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CHELSEA, LIVERPOOL TOPPLES PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Chelsea and Liverpool have climbed to the summit of the Premier League table by maintaining their winning
start to the season.


Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were involved in Saturday’s early kick-off in the Premier League and secured a 2-0 win against Burnley.

Diogo Jota opened the scoring for the hosts at Anfield in the 18th minute before Sadio Mane sealed the three points in the 69th minute.

The Reds registered a convincing 3-0 win over Norwich City on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

As such, they briefly went on top of the Premier League standings until Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday.

Thomas Tuchel’s men were buoyed by the inspiring debut of Romelu Lukaku, who marked his return with a goal as early as the 15th minute.

Chelsea, who dominated Arsenal throughout, doubled their advantage in the 35th minute through Reece James.

Unlike Chelsea and Liverpool, Manchester United were unable to extend their winning start to the season.

The win propelled Chelsea to the top of the Premier League standings, adding to their opening day triumph over Crystal Palace.

The Red Devils were in action against Southampton on Sunday and were forced to come from behind and salvage a point.

Fred ended up scoring an own goal to give the hosts the advantage, but Mason Greenwood ensured Manchester United avoided defeat with a goal in the 55th minute.

However, Manchester United were unable to keep up and extend their winning streak after dropping points against Southampton.

Notably, both Brighton and Tottenham Hotspur have also extended their winning starts to the Premier League campaign by defeating Watford and Wolves respectively.

Manchester City also bounced back from their opening day defeat by securing an emphatic 5-0 win over Norwich City.

Aston Villa also got off the mark in the 2021-22 Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United.

Meanwhile, Leeds United came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw against Everton and Brentford played out a goalless draw with Crystal Palace.

Premier League 2021-22: Points table ahead of Chelsea vs Liverpool next Saturday

The weekend’s action in the Premier League will only conclude with Leicester City facing West Ham United on Monday.

If the Foxes secure a win away from home, they could go level on points with Chelsea and Liverpool.

But as things stand, the Premier League table is topped by Chelsea and Liverpool, who face each other next Saturday at Anfield.

As many as five teams, including Arsenal, have lost each of their two games in the Premier League season so far.

OSHIOMHOLE, KEYAMO AT ‘WAR’ OVER THE SOUL OF APC

Former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress and a-two-time Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had slammed the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN) who called on Chairman APC
Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni to resign in order to avoid providing ‘ammunition” for opponents of the party in future, in view of the Supreme Court judgment.

A statement issued by the former Governor’s Senior Media Aide, Victor Oshioke, disclosed that Keyamo was incompetent to call for Buni’s resignation, as he had helped to destroy the well constituted National Working Committee (NWC).

While accusing Keyamo of being disloyal to the structures of government, the statement said, Keyamo, as a serving minister, ought to have given his advice to his counterpart, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) rather than going
public.

“Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Chief Eze
Chukwuemeka Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) who is now a member of the APC and self-styled aide of Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi.

“In the said statement widely reported in the media, Chief Eze was quoted as saying that Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), Hon. Minister of State for Labour and Employment and others were ploting to bring back Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the APC.

“Ordinarily we would have
ignored this nonsensical suggestion.

“However, it is pertinent to set the records straight and put to rest this ridiculous falsehood being marketed by Eze Chukwuemeka Eze “lt is strange that a serving Minister would share on public Social Media platforms, what he captioned as a Private and Confidential’ legal opinion
for Mr President who appointed him, especially considering that he was in the political kitchen when the pot of crisis he is now offering advice on was being cooked.

“If Keyamo has no ulterior motives behind his sudden change of legal interpretations of relevant aspects of the APC
Constitution and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the right channel would have been to sit down with his co-Minister, the Attorney General of the Federation
behind closed doors and put forth his arguments.

“Alternatively, he could have sought a private audience with Mr. President or write a confidential memo to Mr.
President and explain why his earlier opinion supporting the dissolution of the NWC and setting up of a Caretaker Committee has changed or no longer tenable.

Instead he went to the market with his bogus arguments.

All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has thrown his weight behind the Yobe State governor and .

He also dismissed insinuations that Keyamo and some individuals were
spearheading the campaign to bring him back as APC chairman.

Oshimhole accused the minister of playing a key role in his removal as the
APC helmsmen last year.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has taken a swipe on the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over the statement credited to him on the current impasse in the party.

The former Edo State governor had in a statement issued by his media aide, Victor Oshioke, said he has no desire to return as the APC chairman.

Keyamo, who reacted to the former Governor’s claims in a statement issued by his media aide, Tunde Moshood, said he (Oshiomhole) was
still suffering from the disappointment of his candidate’s defeat in last year’s Governorship election in Edo State, emphasizing that Comrade Oshiomhole should look elsewhere for the cause of his political misfortune.

“We have been alerted about a press stateme making the rounds credited to one Victor Oshioke issued on behalf of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and titled ‘LEAVE OSHIOMHOLE OUT OF APC LEADERSHIP DEBATE.

“We initialy had our doubts as to the authenticity of the said statement in which the respected Colmrade made several unfair and unfounded allegations against Mr. Keyamo.

“But when we were bombarded by credible sources for our response and after taking our time to send someone to call the author to authenticate it, we had no choice but to set the records straight.

“The story of the political tussle between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State is so well documented that we do not need to remind Nigerians about it.

Mr. Keyamo had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with it.

“Mr. Keyamo is not PRIVY to how members of the CECPC were nominated and/or selected, so he did not have the benefit of the opportunity to point out any legal disabilities.

“Regrettably, the respected Comrade must have given in to gossips and rumours.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. Keyamo has no personal interest to serve. He is very content with the assignment given to him by Mr. President and is very much ready and willing to return to his striving legal practice whenever his assignment is over.

“Mr. Keyamo is a big fan of Governor Buni and they both continue to have
healthy conversations till today over the issues at stake.

“This is not a personal issue. It is just for the survival of the party and Mr. Keyamo will always defend and support the CECPC to the end unless the Supreme Court says otherwise if and when the court has the opportunity again to decide with the proper parties before it.

“He will continue to pray for victory on our part. His only offence now is that he sounded a private note of caution because of recent developments at the Supreme Court.

“How someone can interpret that to be hostility still beats our imagination.

“Mr. Keyamo holds Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in very high esteem, he regards him as his leader and mentor.

“That outburst was very unnecessary and we think he succumbed to the emotions of the political
disappointments he has suffered lately, especially in Edo State.

“He should rest assured that we all share in the pain of that costly political miscalculation that caused
our dear party to lose the state to the opposition so cheaply.

“If he is looking for a fall guy, he should please look elsewhere.

“But we shall continue to support all efforts to put
things back on track there” the statement added.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman is embattled following the Supreme
Court judgement on the Ondo State Governorship election, where a minority of the justices pointed out that it was illegal for Buni to hold on to the party’s chairmanship position since the constitution explicitly states that governors cannot hold on to two executives jobs at the same time.

The development ignited the call for his resignation as Caretaker Chairman on the grounds that he is occupying two executive positions.

BOY KILLS ‘WOMAN OF EASY VIRTUE’

An 18 year old boy, Jamiu Malomo, has been arrested by the policemen in Ogun for killing a 28 year old lady identified as Azeezat Akande.

Spokesperson of the police
State Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed in a statement that the suspect was arrested after the Community chairman Oke Aregba

According to the community chairman,
she laid in a pool of her own blood beside a knife soaked with blood.

The men of the Osun command hurried to the scene and the corpse
of the young lady was conveyed to the ljaye mortuary.

According to DPO Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau, after a thorough investigation by the DPO and his team of detectives on the gruesome murder, they were tipped off that the person who last encountered the deceased was seen at about 11:45pm on Thursday, 22nd of July 2021 at 380 bar Panseke area of Abeokuta, where he was ready to pick another “runs girl”.

On interrogation, Jamiu the who was released from prison custody last month, confessed to killing the
deceased.

According to him, he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure.

After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the victim demanded for the N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only eight thousand naira with him.

He then gave his phone to the deceased to hold and wait for him on the road to go and bring the money for her. While the deceased was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife unknown to the victim and he stabbed her deeply on her neck resulting to the instant death of the deceased”

COURT REMANDS ROBBERY SUSPECTS

A Benin High Court, Criminal Division, has remanded three persons in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre for alleged armed robbery related charges.

The suspects; Frank Jonathan, 24, Uyi Ekogiawe,19, Imafidon Godwin, 32, and others now at large were to have on 2nd July, 2021, at Azagba Community, Benin City, allegedly conspired to commit Armed Robbery, contrary to Section 6 (b) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Robbery and Firearm (Special Próvisions) Act, Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

It was also alleged that the suspects and others now at large, on the same date, time, place allegedly robbed one Samuel of his Lexus ES 330 Saloon Car with Reg No. BEN 31 BK valued at N1,900,000.00, one Tecno Spark 5 pro mobile phone valued at N58,000.00 and one Tecno Camon 15 Air mobile phone valued at N60,000.00.

The victim was also allegedly robbed of an Itel mobile phone value at N3,500.00, one Dell Laptop valued at N70,000.00, one Plasma Television Set valued at N75,000.00 and one Jeans Trousers containing the cash sum of N127,000.00.

The Prosecution further alleged that at the time of the robbery, the suspects you were armed with guns, contrary to Section 1 (2) (a) and punishable under Section 1 ligeria, (3) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

That you Frank Jonathan, Uyi Ekogiawe and Imafidon Godwin and others now at large, on the same date, time and place, while armed with guns, allegedly robbed a POS Operator, identified as Favour, of a cash sum of N113,000.00, one Tecno Spark mobile phone valued at N47,000.00 and one power bank valued at N6,000.00 from her POS shop.

Making their remand order, Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Efe Ikponmwoba, directed that their case file be duplicated and forwarded to the office of the State Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, for legal advice.

80 YEARS OLD TRADITIONAL RULER KIDNAPPED

Suspected bandits have reportedly kidnapped the traditional ruler of Jaba, the Kpop Ham of Jaba Chiefdom in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Jonathan Danladi Gyet Maude.

Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the abduction of the 80 years old first class traditional ruler who was allegedly abducted at his farm around Panda in Nasarawa State.

The development comes two weeks after Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, Emir of Kajuru in Kaduna, was abducted.

The monarch was released after 24 hours while the kidnappers are demanding the sum of N200 million as rensom for the 13 members of his family are still in the kidnapper’s custody.

Brother to the monarch, Anthony Maude, confirmed the incident on Monday, even as the Kaduna State government and security authorities in the state have not confirmed the incident.

FAKE NAVAL OFFICER APPREHEND

Nassarawa State Police Command has apprehended a 32 year old suspect for allegedly impersonating as a Naval Officer.

Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed the arrest, gave the name of the Suspect as Nasiru Ahmed.

A statement issued by the
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on behalf of Bola Longe, the Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, disclosed that the Policemen attached to the New Karu Division, while on intensive surveillance patrol, arrested the 32 years old impostor, notorious criminal, and serial fraudster.

“Nasiru Ahmed usually dresses in military camouflage of the Nigeria
Navy, approaches Point Of Sale(P.O.S) operators at different locations within Karu LGA, under the guise of conducting transactions and sending fake bank alerts into their mobile phones in lieu of cash.

“The suspect, in most cases, intimidates, harasses, and assaults P.O.S Operators whenever they complain about the money given to him not reflecting in their bank accounts, the statement added.

The statement added that upon a search on Nasiru Ahmed, two sets of Navy uniforms, two sets of boots, one set of knee guards, and one dagger were recovered from the Suspect which, he admitted, using for his nefarious activities.

The PPRO said the State Commissioner of Police, Longe directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigation.

EDO POLICE NABS 2 SUSPECTED CULTISTS

Operatives of the Anti-kidnaping and
Cyber Crime Unit of the Edo State Police Command, have arrested two suspected cultists along the Benin-Sapele Road.

Speaking on the development, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Kontongs Bello, said the suspects were intercepted on July 25.

“at about 1046hrs, Operatives of the Anti-kidnaping and Cyber Crime Unit of Edo State Police Command while, on township patrol along Benin-Sepele Road bypass by Etiosa Community, intercepted an ash coloured Lexus 330 car with
Registration number FUG 571 SB with two occupants.

“On the spot search conducted on the vehicle led to the recovery of one pump action gun and some dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

“The suspects are, one Imasuen Raymond ‘M 32 years and Precious Ajayi ‘M 24 years were subsequently arrested.

“The suspects also confessed to being a member of one of the deadly cult groups in Benin City.

“They will soon be charged to court accordingly” the PPRO stated.

The statement added that the Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, Mr. Philip Aliyu Ogbadu,
reinstated his commitment for a crime free Edo state, and had directed all Area Commanders, DPO’s and Tactical Commanders to intensify visibility patrol within the state with the aim of arresting unrelenting criminal element in the State.