Coutinho finally opens up on failed Barcelona move

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Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho has spoken about his collapsed transfer to Barcelona, admitting he and his family were excited about the move to Camp Nou. Coutinho was targeted by Barca, as a replacement for Neymar, following his countryman’s record-breaking €222million switch to Paris Saint-Germain last month. The 25-year-old tried to force the move by submitting an official transfer request, but the Reds refused to sell. “What happened was a job offer and, in life, sometimes you get interested, sometimes you don’t, and in my case, as everybody knows, I got interested,…

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World hunger is on the rise again

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A UN report it reveals that in 2016 the number of chronically undernourished people in the world is estimated to have increased to 815 million, up from 777 million in 2015, although still down from about 900 million in 2000. Exacerbated by climate-related shocks, increasing conflicts have been a key driver of severe food crisis and recently re-emerged famines, a major United Nations joint report has just revealed. Hunger and under nutrition are significantly worse where conflicts are prolonged and institutional capacities weak, on 15 September warned the first-ever UN report…

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Restructuring: Why Buhari directed agitations to NASS – Enang

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National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, said the president directed restructuring agitations to the legislature because of his belief in due process. According to Enang, restructuring is a constitutional matter and the legislature deals with review of the Constitution and should therefore, handle any issue that calls for change of law. Buhari had in his national broadcast on his return from medical leave in London said that the National Assembly and National Council of State were the legitimate and appropriate bodies to handle issues of restructuring. The president directed…

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Prepare for economy without oil – Akande tells fed govt

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A former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has urged the Federal Government to explore other sources of revenue, warning that the income from crude oil will further decrease, especially with the United States and other buyers converting to electric-powered vehicles. Akande, who gave the warning in an address on Friday in Osogbo at a conference on the second anniversary of the South-West in national governance, stressed that Nigeria needed to look beyond oil. He said the era of waiting for proceeds from crude oil from Abuja was gradually…

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Diezani: EFCC traces $1.5bn to Swiss bank, to inspect Dubai mansion

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about $1.5billion, believed to be proceeds of crime to a Swiss account, as part of investigations involving former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The anti-graft agency has allegedly linked the loot to the ex-minister and four of her business associates. A source told The Nation that Diezani allegedly used two shell companies to sell more than $1.5bn worth of Nigerian crude oil. Four detectives also left Nigeria on Friday and have gained access to two exotic mansions belonging to the former…

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We are still on strike – ASUU

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the ongoing strike is still on, ahead of a crucial meeting with the federal government, today, Monday. ASUU’s national president, Biodun Ogunyemi, stated said this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. “We are going into another round of meeting with representatives of the Federal government tomorrow, Sept. 18,” Ogunyemi said. “We are still on strike. However, we are hoping that we will sort out all the grey areas and hope, too, that the Federal government will show sincerity…

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IPOB sponsored by treasury looters – FG

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The Federal Government has said the Indigenous People of Biafra is being sponsored by certain disgruntled elements to sabotage the Buhari administration, under the guise of fighting for the rights of the people of the South-East. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the allegation on behalf of the government on Sunday. He said that the outlawed organisation was not set up to fight for anyone, but to destabilise the country. He said, ”Nigerians must understand that IPOB was not set up to fight for the right…

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POLITICSBiafra: Falana blasts Obasanjo, Jonathan over advice to Buhari on IPOB

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A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized two former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, over their advice to President Muhammadu Buhari on how to tackle the tensions caused by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Falana called on Obasanjo to apologise to Nigerians over the deployment of the military, to invade communities under his administration. Obasanjo had said: “I don’t see anything wrong in that (Buhari meeting with Kanu). I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it. I would want to meet Kanu myself…

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Nigeria with endless talents cannot fail – Osinbajo

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Elated by the potentialities of Nigeria and with its endless flow of talents, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is optimistic that the nation would be great. Osinbajo expressed the optimism at a literally event, “Activating Success with Love Idoko’’ and presentation of “Celebrating 100 Episodes’’ being broadcast-to-print works of a young Nigerian, Love Idoko. He said that the works of the author showcased the future of the country. According to him, the calibre of persons who graced the event is a reflection of the saying that “what you sow you reap’’.…

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World’s oldest woman dies in Jamaica

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The world’s oldest person Violet Brown has died in Jamaica at the age of 117 years and 189 days old. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed his condolences in a Facebook post, calling her “an inspiring woman.” The woman known as “Aunt V” died Friday at a local hospital, where she had been treated for heart arrhythmia and dehydration. With her death, the Gerontology Research Group lists Nabi Tajima of Japan was the oldest surviving person. She was born on Aug. 4, 1900. Brown spent much of her life…

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