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Arsenal recovered from their opening-day defeat by West Ham to record a hard-fought victory at Crystal Palace. Alexis Sanchez had three shots blocked as the Gunners began aggressively before Olivier Giroud got the opener. The Frenchman’s superb scissor kick put away a Mesut Ozil cross but the lead lasted 12 minutes until Joel Ward’s driven shot drew Palace level. Connor Wickham hit the post on his home debut before Damian Delaney sliced a Sanchez header into his own net. Jordon Mutch almost inadvertently grabbed a late equaliser when the ball struck his head and went over from a corner, while Petr Cech held a Ward header in a frantic finish. But despite Palace’s combative display, Arsene Wenger’s side ultimately deserved the three points for the quality of their movement and resilience in defence.

Manchester City went top of the Premier League table with a dominant victory over reigning champions Chelsea. Sergio Aguero was denied three times by Chelsea keeper Asmir Begovic before he marked his first game of the season with a goal after Yaya Toure’s pass. City were dominant, Eden Hazard forcing Joe Hart into his only serious save. Vincent Kompany made it 2-0 with a header from David Silva’s corner before Fernandinho fired home from 18 yards. Here is what Mourinho said on Sky Sports that set twitter agog: “The best team in the first half won the game. The best team in the second half was Chelsea for sure. We had a difficult first half, we didn’t create a lot and our goalkeeper made a few important saves. “Second half everything was different. If the 1-0 was a doubtful result at minute 70, 3-0 is completely fake. At 1-0 Chelsea were the best team for the whole second half. “They make a change because they feel 1-0 is in danger and we concede...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to tread cautiously and be mindful of the body language of those hailing him today, saying; “the president should be cautious enough to know that the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar led National Peace Committee tactically told him to tread cautiously and be mindful of the fact that he is not heading a military government.” The governor, who said he was not unaware of the sinister plot to destabilise his government because of his strong and truthful stands on national issues, vowed not to be cowed by threat from any quarter. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said: “opposition is one of the roots on which democracy stands and any President or Governor that does not want opposition will eventually become a dictator. “I want to state withou...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to tread cautiously and be mindful of the body language of those hailing him today, saying; “the president should be cautious enough to know that the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar led National Peace Committee tactically told him to tread cautiously and be mindful of the fact that he is not heading a military government.” The governor, who said he was not unaware of the sinister plot to destabilise his government because of his strong and truthful stands on national issues, vowed not to be cowed by threat from any quarter. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said: “opposition is one of the roots on which democracy stands and any President or Governor that does not want opposition will eventually become a dictator. “I want to state withou...

Adamawa State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Muhammadu Durumin Iya has debunked a media report suggesting that the corps had withdrawn from counter insurgency operations against Boko Haram insurgents maintaining that they remained part of the forces fighting the Boko Haram sect. Durumin-Iya noted that at no point did he ever make any remark that NSCDC had withdrawn from the battle front, adding that the said media report was laced with falsehood. He reiterated the resolve of the corps ‎to discharge its responsibilities in line with its mandate, calling on the media to support the activities of the corps. He appreciated the synergy between NSCDC and forces in the war zone, adding that his men would remain part of the war against insurgency until Boko Haram was defeated. He said the media can play a leading role in assisting the country to overcome its current security and economic challenges‎, adding that the NSCDC will always partner with the ...

An Ex-speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly and stalwart of the APC has said that he is ready to help APC find the missing over 80,000 votes it lost in the June 21st 2014 Governorship Election, claiming that the party has learnt her lessons in governance and politics of Ekiti. Rt. Hon. Femi Bamisile, speaking with bloggers at various functions in Usi and Ado-Ekiti at the weekend, said he knows where the 83,000 deficit votes of the APC which accounted for Dr. Fayemi's defeat are. Quoting Bamisile, "I have taken the bold step to rally men and women of my party together through wide consultations and visitations before and after my declaration of interest to aspire as next Governor of Ekiti, under the APC platform. The party must be united firstly and good we have bounced back in unity and learnt our lessons in governance and politics of Ekiti. Asked about pronounced factions within the APC, Bamisile said " We don't have factions in Ekiti APC, we only have g...