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Friday, 2 September 2016

Fans blast Man City coach Pep Guardiola after he omits Yaya Toure from Champions League squad

Pep Guardiola's Man City released its champions league squad today ahead of the coming European season and suprisingly left out four time African footballer of the year from the list.

Guardiola is only permitted to include 17 foreign players, he removed 33 year old Toure but included Nigeria's Iheanacho, football fans upon seeing the list took to twitter to register their displeasure with Pep, while some wondered why Yaya hadn't left the club since. Guardiola sold Yaya Toure when he was at Barcelona.

Photos: Pres. Buhari receives Winners of Boot camp in ICT solutions during Aso Villa Demo

President Buhari received Winners of Boot Camp on ICT solutions during the "Aso Villa Demo Day" (AVDD) at the statehouse Abuja today September 2nd. The Aso Villa Demo Day is a Federal government initiative set up to help fund entrepreneurs with ideas tat will improve the country.The top 3 winners of Boot Camp on ICT Solutions are Emmanuel Okena of Tracology, Miss Damilola Olokesusi of Shuttlers, Alison Ukonu of Recycle Points. More photos after the cut.

Photos: 17-year-old boy's hands chopped off for allegedly stealing medicinal plant

A teenage boy had his hands chopped off with machetes after being accused of stealing miraa.(medicinal flowering plant )

The 17-year-old victim, who hails from Mporoko village, was attacked by seven men while coming from a nearby shop. He sustained a deep cut on his head while both hands were chopped off at the wrist during the attack and is currently recuperating at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya.

Photos: Benue governor pictured eating at a community kitchen

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, alongside his commissioners, had lunch at a community kitchen on the banks of River Katsina-Ala in Tse-Ikyo, Guma LGA of the state today September 2nd. The women selling the food later posed for pictures with the Governor. See the pics after the cut...

'Sports Minister Dalung has apologised to me for calling me a human trafficker' - Samson Siasia

Africa's most decorated coach at the Olympics, Samson Siasia has revealed that he has ended the feud between himself and sports minister Barrister Solomon Dalung after the minister apologized to him.

Sports minister Solomon Dalung declares state of emergency in Nigerian sports

Nigeria's Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung has declared a state of emergency in the Nigerian Sports sector following the poor performance of athletes at the recently conclude Rio 2016 Olympic games.