Arteta says Saka is "fine" and is available tomorrow.

He says Elneny is in a very good way after training for a couple of weeks. Zinchenko has just had "one or two" sessions.

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Bench One.......
Sell One........


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This hasn't been the best way to start the month!

I do not want to violate anyone's privacy but may the families of those greatly affected by all the incidents from yesterday and today find peace. God be their strength, because indeed; it is not easy.

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In the last weeks, Bayelsa, Anambra, Lokoja and about 25 other states have been suffering a high level of flooding with the water level increasing by each minute; but of course, nothing is bee said or done about it. Social Media isn't on fire because it isn't Lagos or Abuja.

We are not screaming "Pray for..." because its no Ukraine. Everyone is minding their business because they do not have loved ones residing in those areas!

This is a cry and call for help. Necessary authorities or even individual bodies should assist with evacuation- because even of these people wanted to leave they can't.

Their roads have been cut in two and in pieces, they do not even have a means to escape. Please and Please! I hope this post reaches as much people that can offer help!

#Prayforbayelsa
#prayforallthestatesaffectedbyflood
#prayfornigeria

In the last weeks, Bayelsa, Anambra, Lokoja and about 25 other states have been suffering a high level of flooding with the water level increasing by each minute; but of course, nothing is bee said or done about it. Social Media isn't on fire because it isn't Lagos or Abuja.

We are not screaming "Pray for..." because its no Ukraine. Everyone is minding their business because they do not have loved ones residing in those areas!

This is a cry and call for help. Necessary authorities or even individual bodies should assist with evacuation- because even of these people wanted to leave they can't.

Their roads have been cut in two and in pieces, they do not even have a means to escape. Please and Please! I hope this post reaches as much people that can offer help!

#Prayforbayelsa
#prayforallthestatesaffectedbyflood
#prayfornigeria

Who will become Nigeria's next president in 2023?

>> Bola Tinubu (1.90)
>> Peter Obi (6.00)
>> Atiku Abubakar (1.96)

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Karim Benzema, the man of the day. Ballon d'Or winner later tonight after an incredible year... and very soon it will be time to announce his new deal with Real Madrid. ⚪️⭐️ #Benzema

New contract will be valid for one more season, June 2024. It's only matter of time.
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Among the following Vice President candidates 4 the presidential election,

who is having your VOTE?

>> Yusuf Datti
>> Shettima
>> Okowa

It wasn't a great night for Cristiano Ronaldo. He had a number of chances to net his 700th career goal but failed to convert despite looking determined to score after being left on the bench against Manchester City on Sunday.

United boss Ten Hag praised Ronaldo following his performance in the 3-2 victory at Omonia Nicosia.
The Portuguese ace did not have much luck in front of goal but Ten Hag was still happy with his overall end product.

"I think they were on target as well. The first two, good saves from the goalie, so he had a couple of chances, he created a couple of chances. He was involved with a good run with the first goal for Marcus Rashford, so he had an impact in this game."

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that he has not endorsed Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, but he would work for the flagbearer of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

The governor’s aide on media, Crusoe Osagie, in a statement, Wednesday, described as “false and malicious” reports that Obaseki endorsed Obi.

He said: “No statement to such effect originated from the governor. The story is being peddled by detractors with ulterior motives, intent on misleading and misinforming members of the public for their selfish interest.

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“Governor Obaseki has, from the onset of the electioneering cycle, been at the forefront of the campaign for our great party, the PDP, its candidate, Abubakar, and his running mate, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa.

“The public is hereby warned to watch out the antics of quacks and unprofessional media organisations as well as unscrupulous individuals, seeking to misinform and stir confusion with their outright fake news.

“Obaseki, as the leader of the PDP in Edo State, will deploy his massive support base to ensure the victory of our party and its candidates in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

The Supreme Court, on Friday, ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo chapter, with the dismissal of an appeal instituted at the Apex Court by Dan Orbhi-led faction.

The suit is seeking the court order to authenticate the ad hoc delegate elections conducted by Dan Orbhi’s faction and to invalidate another one conducted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s faction.

The Apex Court in a judgment by Justice Emmanuel Agim, held that the issue of leadership by political parties is an internal affair and as such, the courts have no jurisdiction.


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In the appeal marked SC/CV/979/2022, filed by Monday Osagie, the Supreme Court said that the appeal lacked merit because it is not justiciable.

Agim who delivered the unanimous judgment asked political parties to always adhere strictly to their guidelines, rules and regulations in order to promote genuine democracy.

Obaseki and a Chieftain of the PDP and Orbhi have been on each other’s throats on who controls the party in the state.

The governor, formerly of the All Progressives Congress APC decamped to PDP, stood for the last governorship election on the party platform and won and later opted to control the machinery of the party. (NAN)

GKs - The merry-go-round with Okoye & Uzoho should stop. After over 5 years combined, they've not convinced us that they are the future. Unfortunately.

LBs - We have to settle for Calvin at LB & search for new CBs as Sanusi & Collin can't give us the modern style football.

MD - Yesterday showed again that we lacked a creativity & as much as we want to force the role on Iheanacho & Iwobi, they can't play the role.

Wingers - Simon can't be the only effective winger for us. If Dennis, Chukwueze are not ready, we should look for alternatives.

Peseiro can't settle for less & limit his search within THE SAME set of players.

Let's scout & get new players in areas for the Super Eagles. (3/3)

How can we solve the obvious deficiencies?

Super Eagles former captain, Mikel Obi retires from professional football.

Best of luck Legend ❤❤

Bad news for Manchester City as it seems John Stones has susteined an hamstring injury. �⚠️ #MCFC

…but again, very good strategy in the summer when City board decided to sign Akanji on permanent deal in the final days as ‘jolly/opportunity’ and with no plans to sell any CB.

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AC Milan director Paolo Maldini again on Rafa Leão: “He’s grateful to Milan and understands that the best way for his future is here. Yes, I feel new deal agreement is possible”. ��� #ACMilan

“I don’t care about the rumours [on the contract], it’s important what Rafa tells us”.
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>> Manchester City
>> Manchester United
>> Chelsea
>> Tottenham Hotspur

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Where were all the defenders?

So the first lady posted a picture congratulating her daughter on her graduation when we have students in Nigeria sitting at home for over 7 months.

She has not even made a comment sympathising with the youths.

Who do you think will do better if her husband was President?

- Remi Tinubu
- Margaret Obi
- Amina Atiku

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Mbappe and his France teammates are due to stage a team photo and other sponsor activities ahead of the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday, but Mbappe said he would not participate -- a decision that was supported by senior players in the squad.

Noah Okafor, more than a talent. He has already scored 2 goals in UCL in less than 180’ and 7 total goals this season. ⭐️�� #UCL

Many clubs are following RB Salzburg jewel — his current contract expires in June 2024.

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Breaking: Suspended ManCity player, Benjamin Mendy, has been cleared for one count of rape.

QUEEN Elizabeth II’s exit from the mortal plane was bound to excite extreme sentiments because she personified the good, bad and ugly of our history. She was historically and politically our “mother”, who wore the British crown with such charm, charisma, grace and majesty that truly inspired.
How much of the British legacies in Nigeria can we attribute to (or blame on) the late Queen? Or, how many of the British legacies can we not attribute to, or blame on, her? Though a ceremonial, constitutional monarch, the Queen retained the post of Commander-in-Chief of the British forces with the power to declare war as she did over the Falklands in 1982.

Every new Prime Minister still went to her to collect the instrument of power. No major decision was taken without consulting with her. She remained the Head of State of 14 independent countries and leader of the 54-member Commonwealth consisting of over 2.5 billion people; a third of the world’s population.
In her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth was forced by circumstances beyond her control to superintend over the dissolution of the British Empire through the granting of independence to the former colonies. The manner in which Nigeria’s independence was packaged is responsible for the crises we are still experiencing. Any building with a faulty foundation will collapse sooner or later. But the kind of foundation that Britain laid for Nigeria was such that it would neither stand nor fall. Britain opted for this kind of foundation so that, in cahoots with some anointed local agents, it would continue to manipulate and exploit the system long after independence.
Nigeria should have been three countries or at least, a confederation of three or more autonomous regions with the free option by any of its constituents to quit the union. But, due to British interests, the North was saddled on the South; a neo-imperialist arrangement that remains till today.
The Queen herself supervised the final packaging of Nigeria for independence that doomed her permanently. The first was the lopsided manner in which the electoral constituencies were shared between the North and South just before the pre-independence regional and federal elections between 1958 and 1959. Though the population of the South was more than that of the North, the North was given more electoral constituencies.
Queen Elizabeth’s British configuration of Nigeria is such that you need Northern approval before you can change anything.  Before the North gives its approval, it must listen to Britain first. This is why all coups planned by Southerners and Middle Belt officers failed with mass executions, while Northern coups were mostly bloodless “palace” coups. This was why Biafra failed to secede, and anything “Biafra” is addressed with military nihilism.
This is why “restructuring” has failed after over 50 years of agitation by Southern politicians and pro-democracy activists. This is why the Constitution cannot be amended to correct imbalances and promote equity. This is why peaceful change is impossible in Nigeria and development is retarded. And this is why the country is bleeding from all pores and the system is imploding.
Queen Elizabeth’s Britain stole the future of Nigeria!

Following the postponement of the Premier League, Graham Potter’s first game in charge of Chelsea will now be on Wednesday in the Champions League, against RB Salzburg.

�BREAKING: The UK Government have told the Premier League that games can go ahead this weekend, but has left the decision in the hands of governing bodies.

➪ The Athletic

UK's Queen Elizabeth Dies

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, has been announced.

She died at her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle.

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And now the women!

If the fate of who are president will be in the 2023 elections lied in the beauty of their wives, who is our president going to be?

Labour Party is a recognisable brand all over the world. Since the British Labour Party was founded in 1900, forming its first government in 1924, Labour parties have been established political parties across the world, becoming the governing party in several countries. For instance, Labour is the governing party in Australia and New Zealand. Here, in Nigeria, the Labour Party produced a state governor in 2007 when Dr Olusegun Mimiko, its candidate, was elected Governor of Ondo State. Yet, something potentially transformational is happening. Or, so it seems. 


In May this year, former Governor Peter Obi joined the Labour Party and became its presidential candidate. Since then, with the emergence of the mass based “Obidient” movement, the party’s profile has risen stratospherically. This has prompted views that the Labour Party could win next year’s presidential election or cause a significant upset to trigger a rerun. But can Obi make Labour a governing party in Nigeria? 
Well, first, there’s an important distinction between Labour Party in Nigeria and Labour parties around the world. Elsewhere, Labour parties attract politicians, and field candidates in elections, who believe strongly in their ideology and values; in Nigeria, the Labour Party is seen and used as a mere vehicle to gain political power by politicians who are disillusioned with the established parties.


Take Dr Mimiko. Before he ran for governor as a Labour Party candidate in 2007, he was a minister in President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government led by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. After the PDP thwarted his attempt to run against Dr Olusegun Agagu, the then incumbent PDP governor in the state, Mimiko joined the Labour Party and turned it into an election winning machine in Ondo State. He became a two-term governor under the party. 
Similarly, disenchantment forced Obi to leave the PDP and join the Labour Party on May 27. Barely three days later, on May 30, he clinched the party’s presidential ticket. Given those circumstances, hardly anyone would describe Obi as a Labourite, a term used for an adherent of Labour party. What one can say is that the Labour Party gave Obi its platform to actualise his presidential ambition, although a true symbiosis can emerge between them. 


Yet, truth be told, Labour Party’s origins are so ideologically grounded that it should not be a mere vehicle to gain power. In his seminal book, The Great Transformation, Karl Polanyi described how the social devastation of the 19th century, caused by laissez-faire capitalism, led to the emergence of trade unions, which later established the British Labour Party in 1900 to represent the interests and needs of the working class. Put simply, Labour party has its origins in the countermove to resist the exploitation of workers by the landed and trading classes. 
Ironically, as a billionaire trader, Obi belongs to the trading classes that traditionally have little in common with the interventionist ethos of the leftist Labour Party. For instance, as a trader, Obi should instinctively believe in free trade and globalisation, and the primacy of private enterprise. Yet, the Labour Party says it “shall ensure activist developmental role of the state in the economy in being a major player in the strategic sectors of the economy” and would adopt “a cautious and step approach” to globalisation and liberalisation. 
So far, Obi hasn’t published his manifesto as the Labour Party’s presidential candidate. But I would be surprised if he campaigns on an interventionist or protectionist agenda. I suspect the relationship between Obi and the Labour Party would be akin to that between Tony Blair and the British Labour Party. It was Blair who transformed the Labour Party from a statist, interventionist party into a market-friendly and pro-middle class party that became electable after nearly two decades of consecutive electoral defeats. So, we must wait to see the Obi/Labour Party manifesto.
That said, Obi’s “consumption to production” mantra should appeal to everyone. First, producing nations accumulate wealth at the expense of consuming nations; so, Nigeria must be a producing nation. Second, production is the main source of economic growth; so, focusing on production will create jobs. Which is why any Labour party should support the productive sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing, because they are the routes to economic growth and high employment.  


But production is not enough. You can have economic growth and still have poverty and inequality. This can happen when there’s a concentration of wealth in few hands and when labour’s share of the national income is small due to low productivity. Both the accumulation and concentration of wealth, including unexplained wealth, and income inequality, are prevalent in Nigeria. But both are incompatible with social justice, fundamental in modern democratic societies and a major concern of all social democratic parties.
So, as Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Obi can’t just talk about production, he must address social justice issues, particularly inequality. Of course, income inequality is largely caused by low productivity and the solution lies in the diffusion of knowledge and skills. Surely, Obi and his educationist running-mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, need robust educational, training and skills-acquisition policies to support their pro-production agenda. With a robust economic and social agenda, coupled with a credible commitment to restructure Nigeria and tackle insecurity, the Labour Party under Obi and Baba-Ahmed would look like a party of government.
That said, the structure of party competition in Nigeria is such that a third force will struggle to dislodge either of the two main parties. Yet, APC and PDP are such irredeemable parties of vested interests that any other party that sets out a credible agenda that serves the general interest, the national interest, deserves to win next year. So, first, Obi must craft a robust and credible programme of government. Second, he must actively canvass for votes across Nigeria, wooing women and youth, critical voting demographics, and ensuring his “Obidient” supporters actually vote. That way, he might make Labour Nigeria’s next governing party.