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  Following the collation of results of the 23 February election the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate and incumbent president,  Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019  Presidential election on Wednesday. Buhari   Buhari defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates with over 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 of the states.

 Lassana Diarra is a free agent after coming to an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to end his contract early.  Diarra was a surprise signing for PSG last January and made 10 appearances as Unai Emery's side romped to the Ligue 1 title. Diarra  But under Emery's successor Thomas Tuchel he has played a minimal role, with only three league appearances this term.  Diarra's contract was set to expire at the end of the season but the former France international was let go on Thursday.  "The club thanks Lassana for his professionalism throughout his time at Paris Saint-Germain and wishes him well for the next steps in his career," said a brief PSG statement.  Diarra, whose former clubs include Chelsea, Real Madrid and Marseille, will be 34 in March.

 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged automatic employment to members of the National Youth Sevice Corps, NYSC, who are outstanding during the general elections, starting from Saturday.  INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance during a briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.  Answering questions on the welfare of corps members seen sleeping on the floor the night before the the postponed elections, Yakubu assured that the welfare of NYSC Corps members would be adequately taken care of during the conduct of the elections.  He said: “The youth corps members are among the most educated, most reliable, most patriotic, and most readily available ad-hoc staff we have… so we don’t joke with the wellbeing of corps members.  “Arising from my interaction with DG NYSC yesterday, they are looking at how they can mobilise mattresses, used by the youth corps members in camp to places where the youth corps members are going to stay the night so that the layover

  Manchester City have made inroads into China with the City Football Group (CFG) acquisition of third-tire club Sichuan Jiuniu.  CFG, which owns the Premier League champions, has bought the Chengdu-based side as part of a joint-purchase deal involving China Sports Capital and robotics firm UBTECH.  City chief executive Ferran Soriano said in a statement "Today marks an exciting new chapter in the growth of City Football Group. China is an extremely important football market, which we have been focused on for some time.  Sichuan Jiuniu become the seventh club to join CFG's global conglomerate.  Alongside Premier League champions City, CFG also controls Melbourne City, New York City and Club Atletico Torque of Uruguay, while it has invested in Girona and Yokohama F. Marinos. China Sports Capital has held shares in CFG since December 2015, while UBTECH has been one of City's commercial partners since 2016.

  Suspected gunmen have, Monday, shot dead, four officers of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Ondo state.  Report indicate that the assailants were suspected drug dealers.   The officers were said to have been conducting a stop and search on some vehicles along Owo/Ifon axis of the old Benin road when the assailants, said to have sped towards them on three motor bikes, and shot them dead at a very close range.   The gunmen were also said to have set ablaze the Hilux Van belonging to the officers. They equally carted away their riffles and some other belongings while villagers scampered for safety.  Confirming the development, the Ondo state commandant of the NDLEA, Haruna Dagara, said the corpses of the officers had been recovered from the scene. He also said that the agency will collaborate with sister security agencies to launch an investigation into the incident.

  Armed robbers on Sunday night killed the manager of a hotel belonging to Nigeria’s ex-international footballer, Osaze Odemwingie, located at Erediauwa Street off Upper Sakponba road in Benin-city.  The Hotel Manager, Osato Okunkpolo is married to a Journalist, Anita and works for a local tabloid in Bénin City.  Sources at the hotel said the robbers gained access to the hotel at about 9pm and shot Okunkpola dead instantly.  But Edo Police spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said Okunkpolo was hit by a bullet in a shoot-out between two rival cult groups.  DSP Nwabuzor said members of Eiye and Aye engaged in a shoot-out in the area on Sunday night.

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that its decision to postpone the general election few hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for February 16, was not politically motivated.   The electoral body had in the early hours of Saturday announced its decision to reschedule the 2019 general election by one week, with Presidential and National Assembly earlier scheduled for February 16 moved to February 23, while Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections scheduled for March 2 would now hold on Saturday, March 9.   The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while addressing a press conference immediately after meeting with stakeholders on Saturday, said that the one week postponement was a painful one but necessary in the overall interest of the nation’s democracy.

  Pelé led the tributes from around the world on Tuesday after the death of Gordon Banks, widely regarded as England’s greatest ever goalkeeper and a key member of the 1966 World Cup winning side. Gordon and Pele  The Brazil forward’s name will be forever linked with that of Banks as a result of one of the 1970 World Cup’s most memorable moments, with Pelé generously suggesting he is happy the goalkeeper kept out his famous header because it led to a subsequent friendship.  “I have great sadness in my heart today and I send condolences to the family Gordon was so proud of,” Pelé said. “I scored many goals in my life but people always like to ask about the one I didn’t score, because of that save. While it was indeed phenomenal my memory of Gordon is not defined by that but his friendship. He was a kind, warm man who gave so much to people. I am glad he saved my header because it was the start of a friendship I will always treasure. Whenever we met it was like we had never been

  Childish Gambino on Sunday grabbed his fourth Grammy of the night, the coveted Record of the Year prize for best overall song, for his politically charged hit “This Is America.”  The trap gospel song packed with social commentary from Childish Gambino — the alter ego of actor and recording artist Donald Glover — beat fellow category heavyweights Drake, Cardi B and Lady Gaga to nab the award.  Childish Gambino did not attend Sunday’s ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles., Earlier he won Grammys for Song of the Year (best songwriting), Best Music Video and Best Rap/Song Performance  Also, English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa bested a crowded field of female talent to take home the Grammy for Best New Artist.

  Operative of the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo boys, at the Elebu-Oja area of Ibadan, Oyo State.  The suspects include: Ojo Ayobami, Dayo Adedokun, Ojo Ayotunde, Ibidapo Ileriayo, Ibidapo Kolade, Adeniyi Gbenga, Aluko Idowu and Adeusi Olatunji.  The agency, in a statement on Saturday, said they were rounded up on February 8, 2019 following action on a series of intelligence reports.  “They are alleged to be involved in fraudulent activities ranging from love scam and other forms of internet fraud, through which they obtain money from unsuspecting victims.  “Three different models of exotic cars, laptop computers, telephones, international passports and several incriminating documents were recovered from them. “They will soon be charged to court,” the statement said.

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 A blaze has engulfed a dormitory at the youth  team training centre of one of Brazil's biggest football clubs, killing 10 people, local media report.  Three people were also injured when the fire broke out at Ninho de Urubu, the training ground of Flamengo football club, in Rio de Janeiro.  The fire reportedly broke out as players were sleeping. The cause is not yet known. Flamengo is one of Brazil's biggest and best-known clubs.  Social media posts showed the extent of the devastation at the ground. According to the G1 news portal, the fire began at 05:10 (07:10 GMT) and was extinguished by 07:30.  None of the victims has been identified but players aged between 14 and 17 are known to have used the dormitory.  The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, firefighters say.

  The body of Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala has been formally identified after it was brought to Portland Port on Thursday, UK police said.  Sala, 28, had been en route from Nantes in western France on Jan. 21 to make his debut for Premier League team Cardiff City when the small aircraft he was traveling in disappeared over the English Channel. The single-engined Piper Malibu aircraft had crashed into the sea.  The wreckage of the plane was found on Sunday following a privately-funded underwater search.  The body was recovered on Wednesday from the wreckage of the plane.

 The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed one person is visible in the video footage of the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Emiliano Sala.  Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were the only people on board the plane that disappeared on its way from Nantes to Cardiff on January 21 after the 28-year-old said farewell to his former team-mates upon completing a £15m ($19.8m) transfer to Neil Warnock's team.  The initial hunt for the aircraft was called off later that week, but it picked up again when thousands of people donated to a GoFundMe page set up to raise over €370,000 to fund an underwater search.  After seat cushions from the flight washed up on a beach in France last week, the plane was found in the English Channel on Sunday.  And the AAIB confirmed the following day that a body has been spotted in early video footage.  "Early in the search, the Morven identified an object of interest on the seabed using its side-scan sonar equipment,&quo

  The wreckage of the plane that vanished with the footballer Emiliano Sala on board has been found within hours of a search starting in the sea off the Channel Islands.  A search boat hired privately by Sala’s Argentinian family – thanks partly to a crowdfunding appeal – located the wreckage on Sunday morning.   The crew passed the details of the location on to government investigators, who used a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to examine the spot. There was no immediate official confirmation of what was found but the shipwreck specialist leading the private investigation, David Mearns, said the plane had been discovered. No information about whether any bodies were in the plane was given. Two seat covers from the aircraft washed up last week on the coast of France.   UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will probably make a statement on Monday.   The Piper Malibu N264DB carrying 28-year-old Sala and the pilot, David Ibbotson, 59, disappeared o

  Cardi and her estranged husband were spotted getting in some major PDA at a strip club in Atlanta, of all places, and an eyewitness tells media that they looked so happy, and so in love. Their hot pre-Super Bowl outing to OAK on February 1 comes on the heels of Cardi telling her fans that she and Offset were working things out after he got caught cheating.  “Offset and Cardi were very affectionate on the way in, and the way out, He had his arm around her Cardi B & Offset Kiss on Date at Atlanta Super Bowl Party After Reuniting and they seemed to be very, very happy. They are definitely a couple and there didn’t seem to be any issue at all with them. They even kissed a few times. She kept smiling at him, and they seem to be tight.”   The eyewitness mentioned a reason why the couple would have made their public outing to a strip club instead of like… dinner or a movie.  They claim that going to strip clubs with your significant other is an “aphrodisiac.” That’s why, they ex

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim forfeiture order to seize N1 billion naira said to belong to some members of the family of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Patience    The order was issued by Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa, of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano upon an ex parte motion filed by the EFCC.