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Table fbl | FRA | Ligue1  Paris, France | AFP | Sunday 9/17/2017 – 23:00 UTC+2 | 179 words  French Ligue 1 table after Sunday’s late match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):  Paris SG 6 6 0 0 21 3 18  Monaco 6 5 0 1 17 8 15  Saint-Etienne 6 4 1 1 7 4 13  Bordeaux 6 3 3 0 10 6 12  Lyon 6 3 2 1 11 7 11  Marseille 6 3 1 2 9 10 10  Nantes 6 3 1 2 3 4 10  Nice 6 3 0 3 8 6 9  Caen 6 3 0 3 5 4 9  Guingamp 6 3 0 3 7 8 9  Angers 6 1 4 1 7 6 7  Montpellier 6 2 1 3 4 5 7  Toulouse 6 2 1 3 8 12 7  Amiens 6 2 0 4 4 9 6  Rennes 6 1 2 3 9 10 5  Troyes 6 1 2 3 4 6 5  Lille 6 1 2 3 4 7 5  Dijon 6 1 1 4 6 13 4  Strasbourg 6 1 1 4 4 11 4  Metz 6 1 0 5 3 12 3

The Nigerian army, Saturday, said it would commence the second phase of its exercise in the South-south, code-named, Operation Crocodile Smile II, just like it has launched the Operation Egwu Eke II or Operation Python Dance II currently taking place in the South-East region. In an interview with Signature TV on Saturday, The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said the Operation Crocodile Smile II would cover the South-South region and some parts of the South-West. According to him,  “Look, this is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Nigerian military belongs to Nigeria and they have a duty to exercise in any part of the country.”                                    Army with armoured tank  Lamenting on the controversy that arose following the launch of Operation Python Dance II in the South-East, the army spokesman said people should have waited to see how the operation would turn out before politicising it. “It is so sad that some people try to politicise t

CAF Champions League quarter-final, first leg results this weekend:  At Alexandrie, Egypt  Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) 0 Etoile Sahel (TUN) 0  Note: match moved from Libya for security reasons  At Pretoria  Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA, holders) 1 (Zakri 71) Wydad Casablanca (MAR) 0  At Alexandria  Al Ahly (EGY) 2 (Samir 11-pen, Azarou 67) Esperance (TUN) 2 (Khenissi 21, Chaalali 48)  At Beira, Mozambique  Ferroviario Beira (MOZ) 1 (Kanda 89) USM Alger (ALG) 1 (Darfalou 63   Second legs: Sept 23-24

Romelu Lukaku showed little room for sentiment on Sunday scoring one and creating another as Manchester United ran out ultimately comfortable 4-0 winners over his former club Everton to ruin Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford return.  Manchester United’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku takes his penalty which was saved by Leicester City’s Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO Right-back Antonio Valencia gave United an early lead with a spectacular half-volley before late goals from midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan — set up by Lukaku just before he got on the scoresheet himself — and an Anthony Martial penalty sealed the win. With United’s rivals Manchester City having clinched a dominant 6-0 victory over Watford 24 hours earlier there was an expectation from United fans for Jose Mourinho’s side to keep pace with the Pre

…Says, “I have found what I’m looking for in the woman I have Iceberg Slim, born Olusegun Olowokere is a US-born and bred Nigerian rapper who has collaborated with the top names in both Nigerian and the US music scene. He was recently courted by the media in both Nigeria and Ghana when the delectable Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, revealed that it is the rapper that holds the key to her heart. Though Iceberg hates to talk about his romance with Juliet Ibrahim, but there’s enough hint that he may be seriously in love with the Ghanaian mulatto. Iceberg, however, has continued his musical journey by dropping a new single ‘Oluwa’,which he says it’s about him talking to God. Meet the Iceman. Iceberg Slim & Juliet Ibrahim What are we expecting from your new song? On my new song “Oluwa”, you should be expecting a side of Iceberg Slim that the world has probably never seen. I’ve decided to showcase my versatility. Why has it taken this long to drop it? It took this long because I was

The world’s oldest person Violet Brown has died in Jamaica at the age of 117 years and 189 days old. Violet Brown: Says goodbye tomorrow Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed his condolences in a Facebook post, calling her “an inspiring woman.” The woman known as “Aunt V” died Friday at a local hospital, where she had been treated for heart arrhythmia and dehydration. With her death, the Gerontology Research Group lists Nabi Tajima of Japan was the oldest surviving person. She was born on Aug. 4, 1900. Brown spent much of her life cutting sugar cane. She remained active in her church until recently and credited her longevity to hard work and her Christian faith. She had four sons and two daughters. Her eldest son died in April at age 97.

Manchester City and Manchester United sit atop the table with exactly the same statistics but the former ahead by dint of C coming before U in the alphabet. Manchester United players celebrate a goal City demolished Watford 6-0 on Saturday and United tore apart Everton in the final 10 minutes of their encounter to prevail 4-0 on Sunday. Champions Chelsea are three points adrift of the duo after they were held 0-0 at home by Arsenal for whom it was the first time in six visits they even garnered a point. Pochettino can’t solve Wembley woes Having dispatched Borussia Dortmund with a swaggering display in the Champions League on Wednesday, it seemed Tottenham had finally vanished their Wembley curse. Mauricio Pochettino’s side had struggled badly at the national stadium, which is their home while White Hart Lane is rebuilt, but the victory over Dortmund was expected to trigger a resumption of the home form that saw them win 17 of 19 league games last term. Swansea had other ideas howev

The ever trending baby mama culture in the Nigerian entertainment industry today seems to have come to stay. The escape from marital commitments to focus on raising a child has made many followed this trend. And while some have chosen to stick with just one baby mama, others have gone the extra mile to have more children from different women. Here is a quick peek into these celebrities with more than one fruit from different trees:  Flavour Golibe crooner, Flavour N’abania has two lovely children from two Nigerian beauty queens. The singer welcomed his first daughter with beauty queen Sandra Okagbue in September 2014 and another the following year from MBGN queen, Anna Banner. Flavour however, has revealed that “marriage is a huge distraction” to his career and this has left tongues wagging and questions in the minds of many on whether or not more baby mamas are underway.  9ice Next on this list is the Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Youths, 9ice. The singer has fo

NEWS Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Yola, reinstated the commitment of the Federation Government to keep one, indivisible Nigeria. Osinbajo made the commitment while speaking at the reception in Yola in honour of the new President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Most Reverend Musa Filibus. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN The vice-president, therefore, urged Nigerians to sustain the unity which he said was the dream of the fore fathers of the country. According to him, Christians are encouraged to pursue justice and reconciliation with people of other faith. While congratulating Filibus for being the first Nigerian and second African to emerge President of LWF, Osinbajo urged him to work toward uniting the church and promoting peace and love. “It is our role as Christians to bind people together and we must do so by self sacrifice and love. “On behalf of the Federal Government and Mr President, I wish you an excellence and God guided tenure as President of

SPORTS Chelsea midfielder, Tiemoue Bakayoko said beating Tottenham at Wembly is a motivation for the Blues to do the same as they face Arsenal today in another English Premier League. The Frenchman is in his debut season in English football, but he is well versed in the various rivalries that come with playing for a London club and the heightened importance supporters place on certain fixtures, especially when facing a neighbour who also has ambitions of lifting silverware this season. Given that his first competitive appearance for Chelsea came in a London derby victory, when they  beat Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley last month, Bakayoko is not daunted by the prospect of taking on the Gunners this weekend. ‘I think that actually in terms of rivalries that Chelsea have, the one with Tottenham is perhaps even bigger than Arsenal,’ said the 23-year-old. ‘Having already played that match, being able to win that match, being able to bring so much happiness to our fans was really a wonderful