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WARRI—Hundreds of villagers, including women and children, fleeing from different Gbaramatu communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, following the siege by soldiers, have remained trapped in the bush for the past four days without food. This came as Niger Delta Avengers yesterday accused the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.General Tukur Buratai, of telling President Muhammadu Buhari, that its members were responsible for the death of 50 soldiers in the creeks of the Niger Delta. Vanguard gathered that controlled movement in and out of the creeks by soldiers ostensibly to checkmate the militants, had also compounded the woes of fleeing victims as they could neither move nor get immediate help from relatives outside the crisis zone. Reacting to the development, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr. Eric Omare, said: “The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide wishes to alert the world of the massive military and genocidal at...

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Arsenal top Premier League payments, four clubs earn more than Leicester The Premier League has revealed the payments made to clubs for the 2015-16 season, with four teams earning more money than champions Leicester City. Arsenal were the biggest earners, raking in £101.952 million. Second on the list were Manchester City at £96.972m, followed by Manchester United at £96.477m and Tottenham Hotspur with £95.222m. Leicester come in fifth with £93.22m as they were chosen for live television broadcast in the UK on far fewer occasions than the traditional big clubs. Fifty percent of UK broadcast revenue split is equally (£21.925m for each of the 20 clubs), with 25 percent paid in prize money based on league position and 25 percent allocated based on the number of times a club’s matches are broadcast in the UK. All international broadcast revenue is shared equally. The Foxes were shown live just 15 times, while Arsenal were the most popular choice for broadcasters...

SAD!!!…MAN.UTD WILL NOT SIGN “JOSE MURINHO ” The premier league giant, Manchester United who just resolved contractual agreement with Luis Van Gaal in a bid to sign Jose Murinho has met a deadlock as image and property rights stalls the signing process. Issues regarding Mourinho’s image rights remain and still need to be resolved before the appointment is confirmed, though there is little chance of such obstacles scuppering the deal. However, negotiations may now also have to consider the bizarre fact that Chelsea, Mourinho’s former employers, own the rights to his name. The European Union’s Intellectual Property Office database confirms that ‘Jose Mourinho’ is registered as a trademark of Chelsea Football Club Limited. Since 2006, Mourinho has left Chelsea twice and taken charge of both Internazionale and Real Madrid. The trademarking of his name was not a barrier to him managing either of those clubs and it is n...

EFCC Admits Tendering Incomplete Evidence In Saraki CCT’s Trial       The trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki resumed at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Wednesday with the first prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, admitting that some of the evidences he tendered before the tribunal against Saraki were incomplete. Saraki is currently facing a 16 count charge of false asset declaration while he was the Governor of Kwara State. At today’s resumed hearing, Wetkas, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleged that Saraki did not declare a property he bought in 1993 during his assets declaration of 2003. Wetkas said, “Saraki on 16 September 2003, did not declare a property he purchased in Maitama, Abuja in 1993.” He alleged that Saraki acquired the property through his company, Carlyed Properties Limited. When asked by Saraki’s lawyer, Paul Uso...

1 There is no need to reinvent the wheel at NYSC After two years as Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi was recently redeployed by the military authorities. All factors considered, Olawumi will be remembered as a man who made the scheme more relevant by introducing a slew of innovations and while he will be a tough act to follow, his successor, Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure, should see that as a challenge, rather than as a reason for despair. Kazaure, the 17th Director General of NYSC at a time the nation is facing serious economic challenges, has already promised to prioritise the welfare of corps members and staff and has started well, despite the financial constraints that led to the postponement of the 2016 Batch ‘A’ (Stream 2) orientation course earlier scheduled to commence last Saturday. “I know that the tasks ahead are enormous and the road is rough, but with unity of purpose we will...

Disquiet In APC As Buhari Shuns Lagos Again Lagos -Why exactly did President Muhammadu Buhari abruptly cancelled his much-publicised two days working visit to Lagos state where he is billed to commission some landmark projects initiated by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode? Too many reasons have been adduced for this. While the spokespersons of the president attributed it to scheduling difficulties, others have claimed it was due to last minute security reports made available to the president on the need to abort the trip. Some have also claimed the whole drama has some political undertone which may not be revealed to the average man on the street. Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu while addressing State House correspondents had said “The president is faced with scheduling difficulties and that is the reason for the postponement of the visit. He needs more time for Lagos and for Edo which had earlier been stepped dow...