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Speaking after Arsenal beat Angers SCO on penalties in their latest pre-season game, manager Unai Emery has spoken about the similarities between Nicolas Pepe and Nigerian winger Bukayo Saka. Saka is one of the rising stars at the Arsenal Academy and traveled with the first team to the United States in July, featuring in pre-season matches against Colorado Rapids, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina and Real Madrid.  Pepe is set to be unveiled by the Emirates outfit in the coming days and the Spaniard was asked whether the Ivory Coast national-teamer can play with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Emery was quoted as saying by arsenal.com : ''Yes first because he is left footed. We have a left footer in Bukayo, a young player who has a big future for us.  ''For example on the wing one left-footed player can play on one side or the other. It can give us different options.'' Apart from Pepe, the 17-year-old Saka will be fighting with Alex Iwobi, Reiss Nelson ...

Is there any chance Kenneth Omeruo will finally suit up for Chelsea as a first team player? Following his impressive show at the AFCON 2019, coming off one of his best seasons, with CD Leganes in La Liga last term, Omeruo has shown growth and immense improvement worthy of a shout at Chelsea. Chelsea who are serving a two-window transfer ban can do with all the experience they can get and the 25 year-old offers that and more. Several outlets put him in the top five best Center Backs at the AFCON, and his numbers prove he was one of Europe’s best last season. Chelsea valued him at €1.80 million before the loan to Leganes in August. Ten months later the Nigerian’s stock rose, dramatically, and is now quoted at €5million per Transfermrkt.com. On whether he is a viable option for Manager Frank Lampard, Omeruo could have a shot, given the weight of the Chelsea back line heading into unfamiliar territory – for the club and their Manager. Lampard only has four senior players a...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of felony, saying the PDP presidential candidate has been carrying himself as an alternative President. The party reminded the former Vice President that the constitution is clear on how to deal with criminalities, stressing that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not be found wanting where it is required to take decisive actions. APC National Publicity Secretary Lanre Issa Onilu said, in a statement yesterday, Atiku had been making statements reserved for sitting Presidents or his appointed representatives on matters of national security and foreign policies. The APC also reminded him that the constitution does not provide for a parliamentary system of government where you have a parliamentary, but a presidential system where there can be only one President. Atiku was told that he has since lost the 2019/presidential election and should face reality. The statement reads: ‘The A...

Tension yesterday enveloped the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, following the killing of a final-year student of the institution on Monday. There was shooting yesterday around the university and the adjoining Mile 3 area ostensibly in reaction to the killing. Reacting to the incidents, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has issued a query to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Blessing Didia, over reports of shooting within the school’s campus and complaints of ‘sorting’ within the university system. On Monday, yet-to-be-identified gunmen shot and killed a final-year student of the university in what was seen as an attack by cultists. The victim, who was identified as Prince Tuaka of the faculty of Agriculture, was shot in the head and he later died at a nearby hospital where he was rushed to for medical attention. THISDAY gathered that the victim was shot in front of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) hostel within the sch...

If  Tammy Abraham's Instagram bio  is anything to go by, the Chelsea striker is still open to representing the Super Eagles after recently adding a Nigeria flag to his profile.  Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is believed to be searching for a new number nine following the retirement of Odion Ighalo after the Africa Cup of Nations and the Chelsea Academy product fits the bill.  Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick had claimed back in 2017 that Abraham had pledged his international future to Nigeria after meeting with the striker and his representatives in London, only for the player to deny that he was switching allegiance to the three-time African champions.  Though Pinnick had claimed that he had a close relationship with Abraham's father, he was unable to persuade the youngster to play for the national team at the 2018 World Cup.  Two years have now passed since that controversial incident and the 21-year-old has not bee...

The attack took place Tuesday evening about 7 pm in Jakana town of Konduga local government area. The terrorists came to the town with military gun trucks and rent the air with gunshots. Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Jakana a village situated along Maiduguri/ Damaturu highway. A local vigilance group source told SaharaReporters. The attack took place Tuesday evening about 7 pm in Jakana town of Konduga local government area. The source claimed that the terrorists came to the town with military gun trucks and rent the air with gunshots. After sporadic gunshots, the extremists began looting shops and stores. SaharaReporters could not independently verify the number of casualties recorded, but out of panic and fear for their lives, the residents ran away from their homes into bushes. Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that Boko Haram was planning an attack on some Borno communities.

He also confirmed that the curriculum vitae signed by Buhari did not have any certificate listed, apart from the list of schools attended by the President. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, admitted before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Tuesday that no certificate was listed on the President’s curriculum vitae and that none was among the documents obtained from Cambridge University earlier tendered as exhibits, PUNCH reports. Kyari, who testified as the President’s third defence witness, also admitted obtaining the Cambridge documents personally on July 18, 2019. The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had filed the petition before the tribunal to challenge the victory of President Buhari and his All Progressives Congress in the February 23, 2019 poll. Part of the grounds of the petition was that Buhari did not possess the academic qualification necessary to contest the poll. Under a cro...