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A woman has been killed after a van struck a bus shelter in the southern French city of Marseille, police say. The driver has been arrested. His vehicle had struck another bus shelter in a different district of the city earlier in the morning, seriously injuring one person. READ: Buhari writes NASS, says he’s in town French prosecutors say the case is not being treated as a terrorist incident. French media reports say the driver is known to police and may have mental health issues. The unconfirmed reports say he has a criminal record but is not known to the…

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has joined Turkish side Antalyaspor on a two-year contract. The France player, 30, signed from Arsenal for £25m in 2011 and made 129 Premier League appearances for City. He won two league titles and a League Cup during his time at the Etihad, but spent last season on loan at Spanish club Sevilla. HOŞ GELDİN SAMIR NASRI#BizAntalyasporuz pic.twitter.com/wtjJ6LcvAT— Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) August 21, 2017 Nasri was pictured boarding a flight to Turkey on Sunday, before he completed a medical. READ: Transfers: Man City meets Messi’s £275m buyout clause He did go with City on their pre-season…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly, notifying it of his return to office. The Nigerian leader returned to the country on 19 August, after spending 103 days in London on medical vacation. In his letter dated August 21, 2017, he told the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, that he was resuming office. The letter stated in part: “In compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), I write to intimate that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, 21st August, 2017, after…

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today conferred the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with membership of its Freedom of Information (FOI) “Hall of Shame”, accusing the agency of wasting public funds to advance a culture of secrecy and cover up dubious transactions. In a statement in Lagos announcing the NCAA’s induction into the FOI Hall of Shame, MRA’s Freedom of Information Programme Manager, Mr. Ridwan Sulaimon, said rather than complying with the FOI Act which encapsulates a public policy of open government, the agency has chosen to dissipate public funds in challenging every effort to make it transparent and any attempt…

The hunt for the driver suspected of killing 13 people in last week’s attack in Barcelona has been extended across Europe, Catalan officials say. Officials say they have confirmed the driver’s identity as 22-year-old Moroccan Younes Abouyaaqoub. Authorities earlier said they could not rule out the possibility that he had slipped across the border to France. New CCTV footage from the day of the attack appears to show him fleeing the scene on foot. Three images in El Pais newspaper allegedly show the man walking through La Boqueria market, wearing sunglasses, as he passes other people heading away from Las…

The two suspects that were arrested in connection with the smuggling of consignments containing 140 different species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from Cameroon have disappeared from the custody of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services in Cross River State. The suspects, identified as Julius Novigana and Victor Agbor, were handed over to officials of the NAQS on July 26 by the Customs Area Comptroller in charge of Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River and Akwa Ibom Commands, Mrs. Nanbyen Burromvyat, following their interception. The state director in charge of the NAQS, Mr. Sunday Ukut, on Friday…

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has asked the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose when he will commit suicide following the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria. Buhari had been away on medical vacation in London for 104 days and there were doubts about the true state of the president’s health sparking protests across the country. But on Saturday, 19 August, Buhari returned to the west African country at about 4:35pm. In a statement issued over the weekend and signed by MURIC President, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group asked Fayose if he would indeed commit suicide now that Buhari is…

Chelsea’s win over Tottenham at Wembley proves the players are behind manager Antonio Conte says Super Sport analyst Gary Neville. The Chelsea boss has cut a frustrated figure this season following a fall-out with Diego Costa, the sale of Nemanja Matic to Manchester United and defeats to both Arsenal in the Community Shield and Burnley in their opening Premier League game. However, two goals from Marcos Alonso earned a 2-1 victory at Wembley Stadium on Super Sunday – and Sky Sports expert Neville felt the win was important for many reasons. “In the last two or three weeks, people have…

Manchester City are ready to break the world transfer record and meet forward Lionel Messi’s £275m buyout clause at Barcelona. (Yahoo Sport – in French) City officials have met Messi’s representatives to discuss the possibility of a move for the 30-year-old Argentine to the Etihad. (Daily Record) Arsenal have offered winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 24, a four-year contract worth £125,000 a week to fend off interest from Chelsea.(Daily Star) Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta, 33, whose contract expires next summer, has hinted that it is not certain he will stay at the club. (El Pais, via Daily Mail) READ: How Chelsea’s catenaccio…

• Aso Villa Chapel celebrates president’s return • Govs congratulate Nigerians, seek more prayers The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to replicate medical equipment he saw in London during his treatment in Nigerian hospitals before the end of 2019. NMA said doctors in the country would have been able to handle the president’s health challenge if the health sector had been properly equipped and funded. NMA in a communique signed by its National President and Secretary General, Professor Mike Ozovehe Ogirima and Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu respectively after their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in…