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Peru have climbed into the top ten of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time but that has not seen them get into pot 1 for the 2018 world cup draw.

As a result of the latest fifa ranking released today, Pot 1 for the Russia 2018 draw on 1 December has been decided.

The teams in pot 1 include Russia, Germany, Argentina and Brazil.

See the list of the other teams that make up pot 1 below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/fifa-releases-ranking-list-of-teams-in-pot-1-for-world-cup-draw/

President Muhammadu Buhari has met with Nicole Benson, a 12-year-old girl who donated her lunch money to his presidential campaign.

Receiving Benson at the Aso Rock Villa, Buhari expressed his gratitude to the little girl who was nine years old at the time she donated her lunch money to Buhari’s campaign.

He also met Aisha Aliyu Gebi, a 10-year-old girl who wrote a letter to inquire about his health.

The president also played host to Maya, a three years old girl who was recorded praying for the president.

“How can you be so shy when your video has been seen all over the world,” Buhari said to Maya.

Videos Of Buhari Meeting All Three Girls
http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/videos-buhari-meets-girl-who-donated-lunch-money-for-his-campaign/

The Queen may be scaling back her royal duties but it appears the 91-year-old monarch gave her chauffeur the day off, as she was spotted driving her Jaguar back from a Sunday church service.

It's her first weekend at Windsor after returning from her summer holidays in Scotland, where she spent three months at her Balmoral residence.

The bespectacled sovereign was behind the wheel of the forest green car, a bright blue hat visible atop her head, accompanied by her security guard in the passenger seat.

The Queen, who is a fan of driving and who doesn't legally need a license, has been seen on many occasions driving herself down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park.

While she is always chauffeured during royal occasions, the Queen is in fact a capable driver, having learnt to drive while serving as a mechanic in the Women’ s Auxillary Territorial Service during the Second World War.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/buhari-asked-us-to-focus-on-northern-nigeria-world-bank/

Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona in a La liga match on Saturday as the two Spanish giants looked to stake their claim at the top of the table.

Right from the first kick, Messi was up to his usual tricks and almost grabbed a goal in the first minute after leaving the Atletico defence dazed with a tricky run.

Later in the game, Messi was given a taste of his own medicine as Atletico defender got the better of Messi courtesy of a nice dribble.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-godin-gives-messi-a-taste-of-his-medicine-with-this-dribble/

Dapo Abiodun, father of the late disc jockey of Davido’s HKN Gang, Olugbemiga Abiodun aka DJ Olu, has said his son would not have died if he had gone back to school.

Abiodun, who is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Heyden Petroleum, said this during the service of songs/tributes night held in honor of his late son.

“We were very close. I remember I would report Olu to my mother and she would say a ‘leaf doesn’t fall far from a tree’ (a Yoruba proverb).

"I saw him for the last time last week Sunday when we had lunch; Olu always wanted to please me.

"He was supposed to go back to Coventry University last week for his postgraduate studies but he begged me to allow him to stay for just one week because he wanted to commission his petrol station and car wash business.

“I begged him to go to school promising him that I would help do everything while

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/i-begged-dj-olu-to-return-to-school-few-days-before-he-died-father/

Manchester City moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 7-2 thrashing of Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester United's 0-0 draw with Liverpool had temporarily lifted them to the summit but City took full advantage of their rivals' dropped points with a rampant display against a dismal Stoke side.

Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and David Silva had them 3-0 up in less than half an hour as a ragged visiting defence made life easy for Pep Guardiola's front three.

Stoke did threaten a comeback either side of half-time, with Mame Diouf firing home before his header deflected in off Kyle Walker to make it 3-2, but hope of a shock result did not last long.

Jesus scored his second and Leroy Sane his first from two exceptional passes from Kevin De Bruyne, making his 100th appearance for the club, either side of a stunning strike from Fernandinho.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-ruthless-man-city-defeats-stoke-city-7-2-goals-and-highlights/

Former Minsiter of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has slammed President Buhari over new revelations by the World bank president over Nigeria.

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, had on Thursday revealed that Buhari told him to focus on the Northern region of Nigeria.

This apparently did not go down well with Femi-Fani Kayode as he took to twitter to berate the President.

He wrote, "President of the World Bank, Kim Yong Jim, has said that @MBuhari told him to concentrate their efforts on northern Nigeria.

www.nigeriannewsweb.com/world-bank-buhari-sees-southerners-as-slaves-fani-kayode/

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari requested that the bank concentrate its effort on the northern region of Nigeria.

Kim, who was speaking at a press conferences in Washington DC, United States on Thursday, also advised Buhari to invest in things that would enhance economic growth.

Kim said, “You know, in my very first meeting with President Buhari he said specifically that he would like us to shift our focus to the northern region of Nigeria and we’ve done that. Now, it has been very difficult. The work there has been very difficult.

“I think Nigeria, of course, has suffered from the dropping oil prices. I think things are just now getting better. But the conversation we need to have with Nigeria, I think, is in many ways related to the theme that I brought to the table just this past week, which is investment in human capital. The percentage of the Gross Domestic Product that Nigeria spends on healthcare is less than one percent.”

He added, “Despite that, there is so much turbulence in the northern part of the country, and there is the hit that was taken from the drop in the oil prices. Nigeria has to think ahead and invest in its people. Investing in the things that will allow Nigeria to be a thriving, rapidly growing economy in the future is what the country has to focus on right now.”

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/buhari-asked-us-to-focus-on-northern-nigeria-world-bank/

Olugbenga Abiodun aka DJ Olu, son of wealthy Nigerian businessman, Dapo Abiodun and a close friend of Nigerian Music star Davido, has been buried.

DJ Olu was buried by his family in Lagos today amid tears after he passed away on Saturday October 7th.

Davido was spotted at the funeral ceremony alongside some of his friends and relatives.

The ceremony held at Emmanuel Chapel, 405 Close, Banana Island, Lagos.

Davido alongside his manager, Asa Asika were spotted at the venue. Davido and DJ Olu were very close as the late DJ was part of a few people he associated with.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/photos-davidos-friend-dj-olu-is-buried-amid-tears-in-lagos/

Coach of Arsenal football club of England, Arsene Wenger has congratulated Nigeria and Nigerians after the Super Eagles qualified for the 2018 FIFA world cup in Russia.

In a video posted on the facebook page of the team, Wenger expressed delight at Nigeria's qualification and was also elated that the qualification came through the goal of one of the Arsenal players.

Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi's goal gave Nigeria the crucial 1-0 win against Zambia that saw them qualify for next year's tournament.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-wenger-congratulates-nigeria-over-world-cup-qualification/

It was a difficult series of world cup qualifiers for Argentina as they were facing danger of elimination but Lionel Messi led the team through to Russia.

Going into the last game of the qualifier against Ecuador, Argentina were seated in 6th place and needed only a win to give them any hope of making it to Russia next year.

Ecuador made matters worse as they took the lead 40 seconds into the match but Messi stepped up and, courtsey of a hat-trick, singlehandedly took Argentina through to the world cup.

One person who was in total awe of Messi was the president of Argentina FA, Claudio Tapia


http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-messi-leaves-argentina-fa-president-claudio-tapia-in-tears/

The rapper Eminem has issued an ultimatum to his fans – support either him or Donald Trump – in a scorching rap played at Tuesday night’s BET awards.

In the four-minute freestyle, filmed in a car park in Detroit and titled The Storm, Eminem called out the US president on issues including his behaviour towards North Korea, his support for white supremacists and his penchant for tweeting.

In the rap he refers to the US president as “a kamikaze that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust”. In a reference to the orange superhero the Thing from the Fantastic Four comic books, he raps: “Racism’s the only thing he’s Fantastic Four / Cause that’s how he gets his fucking rocks off and he’s orange.”

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-eminem-attacks-donald-trump-in-rap-freestyle-at-bet-awards/

Chile will sensationally miss the 2018 World Cup after suffering a 3-0 loss to Brazil in qualifying on Tuesday.

Paulinho and Gabriel Jesus struck in the space of three second-half minutes at the Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo before the latter sealed the deserved victory late.

Tite's side dominated the first half without capitalising, before a Claudio Bravo error allowed Paulinho to open the scoring.

Jesus then struck twice, completing a sensational qualifying campaign for CONMEBOL group winners Brazil.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-chile-fail-to-qualify-for-world-cup-losing-3-0-to-brazil-goals/

Lionel Messi proved to be Argentina's saviour as his stunning hat-trick secured a 3-1 victory over Ecuador and World Cup qualification for Russia 2018.

Two-time world champions Argentina were in danger of missing the showpiece tournament for the first time since 1970, having dropped to sixth and outside of the qualifying positions following three consecutive draws.

Those fears became real when Ecuador broke the deadlock after just 38 seconds via Romario Ibarra at altitude in Quito on Tuesday.

But Argentina – who reportedly hired a sorcerer to help bring good energy to the team with their World Cup hopes on the line – fought back as captain and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi singlehandedly booked the country's ticket to Russia next year, becoming the first player to score 20 goals in CONMEBOL qualifying in the process.

Watch Goals And Highlights Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-messis-hat-trick-against-ecuador-sends-argentina-to-world-cup/

Dutch icon Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from international football on the same night he scored a brace against Sweden.

Robben scored both goals as Holland won on Tuesday night but failed to qualify for next year's World Cup.

The flamboyant winger was pictured crying ahead of kick-off at the Amsterdam Arena.

'It's a good time to pass the torch to the next generation,' he said after the game.

The 33-year-old's 14-year international career has been full of success.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/breaking-arjen-robben-retires-from-international-football/

The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has publicly slammed the Chief Medical Director of the State House Clinic, Dr. Husain Munir, over the poor state of the health facility.

The clinic was established to take care of the President, Vice-President, their families as well as members of Staff of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

First lady Aisha Buhari spoke on Monday at the opening of a two-day stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.

Buhari said a situation where constructions were going on in the health facility that cannot boast of a syringe was not good enough for the country.

She recalled that she was sick recently and was advised to travel abroad because of the poor state of the clinic.

The President’s wife said she had to go to a private hospital owned by foreigners

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/aisha-buhari-slams-chief-medical-director-state-house-clinic-in-aso-villa/

Olugbenga Abiodun aka DJ Olu, son of Wealthy Nigerian businessman Dapo Abiodun and a close friend of Nigerian Music star Davido, is dead.

Details of his death remain sketchy but many sources confirmed that he was found dead today in his car alongside another friend.

The other friend has been identified as Chime.

This has caused quite a shock to family and friends as Davido took to social media to confirm the news.

Read More Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/photos-davidos-friend-dj-olu-hkn-found-dead-in-his-car/

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has joined eleven other countries that have so far qualified for the 2018 FIFA World cup holding in Russia.

Nigeria became the first African country to qualify after a 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday evening in Uyo, Nigeria.

Nigeria joins the likes of host, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Japan.

See full List Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/nigeria-joins-11-countries-that-have-qualified-for-world-cup-full-list/

The Super Eagles of Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World cup in Russia after defeating Zambia 1-0 in Uyo, Nigeria.

Nigeria rode on the back of a solitary second half goal from Alex Iwobi as they booked their place at football's biggest competition.

There were wild and emotional scenes as the referee blew the final whitsle to bring the game to an end which saw everyone on the Nigerian bench run to the field.

See Celebrations Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-russia2018-jubilations-at-full-time-in-nigeria-vs-zambia-match/

Alex Iwobi’s second half goal guaranteed Nigeria’s place at the 2018 World Cup, the Arsenal forward earning a 1-0 home win against Zambia on Saturday.

Gernot Rohr’s men are now through to the 2018 World Cup finals after a hard-fought win against the Chipolopolo at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

Nigeria lost midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi to injury early in the first half but this did not deter the super Eagles as they became the first African team to book a place at next year's world cup.

Watch Goal Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-iwobi-scores-as-nigeria-qualifies-for-russia-2018-goal/

Arsenal and Nigeria forward, Alex Iwobi scored the crucial goal for Nigeria against Zambia as Nigeria qualifies for the 2018 world cup holding in Russia next year

Iwobi came on for winger, Moses Simon in the second half as the Super Eagles looked to put pressure on the Zambians.

Read More Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/breaking-iwobi-goal-vs-zambia-leads-super-eagles-to-russia-2018/

Harry Kane's injury-time goal guaranteed England's place at the 2018 World Cup, the Tottenham striker earning a 1-0 home win against Slovenia on Thursday.

Gareth Southgate's side were already virtually assured of their place in Russia due to a five-point cushion and made certain of their progress thanks to Kane's late impact.

The in-form striker had been quiet throughout a listless Three Lions performance but nudged home Kyle Walker's low cross to break the deadlock in the third minute of added time.

In a largely turgid affair, England missed the suspended Dele Alli and the injured Jamie Vardy's ability to..

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/russia-2018-england-qualifies-for-2018-world-cup/

An American twitter user, Sean Murphy has said that it is easier for a dog in the United States to get treatment than for a human being in Nigeria to get treatment.

Murphy stated this in a tweet that has generated widespread controversy. He wrote, "So a dog with lymphoma in Miami has a better chance of getting treatment than a woman with a brain tumor in Lagos. Shame!"

He had earlier written about the linear accelerator, a machine that treats cancer saying that Nigeria has only 18, 11 of which are broken while the US has...

Read More Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/audio-who-fares-better-dogs-in-us-or-humans-in-nigeria-bbc/

Nigeria's minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the GMD of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru.

The honourable minister noted that Baru had gone on to appoint people into position in the NNPC without informing him (Kachikwu) or other NNPC top executives.

Kachikwu made these allegations in a letter he wrote to Buhari where he said that for about a year, he has been "tolerating these disrespectful and humiliating conduct by the GMD"

Read More And See Letter Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/photos-kachikwu-writes-letter-to-buhari-reports-nnpc-gmd-baru/

Pictures of the Canadian model, Catt Gallinger often showed her sporting purple hair or purple lipstick, or the purple tinge of her numerous tattoos peeking out from beneath a tank top.

So when the already heavily inked Ottawa resident had the opportunity to “tattoo” her eyeball — a procedure called sclera staining, in which ink is injected into the white part of the eye — she chose the color purple.

Sclera staining can result in a startling tint of the eye, a visual effect that has gained popularity recently among those who practice extreme body modification.

But for Gallinger, something went horribly wrong.

The day of the procedure, purple ink oozed out of her eye and trickled down her cheek.

Read More Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/photo-canadian-model-goes-partially-blind-after-tattooing-her-eyeball/

Former first lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to order.

Patience has accused Magu of trying to destroy her family by targeting her for the role she played in the 2015 election.

Jonathan’s wife was actively involved in the reelection bid of her husband. She toured the length and breadth of the country, campaigning for him.

In a statement on Monday, Belema Meshack-Hart, chief press secretary to the former first lady, said despite campaigning against him in the presidential election, President Donald Trump did not move against Michelle Obama.

“We believe that she is being systematically persecuted and punished because of her unflinching support for her husband during the 2015 elections,” the statement read.

“President Buhari should be reminded that his wife also supported him in all the elections he contested against her husband, former President Jonathan, but Dr. Jonathan did not at any...

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/tell-efcc-to-leave-me-alone-patience-jonathan-tells-buhari/

It was a truly sad day on Sunday a gunman opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas leaving as many as 20 people dead and about 100 people injured.

People were at a country music concert when the shooting incident took place.

The gunman has been reported dead after he was engaged by the police.
Many have termed this a terrorist attack as we await more information on the incident.

The police has however denied reports of multiple shooters.

Watch Video of the shooting below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-gunshots-heard-as-people-run-for-safety-in-las-vegas/

Nacho Monreal and Alex Iwobi stretched Arsenal's winning run to four consecutive games in all competitions as Alexis Sanchez dazzled in a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Monreal's opening goal arrived after Alexandre Lacazette was denied by the post during the early stages for Arsene Wenger's side, although Solly March was similarly close to a Brighton equaliser before half-time.

Sanchez took centre stage after the break and set up Iwobi to double the Gunners' advantage with a sublime backheel.

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-alex-iwobi-scores-in-arsenal-2-0-win-over-brighton-goals/

Manchester United's Anthony Martial has been in sublime form this season and he seems to have grown in confidence in these past weeks.

This is backed up by his performance this season, having scored in three different games in three different competitions prior to Man Utd's game against Crystal palace.

Martial came on as a substitute for Marcus Rashford and one of his first touches was a sublime touch that left the stadium wowed.

Receiving the ball out wide, Martial waited patiently for the onrushing Townsend before calmly slotting the ball between the winger's leg and carrying on.

Townsend's reaction afterwards and the stadium's reaction added a glossy effect to the brilliant piece of skill.

See More Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-martial-pulls-off-outrageous-nutmeg-on-andros-townsend/

Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal in sublime fashion as Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 win over champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Pep Guardiola's side made it eight consecutive wins in all competitions and dominated for long periods against Chelsea, whose limited attacking intent was further compromised by top scorer Alvaro Morata limping off in the 35th minute with an apparent left hamstring injury.

An exemplary showing from the home defence, in which Andreas Christensen was outstanding, meant City struggled for a regular flow of clear-cut chances despite their superiority.

That was until De Bruyne seized the moment, something his game-breaking goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek demonstrated he is increasingly adept at doing.

Watch Goal Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-de-bruyne-scores-as-man-city-beat-chelsea-1-0-at-stamford/

Eden Hazard is set to start his first premier league game of the season as Chelsea tackle Manchester city in a top four clash.

Hazard, is joined in the starting eleven by Fabregas and Cahill. Christensen and Bakayoko keep their place in the starting eleven while Victor Moses and Pedro drop to the bench.

Man city are without Sergo Aguero who was injured in an accident and Gabriel Jesus starts and is flanked by Sterling and Sane.

Delph is also included in the starting eleven as Toure drops to the Bench alongside Bernardo Silva.

See both teams' starting eleven below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-hazard-starts-moses-benched-as-chelsea-tackle-man-city/

Harry Kane ended his free-scoring September in fitting fashion as his brace helped Tottenham to a 4-0 Premier League win over Huddersfield Town.

The England striker has been sensational since the turn of the month and went into Saturday's contest at the John Smith's Stadium with 11 goals in September, including five in the last two games, and he wasted little time in adding to that number.

He pounced on a defensive lapse to open the scoring inside 10 minutes and, after Ben Davies had capitalised on further poor work at the back to make it 2-0, Kane found the net for the 13th time this month to put the game well beyond doubt just 23 minutes in.

A stunning bending effort from the edge of the area made it 3-0, Kane's tally for September matching the best totals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a calendar month.

See goals Below

http://www.nigeriannewsweb.com/video-kane-scores-two-as-tottenham-defeats-huddersfield-4-0-goals/