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By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is still consulting with major stakeholders before taking a decision as to whether to stand for a re-election in 2019, Saturday Vanguard has learned.

The former Red Devils defender feels the problems being endured by the reigning Premier League champions stem from the departure of a key midfielder

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has vowed never to return to the Peoples Democratic Party. This was what he told journalists after he met with the  National Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, behind closed-doors.

The German boss was disappointed with the pessimistic approach that United adopted at Anfield, calling him out on it afterwards Article continues below Jurgen Klopp has slammed Jose Mourinho's tactics during Manchester United's 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Saturday. United took a somewhat pessimistic approach into the game, with striker Romelu Lukaku touching the ball just 22 times during the dour stalemate.

L-R: Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Sen Enyinnaya Abaribe; Deputy Governor of Imo State, Chief Eze Madumere; Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Nken Okeke; Gov Okezi Ikpeazu of Abia State; Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu; Vice President Yemi Osimbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting with South East Leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Photo: NAN

Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku both got on the scoresheet against Cyprus (Picture: Getty) Thorgan Hazard has joked that he and brother  Eden Hazard  did their best to keep the ball away from  Michy Batshuayi  and  Romelu Lukaku  in Belgium ‘s 4-0 thumping of Cyprus.

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced N2.114bn to the bank account of Magel Resort Limited, which was allegedly owned by Mrs. Patience Jonathan and her late mother, Mama Charity Oba.

Footballers' careers are short and many will have set up post-retirement plans  Ahmed Musa has added to his business portfolio by buying a petrol station 'Myca-7' in Kano, Nigeria is reportedly the Leicester forward's second station Musa, only 24, already boasts real estate and a Sports and Fitness Centre too It is not uncommon for footballers to dip their toes into the world of business to set themselves up for life post-retirement. After all, the playing career of a footballer is a short one... but not many can boast a business portfolio like Leicester forward Ahmed Musa

Laurent Koscielny is in contention to play against Watford on Saturday (Picture: Getty) Laurent Koscileny is ready to hand  Arsene Wenger  a much need fitness boost ahead of  Arsenal’s  Premier League clash against Watford on Saturday, according to reports. The France international is nursing a long-standing Achilles tendon injury and missed Les Bleus’ two most recent fixtures which saw them guarantee World Cup qualification on Tuesday. According to the  Daily Telegraph , Koscileny has hardly trained over the international break but is ready to return to the fray in light of Shkodran Mustafi’s absence, after the former Valencia defender suffered a serious groin injury playing for Germany last week.

Justice Abdulazeez Anka of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday declined to hear a fundamental rights suit filed by suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. EVANS Evans is seeking N300 million damages for his illegal detention.

COUVA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - OCTOBER 10: Matt Besler of the United States mens national team reacts as the USA lose to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Trinidad and Tobago at the Ato Boldon Stadium on October 10, 2017 in Couva, Trinidad And Tobago. Ashley Allen/Getty Images/AFP.

Tagbo and Davido Afeez Hanafi A postmortem examination conducted on Umueke Tagbo, the late friend of the star artiste David Adeleke aka Davido revealed that he died of suffocation.

October 11, 2017 Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote (L), Nigeria's vice president Yemi Osinbajo (C) and Lagos' governor Akinwunmi Ambode on tour of the Dangote oil refinery site, June 2016. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye) To start to understand how Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, came to have such influence over the Nigerian government, it is useful to go back in time to 2003. Before then, he was a Nigerian billionaire just like any other. But in the run up to the 2003 election campaign, president Olusegun Obasanjo had a famous falling out with his vice president, Atiku Abubakar, over the latter’s attempt to succeed him as president after only one term. Obasanjo had also been operating on the understanding that Atiku, as the People Democratic Party’s (PDP) money man, would fund his re-election campaign. But Atiku told him that all the money had been spent during Obasanjo’s turbulent first term, notably on lobbying the national assembly  not to impeach him  on...

Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The houses, located in Lagos and Port Harcourt, were said to have been acquired by the ex-minister between 2011 and 2013 using front companies.

THE leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC will find it difficult to convince Nigerians that it is fighting corruption and should be removed given the fact that the party’s officials are promoters of corruption, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, has said.

  Seun Opejobi The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, has maintained that family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu knows where Kanu is hiding. Usman urged Nigerians to ask the younger brother and lawyer to the IPOB leader, Ifeanyi Ejiofor of Kanu’s whereabouts.

Kachikwu and Buhari [Photo credit: Pulse.ng] The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the minister of state for petroleum, Ibeh Kachikwu, has ended. The meeting started past 11 a.m. Friday. The two men were expected to discuss the minister’s memo to the president accusing the head of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, of corruption.

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bayo Adelabu, was recently involved in an accident which nearly claimed his life. An Ibadan based online news medium, PMParrot, said on Thursday that the accident happened on September 25, 2017, while the CBN Deputy Governor was on his way to Lagos to catch a flight to Abuja. READ ALSO:   Mob lynches police inspector for shooting passenger to death Adelabu is being touted as being interested in contesting the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State. Although he had yet to associate himself with any political party or declare his intention publicly, some are already speculating that he is the preferred candidate of Governor Abiola Ajimobi as his successor because of their closeness and the financial facility that Adelabu has attracted to the state from the CBN.

  Eighty players from Premier League's Big Six currently on international duty They will represent 27 nations from across Europe, South America and Africa Man City's 15 international players will clock up staggering number of air miles  United's Antonio Valencia set to clock up the most miles at 15,279 for his trips  Manchester City  are bidding to claim a  Premier League  title triumph this season — but manager  Pep Guardiola  may not have been happy with the air miles his players will clock up this fortnight. 

  Davido Afeez Hanaf The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Tagbo, a friend of the hip hop musician, David Adeleke, popularly called  Davido. The command said it was awaiting the result of an autopsy conducted on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death, which would guide its investigations.

If you’ve always wanted to own some cryptocurrency, a new app might be a good way to get your hands on some. Called  Coinflash , the app takes the spare change left over from your purchases during the week and uses that cash to invest in the cryptocurrency of your choice through a Coinbase account.

  Image caption Passengers could see the damaged engine from windows mid-flight An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the Atlantic. One of the four engines on the Airbus A380 flight AF66 failed west of Greenland on Saturday.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side’s rivals have an advantage in the title race due to the scheduling of Premier League matches after Champions League away ties.

Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Pradip Subramanian agreed to take part in the fight at short notice A 32-year-old bodybuilder has died following a celebrity kickboxing bout in Singapore. Pradip Subramanian was taking part in a Muay Thai contest against YouTube personality and former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim on Saturday. He collapsed after losing the bout and was rushed to hospital where he died of cardiac arrest respiratory failure at 21:00 local time (13:00 GMT). Police said they were investigating the death.

SUN, 17 SEPT 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 4 Everton 0 A Valencia  ( 4' minutes ) ,  Mkhitaryan  ( 83' minutes ) ,  R Lukaku  ( 89' minutes ) ,  Martial  ( 90'+2 minutes pen ) FT HT   1 - 0 Manchester United 4-0 Everton Share this page Romelu Lukaku scored 68 Premier League goals for Everton before his summer move Romelu Lukaku scored against his former club as Manchester United thrashed Everton to move joint top of the Premier League. Wayne Rooney's return to Old Trafford ended in a dismal defeat - embossed by three late goals - which sent Everton into the bottom three. The Toffees have endured a dire start to the season and have not scored a goal in any of four successive defeats in all competitions.