Maribor and other results gone their way, they would have qualified for the last 16 of this season’s competition with two games to spare.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Maribor hold wasteful Chelsea

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Bayern Munich completes Roma thrashing to reach last 16

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1y5v3JU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://ift.tt/1y5v3JU" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern Munich confirmed both their place in the Champions League knock-out phase and status as Group E winners with two games to spare after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Roma.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Goals by France winger Franck Ribery and Germany’s Mario Goetze sealed the win which put the Bavarians in the last 16 as group winners with a perfect 12 points so far.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern collected their fourth straight group-stage win to give them an unassailable eight-point lead before their remaining group matches at bottom side Manchester City and home to CSKA Moscow next month.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Despite losing to Bayern home and away, Roma are still primed to join Munich in the knock-out phase as they stay second in the group, but level on four points with CSKA whom they play away in three weeks.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>As Bayern coach Pep Guardiola had predicted, the hosts encountered a far more robust Roma defence compared to their record 7-1 routing of the Italians in Rome a fortnight ago.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Ribery gave Bayern a first-half lead at the Allianz Arena after 38 minutes having also scored in the first-leg romp.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Goetze then netted their second with a goal reminiscent of his World Cup final winning-effort when he flicked on Robert Lewandowski’s second-half cross to put the result beyond doubt after 64 minutes.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Guardiola even took the luxury of resting stars Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben and Dante, while Roma needed more than 80 minutes to produce a single clear chance.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern nevertheless endured a frustrating first 45 minutes, played predominantly in the Roma half, before Ribery struck.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>There was to be no repeat of the 5-0 half-time scoreline Bayern had posted in the first-leg.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Goetze squandered an early chance just to the left of the goal on 18 minutes, then Bayern captain Philipp Lahm forced Roma goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski into a save on 22 minutes.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern got the breakthrough they had long been threatening when Ribery completed the move he started, curling his shot in off the right-hand post.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He released David Alaba on the left and the Austrian international produced a superb return pass to find Ribery on the edge of the area as he sprinted onto the ball at pace to give Skorupski no chance.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern kept up the pressure after the break with right-wing Juan Bernat firing at Skorupski in the half’s opening exchanges while Alaba headed over.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern’s second came when Poland striker Robert Lewandowski found his ex-Borussia Dortmund team-mate Goetze in the middle and the attacking midfielder looped his chip over Skoprupski on 64 minutes.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Bayern’s Manuel Neuer was finally tested in the 84th minute when Roma’s Radja Nainggolan unleashed a fierce drive which forced the Germany goalkeeper into a diving save.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Bayern Munich completes Roma thrashing to reach last 16

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Ahmed Musa inspires CSKA Moscow win over Manchester City

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1x4VYc9" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://ift.tt/1x4VYc9" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><b><br/> </b> </span> <span style='font-family: inherit;'><b><br/> </b> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'><b>A Ahmed Musa inspired CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night ensured that English champions Manchester City will now face the prospect of a third Champions League group-phase exit in four years after suffering a disastrous 2-1 loss at home to CSKA Moscow.</b> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>CSKA claimed a first win on English soil at the sixth attempt after Seydou Doumbia scored either side of a free-kick by Yaya Toure, who was sent off in the second half along with team-mate Fernandinho.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Fernandinho, a half-time substitute, was dismissed for two bookable offences and key midfielder Toure was red-carded for pushing Roman Eremenko in the face, leaving the home side with only nine men.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Both players will miss City’s next game, at home to Bayern Munich on November 25, when if Manuel Pellegrini’s side fail to win and there is a victor in the other Group E game between CSKA and Roma in Moscow, they will be out.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>On a cold night in Manchester, City’s fans booed the Champions League anthem in protest after away supporters were prevented from watching the 2-2 draw between the teams in the reverse fixture two weeks ago.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>That game was played behind closed doors due to a punishment imposed on CSKA by UEFA for racist chanting by their supporters.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>City’s fans reacted angrily when they realised that a small band of CSKA supporters had made their way inside the Etihad despite being banned, chanting for their removal until police escorted the interlopers out.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>City made the worst possible start when Doumbia, who retired from international football earlier this year, escaped the attentions of former Ivory Coast team-mate Toure to head in Bebras Natcho’s right-wing free-kick in the second minute.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Toure allowed his man to slip away from him all too easily, but the hulking midfielder atoned six minutes later when he swept a glorious 25-yard free-kick into the top-left corner after a foul on Stevan Jovetic.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='wp-caption aligncenter' id='attachment_218646' style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 301px;'><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><table align='center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' class='tr-caption-container' style='margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;'><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1x4VW42" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style='font-family: inherit;'><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1x4VW42"/> </span> </a> </td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td class='tr-caption' style='text-align: center;'><span style='color: #222222;'><span style='font-family: inherit; font-size: small;'>Manchester City’s Yaya Toure (C) is sent off</span> </span> </td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><br/><br /><div class='wp-caption-text' style='background: transparent; border: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Visiting goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev twice saved from Sergio Aguero and once from Martin Demichelis as City attempted to assert control, but sloppiness at the back meant that the home side continued to look vulnerable.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Doumbia gave them a scare when he ran onto Alan Dzagoev’s sumptuous through-ball before shooting narrowly wide, and City did not heed the warning.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Eleven minutes before half-time, Gael Clichy played a blind, panicky clearance straight to Natcho, and the Israeli freed Doumbia to roll his second goal of the night past the exposed Joe Hart.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Pellegrini had kept faith with the team that beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, but he shook things up at half-time, introducing Samir Nasri and Fernandinho for Jovetic and Jesus Navas.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>City began to force CSKA back, James Milner curling in a cross that narrowly eluded Aguero and then forcing Akinfeev to save with his legs.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>But with 20 minutes to play they lost Fernandinho, who was shown a second yellow card for blocking off Ahmed Musa, only eight minutes after he had been booked for fouling Dzagoev.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>From the ensuing free-kick, Georgi Milanov curled narrowly wide.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>City were given reason to feel aggrieved when Pontus Wernbloom, who had already been booked, held Aguero back, only for referee Tasos Sidiropoulos to book Sergei Ignashevich in an apparent case of mistaken identity.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #222222; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Toure was shown a straight red card for a petulant shove to the face of Eremenko, and to add insult to injury, Aguero was booked for diving and then saw a strong penalty appeal turned down in stoppage time.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

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30–man armed robbery gang robs bank in Ekiti

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1u2WWnO" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://ift.tt/1u2WWnO" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />No fewer than 30 man -gang of robbers operated on motorbikes yesterday and stormed a first generation bank in Ifaki Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government area of the state and robbed the bank an undisclosed amount of money.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It may be recalled that bandits had operated successfully more than four different occasions in the bank in the last five years<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The development led to the untimely closure of banks in Ado Ekiti and most parts of the state. The banks decided to close their operations for fear of being attacked by the robbers<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was gathered that the robbers had earlier attacked a police station located not too far from the bank<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The bandits who were armed to the teeth had arrived the bank which is located in the middle of the town at about 10.30am and shot indiscriminately to scare away both customers and staffer of the bank.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />They were said to have asked the accountant of the bank to open the vault of the bank but the police thwarted their effort<br/><br /><br/><br />The timely arrival of the policemen to the scene saved the situation as they (robbers) abandoned their loots and their bikes and ran away to different directions.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

30–man armed robbery gang robs bank in Ekiti

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Nigerian Army retires 15 Generals

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1sSLbdd" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://ift.tt/1sSLbdd" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Fifteen Generals have been retired from the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (NASEME) Auchi, Edo state.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ten out of the 15 are Brigadier Generals while five are Major Generals. The Major Generals are Edem Ekwo, Thompson Oliomoghe, Richard duegbunam, Friday Airende and Abass Adekanye , while the Brigadier Generals includes Idi Adamu, Patrick Oviaghase, Samuel Ayo, Peter Aremu, Jacob Amao, Joshua Ibilaye, Ibrahim Alawode, Samuel Adesogan, Chukwuka Ani and Abel Okpeki.<br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking at a pulling out parade held in honour of the retiring Generals in Auchi yesterday, the Corps Commander of NASEME, Major General S Labaran said that the retired officers served the country meritoriously.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“They have served the nation meritoriously and they deserve our respect. The Nigerian Army will always fulfil its commitment in the defence of our fatherland. Your services are well appreciated and I want to wish you well in your various future endeavours” he stated.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />One of the retired Generals, Thompson Oliomoghe who spoke on behalf of others thanked the Nigerian Army for the opportunity to serve the nation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Nigerian Army retires 15 Generals

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Rivers PDP gov aspirants gang-up against Wike

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1zOumKn" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://ift.tt/1zOumKn" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />At least, 14 governorship aspirants in Rivers State vying on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday, staged a rally against the aspiration of the former Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, and called for the rotation of the governorship position in the state.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The PDP governorship aspirants, who were mainly from the riverine area of the state had converged on the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, demanding that the party hierarchy in the state should change its no-zoning stance in the interest of justice.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />They also called on the National Working Committee of the party to intervene in the crisis rocking the state PDP over the ‘no zoning’ stance of the state PDP.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It will be recalled that the State Chairman of the PDP had thrown the forthcoming governorship primary of the party open to all aspirants and discarding the zoning system.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But speaking at the rally organised by the Rivers State Mainstream Coalition in conjunction with the state PDP stakeholders, one of the aspirants, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, explained that the issue of zoning was non-negotiable, adding that the PDP has been practising rotation of power since its creation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Lulu-Briggs argued that if Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State would not be able to succeed President Goodluck Jonathan as President in 2019, it would be wrong for an Ikwerre person to succeed Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as the Rivers State governor.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He decried the move by the hierarchy of the state PDP to stop the rally, maintaining that one of the reasons for organising the rally was to express their support for President Jonathan.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Since it is not possible to say that Governor (Seriake) Dickson should succeed President Goodluck Jonathan in 2019, then rotation of power should be embraced in Rivers State the way it has been embraced in Akwa Ibom. Give us Rivers State, Give us our right,” Lulu-Briggs said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The convoy of one of the aspirants, Mr. Sunday Nwankwo, was said to have been attacked in Etche Local Government Area.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Another governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Sampson Ngerebara said it was wrong for Wike to take the credit for projecting President Jonathan in the state, adding that he was also involved in the mobilisation of support for the President through the Grassroots Initiative.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to Ngerebara, “The question they ask us in Abuja is that where were you when Nyesom Wike was fighting for Jonathan. But I was part of the GDI and it was wrong to say Wike alone fought for Goodluck Jonathan. The cardinal point of GDI was to mobilise support for GEJ and we were all involved in this. But today, one man (Wike) wants to take all alone.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Today, one person is talking about Ikwerre North and Ikwerre South, but we will not allow that to be part of our political lexicon. It takes a good follower to be a good leader. We understand the meaning of politics and let nobody take us for a ride.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In his remark, the leader of Rivers Mainstream Coalition, Professor Israel Owate and a Niger Delta leader, Ann Kio-Briggs stated that the rotation of the governorship position in the state was imperative, adding that it would be impossible for an Ikwerre person to succeed another Ikwerre man.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Among other aspirant that spoke at the rally are Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack, Bernard Mikko, Denis Ojuka and Gabriel Pidomson.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Reacting, the Secretary-general of the GDI, Mr. Samuel Nwanosike, explained that Wike was not worried about the move against him, adding that the PDP will support any aspirant that emerges the governorship candidate.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It shows clearly what we have been saying in time past that these are people sponsored by Governor Rotimi Amaechi. You can see that all their aspersions were not against Amaechi, but against the PDP.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“You can imagine about 27 persons coming to discuss one man (Wike). Nevertheless, the issue of what happened in Akwa Ibom and the situation in Rivers State are different. The PDP in Rivers State is the opposition and we must present the best candidate and the party has said that we must discard zoning to achieve this.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Wike is not worried by the move against him. I don’t see why it is a problem to them. For us, we are saying that we want everybody to come to the field and if the delegate support you, that is okay. You can see that the stadium was an empty stadium, we don’t have anything to worry about,” Nwanosike said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Rivers PDP gov aspirants gang-up against Wike

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EPL: West Brom 2-2 Manchester United

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/10fj9D0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://ift.tt/10fj9D0" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>Daley Blind's first-ever goal for Manchester United saw the Red Devils secure a dramatic 2-2 draw away to West Brom at the Hawthorns on Monday night, though Louis van Gaal's side remain winless on their travels in their last six games.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Stephane Sessegnon opened the scoring for the hosts early on, with Liverpool loanee Andre Wisdom racing down the flank and squaring for the Benin international, who fired a ferocious first-time shot past David De Gea and into the top corner.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />At half-time Van Gaal introduced Marouane Fellaini in place of Ander Herrera and within minutes the much-maligned Belgian had equalised, chesting down a floated pass from Angel Di Maria - who later came off injured - before unleashing an unstoppable effort that flew past Boaz Myhill.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />United's joy was short-lived, though, and the Baggies reclaimed the lead soon after via a bright counterattack, with Saido Berahino racing onto Chris Brunt's through-ball and nervelessly placing his shot beyond De Gea and into the bottom corner.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Robin van Persie smashed a shot against the foot of the post as United sought a response and they finally found a breakthrough when Blind stroked a loose ball into the bottom corner late on, though Van Gaal's men were denied the chance to record three back-to-back league wins for the first time since December 2011.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Radamel Falcao was left on the bench by the former Netherlands coach, who handed starts to the fit-again Phil Jones and Herrera in addition to Adnan Januzaj.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />West Brom started the brighter and Sessegnon opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a superb first-time finish.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Benin international met Wisdom's low ball with a curling effort into David de Gea's top left-hand corner, following an excellent run down the right from the full-back, who was included in the West Brom starting XI in place of Cristian Gamboa.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Van Persie was then denied by Boaz Myhill - in for the injured Ben Foster - at the other end as United sought an immediate response.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Di Maria also tested Myhill on two occasions but United, despite dominating possession for much of the first half, appeared to lack a cutting edge in the final third.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Fellaini was brought on for Herrera after the half-time interval and made an almost immediate impact by controlling a cross from Di Maria with his chest, before swivelling and unleashing an unstoppable drive beyond Myhill and into the top-right corner.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />United appeared more likely to grab a second goal thereafter, but were caught short at the back again as Berahino restored Albion's lead.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The England Under-21 international is behind only Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and Chelsea's Diego Costa in the Premier League goalscoring charts and displayed his quality once again, capping an excellent West Brom move with a confident strike into the bottom-right corner from Brunt's incisive pass.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Van Persie struck the post with a vicious half-volley from the edge of the area before Di Maria was withdrawn for Ashley Young due to an injury to his right thigh.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />With United's most creative player on the sidelines, West Brom looked set to hold on.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />However, there was to be a late final twist as Blind picked the perfect time to open his account and salvage a point, although the nature of United's performance is unlikely to put an end to questions over the Old Trafford club's ability to sustain a title challenge.<br/><br /><br/><br /><i><span style='font-size: x-small;'><br/> </span> </i> <i><span style='font-size: x-small;'>(Goal.com)</span> </i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

EPL: West Brom 2-2 Manchester United

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Governor Amosun’s assessment tour turns bloody

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1vYcKJo" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://ift.tt/1vYcKJo" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s assessment tour to Local Government Areas of Ogun state on Monday turned bloody as one person was shot dead.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Several others were injured during the tour, witnesses said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Pandemonium broke out in Ilaro town of the State during the governor’s visit, as two rival groups of political thugs clashed over territorial rights.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The hoodlums, who were armed with various dangerous weapons, including guns, machete and charms engaged themselves in free for all.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />At the end of the clash, one person was gunned down while others were injured.<br/><br /><br/><br />A witness, Biodun Sowunmi, who escaped the fracas said the gangs freely used dangerous weapons during the fighting.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He however explained that the incident occurred outside the venue of the assessment tour.<br/><br /><br/><br />When contacted, the Ogun State Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that one person lost his life, explaining that the incident was masterminded by hoodlums.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Adejobi disclosed that 16 suspects have been arrested while several weapons such as four pump action guns, cutlasses, axes and assorted charms were retrieved.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said the arrested suspects would be investigated and those that are guilty would face the wrath of law.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Governor Amosun’s assessment tour turns bloody

Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s assessment tour to Local Government Areas of Ogun state on Monday turned bloody as one person was shot dead...

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Gabon shock Eaglets 2-1

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/YJv7nE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://ift.tt/YJv7nE" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Golden Eaglets, were beaten 2-1 by Gabon Sunday in their final round first leg 2015 African U-17 qualifier at the Stade Augustin Monedan de Sibang in Libreville.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Victor Osimhen gave the Golden Eaglets an early fourth minute goal while the home side levelled up through Moubouhy Ngouba in the 26th minute and Maomikolo Boundembi scored the winner in the 80th minute that saw Osimhen getting a ‘questionable’ red card from Central African Republic referee, Jean Marc Ganamandji in the 70th minute.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The boys gave their best under the circumstances that we found ourselves especially the difficult travelling arrangement which caused fatigue especially in the second half,” explained Coach Emmanuel<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Amuneke. “But with all sense of responsibility, the officiating of this match was poor but we have to put this behind us and focus on the second leg.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Gabon shock Eaglets 2-1

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Watch Video: Ebola patient escapes quarantine centre in search of food

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tnX90s" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://ift.tt/1tnX90s" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A man has escaped from an Ebola quarantine centre, sending local people fleeing in fear as he walked through a local market in search of food.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The patient escaped from Monrovia's Elwa hospital in Liberia, which last month was said to be so crowded it had to turn away Ebola victims.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a>Healthcare workers eventually forced the man into a waiting ambulance and took him back to the facility.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='' frameborder='0' height='390' src='//www.youtube.com/embed/AbOmgHUI0aQ' width='640'> </iframe><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><i>Video Credits: ODN</i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Watch Video: Ebola patient escapes quarantine centre in search of food

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We wanted to start with a positive result, but God wanted it otherwise – Eto’o

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><p dir='ltr'><br/><br /><br/><br />Captain Samuel Eto'o has called for optimism, but fallen African giants Cameroon face the prospect of yet another World Cup whitewash following a 1-0 defeat to Group A rivals Mexico.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Eto'o was reduced to just one real shot on goal in the first-half as the 'Indomitable Lions' were trampled by an Aztec juggernaut at the rain-lashed Estadio das Dunas in Natal where Oribe Peralta hit a second-half winner for Miguel Herrera's side.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Cameroon now sit bottom of Group A behind Croatia, Mexico and leaders Brazil raising the prospect of a repeat of 2010 when Cameroon, then coached by Paul Le Guen, limped home from South Africa without a point.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Up next is Croatia in the Amazonian hothouse of Manaus, and Chelsea striker Eto'o is hoping for divine intervention on June 18 when the Europeans, who suffered a 3-1 defeat to Brazil, will also be fighting for their survival.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"It's important for us to remain positive. We wanted to start the competition with a positive result, but God wanted it otherwise," said Eto'o.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"We can beat any team on our day, but we'll have to be at our best to beat Croatia. It won't be easy because they're in the same position as us.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"Now, we have to turn our attention to preparing as best we can."</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Peralta struck in the 61st minute after Cameroon 'keeper Charles Itandje stopped a shot from Giovani Dos Santos, but the dominant Mexicans should have had two goals by then after two strikes by Giovani Dos Santos were ruled out for offsides which replays suggested did not exist.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Those decisions did little to appease a Mexican media which cried foul after seeing Brazil awarded a questionable penalty in a 3-1 win over Croatia on Thursday.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>The possibility of yet another refereeing blunder appeared to have crossed the mind of Mexico coach Miguel Herrera, who said afterwards: "I told the boys before the match to keep their focus on our gameplan, whatever happens."</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Volker Finke, the German coach of a Cameroon side whose pre-World Cup was marred by a bitter row over player bonuses, deftly sidestepped the issue of refereeing decisions.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>But he conceded Cameroon's backs are to the wall.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"They had goals ruled out, but that's the way it is. Now we've got five days before our next match, which will already be decisive for our World Cup," he said.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>If Cameroon fail to beat Croatia, their June 23 clash against Brazil in Brasilia could be a dead rubber, a prospect midfielder Benjamin Moukandjo does not even want to consider.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"You don't have to remind me!" he said. "We absolutely have to beat Croatia to have any chance (of staying in the competition). We lost tonight, but that doesn't mean it's all over."</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>Eto'o, one of several players who in the past served a ban from the national team over squabbling about the often divisive issue of player bonuses, wants to remain positive.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>But Moukandjo painted a gloomy picture for fans of the side that the legendary Roger Milla led to the quarter-finals in 1990 amid what was a golden footballing period for the central African nation.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>The Nancy midfielder added: "Now we've dropped three points, we're trailing in the race for qualification. We've got two big matches left and if we're going to make the last 16 we'll have to win both.</p><br /><br/><br /><p dir='ltr'>"Tonight, we tried to fight with the weapons we had. Now we have to fix what didn't work for us, and hopefully create more scoring chances in our next game."<br/> </p><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

We wanted to start with a positive result, but God wanted it otherwise – Eto’o

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#BringBackOurGirls protesters demand N200 million damages as Nigeria Police reverses ban

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1x3eQq0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://ift.tt/1x3eQq0" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b>Less than 24 hours after the Abuja Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, announced a ban on all rallies relating to the kidnapped Chibok girls, and a few minutes after protesters filed a N200 million suit against him, the Nigeria Police reversed the ban.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Mbu had while addressing a press conference on Monday said “Protests on the Chibok girls are hereby banned with immediate effect.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />However, a statement on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, faulted Mr. Mbu’s statement.<br/><br /><br/><br />“The Police High Command wishes to inform the general public that the Force has not issued any order banning peaceful assemblies/protests anywhere in Nigeria,” Mr. Mba said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Mbu had on Monday said the ban was placed to deter dangerous persons from infiltrating the peaceful #BringBackOurGirls protest that has been going on daily in the Nigerian capital for about a month.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Information reaching us is that too soon, dangerous elements will join groups under the guise of protest and detonate explosives aimed at embarrassing the government,’’ he had said. “As the FCT police boss, I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Mba, however, said what the police issued was only an advisory.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It (the police hierarchy) notes however that against the backdrop of current security challenges in the country, coupled with a recent intelligence report of a likely infiltration and hijack of otherwise innocuous and peaceful protests by some criminal elements having links with insurgents, the Police only issued advisory notice, enjoining citizens to apply caution in the said rallies, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A few hours before the police hierarchy distanced itself from the Abuja police chief, the #BringBackOurGirls protesters had challenged Mr. Mbu’s directive in court.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The protesters filed a suit in the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, against the Nigeria Police seeking N200 million in damages for banning protests in the Nigerian capital.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The protest co-coordinator, Hadiza Bala-Usman, filed the suit on behalf of the protesters, who were represented by their counsel, Femi Falana.<br/><br /><br/><br />The group asked the court to declare the ban as illegal and unlawful.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ms. Usman said that the Nigerian police violated the Nigerian Constitution by banning the protest and demanded that the “court restrains the Nigerian Police force from implementing this illegal ban.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We have drawn the attention of the fact that section 38, 39 and 40 are been violated by this ban our activities ,we are hoping to get an injunction against the police force from implementing this illegal act,” she said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She said the protesters would not be intimidated and will continue protesting since there is a law protecting their rights to do so.<br/><br /><br/><br />“We know our rights and we shall not be intimidated by anyone we are mindful of the fact that this is contained in our constitution we shall continue with our protest while at the same time we have filled our suit in the FCT high court,” she said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Another protester and the Secretary General of the Women’s Right Advancement and Protection Alternative, WRAPA, Saudatu Mahdi, told journalists that what they asking for is the upholding of their “fundamental Human Rights, freedom of consciences, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly as well as right to associate as guaranteed by section 38 39 and 40 of the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We are also asking for declaration that the decision to ban protest and rallies relating to the Chibok girls is illegal unconstitutional and violates the fundamental rights in our constitution.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The protesters asked the court to declare that Mr. Mbu is not competent to ban protests or rallies in city.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We are asking for an order of perceptual injunction restraining him or his agents from further preventing us aggrieved Nigerians from taking part in any protest in exercise as the freedom of conscience extraction assembly. We are also asking for an order directing the respondent to pay to us the sum of N200 million as damages for the said act of violation,” Ms. Mahdi said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>Dogged protesters</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />After the protesters filled their suit, they proceeded from the Federal High Court to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, carrying placards with inscriptions ‘bring back our girls’. They also chanted solidarity songs with the same message.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Dino Melaye, a former Nigerian legislator, led the march.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />At the NHRC, the Director of Human Rights Institute, Oti Ovrawah, addressed the protesters and assured them of redress.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We also heard about the ban, there is no doubt that there is a right to peaceful protest as guaranteed by the constitution,” he said. “We have heard your protest and we also want our girls to come back alive, there is no doubt we are going to take this up definitely because the constitution is the bedrock of Nigeria, so go about your protest peacefully.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was while the protesters were at the NHRC, that Mr. Mba released his statement.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Mba said the police only issued an advisory notice asking citizens to apply caution in the protests especially in Abuja because they had information they had intelligence report of a possible infiltration by criminal elements.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ms. Usman, reacting to the Mr. Mba’s statement, told PREMIUM TIMES that it is ironic and ridiculous that in Nigeria, the Inspector General of Police says a different thing and the Commissioner of Police says another.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is important for us to note that these are within the Nigerian Police Force. We have the Inspector General of Police saying a different thing and the Commissioner of Police saying another thing. We appreciate that the IG office has realized that we are protected under the Nigerian Constitution section 38, 39 and 40 which allows us to engage in peaceful processions.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and counsel to the #BringBackOurGirls protesters, condemned the ban as announced by Mr. Mbu and called on the government to prosecute him for violating the constitution.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I have made it clear to the police authority that because they have allowed Mr. Joseph Mbu to get away with a lot of illegalities in Rivers; he has now come to Abuja believing that he can continue with it.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“What Mbu did yesterday is not only illegal but contemptuous and therefore a criminal offence. We are also laying a complaint towards the Attorney General of the Federation to have Mbu prosecuted for violating the order from the Court of Appeal,” Mr. Falana said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

#BringBackOurGirls protesters demand N200 million damages as Nigeria Police reverses ban

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China shuts 422 adult websites

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1x3ePSX" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://ift.tt/1x3ePSX" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />China has investigated and punished 422 websites as part of a national crackdown on online p*rnography, the State Internet Information Office said on Tuesday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Since the beginning of this year, the office has closed over 4,800 accounts on social networking services including WeChat, Weibo, blogs and online forums.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Over 9,000 advertisements and over 300,000 pieces of information with p*rnographic contents were deleted.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The ‘Cleaning the Web 2014′ campaign scheduled to last from April to November, is in response to the persistent spread of p*rnography online in spite of multiple previous crackdowns.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is an obvious violation of the law to spread pornography online as it greatly harms minors and the social ethos.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The campaign is not an aim, but a mean to mobilise the entire society and coordinate all the forces of government departments to solve outstanding problems in relatively short time.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Authorities would promote a long-term mechanism to strengthen management of the Internet,” the official said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He urged Internet information authorities at all levels to enhance management of web portals.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Websites should also shoulder their responsibilities, strengthen self-management and checks of content,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

China shuts 422 adult websites

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LASU students protest high fees, want portal shut

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/S4XyIn" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://ift.tt/S4XyIn" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) yesterday took their hard-line stance against hike in their tuition fee to another level, urging the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, to shut down the institution’s payment and registration portal.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Its president, Mr Nurudeen Yusuf, the union’s President, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the closure of the portal was necessary until the government reduced the tuition fees.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We hereby appeal that the payment and registration portal be closed till the government makes pronouncement on LASU fees as proposed by the students’ union. This is to ward off unforeseen eventualities that may arise in the nearest future,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Yusuf said the deadline by the management for students to pay their fees and register courses for the 2013/2014 academic session before May 30 had elapsed.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said students were bent on their “no reduction, no resumption” policy and that discussions on how much the students would pay were still ongoing.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to NAN, Fashola had, at a meeting with LASUSU on March 31, directed the students to come up with a proposal on how much they could afford.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The students decided that the fee should be reduced to N46, 500 for returning students and N65, 500 for fresh students.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The students’ proposal was submitted on April 24, while several reminders were later sent to the governor on the issue.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, at a media briefing on May 8, said the government would soon make a pronouncement on fees.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Yusuf said the students were not satisfied with the government’s statement since the word “soon does not indicate a definite time.” “If a 50-year old can die and we say gone too soon, hence, anytime can be soon,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The students’ leader said that sequel to several peaceful protests by the students, the Exco Ad-hoc Committee set up by the state met with the union on the review of the tuition on May 27.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Committee, chaired by Mr Kayode Opeifa, Commissioner for Transport, he said, had decided that quality education could not be achieved based on the students’ proposal.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Opeifa said the tuition of N46, 500 would make LASU a university for the poor and all comers.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The committee said the state government is subsidising education in LASU by 90 per cent and government is only responsible for free education up to secondary level,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

LASU students protest high fees, want portal shut

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Agent blasts Keshi over Uzoenyi

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1m8DInx" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://ift.tt/1m8DInx" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />French agent Letrocquer Xavier, who brokered the deal that took Ejike Uzoenyi to Rennes, says he is surprised his client, whom he still represents, was omitted by Stephen Keshi when he announced his World Cup roster.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The petite winger is in the form of his life and was widely acknowledged to be the best player for the Super Eagles at their last exhibition match against Scotland at Craven Cottage.uzoenyi-eagles<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Sportively, I don’t why Ejike did not make the list. He had an excellent CHAN, was named best player. Has always been good for the national team.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“He has been part of the project since Stephen Keshi took over and started working with local players.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“For me, we both know how it works in Nigeria but reasons are extra sportive, it is business and friendly agreement,” Xavier told allnigeriasoccer.com in a telephone conversation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He added : “It is a joke Reuben made the list, seriously. I think the sum up in your website is close to reality! Same problem he had with Odemwingie. Keshi had a struggle with him through the press and took him!”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Even though he has agreed terms with Mamelodi Sundowns, Uzoenyi had wanted to use the World Cup to showcase his qualities as he nurses the ambition of playing for a top European club but that dream has gone up in flames.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Agent blasts Keshi over Uzoenyi

French agent Letrocquer Xavier, who brokered the deal that took Ejike Uzoenyi to Rennes, says he is surprised his client, whom he still re...

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Attack on Adamawa governor shows nobody is safe in Nigeria - Senator

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1hKj6RV" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://ift.tt/1hKj6RV" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindo (APC, Adamawa) on Friday said the attack on Governor Murtala Nyako “has now demonstrated that nobody is safe in Nigeria” and called on the security agencies to change their operational strategies.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He described as instructive, the resolution of the Senate committee on Defence on Wednesday directing the relocation of the army headquarters to the 7th division in Maiduguri in order to tackle the Boko Haram sect.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “I condemn in strongest terms the attack on Governor Murtala Nyako. The governor was on an assessment and condolence visit to areas recently attacked by insurgents when he came under attack.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“This shows that nobody is safe and even after the recent attack, security is still not tight even as there is state of emergency in place.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Bindo assured the general public that “the National Assembly will continue to do all within its power to help the security agencies defeat the Boko Haram sect”. He urged Nigerians to intensify prayers for the restoration of peace in the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Attack on Adamawa governor shows nobody is safe in Nigeria - Senator

Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindo (APC, Adamawa) on Friday said the attack on Governor Murtala Nyako “has now demonstrated that nobody is sa...

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13 Boko Haram terrorists killed in military raid

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1hKj90j" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://ift.tt/1hKj90j" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has said that 13 insurgents were killed in a military raid on makeshift terrorists camp located between Borno and Adamawa states on Friday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Olukolade said in an electronic mail on Friday that the special forces also arrested some of the insurgents who escaped the raid in Maiduguri and its environs.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He did not give the exact number of insurgents arrested in the raid.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Olukolade said calm had returned to Shuwa community, which was attacked by the insurgents on Thursday after the confusion and panic in the community when the people mistook the convoy of troops in pursuit of the terrorists for the insurgents.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said the community members became panicky when they saw the column of military trucks because they mistook them for insurgents on a mission for another attack.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Olukolade said the confusion sparked the rumour that the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, was attacked while visiting the community.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “The troops were deployed to block a discovered entry and exit point of terrorists into the country through the state.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

13 Boko Haram terrorists killed in military raid

The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has said that 13 insurgents were killed in a military raid on makeshift ter...

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