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Battle for the top four

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The battle for the top four has remained a contest between kings and kings as all teams involved continues to race hurriedly but strategically into a place of safe heavens. The fierce contest which has become a treat of no retreat no surrender has seen the top three teams involved fights for every game even if it may cost a major drop of their blood. No doubt, mother nature might as well play a determinant in who eventually goes to Europe next season, but they sure had to put in their best if grace may abide on one of the three contenders for a top four position. From the Etihad to the Old traford arena down to the Emirates, the decision of who goes to Europe next season still remains a challenge not even football sorcerers could fathom as all three teams continues to stumble, fumble and wobble with results from their respective games. Though, some have managed to produced outstanding quality, but yet none have been able to stick on to consistency in terms of wins. While Mancheste

Nigeria Vincent Enyeama ruled out

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Nigerian most capped international goal keeper Vincent Enyeama whose spelled from the national team have been long overdue for a comeback, has now been riddled with uncertainty. Enyeama whose last game with the national team date back to the early days of ex-coach Sunday Oliseh, has now been ruled out of action both in club and perceived inclusion in his country's subsequent world cup qualifiers and friendly tournaments. The Lille of France first choice who sustained a knee injury with rival team Rennes on the 15th of April will now miss the last four matches as the season ends. According to the coach of Lille, it is unlikely for the Nigerian international to star in any of the four game fixtures, as he will need some respite even after operation. "it will therefore be difficult for him to play again before the end of the season because he needs two to three weeks rest before returning" While it is noteworthy to recognized the immediate impression so far made by

Super eagles coach makes new statement

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No doubt the Nigerian National team coach cum technical adviser Gernot Rohr hasn't been anything but superlative considering the recent form and recorded wins by the national team. Rohr who took over the helms of affairs shortly after the eagles missed out of a very vital cup of Nations qualifications, have been doing his best to seeing that the team succeeds in her quest to making the 2018 world cup scheduled for Russia. With major changes and tactical placement in the team, Rohr has been able to place the super eagles on a very high pedestal of victory given the technical deficiency that has hover round the team spirit in recent times. Most notable are his recent world cup qualifiers in which the super eagles have soared high despite playing against very fierce opposition that majors up their shoulders at par with the best. The German tactician who has also introduced some fresh legs into the vibes of the team has also injected the winning mentality into the players who befo

Trump flip flops on border wall

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Following his series of flip flops and constant policy misdirection, Donald Trump has once again change stance on his supposed US-Mexico border wall which he vehemently campaigned for during the presidential primaries and in other subsequent rallies en-route his white house quest. Trump who had his chanting supporters clamoring "Border Wall" couldn't help but reaffirmed his stance about building a border wall that restricts Mexico from entering into the United States. Trump holds the opinion both at the campaign front and inside his Manhattan building that Mexico will pay for the wall as long as he is in charge as the 45th president of the United States. According to him in several of his campaign talks, Trump insisted thus "Mexico will pay for the wall, but they don't know it yet". "Mexico will pay for the wall" as he reechoed. Such was the rhetoric as he sojourn along his quest to building his support base with many already fed up with the W

youngster Macron stages Le Pen

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The french presidential election got to its climax Sunday 23rd April with the emergence of just two candidate fit enough for the run-off election scheduled for May 7. The first round of the election which got many at the edge saw an anti-climatic ending for front line far right leader Marine Le Pen who many thought might just pull a Brexit vote. The first round of the french presidential election got so many talking, not just because it produces two outsider for the sole contention for the presidency, but because its presenting for the first time an historic youngster who many barely gave a chance to prove the much desired point. A socialite by association but a centrist by policy. Emmanuel Macron who entered the presidential race as both a green horn and a lame duck, got the attention of many including all of pro-euro adherents, when he pulled a margin vote of 23.8% to lead fierce nationale front leader Marine Le Pen whose umbrella base of support prior to the first round of Sunday

World Malaria Day

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Despite the seemingly progress report that have been recorded in the curb and cure of the Malaria, there seems to been more work to do if this deadly scourge must be a thing of the past. As the world celebrates world malaria day, the world health organisation has called up for accelerated scale-up effort to prevent malaria and also to save life.  Together with diagnosis and treatment, WHO recommends a package of proven prevention approaches, including insecticide treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides, and preventive medicines for the most vulnerable groups: pregnant women, under-fives and infants. "WHO-recommended tools have made a measurable difference in the global malaria fight," said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO. "But we need a much bigger push for prevention – especially in Africa, which bears the greatest burden of malaria." In line with some of the progress recorded in recent time, a report by the WHO suggest that  In