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Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for a one-month military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance.” Ikpeazu made the remark on Sunday when he visited the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council to commiserate with journalists over last Tuesday’s invasion of the secretariat by soldiers. The governor noted that the presence of the troops sparked tension across the state. He said “we are grateful to God for intervening in stopping what could have been the greatest bloodbath known in…

Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele will be out for up to four months with a ruptured tendon in his left thigh. The French forward will have surgery on the injury in Finland this week. He was substituted after just 29 minutes of Barcelona’s La Liga win at Getafe on Saturday. Read Also Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal: David Luiz sent off late in goalless draw Dembele is yet to score for the Spanish club, who he joined for £97m from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the summer transfer window. Barcelona released the following statement: “The player will have surgical treatment by Dr.…

Manchester United made it a frustrating homecoming for Wayne Rooney as they thrashed Everton 4-0 at Old Trafford on Super Sunday. United’s all-time leading scorer watched his former team-mates take an early lead thanks to a fantastic strike from Antonio Valencia with just four minutes on the clock before late goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Romelu Lukaku, who was scoring against his former club, and Anthony Martial put further gloss on the victory. Despite chances at either end, including a good one for Rooney, Everton couldn’t live up to United’s ruthlessness, as the hosts moved level on points at the top…

Arsenal produced a resolute away performance to earn a 0-0 draw at Chelsea, who had David Luiz sent off late on in Sunday’s Premier League clash. Arsene Wenger’s side had lost both of their previous games on the road this season – at Stoke and Liverpool – but might have picked up all three points at Stamford Bridge, as Aaron Ramsey struck the post in the first half and Shkodran Mustafi had a goal disallowed in the second. Chelsea defender Luiz was sent off in the closing stages for a nasty challenge on Sead Kolasinac, as 12th-placed Arsenal missed the…

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Pityful a rethoric question ran over her cheek When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of Alphabet Village and the subline of her own road, the Line Lane. Throw myself down teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty,…

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Two suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that allegedly killed four people on Friday at the popular Abraka market in Asaba have been arrested by the Delta Police Command. The command’s spokesperson, Mr. Andrew Aniamaka, said that the police arrested the suspects in the early hours of Saturday. The suspects are Mr. Abraham Ndudi from Kwale in Delta State and Mr. Okereke Ifeanyi from Ogbaru in Anambra State. They are alleged to have been involved in the shooting and killing of four persons at the popular Abraka market in Asaba on Friday, Sept. 15th, 2017 at about 10:45pm,…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for peaceful coexistence and restraint on all sides in the on-going crisis ignited by the push by some groups for secession of southeast. The arrowhead for the secession, the Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has been proscribed by the regional governors and declared as a terrorist organisation by the military. In a message to the nation on Saturday, Jonathan said: “Recent developments in the country calls for appeal to all men of good will to use whatever influence they have to push for peaceful coexistence and restraint on all…

Tottenham were left frustrated by Swansea as the Welsh side earned a 0-0 draw at Wembley in the Premier League on Saturday. The best chance of the game fell to Harry Kane in the second half, but the striker hit the bar from eight yards after Moussa Sissoko has pulled the ball back. Lukasz Fabianski kept Spurs at bay on numerous occasions, saving from Heung-Min Son twice, as well as Kane’s close-range header. The result means Spurs are still without a win at Wembley in the Premier League, while Swansea move up to 14th with five points from five games.…