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How Liverpool have progressed under Jurgen Klopp this season Liverpool travel to Watford on Monday Night Football with a top-four finish still in sight, an achievement that would represent significant progress this season under manager Jurgen Klopp. Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager on October 8, 2015 with the Reds sitting 10th in the table after winning just three of their opening eight Premier League games. The German went on to lead Liverpool to an eighth-placed finish last season, while he also guided the club to the final of the League Cup and the Europa League. This campaign, however, the former Borussia Dortmund coach been able to make his own signings, and a full pre-season to work with his squad. So as Klopp prepares to take his side to Vicarage Road, the scene of a shambolic 3-0 defeat in December 2015, we look at where Liverpool have improved this season, and what areas they still need to work on before they can seriously challenge f...

Manchester United have taken the lead over Manchester City in the chase for Kasper Schmeichel. Sky sources indicate the Leicester City goalkeeper is United's first choice to replace David de Gea if, as expected, he heads back to Spain to join Real Madrid. United's chances of landing the 30-year-old Denmark international have improved after Schmeichel left his long-term representatives, Triple S Management, to join Italian agent Luca Bascherini - an agent who enjoys excellent relations at Old Trafford. Schmeichel signed a new five-year deal at the King Power Stadium last summer but may struggle to turn down a lucrative offer from either Manchester club. David de Gea has been linked with a return to Spain to join Real Madrid And last month  A Bola  newspaper in Spain reported that if Real Madrid fail to land De Gea, then Schmeichel could well be their next target. De Gea, who was recently selected in the PFA's Team of the Year for the fourth time, sight...

Popular Gossip blog, SDK is claiming that the governor of a state has gotten a Youth Corps member serving in the state pregnant.  Here's how the Gossip blog wrote the story,  ''This gist will show you the Gateway if you read it properly because the whisper are so strong and all over,you cannot miss it..... The governor of a state has impregnated a Corps member serving in the state according to rumour mongers oh.... This Corps member according to whisperings belongs to either batch B or C of the present batch and while some say the particular governors office is her PPA whilst others whisper that the Corps members father is the gov paddy and that is how they met and why the governor will not mess her up. The lady has allegedly been flown to the abroad at the moment but this is unconfirmed. This gist is as light as leggings on a cold cold day and has been swept under the carpet.The governor is very dark skinned and wears funny caps. The begining of his last name sounds like...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has explained why he never declared his asset during his time in office.    Jonathan's disclosure is contained said in a book titled ‘Against the run of play’ written by Segun Adeniyi. Jonathan said: “It is not the President declaring his assets that will end Boko Haram and whether I am criticised from head to toe I will not declare my assets publicly; it is not right; I did not even want to declare my assets as VP but was forced by the then President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.  “The law is clear. A public officer should declare his asset, and if there are issues, then the relevant agencies would have a basis to assess whether you have amassed wealth or not.” “I don’t give a damn about it. The law is clear about it and so, making it public is not issue and I will not play into the hands of people. I have nothing to hide.  “I declared under Yar Ádua because he did it, but it is not proper; it is not the president declaring assets that will...

The Presidency has denied claims by Sahara Reporters that President Muhammadu Buhari is very ill and currently being fed intravenously.  Buhari's Personal Assistant on new media Bashir Ahmad, on Sunday night said the report was totally untrue.  He wrote, "I have received many calls and text messages this evening, asking me whether the story published on Sahara Reporters about President Muhammadu Buhari's health status is true or not.  "The story like so many of its kind is untrue, as Garba Shehu said last week Thursday, there is no need for apprehension over President Buhari's health. We pray that God continues to see Mr. President through this period of recuperation."

Nigeria's Minister for Communications, Adebayo Shittu says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves a second term in office.    According to NIGERIAN TRIBUNE, Shittu said Buhari has fulfilled his campaign promises.  ''His campaign was based on three focal points. The first one is that he committed himself to fighting insurgency and criminality in the North-East and the South-South respectively. Secondly, he committed himself to fighting corruption to a standstill. Thirdly, he committed himself to reviving the economy. He has made awesome achievements on all these points.'' On Buhari's fitness for re-election, Shittu said, ''We still have two years. But I want to assure you that by the grace of God, we would urge him to seek re-election because it is only once in a while that you get a father figure for a nation to move forward and attain greatness. He is unlike former President Goodluck Jonathan, who never, with due respect, symbolised anything for the countr...

BY SHAHARA REPORTERS Ossy Ibori, a notorious militant and kidnapper, was on Sunday night shot dead by Nigerian troops of "Operation Delta Safe". Ibori was killed during a  special operation to repel an attack by his gang on troops around Ajakpa, a creek community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.                   The death of Ibori was announced in a statement signed by Major Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre of Operation Delta Safe. In addition to killing Ibori, troops the troops also shot some members of his gang.  Ibori's body, added the statement, was identified by residents of the area. However, one soldier was killed in the operation while three others were injured. The injured soldiers are said to have been taken to a hospital for treatment.                      ...

The slush $43m cash found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos state, has generated a buzz between the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) the Punch reports.  This follows the investigation of NIA DG Ayodele Oke by a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.  According to someone who is close to the investigations, Oke hid the over $43m from President Muhammadu Buhari and Monguno in a private apartment. The source said Oke also claimed he'd mentioned the money to NSA Babangana Moguno twice, a claim which was immediately refuted by the office of the later.  “The Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement, in the course of its assignment, came across an information that the NIA received a huge sum of money in early 2015 from the former president (Goodluck Jonathan). “Based on that, the NSA carried out a preliminary investigation, during which the agency claimed the money was released for some proj...

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Majid Jordan – Phases lyrics [Chorus] I keep going through different phases I stay going through different phases My life’s changing and I gotta face it My heart’s taking me to different places [Verse 1] I came to this country, didn’t know a damn thing 18 year old and in need of planning Thought I was ready, I wasn’t ready Guess it’s me and myself again Time to go make some friends Find me somebody to keep me safe [Pre-Chorus] All of these people and all of their names All of this love and all this disdain All of these seasons and all of this change Dreaming of my paradise [Chorus] I keep going through different phases I stay going through different phases I keep going through different phases I stay going through different phases I keep going through different phases I stay going through different phases [Verse 2] Keep thinking am I gonna make it Right now my life is changing Too much for me to take in Feels like the world is going crazy [Pre-Chorus] All of these p...

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill Optimism. It can turn a situation that looks negative or bleak into an opportunity or something to learn from. It can replace the draining thoughts of pessimism with something that will give you more positive energy and enthusiasm again. And it can help you to jump over obstacles, to keep moving when you fall or stumble and to not give up just because you have had a couple of temporary setbacks. So not just adding more of it to your own life but to the lives of the people in your world too is a good idea. Because you tend to get back what you give in the long run. And in the short run, well, you get to enjoy the smiles when you spread that positive energy. Plus, you’ll  boost your own self-esteem  when you feel you are doing the right thing. Here are 10 simple tips that can help you to get started with that. 1. Just be...

Ecobank Nigeria has shut down about 74 of its 479 branches. The bank says it will deploy staff from the merged branches to other projects but failed to touch on reports that the bank had terminated the appointment of about 50 top personnel staff.  A statement by the bank reaffirmed its commitment to digital transformation, which would enable customers carry out banking activities online, thereby reducing the need to visit physical locations. Charles Kie, the managing director, said the bank hopes to shift its activities to digital channels and improve customers’ experience at reduced cost. This, he said, also supports the bank’s financial inclusion strategy and the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria.   Kie said the bank has enhanced its retail internet banking platform with the Ecobank mobile app that enables customers to do instant payments; open accounts, as well as do instant transfers across 33 countries in Africa. “After a detailed analysis of the physical net...