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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection to the abduction and murder of 12-year-old Christopher Bala in Magama town, Gumau Local Government Area of the state.
The victim, who was reportedly abducted on March 21, 2024, while going on an errand, is the son of a Police officer, ASP Bala Yarima of Gumau Division.
A statement issued on Thursday, March 28, by the spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, revealed that the Police received a distress call about Christopher’s abduction and immediately swung into action in a bid to arrest the perpetrators.
The suspect, Rabi’u Ibrahim, who was identified during preliminary investigation, was said to have confessed to the crime.
He also confessed to collecting N200,000 ransom from ASP Yarima.
Ibrahim reportedly admitted to strangling Christopher out of fear of being recognised and burying the body in a shallow grave at Bazale village hill.
The statement said: “He admitted that, fearing that Christopher recognised him, he went ahead to strangle the 12-year-old victim and buried the body in a shallow grave at Bazale village hill.
“Following established procedures, the Bauchi State Police Command exhumed the victim’s remains. A postmortem examination conducted at the General Hospital Toro confirmed the cause of death as strangulation.
“Subsequently, the case has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for a comprehensive investigation, following a directive by the state commissioner of police."
Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioral economics, has died. He was 90. He died ‘peacefully’ on Wednesday, March 27 according to a release from Princeton University, whose faculty he had joined in 1993. His cause of death was not provided by the university. Kahneman wrote the best-selling book Thinking, Fast and Slow, and helped debunk the notion that people’s behavior is driven by rational decision-making, and instead is often based on instinct. “Danny was a giant in the field,” Eldar Shafir, a former colleague at Princeton University said in the release. “Many areas in the social sciences simply have not been the same since he arrived on the scene. He will be greatly missed.” Kahneman was born in Tel Aviv in 1934, but his French parents returned home to Paris when he was three months old. Six years later, as Kahneman was finishing first grade, the Nazis invaded France, and his family was forced to wear the yellow star that marked Jews for mass deportations to concentration camps. His father, a research chemist, was taken away but then released and the family escaped to unoccupied France and spent the rest of the war in hiding. His father died in 1944, and 12-year-old Kahneman moved to British-ruled Palestine with his mother two years later, just before the creation of the state of Israel. In 2002, six years after Tversky’s death, Kahneman won the Nobel Prize in Economics for their models of how intuitive reasoning is flawed in predictable ways. Kahneman integrated insights from psychology into economics, especially concerning human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in its citation at the time.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ngige was accompanied by the Ministers of State Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo as well as the minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire.
NARD had on June 15 commenced an indefinite nationwide strike following alleged failure to reach an agreement with the government.
However, Ngige on arrival at the villa, told State House correspondents that all the demands of the doctors had been met by the government while efforts are ongoing to convince State Governments to do the same.
Some of the issues raised by the NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, include non-payment of special allowances for the resident doctors, and the lack of protective equipment for members of the union treating COVID-19 patients.
Recall that meetings between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and the leadership of the Resident Doctors, days ago ended in a deadlock after hours of deliberation.
A man was reportedly bitten by a woman because he objected when she jumped the queue at an ATM.
Twitter user @hrh_tumi shared a photo of the bite mark on his hand and revealed that it happened at a bank in Egbe. he said he refused to let the woman use the ATM after she jumped the queue so she turned violent.
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The female cleric who was elected in May 2019 will be taking over from Reverend Ziphozihle Siwa.
Speaking to newsmen after her induction on Sunday, Malinga said she learnt valuable but hard lessons during her long spiritual journey.
She further disclosed that she suffered disrespect, was second guessed and most times seen as only belonging to women because she is a woman.
“Disrespect, mostly being doubted and being seconded guessed even when you have been given responsibility to minister," Malinga said.
"There will be people or groups of people who see you as only belonging to women because you are a woman.
“Being yourself, trust God, don’t try to please anybody except God. Focus on your calling and your gifts, and those have been for me the main" she said.
Reverend Frank Chikane from the South African Council of Churches described Malinga's induction as the first female Bishop of Methodist Church of South Africa as an extraordinary thing.
"To have a woman as the presiding Bishop for the first time, it’s an extraordinary thing,” said Reverend Frank Chikane said.
Malinga was born and raised in the small rural town of Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal, and is a qualified teacher. She practised as a teacher for five years before she entered the ministry in 1981.
Malinga also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University and she previously served as the deputy president of the South African Council of Churches, the chairperson of the KZN Council of Churches, a member of the Diakonia Council of Churches and also a lecturer at the Federal Theological Seminary and John Wesley College.
Bello polled a massive 406,222 votes to defeat his contestant, Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 189,704 votes to emerge second. With the result, Bello has been re-elected for a second term in office.
INEC’s Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garuba, said Bello had been declared winner, having scored the highest number of votes during the poll conducted on Saturday.
Umar said the total number of cancelled is 149,576 and that the margin of lead is 216,518. Also, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party SDP came third in the exercise with 9,482. INEC had on Sunday evening suspended further collation of results till today.
After the clarifications, Garbadeen Olugbenga, the Returning Officer for Ibaji gave result of the LG. According to him, the APC won in the Local Government having polled 12,682 votes while the PDP polled 10,594 votes. He said the total registered voters were 66,675 but that only 25,598 of them were accredited, as the total votes cast in the area were 25,258. In Lokoja, the Returning Officer said there were 137,301 registered voters, but that only 34,897 were accredited. In Ibaji, APC scored 19,451 votes while PDP garnered 11,059 votes.
During the collation, INEC announced cancellation of votes in many Polling Units and many Local Governments across the state. Ballot box snatching, violence, over-voting and fighting were among reasons preferred for the cancellation. 25 political parties participated in the election.
Meanwhile the PDP and Wada at media briefing yesterday rejected the result, describing it as a ruse that would be challenged at the tribunal. The party alleged widespread violations of the Electoral Act. Also, the party, through its agent, Capt. Joe Agada refused to sign the final copy of the result as a protest against its
In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari commended INEC for discharging their duties during the election in the most difficult conditions.
The statement in part reads;
“The President describes the election and emergence of the All Progressives Congress candidate as a race well run and a victory well won. He commends APC supporters for remaining steadfast and resolute even in the face of isolated incidents of violence
All political actors and stakeholders must take deliberate steps to eschew electoral violence as a peaceful and orderly process are vital to our quest for enduring democracy. He salutes officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies for creditably discharging their responsibilities under difficult conditions.
President Buhari urges Governor Bello to see his renewed mandate as another opportunity to build on the foundations already laid towards improving the lives of the people of Kogi State.
He also enjoins the governor to imbibe the spirit of magnanimity in victory by extending a hand of partnership to opposition candidates, while urging those dissatisfied with the outcome of the election to approach the courts.”
A pastor, Evangelist Chidi Eke has died while fasting for 40 days and nights in Eziala Nguru in Ngor Okpala council area of Imo State.
Sources say the 46-yr-old deceased, who had abandoned his wife and two children in Lagos and came back to the village, had planned to start his own ministry by announcing he would go to the “wilderness” to obtain power from God first.
He reportedly started by first successfully fasting for 21 days, before pushing his luck to far by embarking on 40 days and 40 nights dry fasting.
One of the village sources told journalists;
“During the first and second week of his fast, people who had gone to their farms heard him singing and praying loudly. But after the third week nobody heard his voice again and most people thought that perhaps he must have gone deep into meditation.“But one of his church members, one Cyriacus Opara who became worried and insisted that he needed to visit him at the forest.“When Opara approached the family that he wanted to visit Chidi Eke in the “Wilderness”, they told him that they don’t actually know the exact location where he was and that Eke had earlier issued a stern warning that he did not want any visitors because he had left his phone and money at home and had only gone with his Bible and gown.”
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“Eke had abandoned his wife and two children, a boy and girl in Lagos and returned back to the village saying that he has come to answer the call of God. His corpse was discovered by one of his members who had gone to check on him in the bush where he had gone. Eke is the only son of his mother. In fact it was members of the community under the leadership of Tochukwu Ekeh (Angle 90) who are going to bear the burden of burying him.”
On Thursday, November 14th Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received Jack Ma, the founder of Ali-Baba at the Presidential Villa n Abuja.
Praising Nigeria's place & role in the continent & globally, Jack Ma recalled his earlier meeting with VP in Davos, where he got the IV to visit Nigeria-Digital Economy in focus.
The Supreme Court has held that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were not able to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had a server and that it transmitted election results electronically.
The apex court stated this while giving its reasons for dismissing the appeal by the PDP and Atiku.
The court held that the PDP and Atiku were wrong to have relied on results to get from a website: www.factsdontlieng.co., whose owner they could not establish, to claim to have won the election.
Justice Inyang Okoro, the lead judge, said, “I agree entirely with the court below that the appellants failed to prove that INEC has the server from which they got their figures.
“As a result, all the results, calculations, and analysis based on the results claimed are of no moment.”
The court resolved issue 3 against the appellant.
The apex court also resolved issue 4 against irregularity and corrupt practices against the appellants.
The 5th issue was also resolved against the appellant, which relates to the admission of some documents tendered by the respondents to the petition before the lower court.
The Supreme Court proceeded to dismiss the appeal after resolving all the five issues determined against the appellants.
He said restriction of movement across the state will commence at midnight.
“Political parties and their supporters are hereby warned to desist from engaging in any act of violence capable of disrupting the poll. They are further advised to abide by the Peace Accord they earlier signed and to cooperate with security agencies. “Security agencies have been ordered to enforce restriction of movement both on land and on waterways, as from 12 midnight of Nov. 15 to 7p.m., of Nov.17, 2019.
“Movement of persons, vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles will be restricted as from 12 midnight of Nov. 15 to the end of the voting. “The electorate are advised to come out and exercise their franchise by casting their votes for candidates of their choice,” Butswat said. NAN reports that 31,000 policemen have been deployed to the state by the police high command to provide security during the poll.(NAN)
Nigerian singer, Peruzzi has sparked dating rumours with big brother naija star, Cee-C after he took to social media to gush about her in a post that has long been deleted.
The DMW act who shared a screenshot of his video call with Cee-C, captioned it "peace of mind". The pair had before now sparked speculation of a romantic relationship after he featured her in his music video "Majesty".
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed, Abubakar Adamu, has approved the appointment of CP Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu as the new Commissioner of Police in Lagos state.
CP Odumosu is taking over from AIG Zubairu Muazu mni who was recently promoted from Commissioner of Police to Assistant Inspector General of Police and posted to Force Headquarters Abuja as AIG in charge of Counter Terrorism Unit.
CP Hakeem Odumosu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Bachelor of Law degree and Master Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from the National Open University of Nigeria. He also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Lagos State University. Others include: Post Graduate Diploma in Security Management and Operations, Advanced Diploma in Law Enforcement Administration, and Higher Diploma in Terrorism Studies from University of Lagos; and Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Marketing from Nigeria Institute of Journalism.
CP Odumosu was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March, 1990 as cadet ASP and rose through the ranks.
A statement from the spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elakan, says the new Commissioner has a vast experience in operations, investigations and administration.
He started his policing career as Operations Officer in Isokoko, Ketu and Satellite Divisions as well as Area D Command, Mushin, Lagos. He was the Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Governor’s Office, Alausa, Ikeja. He equally served as the Officer in Charge, Pensions Office in Edo and Ogun States. He was in charge of Research and Planning Department, Kaduna State Command.
CP Odumosu was one time Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Command and Area Commander, Akwanga, Nasarawa State. He was Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations, Western Ports Authority Command, Lagos and Area Commander, Agodi Area Command, Oyo State.He was Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations (FEDOPS), and Deputy Commissioner of Police Administration, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja. He was Commissioner of Police, Department of Research and Planning and Commissioner of Police (Inspectorate), Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters Abuja. He served as the Commissioner of Police, Edo State and later Commissioner of Police, Finance and Administration, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja. He was a member and Head of Enforcement Unit of the Presidential Taskforce on the Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa gridlock, Lagos.CP Odumosu belongs to various Professional Bodies. He is a Follow, Institute of Corporate Administration and a Fellow of International Institute of Professional Security. He is an active member of International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria. He is a multiple awards winner.
CP Odumosu is very much familiar with Lagos terrain and there is no doubt, he will bring his wealth of experience to bear in piloting the affairs of the Command. The good people of Lagos State are enjoined to accord the new Commissioner of Police maximum supports'' the statement read
Turkish club, Fenerbahce, are set to return on loan winder Victor Moses back to Chelsea according to reports in Turkish media.
Moses, who gradauted from the Crystal Palace Academy, previously played on loan for English clubs Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham after he was deemed surplus to requirements at parent club, Chelsea.
Chelsea loaned him to Fenerbahce this season, but his form coupled with injuries, has made his time in Turkey seem like a bad move, as he hasn't scored any goal or made any asisists in his last three matches.
According to top Turkish media outlet, Fotospor, Fenerbahce will send Moses back to Chelsea in January as club manager Ersun Yanal isn't happy with Moses' contribution and wants to sign a right winger in January.
According to another Turkish news media outfit Fanatik, the AFCON winning former Nigerian international is plotting to make a comeback to Stamford Bridge with the approval of Chelsea manager Frank Lampard.
Moses and Lampard were teammates in the Nigerian's first season at the west London club and Lampard is aware of his qualities.
Moses's original agreement with the Turkish Super Lig side is expected to run out on May 31, 2020 and his contract with Chelsea ends at the end of next season.
The Federal Government has announced that it will regulate social media despite the criticism from all corners.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who disclosed this while speaking to online publishers stated that they won’t be detered by any outcry against it.
Lai pointed out that Nigeria is not alone in this and further added that there are many options open to government in regulating the social media apart from enacting new laws.
“In recent days, as you must be aware, the campaign has assumed a heightened dimension, especially after we announced, on Oct. 29th 2019, our plan to sanitise the social media.
“Let me say, straight on, that the intense debate – and the debate has indeed been intense – that has been generated by our announcement, is a welcome development. This is because the announcement has pushed the issue of the social media to the front burner. We can only benefit from such debate.
“We have been monitoring the debate. Some analysts and commentators have supported our plan while others have opposed it.
“An interesting part of the debate has been that even those who oppose the regulation have acknowledged the dangers inherent in the irresponsible use of the social media, especially by anarchists and non-patriots.
“We thank everyone who has spoken out, and we hope the debate will continue.”
He insisted that the Federal Government is not trying to stiffle free speech nor muzzle the media by the move which according to him will not be unilateral.
He said: “In the first instance, we have not told anyone how we plan to go about the regulation. This is because this will not be a unilateral process. It will involve all stakeholders coming together to chart the path forward. Let me announce here that we have just kick-started the process.
“We have dispatched letters inviting representatives of the media, civil society, technology and security experts, online publishers, bloggers, relevant agencies of government, etc, for this purpose.
“In the second instance, there are many options open to us in regulating the social media. Apart from enacting new laws, we can also leverage on technology, working with the big techies like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram to check the spread of fake news and hate speech.
“It is therefore premature for anyone to say ‘Oh, there are enough laws already to deal with social media deviants’. In essence, the committee we plan to set up will determine the best option for us to use.
“Again, the fear of stifling free speech or muzzling the media is totally unfounded. We have no such plan. As we speak, people are on the social media criticising the Administration.
“We have no problem with that because it is part of democracy. People are using the traditional media to criticise the Administration.
“Why not? This is a democracy and there should be plurality of opinions. But our concern has to do with the abuse of the social media by those who are bent on spreading fake news and hate speech, and the dangers inherent in that for our national peace and unity. We have no hidden agenda.
“As I have said many times, no responsible government will sit by and allow fake news and hate speech to dominate its media space because of the capacity of this menace to exploit our national fault lines to set us against each other and trigger a national conflagration.
“Finally, and for the avoidance of doubt, while we welcome a robust debate on this issue, the criticisms in certain quarters will not stop us from going ahead with our efforts to sanitize the social media space.
“It is the right thing to do in the circumstances. And we are not alone in doing this. Countries around the world are as concerned as we are, and they are doing something about the social media.
“The list is long: Germany, UK, Singapore, China, South Korea, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, etc.”
A South African teacher was left bloodied after being assaulted by a grade 4 pupil from Sakhile Primary School in Heidelberg, Gauteng.
The teacher was treated at a local hospital and discharged same day as confirmed by Gauteng's basic education spokesperson Steve Mabona.
“It is alleged that a grade 4 learner threw a pencil case towards an educator while she was busy at her table. Unfortunately, it hit her in the face."We can confirm that she is recuperating at home. Our employee wellness officials are in constant liaison with the educator for necessary support," Mabona said.
The police were reportedly called in but the school said the matter will be handled by its governing body. Sowetan reported that the pupil has already been suspended, as it was further gathered that the matter will be heard after November 20.
“Learner ill-discipline will not be tolerated in our environment, which must always be conducive for teaching and learning,” Mabona said.
Love & Hip Hop star and rapper, Safaree Samuels took to Instagram to share this sexy lingerie photo of his pregnant wife Erica Mena to celebrate her 32nd birthday.
The reality star was pictured in bed posing with his wife who showcased her baby bump while clad in black lingerie.
In his message to his wife, the rapper wrote: ' It’s a holiday. Happy birthday to my Wife. I’m not gonna do a long message because My actions will do all the talking! I love you
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has fired back at the Department of State Services (DSS) over its claim of no one coming to pick #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore after it acknowledged a court order for his release.
Sowore's lead counsel, Femi Falana disclosed that other lawyers representing the media personality waited in vain for his release for over four hours at DSS headquarters in Abuja.
“On 6/11/19 the bailiff of the federal high court wanted to serve the reproduction warrants issued by the court on the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS). But the SSS asked the Bailiff to call back at 10.00 am on 7/11/19. The bailiff did and was able to serve the reproduction warrants on the DG of the SSS,” he said.“Upon acknowledging the service of the reproduction warrants the SSS assured the bailiff and five lawyers from the defence team that our clients would be released yesterday. But the SSS decided not to release our clients to our lawyers who waited in vain in the agency’s headquarters for not less than 4 hours.“When Sowore said that he would not make a statement without first consulting with me the SSS management called me on phone on 6/8/19. Assuming the SSS had wanted to release our clients since yesterday the management would have contacted me.“It is pertinent to point out that the meaning of reproduction warrant issued by a trial court is that the defendants be produced for the purpose of releasing them having met their bail conditions. In the instant case, the
federal high court did not order the SSS to hand over Messrs Sowore and Bakare to any person but to produce them for the purpose of releasing them having met the suffocating bail conditions imposed on them by the trial court.“Even though the SSS disobeyed the order of the Honourable Justice Taiwo for the release of Mr. Sowore on 24/9/19 it has turned round to announce its readiness to comply with the order of the Honourable Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu for the release of Sowore and Bakare from illegal custody.”
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria who urged Sowore to call off his hunger strike said they've been directed to contact the DSS on Saturday November 9, for the release of the #RevolutionNow convener.
A fake female soldier who uses her late husband’s military camouflage to defraud unsuspecting members of the public and also carry out illegal activities has been arrested by the Nigerian army in Edo State.
The suspect identified as Angela Maidoki was arrested by operatives of 4 Brigade command of the Nigeria Army in Benin while escorting smuggled vehicles. Upon interrogation, the fake female soldier confessed that her late husband was a lance corporal in the Nigerian Army until his demise in 2017 in Maiduguri while fighting Boko Haram. She has already been handed over to the police.
“The money I get ranges from N8000 to N15,000 depending on the vehicle.“I bought this uniform. If you look carefully, it is different from the real military uniform" the mother of five said.
Parading the suspect before newsmen, Edo State Police spokesperson DSP Chidi Nwabuzor said she will be charged to court when investigation has been concluded.
Lewis Hamilton was still celebrating with family and friends in New York on Monday after clinching his sixth Formula One world title and opening his heart at the United States Grand Prix.
The 34-year-old Briton, now the second most successful driver of all time behind seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, flew to New York with his party after Sunday's race and an admission that he had been 'battling certain demons'.
"Each and every single one of us is struggling with something in life. I try to show people that, from the outside, things always look great, but it's not always the case," he said.
"I am struggling with lots of different things and battling certain demons. When you look in the mirror each day, whether you feel good or you feel bad, there is always the darker side that's trying to pull you down – and you constantly have to wake up.
"I look in the mirror each morning and I'm trying to lift myself up and say 'you can do it. Yes, you are great'."
In the aftermath of winning his fifth title in six years with Mercedes, Hamilton also revealed how much he missed his friend and mentor Niki Lauda, the three-time champion who was Mercedes non-executive chairman and died in May.
"I would say that I didn't think it would hit me so hard, losing Niki," said Hamilton. "I miss him dearly. I didn't realise how much I loved the guy."
Hamilton, now within reach of Schumacher's records of seven championship wins and 91 Grand Prix victories, is due back in Britain for a team celebration at Mercedes headquarters at Brackley on Wednesday. The team this year won a record sixth consecutive drivers' and constructors' championship double.
Liverpool have lived through many false dawns in the 29 years since last lifting a league title, but the class of 2019-20 have the chance to prove they are the real deal when reigning champions Manchester City visit Anfield on Sunday.
City's relentless hunger to push the bar to new heights under Pep Guardiola has kept Liverpool waiting.
Despite posting the third highest points tally in English top flight history last season with 97, Liverpool lost out by a solitary point as City backed up their 100-point campaign with 98 to retain the title.
Beset by defensive injuries, those standards have slipped slightly at the start of this season, allowing Jurgen Klopp's men to open up a six-point lead ahead of Sunday's battle between the top two.
"Last season we won the Premier League (against) the best contender I ever faced in my career," said Guardiola on Friday.
"Right now Liverpool are the strongest team in the world. Playing at Anfield, we know what it means for them and for all their rivals."
Revitalised since Klopp took charge four years ago, Liverpool have not lost a home game in the Premier League since April 2017.
Their solitary defeat in the last 50 league games on any ground came away to City in January in a titanic tussle that ultimately decided the title race.
The consistency of both sides has seen this fixture become English football's biggest game in recent seasons.
In 2017-18 it was Liverpool who ended City's quest for an unbeaten league season and thrashed Guardiola's men 5-1 on aggregate in an ill-tempered Champions League quarterfinal.
"It’s getting bigger and bigger," said Klopp.
"Man City is a pretty good football team. Thank God there is a rivalry because that means we are not in bad place as well."
While City have suffered shock defeats to Norwich and Wolves in the first 11 games of the season, Liverpool have had the air of champions in recent weeks with their ability to fight to the end for their rewards.
Late goals against Leicester, Tottenham, Manchester United and Aston Villa have earned Klopp's men an extra eight points in the past month alone.
Now they have the perfect opportunity to press home their advantage against a City side further weakened at the back by an injury to goalkeeper Ederson.
The erratic Claudio Bravo, who was sent-off for a characteristic charge from his goal against Atalanta in the Champions League in midweek, will start a Premier League game for the first time since May 2018.
A longer term injury to Aymeric Laporte has already destabilised City's title defence with midfielder Fernandinho forced to deputise at centre-back, while left-back Benjamin Mendy is still to find his best form after two injury-plagued seasons.
"It’s a big game, two really good teams face each other. The best news is it’s at Anfield," added Klopp.
Guardiola insisted all will not be lost in the case of his fourth defeat in five visits to Anfield as City boss, but knows how much of a mountain it would leave his side to climb.
"It never ends in November," said the Catalan.
"It will be more difficult when you see a team like Liverpool, who lost once last season and is unbeaten this season.
"So you can imagine that they are not going to lose many games but the season is long, and a lot of situations can happen."
64 human and sex trafficking victims comprising of Nigerians and citizens of three other African countries have been rescued following a cordinated operation by International Police operatives in Mali.
The raids were carried out at known trafficking and smuggling hotspots in the country and some of the rescued victims were mostly females.
“The victims – mostly women and girls – were rescued from sexual exploitation forced labour in the mining sector, as well as forced begging.”"Tagged ‘Operation Horonya’ (‘freedom’ in Bambara language), the activities took place from October 3 to 11 “to support the Malian authorities to identify and dismantle the criminal groups operating in the country and more widely across the region,” Interpol noted.“The nearly 70 victims identified and rescued came from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali; and were working in bars, homes and mining sites,” it stated.“Among them were three young boys rescued from an illegally operated Koranic school, where they were allegedly forced to beg for money,” it added.
Some of the arrested suspects have been detained and awaiting sentencing as it was further learnt that investigation is currently being carried out to identify additional suspects.
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey is currently in Nigeria.
Today, he visited the University of Lagos where he met the Vice Chancellor of the university; Prof Ogundipe.
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This weekend, EPL table toppers, Liverpool, will square off against the reigning English Premier League Champions, Man City in a head-spinning clash that may decide who will win the title come May 2020, so it is only right that LIBers are informed on what to expect.
Liverpool, fresh from a 2-1 win over Genk in the UEFA Champions League will face Pep Guardiola's hungry side who battled to a 1-1 draw with Atalanta in the UEFA Champions league without a goalkeeper in the second half after defender Kylie Walker was brought in to man the posts following an injury to their first choice goalkeeper and a red card issued to the second choice goalkeeper.
Liverpool are unbeaten this season, with only a draw against the Old Trafford team while Manchester city have lost to Norwich city, and will be 9 points behind Liverpool if they lose this weekend.
Injury Concerns
Liverpool Captain Jordan Henderson missed Tuesday night's Champions League win over Genk due to illness, but he is expected to have recovered in time for Sunday. Nathaniel Clyne, Shaquiri and Joel Matip are also expected to miss the match through injuries.
Meanwhile Man City will be without David Silva, Rodri, Laporte and Zinchenko. Goalkeeper Ederson has a 50-50 chance of being fit for the match. Sane is a long term absentee and is ruled out for the year.
Tactical tweaks/formations
Klopp might start Gomez in place of Alexander Arnold in right back so as to properly defend against Man City's attacks from the left while he might stick to a midfield pairing of Henderson and Milner.
Guardiola devoid of David Silva will turn to Bernardo and Kevin De Bruyne to pull the creative strings and might pull a surprise by starting Mahrez.
Both teams have an impressive forward line with the Reds boasting Salah, Firmino and Mane while Guardiola has Aguero and man of the moment, Raheem Sterling.
Both teams will likely use their favored 4-3-3 formation. A key battle willl be between the fast and furious Sterling and the slow but composed UEFA player of the year Virgil Van Dijk. Another important battle will be in the center of the park between De Bruyne and Henderson.
Guardiola vs Klopp Rivalry
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola who have normally treated each other's rivalry with a degree of respect ever since their Dortmund/ Bayern Munich days, in the past one week have thrown shots at each other after Guardiola accused Klopp's player Saido Mane of being a 'diver' on the pitch.
Klopp was annoyed by Guardiola's comments, which led Guardiola to apologize and backtrack on the 'diver' comment. When asked about Guardiola's backtrack, Klopp said; “I am in exactly the same situation as him (Pep),”
“We constantly get asked questions and sometimes we say what is in that second in our mind without thinking about anything else, that we are in public, that there is a camera.
“Then he explains it about speaking with his kids and whether it was really a penalty or not. It’s a discussion they had at home and I’m completely fine with that.
“I couldn’t have more respect for Pep Guardiola, that’s how it is. I’ve known him for so long, it’s a big thing for me to be his contender. It’s great.
“For me he is the best manager in the world and we have the chance to win against his team which is very difficult but possible. That is enough for me.
“We’ve had a good few results against them, from my side it is nothing else but respect.”
Star men to watch out for
*Raheem Sterling
*Sergio Aguero
*Mo Salah
*Saido Mane
* Firmino
Score prediction/ Betting prediction
Liverpool have not kept a single clean sheet at home all season, which will be a concern heading into a match against the division's top scorers so a bet on Liverpool conceding over 1.5 goals will surely be a watery one for betting fans.
Man City might also without goalkeeper Ederson and have been conceding lately so a bet on goal-goal (both sides to score a goal) should come in pricey.
Liverpool 1- 1 Man City
or
Liverpool 2-2 Man City
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