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 The draw for the quarterfinals of this season's Europa League was conducted Friday, with a quartet of intriguing fixtures coming out of the pot. One matchup particularly stands out as a contest that would be fitting of the tournament's showpiece match. Here's how the draw played out in full: Napoli vs. Arsenal Villarreal vs. Valencia Benfica vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Slavia Prague vs. Chelsea  The bracket was also mapped out for the semifinals of the competition, and breaks down as follows: Winner of Napoli-Arsenal vs. winner of Villarreal-Valencia Winner of Benfica-Eintracht vs. winner of Slavia Prague-Chelsea  The first legs of the respective quarterfinal ties will take place on April 11, with the decisive second legs slated for April 18.

 At least eight children have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos.  The school, which was on the top floor of the three-storey building, in Ita Faji on Lagos Island, reportedly had more than 100 pupils.  Images from the scene showed rescuers searching through piles of broken concrete and twisted metal.  The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear.  The collapsed building was a residential block containing a number of apartments as well as the school, residents and rescue officials at the scene told.  Emergency teams pulled several injured children from the rubble, but many worried parents have arrived at the scene while others have gone to a local hospital to look for their children.

  Zinedine Zidane has returned as Real Madrid manager just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants.  The Frenchman replaces Santiago Solari, who was in charge for less than five months. Zidane  Former Real midfielder Zidane, 46, who left in May after leading the club to a third straight Champions League trophy, has agreed to take over until 2022, the club announced.  Real are currently third in La Liga, 12 points behind leaders Barcelona.  Solari was sacked after a 4-1 win over Real Valladolid on Sunday - which followed a shock Champions League exit to Ajax.  That 4-1 home defeat and 5-3 aggregate loss to the Dutch side was the final straw for Real president Florentino Perez.

  Two persons were feared killed and another one critically injured Saturday at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government when political thugs engaged security men in gun battle at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government area, Ondo State.  Sequel to the disturbance, three vehicles including police van were vandalised by thugs just as a major beer depot was razed by irate youths.  A source said the crisis started when suspected thugs came to attack the collation centre for Akoko South West Constituency II.  According to the source, the thugs announced their arrival at the collation centre located within a primary school with sporadic gun shots.  Security operatives including soldiers were said to have repelled the assailant while officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) quickly lied down as a safety measure.

  For the first time since May 2015 – a run stretching 46 months – Real Madrid is out of the Champions League.  Not since the semifinal against Juventus four seasons ago has Real tasted the bitterness of elimination from Europe's premier club competition.  This time, on an enthralling evening in the Spanish capital, it was Ajax which put Real to the sword, scoring four stunning goals – the third awarded after an agonizing four-minute wait for VAR – to stun the reigning champion 4-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate.  When the Bernabeu floodlights come on and the Champions League anthem plays, this team has -- at times in recent years -- felt unbeatable.  Real's season has now crumbled, the last trophy available to win this season evaporated from its grasp on a humiliating night on home soil

  Babalele Abdullahi, an associate of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been released by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Abdullahi   Abdullahi is Atiku’s son in-law and Finance Director of companies owned by the Wazirin Adamawa. Segun Sowunmi, Atiku’s spokesman, confirmed the development Tuesday morning on Twitter. EFCC Arrests Atiku Campaign Deputy DG, Tanimu Turaki EFCC had on Monday said it had begun investigation of alleged money-laundering against Abdullahi. He declined to disclose the figure involved in the laundering allegation against Abdullahi.

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday night, said the Deputy Director General (Admin) of Akitu Campaign Organization, Barr. Tanimu Turaki SAN, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC). PDP warned that Turaki should be released immediately and unconditionally. Tanimu Turaki   It reads "Since the people candidate, Akitu Abubakar and the PDP expressed our unwavering determination to reclaim our victory at the tribunal, being armed with overwhelming evidence, our leaders have been subjected to escalated harassments, constant threats, blackmails, cajoling and contrivance by the APC to drop our legal option".  "It is instructive to state that Tanimu Turaki was arrested and detained upon invitation by the EFCC to endorse a ball document for the Finance Director of Akitu Abubakar's company, Babalele Abdullahi, who was arrested earlier by the commission over flimsy allegations. "The PDP, however, states in clear terms tha