Pogba Agents holding talks with Man Utd

The English club is accepted to advance the marking of the French star as fast as could be expected under the circumstances realizing that he's a principle focus for Real Madrid. Juve however have different contemplations. 

Juventus as of late putting the huge total of €120M (in any event) on the player's head - also the player and operator requests - brought on Los Blancos to delay for thought and this has opened a window of chance for Mourinho's staff to venture in. 

Raiola has a phenomenal association with the Manchester club right now and we've found in the most recent few days exchange progressions of the Armenian, Mkhitaryan, and the Swedish legend, Ibrahimovic, both spoke to by the same operator as Pogba. 

The European Championships have not been the best - so far - as far as advancing the capacities of Pogba, and this may have given more quality to Florentino Pérez who has never been his most noteworthy fan. Notwithstanding, his French mentor, Zidane, has been clear that his countryman can be the one to take the Champions League victors to the following level. 

Juventus, as far as it matters for them, see this adventure in an unexpected way. Italian daily paper, Tuttosport, regularly a trusted wellspring of data on the Turin-based club, have reported that they are making a further endeavor to make one of their prized belonging sign an agreement expansion. In this, he would see his compensation increment from the four million euros (net) that he at present appreciates to 4.5 million altered with rewards taking it to a potential six million. Their yearning is that he signs this adding an additional three years to his agreement taking it to the year 2022.

Dortmund agents land in Manchester for Mkhitaryan bargain

Borussia Dortmund have sent delegates to meet with Manchester United keeping in

Blanc's scruffy PSG must improve to stave off Mourinho rumours

 It took a controversial refereeing decision and a defensive mix up to give the Ligue 1 champions the Coupe de la Ligue trophy - but they were far from their best

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Paris Saint-Germain have completed the second leg of a potential French treble, but they were made to work exceptionally hard for a 2-1 victory over Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue final.

With the Ligue 1 title already in the bag, Laurent Blanc’s out-of-sorts side rode their luck to overcome opponents who were arguably the form team in France, having won all of their previous six matches. PSG, on the other hand, no longer seem the untouchable side of the winter months and after crashing out of the Champions League to Manchester City 10 days previous came into this encounter with rumours circulating that Jose Mourinho could take over from Blanc in the summer.

Although they lifted the trophy, they did so with such a dearth of panache that questions will continue to be asked.

The Parc des Princes club made life difficult for themselves, with Adrien Rabiot sent off for two bookings against Lille for the second time this season. But just as PSG came through 1-0 on the opening night of the Championnat season after the young midfielder was dismissed, they would do so again in front of more than

Former Adamawa acting governor dumps PDP for APC

State, James Barka has dumped the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the All
Progressives Congress (APC), reports
Premium Times.
Barka, who was also a former Speaker of the
state assembly announced his defection
during the APC campaign rally in Ganye.
He said he left the PDP as a result of the
party’s failure to conduct it’s affairs in
accordance with the provision of its
constitution and democratic norms.
         Barka had aspired for the PDP governorship ticket but lost to Nuhu Ribadu.

12 Troops Sentenced To Death For Mutiny

Abuja - A court martial has sentenced 12 Nigerian
soldiers fighting Islamic extremists to death by
firing squad for mutiny and attempted murder of
their commanding officer.
In a decision announced early on Tuesday, a
military tribunal found 12 soldiers guilty and five
others innocent. All the accused denied the
charges.
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town from Boko Haram: witnesses
The soldiers accused their commanders of
conspiring to kill fellow troopers after a convoy
was ambushed on 13 May on a road frequently
attacked by the Islamic extremist group Boko
Haram.
They were driving from Chibok, the north-eastern
town from which more than 270 schoolgirls were
kidnapped a month earlier.
When the soldiers' bodies were brought to north-
eastern Maiduguri city, the surviving soldiers
revolted, throwing stones at their commanding
officer and then shooting at him. The officer took
refuge in an armoured vehicle and was unharmed.

Falcao relishes Man United debut

LONDON - Radamel Falcao thanked Manchester
United's fans after making his debut at the
"extraordinary" Old Trafford.
Falcao came off the bench in the 67th minute of
United's 4-0 win at home to QPR in the Premier
League on Sunday but was unable to find the
back of the net in a match where the goals were
shared between Angel di Maria, Ander Herrera,
Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata.
Now the Colombian striker, who made a transfer
deadline day loan move from Monaco for a
reported 10 million euros ($13.1 million), will look
to score his first goal for United against Leicester
this coming weekend.
"It felt good to make my debut at Old Trafford,"
he said.
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Falcao
"It is an extraordinary stadium, a legendary
stadium and I am happy to get the win. I will
enjoy this moment."
Falcao almost got on the scoresheet when, 15
minutes after he had come on and with United
4-0 up, he saw QPR keeper Robert Green spill
Daley Blind's shot.
However, Green recovered to block Falcao's
follow-up.
"I want to say thank you to the fans. I enjoyed
the welcome a lot. It was fantastic," Falcao said.
"I almost scored. The goalkeeper was good. I
hope to score the next game."
"I hope everything continues for us like it did on
Sunday."

Manchester United have announced the £16m signing of Argentina international defender Marcos Rojo on a five-year contract.

The 24-year-old joins from Sporting Lisbon, with
Nani moving to the Portuguese club on a season-
long loan.
"Playing for the world's biggest club is a dream
for me," said Rojo, who will wear the number five
shirt.
The left-sided defender played in six games as
Argentina reached this summer's World Cup final
in Brazil.
Tim Vickery - BBC Sport's South American
football expert
"I think what might attract Louis van Gaal is
the versatility that Rojo offers. He can both
push on and he can also cover very well. So
maybe Van Gaal is thinking this player is a
natural for the left-sided defensive position in
a back three. He can also play as an orthodox
left-back."
Rojo is United's third signing of the summer and
strengthens manager Louis van Gaal's defensive
options.
The Dutchman started with debutant Tyler
Blackett as part of his three-man defence in last
Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea City.
By the end of the game, winger Ashley Young was
being used in the left-back role following a
switch of formations.
"Marcos is a very gifted defender. He can play
either as a central defender or left-back," said
Van Gaal.
Rojo scores World Cup
winner for Argentina
Rojo could make his debut in Sunday's game at
Sunderland, with fellow summer signing Luke
Shaw out for another three weeks because of a
hamstring injury.
Sporting will receive £8m immediately, with
further instalments of £4m being paid on 1
December this year and 1 July, 2015.
In addition they will get 20% of any sell-on fee for
Rojo over £18.4m.
Rojo, who joined Sporting from Spartak Moscow
in July 2012, missed the Portuguese club's first
league game of the season last weekend.
United have been searching for defenders
following the summer departures of Nemanja
Vidic , Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra , with Rojo's
versatility making him a good fit for United
manager Louis van Gaal's preferred 3-5-2
system.
"He has ability, physical strength and a
willingness to learn," added Van Gaal. "That
means he has a very bright future ahead of him.
"He had a very strong World Cup and has been
playing in Europe for a couple of years now."

IG orders Lagos airport terror suspect moved to Abuja

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr.
Suleiman Abba, has directed that the suspected
suicide bomber arrested near the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday
be moved to Abuja.
A security source said that the IG ordered the
transfer of the physically-challenged terror
suspect to Abuja for immediate interrogation and
investigation into his activities.
The source said that the suspected insurgent
would be in Abuja on Tuesday evening in view of
the urgency of the IG’s directive.
The suspected suicide bomber had attempted to
bomb the annex office of the Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency, located inside the Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Lagos, when he was
apprehended by security personnel on Monday.
The physically-challenged suspect whose name
was yet to be ascertained was reportedly arrested
with suspected explosives around his neck.
The suspect who was later handed over to the
police by Airport security operatives, was
subsequently taken to the Airport Police
headquarters along the Ikeja- Airport road
It was learnt that the Police would conduct
investigations into the issue of the arrested
insurgent.
The source said that investigation would also focus
on the mental state of the suspect and the veracity
of the statements he was said to have made to
security operatives.
It was gathered that security operatives would not
rush to make any statement about the suspect in
order to avoid sending out wrong information to the
public.
It was further learnt that prior to the directive to
move the suspect to the Force Headquarters, the
Police in Lagos were looking at claims that the
terror suspect might have mental challenges.
Security operatives are investigating the canisters
that were said to be in custody of the suspect
when he was arrested with a view to finding out
whether they were Improvised Explosive Devices
or not.
The source said that the security operatives would
ensure a holistic investigation into the incident in
spite of claims that the cripple was known in the
area to be of unstable mind.
It was further stated that other security agencies
like the Department of State Security could only
come in after the police might have concluded their
investigation and if they chose to hand over the
matter to the SSS for further action.
The source said, “That suspect has been moved to
Abuja; the Police are the ones investigating the
matter.
“Today, the IG issued an urgent directive that the
suspect should be moved to Abuja immediately and
I think that has been done.
“Although, there are issues about the state of mind
of the man, but we are not taking any chances; the
matter would be investigated thoroughly.
“I also believe that the items that were found on
him would be duly screened to find out whether
they were IEDs or not.
“For now, the Police are in charge and after their
investigation, if there is anything to hand him over
to the SSS, they will take over from there.”
The NAMA General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr.
Supo Atobatele, had said the suspect was nabbed
while making phone calls and when accosted, his
incoherent explanation led to his arrest by security
operatives.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba,
could not be reached for comment on Tuesday as
repeated calls to his phone failed to connect and he
did not respond to a text message sent to him.

Man United Agrees To Pay €20m and Nani in exchange of the Argentine Defender Rojo

The Red Devils have agreed to include the
Portuguese winger in their bid to sign the
Argentina international, who had gone on strike i
order to force through a transfer
EXCLUSIVE
By Duncan Castles
Manchester United have agreed a €20 million dea
for Sporting defender Marcos Rojo, with Nani
going the other way on a season-long loan.
Rojo is to move to Old Trafford after extensive
negotiations between the two clubs, against the
backdrop of the Argentina defender going on
strike before apologising to his team-mates and
supporters .
With United covering the majority of Nani's salar
- one of the highest at the Premier League club -
the deal is something of a triumph for Sporting
president Bruno de Carvalho.
He had refused to accept United's initial €20m
offer for Rojo, drawing the ire of both the player
and Doyen Sports, an investment fund who own
75 per cent of the Argentine's economic rights.
With Sporting contractually obliged to pay 20% of
any fee over €5m for Rojo to his former club
Spartak Moscow, and 75% of the income going t
Doyen, a €20m sale would have effectively seen
the World Cup finalist leave for free.
In bringing Nani back to the club where the
forward began his professional career, De
Carvalho has landed one of Portugal's most
prominent footballers at minimal salary cost to
Sporting.
De Carvalho was determined to play hard-ball
with Rojo's agents after the player refused to
train with the club in order to help push through
move to Old Trafford, insisting he would not be
held to ransom.
Rojo himself apologised for his behaviour in an
interview with the club's television channel on
Sunday evening , though it is understood it is
partly designed to facilitate the transfer.
"It was all a misunderstanding, I was a hothead,"
he said. "I'm sorry for what happened because I
feel that I was unprofessional.
"I want to tell the people that I didn’t behave
correctly, but I’m am very fond of this club. They
are the ones that will decide my career, and I
hope it will be the best both for me and the club.
But I want to stress that I’m very happy at the
club, and I like the way I’m treated and the care
they give me."
The deal underlines United's desperation to
provide Louis van Gaal with personnel capable of
playing the high-risk 3-5-2 formation their new
manager is attempting to introduce at Old
Trafford.
The Dutchman began his first Premier League
campaign with just three experienced central
defenders and one international left-back in his
squad, duly falling to Saturday's 2-1 home loss
to Swansea City.
Rojo, 24, is comfortable operating as one of the
three centre backs in a 3-5-2 or as the left wing
back. During his two season at Sporting he was
used primarily as a central defender.
Nani has four years remaining on the highly
lucrative contract United awarded him early last
summer. Though then manager David Moyes
considered persuading the Portugal international
to remain with the club as a key element in
structuring his squad, the pair rapidly fell out an
Nani rarely made the first XI in subsequent
months.
Liverpool have made Portugal Under-21
international Tiago Ilori available for loan as they
attempt to rebalance their squad for the new
season. Ilori, an initial €7.5m signing from
Sporting last summer, has yet to start a game fo
the Reds but had expected to be part of Brendan
Rodgers' first-team plans this season.
His position, though, has been complicated by
Kolo Toure's refusal to accept a transfer to
Trabzonspor, leading Liverpool to seek another
developmental loan move. While Bordeaux are
interested in Ilori, he would prefer a switch to
another Premier League side.

Luis Suarez Pledges Never To Bite Again

Controversial striker Luis Suarez said he was
"very depressed" after the World Cup biting
incident that led to the Uruguay international
being initially banned from all soccer activities for
four months.
Suarez can now train with new club Barcelona
and play friendlies, following an appeal hearing
last week, before making his competitive return at
the end of October.
"I prefer not to look backwards," the former
Liverpool forward said as he was presented to
the media at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
"I didn't want to do anything and I was very
depressed," added Suarez referring to his state of
mind following the biting incident involving Italy
defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in
Brazil.
"I decided that all I could do was accept reality
and say sorry. I have apologised to people in
Uruguay for what happened and I am now looking
ahead."
The Uruguayan featured for the first time for
Barca when he came on for the last 15 minutes of
Monday's 6-0 friendly victory over Mexican side
Leon.
Suarez is set to play his first La Liga game in the
'Clasico' against Real Madrid the weekend of
October 25-26.
During Tuesday's presentation, vice-president
Jordi Mestre disclosed that the transfer fee Barca
had agreed with Liverpool was 65 million pounds
($108.11 million).
"I hope the time goes quickly as I want to play
again," said Suarez. "It is going to be difficult as
I will have to wait some months but I have
accepted this.
"My job is to train and be ready to return by the
end of October. All I can do is prepare and be
ready for the game against Real.
"It would be great to play but it is down to the
coach," added Suarez.
"I have really found a great atmosphere in the
dressing room...everyone has been very friendly
and obviously the time passes quicker if you are
with teammates and new people."
Brazil forward Neymar and former World Player of
the Year Lionel Messi were involved in Monday's
match.
"Neymar and Messi were fantastic to watch," said
Suarez. "Everyone knows what I can offer and I
will work hard to bring trophies back to Barca
which is the reason I am here."

FLAVOUR N’abania now Onga ambassador.

NIGERIAN Highlife crooner, Flavour N’abania, who
recently returned from a musical tour of South
Africa, has been named the face of popular
seasoning, Onga, in a deal said to worth some
millions of naira. Until now, top Nollywood actress,
Kate Henshaw, had been the only known celebrity
who is the face of Onga. Flavour, as ...
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Press Statement Of Ebola Virus

Nigeria has now recorded seven (7) confirmed
cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The first
one was the index case-the imported case
from Liberia of which the victim is now late.
Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known
Nigerian to die of the EVD was recorded and
this was one of the nurses that attended to the
Liberian. The other five cases are currently
being treated at the Isolation ward in Lagos.
It is pertinent to note that: i. All the Nigerians
diagnosed of the EVD were primary contacts of
the index case. ii. The 24/7 Emergency
Operations Centre which I intimated you of in
my last press
conference will be fully functional by tomorrow.
It will be headed by Dr. Faisal Shuaibu as the
Incident Manager. He will later today lead a 6-
man inter-agency team drawn from National
Primary Health Care
Development Agency (NPHCDA), the US CDC,
the WHO, UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to Lagos to complete the
setting up of the Centre. They will be joined by
the other personnel from the Lagos State
Government and the federal hospitals in the
Lagos area as well as the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control.
I have also appointed a Director of
Communication and Community Mobilization
who will be based in Lagos- Prof. O. Onajole of
the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. We
are embarking on recruiting additional health
personnel to strengthen the team who are
currently managing the situation in Lagos.
We are making arrangements to procure
Isolation tents to quicken the pace of providing
isolation wards in all the states of the
federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
We are also setting up a special team to
provide counseling and psychosocial support
to patients, identified contacts and their
families.

Ebola, now a matter of national emergency, Federal Government declares

The Federal government has declared the Ebola
outbreak in Nigeria a matter of national
Emergency, adding that everyone is now at risk of
being infected.
Speaking with State House correspondence at the
end of today's Federal Executive Council meeting,
the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu
said the Nigerian government has written to the
Director of the United State Centre for Disease
Control to request for the release of some of the
unapproved ZMAG drug which has proven to be
useful in the treatment of the Ebola disease. He
said the Federal government awaits a response
from the United state government and hopeful if
the drugs are released, they could be used to treat
the confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in
Nigeria. Continue...
The Minister advised Nigerians to avoid handshake
as much as possible, stating that the virus is both
contagious and infectious. He also said the virus
could also be contacted through the sharing of
bedspreads, pillow cases and towels among other
personal effects with infected person. He said the
disease is not airborne but at close range of a
1meter from an infected person, the disease
droplets can be transmitted.
The Minister also revealed that Isolation tent for
each confirmed case cost the government as
much as N20million. As regards the corpse of a
Nigerian brought in from Liberia last week into
Anambra state which caused Ebola scare in the
state, the Minister said thorough examination on
the corpse showed the man did not die of the
deadly disease.
As part of strategies to rise to the national
emergency, Chukwu said a website,
www.ebolaalert.org , has been designed to offer
information on the virus.

VAN GAL SAYING HE ONLY WANTS STROOTSMAN

The Red Devils boss is desperate to re-unite with
his Dutch compatriot rather than sign a weaker
midfielder in the summer transfer window, and
would happily wait until January
EXCLUSIVE
By Greg Stobart
Louis van Gaal has told Manchester United that
he is prepared to wait until January to sign Kevin
Strootman rather than bring in a weaker central
midfielder this summer.
The United manager is a huge fan of Strootman
and the club will monitor the Roma midfielder’s
recovery from a serious knee injury with a view to
trying to sign him in the new year.
Van Gaal has described the United squad as 'not
balanced' and the Dutchman wants to sign a box-
to-box central midfielder to bolster his side - but
he is happy to wait to land a top-class target.
Arturo Vidal has been constantly linked with a
move to Old Trafford, but while Van Gaal has
declared his admiration for the Juventus star, club
officials have been keen to play down any
prospect of signing him this summer.
Interest in Germany international Toni Kroos
earlier in the summer cooled before he joined Real
Madrid from Bayern Munich, while concerted
interest in Real midfielder Angel Di Maria looks
like coming to nothing with the Argentine likely to
join Paris Saint-Germain if he leaves the Spanish
capital.
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William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon and Everton's
James McCarthy have also been considered by
Old Trafford officials, while Netherlands
international Memphis Depay could prove a target
next summer - but not this.
However, Van Gaal is adamant that the club need
not panic buy, and is more than happy to work
with his current midfield options come the start of
the new Premier League season - with a view to
making a move for Strootman in January.
That means the likes of Tom Cleverley look set to
initially be given a far bigger role to play at Old
Trafford than many may have expected. The
former Wigan Athletic loanee, something of a
scapegoat during the David Moyes era, has been
given the captain's armband in pre-season and is
one of a few of the club's fringe stars with a
point to prove in 2014-15.
Van Gaal worked closely with Strootman, 24, in
his previous role as Netherlands coach and
believes his compatriot is perfectly suited to the
Premier League and the style he wants to
implement at Old Trafford.
Ed Woodward, United’s executive vice-chairman,
is eager to provide Van Gaal with additions in the
transfer market and has claimed the club are
financially strong enough to break the world
transfer record.
But Van Gaal is understood to have told
Woodward to focus his attention on signing a
central defender - Mats Hummels would be his
dream signing, though a move for Arsenal's
Thomas Vermaelen is eminently more realistic at
this stage - rather than chase high profile
attacking players.
United started the summer with a €190 million
budget and have spent almost €76m so far to
bring Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera to Old
Trafford.