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Louis van Gaal's men eased through against the minnows, with the centre-back opening the scoring before Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard found the net to ease the pressure on the coachManchester United had few problems dispatching the challenge of League One outfit Shrewsbury, as they won comfortably 3-0 away from home. Chris Smalling opened the scoring in the first half with a volley that bounced into the net, and the lead was doubled in stoppage time when Juan Mata's free kick picked out the corner of the net. Jesse Lingard completed the scoring in the second period before United eased off towards the end.

Louis van Gaal's men eased through against the minnows, with the centre-back opening the scoring before Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard found the net to ease the pressure on the coachManchester United had few problems dispatching the challenge of League One outfit Shrewsbury, as they won comfortably 3-0 away from home. Chris Smalling opened the scoring in the first half with a volley that bounced into the net, and the lead was doubled in stoppage time when Juan Mata's free kick picked out the corner of the net. Jesse Lingard completed the scoring in the second period before United eased off towards the end.

Actor Femi Adebayo has just been appointed SSA to Kwara Government on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He announced this on his Instagram page this evening. Congrats to him...

Reasonable Quotes About Imperfection and Failure Nicola Tesla- “Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.” Stephen Spielberg- “All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long.” Stephen Hawking- “One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist… without imperfection, neither you or I would exist.” Nelson Mandela- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.” Cary Grant- “Beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one’s past failings.” Salvidor Dali- “Have no fear of perfection… you will never get it.” Marilyn Monroe- “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Taylor Swift- “Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” Douglas Adams- “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have end...

Every Monday, Manchester United forward Juan Matareflects on his experiences on and off the pitch in his personal blog. This week, he insists the Reds must quickly move on from Saturday's defeat to Sunderland and focus on victory in the Europa League this week... Hi everyone, After three games improving our level, with positive results, last Saturday we lost in Sunderland. The team was performing well in the previous weeks and it hurts not to have the consistency that you need to shorten the gap with the teams standing ahead of us in the table. The truth is that the only way to get to a better position is by working hard for the next game. There is no other way. Mourning is useless now; besides, there are still many games to play and many things can happen this season. First of all, our participation in the Europa League. I understand this is not the best possible situation, but it is what it is, and our goal is to keep advancing so we can have the chance to lift this trophy, whic...

4.Because This Happened I’ll spare you the chatter about how Hallmark created Valentines Day in order to sell more merchandise, because while there’s some truth to card companies cashing in on the holiday, it’s existence predates them by a few centuries. You probably remember receiving valentines when you were in grade school featuring the Care Bears or Ninja Turtles, unless you were really unpopular or had headgear. That’s because the marketing behind v-cards appeals to whatever is in vogue at that exact snapshot in time. Guess what was big in the early 20th century? No, it wasn’t Gangam Style. Yes, these babies were flying off the shelves along with depictions of Asian immigrantsand Native Americans. Clearly this was an era in America where racial caricatures were prevalent in ad campaigns across the board, and this seems wildly inappropriate today unless you’re the Cleveland Indians. Regardless, putting Sambo on your love letters is pretty low. 5.It’s National Break Up Day It’s no...

Love is in the air and your paycheck is about to finance an evening of disappointment. Why, it must be Valentine’s Day! Yes, quite so old chap. Nothing like a box of chocolates full of rat fecesto get you in the mood. Just in case you’ve secretly been loathing the whole enterprise, don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Just show this to your significant other, and when they stop crying, maybe you won’t have to buy them anything. Just kidding, you’re totally f@#$ed there. Evil I tell you! Evil!!! 1. Lupercalia What would a holiday about love and relationships be without shadowy origins involving beating women into submission? Yes, those ancient Romans certainly had a way with sex and violence. Basically Lupercaliawas a big naked pastoral festival that lasted from Feb 13-15, where everyone got trashed and banged. The main event included lining up all the single ladies at the party, where they would wait in line for the men to whip the s@#t out of them. This was done in the belief that it w...

Manchester United will go top of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League table with a win or draw in Thursday night's derby against Manchester City at Leigh Sports Village. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT. MUTVwill, of course, be screening the match live, while entry for all spectators is free, as the Reds look to follow up Monday's remarkable 7-0 thumping of Norwich City at Old Trafford with another three points to aid the defence of the title. Warren Joyce is set to welcome several regulars back into his side after first-teamers such as Phil Jones and Memphis Depay started against the Canaries. Adnan Januzaj and Guillermo Varela were both withdrawn due to injury during the first half and will be checked out, although they could also be in contention for the senior squad's trip to Sunderland on Saturday. "I don’t really know about the injuries," Joyce told MUTV on Monday night. "We’ll have to assess them. Varela’s was just a kick on the ankle so it shouldn’t be too b...

Despite a dazzling run for the Citizens in January, the Nigerian narrowly missed out of the Etihad’s monthly crown to his Argentine colleague Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has been named Etihad player of the month for January. The Argentine polled 50% of the vote to beat Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Bacary Sagna to the second and third place respectively. In the month under review, Aguero bagged seven goals in all competitions as well as creating another for David Silva. Iheanacho on his own part provided four goals and three assist in January. His treble against Aston Villa stood out in that month but he was unable to outshine the Argentine forward. The Super Eagles whiz is expected to feature for Manuel Pellegrini’s men when they host Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s English Premier League encounter. City are fourth on the English topflight log with 48 points after 25 matches.

Keane upstages Memphis with staggering FIVE-GOAL haul. Manchester United's Under-21s side ran out 7-0 winners over Norwich City on Monday, with the England youth international in rampant form against the shell-shocked Canaries Will Keanescored a staggering five goals as Manchester UnitedUnder-21s thumped Norwich City 7-0 on Monday evening. The England youth international was joined on the pitch by such senior stars as Memphis Depay and Adnan Januzaj but upstaged his more acclaimed team-mates with his rampant showing. Keane netted twice in the first-half, the second of which came from a Memphis assist, before completing his second hat-trick of the season in the 47th minute. Andreas Pereira then bagged United's fourth from the penalty spot before Keane scored the goal of the game with a delightful chip just after the hour mark. Timothy Fosu-Mensah added a sixth with 20 minutes to go, and Keane then rounded off the rout just a few moments later.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, on Saturday asked the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign his position in order to preserve the integrity of the National Assembly. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in an interview with our correspondent, said the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court would add value to the battle against corruption. Citing an instance involving a former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo, Falana asked Saraki to resign having undertaken to prove his innocence before the CCT. He said, “Having undertaken to prove his innocence at the Code of Conduct Trubunal Senator Saraki should resign as senate president so as to preserve the integrity of the National Assembly. “When Senators Chuba Okadigbo and Adolphus Wabara were indicted they were made to step down as senate presidents.” This comes amid indications that senators opposed to the Senate President under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum, had regrouped to force Saraki out of the seat. The Supreme Co...

Obasanjo prostrates before Ooni 37363 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace to pay homage to the foremost traditional ruler in Yorubaland. Obasanjo, who was accompanied to the palace by Otunba Oyewole Fasawe, Dr. Femi Okunnu and others, prostrated flat before the Ooni on his arrival at the palace. Obasanjo, who lauded the moves being made by the Ooni to unite all Yoruba Obas and people, urged other monarchs to support Ogunwusi to ensure that all of them were united. The former President stated that the unity move by the Ooni was important for the progress of Yorubaland. He urged Oba Ogunwusi not to relent in his move to ensure unity, stressing that Ife remained the source of the Yoruba race. He said, “I commend the role of Ooni in ensuring peace in Yorubaland. Continue what you are doing, especially your unity course. I am happy with the moves so far. It is only a sign of honour for the Ooni to visit...

The anti-Saraki senators, under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum, on Friday asked Dr. Bukola Saraki to step aside as Senate President. The group, following Friday’s Supreme Court judgement on the trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, said that Saraki must resign as the leader of the upper chamber. The SUF, which supported Senator Ahmed Lawan, during the Senate presidential election in June last year, said a person answering criminal charges could not lead the Senate. The anti-Saraki senators demanded the immediate resignation of Senate President so that he could concentrate on his trial at the CCT. The Supreme Court had on Friday dismissed the appeal by the Senate President, challenging the propriety of his trial on charges of false assets declaration preferred against him at the CCT. A seven-man panel of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, had unanimously ruled that Saraki’s appeal against th...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging the validity of his trial on charges of assets declaration preferred against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A seven-man panel of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, unanimously ruled on Friday that Saraki’s appeal against the jurisdiction of the trial and competence of the charges, lacked merit. Justice Wallter Onnoghen, who read the lead judgment, held that contrary to Saraki’s contention, the Danladi Umar-led Code of Conduct Tribunal was validly constituted by two members. Justice Onnoghen also held that the tribunal was by the provisions of its enabling laws and the Constitution conferred with the quasi-criminal jurisdiction and thus could validly issue bench warrant. He thus held that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 was applicable to the proceedings of the tribunal. He dismissed the allegation...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging the validity of his trial on charges of assets declaration preferred against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A seven-man panel of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, unanimously ruled on Friday that Saraki’s appeal against the jurisdiction of the trial and competence of the charges, lacked merit. Justice Wallter Onnoghen, who read the lead judgment, held that contrary to Saraki’s contention, the Danladi Umar-led Code of Conduct Tribunal was validly constituted by two members. Justice Onnoghen also held that the tribunal was by the provisions of its enabling laws and the Constitution conferred with the quasi-criminal jurisdiction and thus could validly issue bench warrant. He thus held that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 was applicable to the proceedings of the tribunal. He dismissed the allegation...

Nigerian banks’ customers in the diaspora have until June 30, 2016 to get their bank verification number, (BVN), according to the new extension by the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN). The new deadline by the apex bank was which was contained on its website cbn.gov.ng, on Thursday, February 4, stated that it became necessary to extend the BVN registration date for Nigerians in the diaspora due to low responses from the affected banks’ customers. According to the bank, the BVN registration exercise has recorded a low turnout due to inadequate information and lack of accessibility to registration centres in some countries with large Nigerian populations, according to a survey it conducted. As a way of ensuring compliance, the bank said it has published detailed addresses of the BVN registration centres in countries of their residence to make it easier for customers to register. The Bank Verification Number (BVN) project is an initiative aimed at protecting bank customers and further s...

The 78-year-old Mazzone said: “I hope he does well in the Premier League. I know him well and I think he will do the right things. [Could he coach in Italy? That’s a] complex question. I haven’t spoken with him for a long time and I wouldn’t like to get him in trouble but I would like to send him a message through the media: ‘Pep, you must come to Italy because we need to build good victories as you used to do! Roma? That would be the biggest gift I could ever have; I wouldn’t like to be disrespectful to the current Roma coach but everyone knows my friendship [with Pep]. You must come to Roma, OK!” The Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola has been appointed as the new manager at Manchester City for next season on a three-year deal.

James Ibori, the former Delta state governor, has been rearrested in the United Kingdom after initially regaining freedom from a London prison. The former Delta state governor has been released and rearrested after completing his jail term in a London hospital. The ex-governor, who reportedly completed his prison terms in the United Kingdom bagged a 13-year in April 2012 by a Southwark Crown court in London and was released by prison authorities on January 22. He finished his prison term at Her Majesty’s Prison in Bedford, outside of London, after initially being held at the Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire. According to PM News, a prison source at Bedford confirmed on Tuesday night that,“He is out of here.”but his new destination is yet to be confirmed. Ibori was reportedly re-arrested to face another charge which borders on the confiscation of his ill-gotten assets, estimated to be about 250 million pounds as sources confirmed that the case initially billed for May, will now com...

James Ibori, the former Delta state governor, has been rearrested in the United Kingdom after initially regaining freedom from a London prison. The former Delta state governor has been released and rearrested after completing his jail term in a London hospital. The ex-governor, who reportedly completed his prison terms in the United Kingdom bagged a 13-year in April 2012 by a Southwark Crown court in London and was released by prison authorities on January 22. He finished his prison term at Her Majesty’s Prison in Bedford, outside of London, after initially being held at the Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire. According to PM News, a prison source at Bedford confirmed on Tuesday night that,“He is out of here.”but his new destination is yet to be confirmed. Ibori was reportedly re-arrested to face another charge which borders on the confiscation of his ill-gotten assets, estimated to be about 250 million pounds as sources confirmed that the case initially billed for May, will now com...

James Ibori, the former Delta state governor, has been rearrested in the United Kingdom after initially regaining freedom from a London prison. The former Delta state governor has been released and rearrested after completing his jail term in a London hospital. The ex-governor, who reportedly completed his prison terms in the United Kingdom bagged a 13-year in April 2012 by a Southwark Crown court in London and was released by prison authorities on January 22. He finished his prison term at Her Majesty’s Prison in Bedford, outside of London, after initially being held at the Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire. According to PM News, a prison source at Bedford confirmed on Tuesday night that,“He is out of here.”but his new destination is yet to be confirmed. Ibori was reportedly re-arrested to face another charge which borders on the confiscation of his ill-gotten assets, estimated to be about 250 million pounds as sources confirmed that the case initially billed for May, will now com...

The drop in oil prices not withstanding, Nigeria has everything it needs to build and sustain a vibrant economy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. “This country has practically what it takes to run a solid economy that is not dependent on oil, but on business and commerce,” the Vice President said Monday during a meeting with a group of international investors looking to invest in the country in the light of the new administration. According to Mr. Osinbajo, the President already directed that a conducive environment be created for business investments in the country, adding that work had already started with government looking at the different aspects involved. The Vice President, alongside the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Okey Enelamah, had held a meeting earlier Monday with the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Ranking Team, where issues were laid out and specific lines of action identified on how to improve the business climate in the country. At the the inter...

On Sunday, a Danish woman, Anja Ringgren Loven, a Philanthropist an founder of African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation ( ACAEDF) who lives with her partner and son in Uyo rescued a little boy who had been abandoned by his family because they claimed he was a 'witch'. She took him into her care, fed him, gave him clothes and he is currently receiving some medical attention.