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Pogba and DE Gea Are Out Of Liverpool Clash

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Manchester United will prepare for Sunday's Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool without the injured Paul Pogba and David De Gea, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Wednesday. French World Cup winner Pogba, 26, has failed to recover from an ankle problem while De Gea was forced off in Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Sweden on Tuesday. “Paul had an injury, he came back, he worked really hard. He played a couple of games, maybe played through the pain barrier,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports. “He had a scan after the Arsenal game and maybe needed a few weeks’ rests in a boot so hopefully he won’t be too long, but he won’t make this game, no.” On De Gea, the United manager added: “I think he’ll be out.”

President Buhari Okays New Aides For First Lady

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new aides for the First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari. A statement by the Director of Information to First Lady, Suleiman Haruna, said the appointments are with immediate effect. The appointments are: Dr. Mairo Almakura – Special Assistant on African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) Muhammed Albishir – Special Assistant on Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) Wole Aboderin – Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Organisations Barr. Aiyu Abdullahi – Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Zainab Kazeem – Special Assistant on Domestic and Social Events Funke Adesiyan – Personal Assistant on Domestic and Social Events

Six Buildings Burnt Down In Onitsha Fire Outbreak

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No fewer than six buildings and shops were burnt on Wednesday at Upper Iweka, on Onitsha/Awka Road in Onitsha, after a 33,000-litre diesel tanker fell and caught fire. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, Anambra Command, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed this to  News Agency of Nigeria  in Awka. He stated that the incident occurred at around 12:44 p.m. Kumapayi said that the Fire Service Officials got to the scene of the fire promptly but could not put out the fire as their water pump developed a fault. The tanker lost control due to brake failure, the head of the vehicle pulled out while the tank containing diesel fell into the gutter spilling its content on the road and it caught fire due to the spill. “The fire spread through the gutter and affected about six houses on the road and shops in Ochanja Market. “No life was lost and no other vehicle was affected. “The fire service got there on time but their pump developed a fault, they left the ...

Nigeria Chief Justice Swear in 38 SAN

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, will on Monday September 23, swear in 38 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) at the main courtroom of  the  Supreme Court. The swearing in ceremony, according to the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, Festus Akande, is one of the several programmes lined up to herald the 2019/2020 legal year of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Akande said in line with the custom of the apex court during such programmes, the CJN will deliver a state-of-the Judiciary address which is ostensibly to highlight the performance of the Supreme Court, and by extension, the Nigerian Judiciary in the outgoing 2018/2019 legal year. He recalled that out of the 117 legal practitioners that applied for the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2019, 38 were successful at the end of the rigorous exercise

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Bag Africa Award

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The National Stalwart of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won African Democracy Award for his efforts to grow democracy and good governance on the continent. A nd Ethiopian Prime Minister,  Abiy Ahmed was also awarded. The award was conferred on them at the 4th Africa Political Summit and Diamond Awards in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where the two political figures were hailed for their huge commitments to democracy, freedom of speech and socioeconomic and political developments of their countries.

Nigerian Emerge As Outstanding Student In Beijing

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A Nigerian emerged the most outstanding student of University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing in China.  Student identified as a Nigerian, Peter Eze has was awarded during the convocation ceremony which held on June 25 - The remarkable student is said to have worked as an aide to Senator Orji Uzo Kalu. The award winner, who bagged a master's degree in public administration was honoured during the ceremony has made himself, family and country proud after emerging as the most outstanding student of University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing in China.  While speaking to The Cable, Eze expressed appreciation to God for the feat while also thanking Kalu, his boss, for his support. The school which he graduated from, UIBE, founded in 1951, is one of China’s top ranking universities with economics, management, law, literature and science.

Senetor Earn N15m Monthly. Say's Prof. Itse Sagay

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Prof. Itse Sagay Prof. Itse Sagay warn Senate President Ahmad Lawan to stop misleading Nigerians that nothing like "Jumbo Pay" senators earned N15m monthly and not N750,000 on Tuesday Ordinary members of the National Assembly don’t earn as much as presiding officers, Prof said. Senate President Ahmad Lawan has been asked by the chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), to stop misleading Nigerians, adding that senators earned N15m monthly and not N750,000 as claimed by the former. According to Sagay, Nigerians were more interested in how much senators take home monthly in salaries and allowances, The Nation reports. Sagay, however, said everyone knew that the bulk of the money earned by senators was embedded in their allowances, and that the Senate president was only speaking half-truth.  He said: “I respect and like him (Lawan), but what he has done is to give half-truth. He is telling us the actual salary without m...