Arsene Wenger on deadline day transfer, injuries and signing Lionel Messi

Ahead of Arsenal’s mid-week Premier League clash to Southampton at the Emirates on Tuesday, Arsene Wenger in his pre-match press conference has told the reporters that he doesn’t expect any major transfers to take place for the Gunners.
Wenger revealed that he doesn’t have any fresh injury concerns except

Chelsea agree deal to sell Loic Remy to Leicester

Chelsea have agreed on a deal to sell striker Loic Remy to Leicester City according to reports from the English media.
Express have reported that the Blues have accepted a bid of £11.5m for the French striker, who will now join the Premier League leaders Leicester City permanently.
Remy joined Chelsea back in 2014 after a successful spell at Newcastle and spent most of his time at Stamford Bridge on the bench, providing cover for Diego Costa.

Boko Haram attack: Children burned alive in Nigeria

At least 86 people, including a number of children, have been killed in a series of attacks on a village in north-eastern Nigeria, according to officials.
Witnesses said that suspected Boko Haram fighters firebombed huts and opened fire on civilians on Saturday evening in the village of Dalori, leaving bullet-ridden and charred bodies strewn across the streets. Gunmen also tried to storm a camp close to Dalori, home to some 25,000 refugees, but were repelled by troops.

Jonathan’s rejection of amended constitution shocks Senate

President Goodluck Jonathan’s letter to the National Assembly rejecting amendments to the 1999 Constitution was received with shock by some members who openly expressed surprise at the reasons given by the President to veto the bill. The letter was read on the floor of Senate on Wednesday by the Senate President, David Mark.

Supreme Court affirms Fayose’s victory

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed Ayodele Fayose as the winner and the duly elected governor of Ekiti State in the June 21, 2014 election. In a unanimous decision by the seven-man panel led by Justice John Fabiyi, the apex court upheld the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Ekiti State Governorship Election Tribunal, both of which had earlier ruled that the petition challenging Fayose’s victory lacked merit.

I’ll restore military ties with US –Buhari

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America. In an article published by the New York Times in its Tuesday edition, Buhari promised to among other things reformed the military. The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration had cancelled the training component of its military cooperation with the US citing a lack of sincerity on the part of the Americans for its decision.

Ceremonies were   staged in Abuja and Lagos on Tuesday to mark one year since   over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram from their college hostel in Chibok, Borno State. Two hundred and nineteen female pupils, representing each of the yet-to-be freed Chibok schoolchildren took part in a procession in Abuja   while in Lagos, two young men added a little bizarre twist to the event by chaining themselves for two hours on the 3rd Mainland Bridge.