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POLITICAL GIST: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Rochas Okorocha, Wife. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, his wife, Nkechi Okorocha, Gerald Okorocha and Okey Okorocha. The EFCC which stormed Ogboko also saw the commission sealing the ex-governor’s Eastern Palm University, Ogboko. This is a developing story…

EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT   Home Headlines Business Politics Features Health Finance Lifestyle Entertainmen EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT :  Recent developments in Plateau state have reminded us that the issue of security and national coexistence is increasing becoming more tenuous and challenging in spite of the claims by the Army and government about its success of securing the nation. This follows another herdsmen attack on villagers sequestered in a school for protection in Rotsu village Nkyie-Dighuro of Bassa local government, despite dusk to dawn curfew and the presence of soldiers. The problem of violent clashes in Plateau and most parts of the Middle Belt   between herdsman and indigenous farmers escalated early in the life of this administration, and boiled over last week with an invasion that left about a 100 people dead, according to the youths of the village. Conflicts and ethnics clashes in Plateau hav...

METRO PLUS : Popular prophetess found dead on Abakaliki road Policewoman Loveth Odah The Ebonyi Police Command says Police authorities are working to unravel the cause of death of a popular prophetess in Ebonyi, who was found dead along Ezza Road, Abakaliki, recently. The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Loveth Odah, who briefed journalists in Abakaliki on Tuesday on the incident, said that investigation was ongoing to ascertain the woman’s actual cause of death. The Ebonyi Police Command says Police authorities are working to unravel the cause of death of a popular prophetess in Ebonyi, who was found dead along Ezza Road, Abakaliki, recently. The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Loveth Odah, who briefed journalists in Abakaliki on Tuesday on the incident, said that investigation was ongoing to ascertain the woman’s actual ca...

SPORT GIST: Chelsea vs Arsenal: Bank on either side to triumph within regulation time. Very little has separated these two English giants in the European second tier tournament which should make way for a very intense final in Baku. It’s a first-ever all-English Uefa  Europa League final as  Chelsea  and  Arsenal  trade tackles at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night. The Blues needed penalties to make it to the Azerbaijan capital after a nervy 4-3 shootout victory over  Eintracht Frankfurt  in the semi-finals.

ENTERTAINMENT  GIST: Adekunle Gold Reportedly Loses Dad  Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold has reportedly lost his father, Prince Hakeem Adeyemi Kosoko to the cold hands of death.    According to reports, Prince Hakeem Adeyemi Kosoko, who is the Permanent Secretary of Education District 4, died during the night due to an undisclosed ailment. It is also reported that Prince Adeyemi Kosoko was flown out of the country after falling ill some months ago and only recently returned to rest and recuperate.  A  teacher who works under Mr Kosoko’s district in Lagos revealed to Linda Ikeji that his death was announced to the teachers in Education District 4 this morning. The cause of death has not been revealed. adekunle Gold’s father was recently promoted to the position of a permanent secretary for Education in Lagos state.

SPORT GIST: Emery urges Arsenal to hijack Man Utd's Meunier move Arsenal  boss Unai Emery is interested in signing  Paris Saint-Germain  full-back Thomas Meunier from underneath the noses of  Manchester United  this summer. According to a report in  Metro , Emery is keen to bring the defender to the Emirates Stadium as a replacement for Stephan Lichtsteiner, who is expected to leave the club over the next few weeks.

Sport gist: Perez: We don't want Neymar or Mbappe Florentino Perez insists  Real Madrid  aren't after Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. The Real Madrid president says he has not talked with Zinedine Zidane about either player, and he doesn't plan on doing so this summer.

Sport gist: Roberto Martinez emerges as shock Valverde replacement at Barca Belgium national team boss Roberto Martinez has emerged as the favourite to replace Ernesto Valverde, should Barcelona decide to part company with the Spaniard this summer. A report from RAC1 suggests Valverde is under increasing pressure after Saturday's Copa del Rey final defeat to Valencia, despite winning back-to-back La Liga titles. Former Everton boss Martinez is seen as an ideal replacement after leading Belgium to a third-placed finish in last summer's World Cup

SPORT GIST: Arsenal weigh up bid for Milan stopper Donnarumma Arsenal  are understood to have made enquiries about the availability of Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, according to  Tutto Mercato Web . The 20-year-old has already been talked up as a future European great between the posts, and with Petr Cech set to retire after Wednesday's  Europa League  final, Gunners boss Unai Emery is keen to take Donnarumma to the Emirates Stadium - even if it means parting with a large chunk of his transfer kitty.

Sport gist: We've been trying for years!' - Perez hoping to bring Hazard to Real Madrid. The club president was asked about the Chelsea attacker amid talk of a transfer Real Madrid  president Florentino Perez is hoping  Chelsea  star Eden Hazard joins the  La Liga  giants in the off-season. Hazard has been linked with Madrid throughout the season and the  Belgium international is now reportedly set to swap Chelsea for the Santiago Bernabeu in a €130million deal. Perez was reluctant to talk about Hazard as Chelsea prepare for the  Europa League  final against  Arsenal  in Baku but the Madrid boss hailed the 28-year-old attacker. How are we supposed to talk to a club who are playing in a final?" Perez replied during his interview with Onda Cero's El Transistor. "We've been trying for a number of years to make Hazard a Real Madrid player, but we haven't achieved it yet. "I'd really like...

POLITICS: Akwa Ibom Assembly crisis: PDP reacts as court upholds sack of 5 APC lawmakers. A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital has finally ruled on the case of the five lawmakers in the State House of Assembly whose seats were declared vacant by the House following their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Delivering his judgment on Monday, Justice Fatun Riman, held that the seats of the sacked lawmakers were vacant by reason of their defection from the PDP without lawful justification. The judgedment, however, brought to an end the case, which was instituted August 2018.It could be recalled that as soon as the State House of Assembly declared vacant the seats of lawmakers representing Essien Udim, Mkpat Enin, Itu, Ikono and Etim Ekpo/Ika, the five lawmakers, not only dragged the House and the Speaker to court but invaded the plenary, and dramatically declared every other member suspended and elected one of them, former member representing E...

The huge claim Unai Emery made about Eden Hazard ahead of Europa League final with Arsenal        

Aubameyang and Lacazette start, Strongest Predicted Arsenal lineup (3-4-1-2) to face Chelsea         Petr Cech has been the regular choice for the goalkeeping duties in the Europa League and he is expected to feature in goal in his final professional game. A section of the fans have been critical regarding the potential selection of Cech ahead of Leno, but Emery is likely to entrust the veteran with the role between the sticks. In the defence, Emery should stick with the three-man backline which has worked impressively through the course of the competition. In this case, Sokratis, Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal are the best picks for the positions and that would leave the error-prone Shkodran Mustafi on the bench. At right wing-back, Ainsley Maitland-Niles is pretty much an automatic choice with Hector Bellerin on the sidelines. On the opposite end, Sead Kolasinac should make the starting lineup after managing to return to training after a troublesome kne...