Southampton 0-1 Manchester United: Romelu Lukaku Keeps Up Fine Scoring Form

The Belgium striker points his hand to the sky after opening the scoring in the 20th minute of the Premier League encounter

Romelu Lukaku kept his fine goalscoring form up by netting the opener for Manchester United on 20 minutes.

United have picked up an impressive 16 points from their opening six matches of the new Premier League season

Morata Hits Hat-Trick As Chelsea Sink Stoke

Chelsea’s Spanish striker Alvaro Morata (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Chelsea at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on September 23, 2017. Lindsey Parnaby / AFP

Alvaro Morata bagged a classy hat-trick as Chelsea made short work of beating Stoke 4-0 to keep up the pressure on the Premier League leaders on Saturday.

Mass Passenger Abductions Giving Commuters Nightmare — Daily Trust Investigation

Daily Trust Infographics

Kidnapping of passengers along Nigeria’s highways is fast becoming a lucrative business for criminals

Over one hundred passengers have reportedly been abducted in seven different routes across the country in 2017.

Nigerian Army Launches Books On Critical Thinking

The author (C, clutching all the books) and other officers at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess, Abuja

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday launched books on Critical Thinking, written by Colonel Charles Dalo Nengite, as part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Nigerian Army personnel in creativity and innovation in the application of Critical Thinking.

President Buhari Reveals What He Discussed With President Trump

President Buhari shaking hands with President Trump in New York as he attended the 72nd UNGA. Image source: Femi Adesina/ Facebook 

●President Buhari thanked President Trump for his call to him when he was in London ●He also thanked the US for supplying the Nigerian army with weapons to fight Boko Haram ●He said Nigeria will continue to count on the support of the US

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the content of the conversation between him and President Donald Trump of the US in New York.

President Buhari with other African heads of state at the lunch hosted by President Trump. Image source: Femi Adesina/ Facebook

Mueller Investigators Seek Documents From The White House

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller's team of investigators is seeking information from the White House related to Michael Flynn's stint as national security adviser and about the response to a meeting with a Russian lawyer that was attended by President Donald Trump's oldest son, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is seeking information from the White House related to Michael Flynn's stint as national security adviser and about the response to a meeting with a Russian lawyer that was attended by President Donald Trump's oldest son.

‘Seven Borno Local Councils Still Controlled By Boko Haram’

Borno Map Composite

• FG not sincere, says APC chieftain, Galadima

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Buba Galadima, has debunked a claim by the Federal Government that all territories have been reclaimed from Boko Haram, saying that at least seven local governments in Borno State are still under the control of the sect.

UN Mission In Congo Forces Reckoning Over Sex Abuse Scandal

In this photo taken Aug 11, 2016, 26-year-old Angel poses for a portrait in the Congo Ituri province capital Bunia. Angel worked as a maid at the U.N camp for Senegalese peacekeepers and said she became pregnant after being raped in 2005. Her daughter is now 12 years-old. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The United Nation's sexual abuse and exploitation scandal among peacekeepers is back in the spotlight with fresh calls for reform.

Search For Survivors As Mexico Earthquake Death Toll Climbs To 248

Teams of soldiers and police hack at fallen concrete walls with pickaxes and shovels in Mexico City

Rescuers and volunteers frantically dug through the rubble, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake since 1985 as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248 early on Wednesday.

The North American and Cocos tectonic plates rub one another, creating friction that causes earthquakes - sometimes, as in the case of Tuesday's disaster, away from their edges. The September 7 earthquake is believed to be unconnected

FOR THE RECORD: Buhari Tells UN: ‘New Conflicts Shouldn’t Make Us Lose Sight Of Old Ones’ (SEE FULL SPEECH)

President Muhammadu Buhari addressing 72nd UNGA Image source: Reuters

Addressing the UN General Assembly yesterday, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari spoke of crises beyond the continent as well as those affecting Africa.

Swiss Shut Down 'Fake' E-Coin In Latest Cryptocurrency Crackdown

Illustrations of some of the world's crypto-currencies

Switzerland's financial watchdog has closed down what it said was the provider of a fake cryptocurrency and is investigating around a dozen other possible fraud cases, in the latest clamp-down on the risks involving virtual money.

Nigeria’s Amina Yuguda Wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award

Amina Yuguda: "I want to tell stories from an African perspective" Amina Yuguda hails from Yola in north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Screenshot: BBC Interview

Amina Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency.

EFCC Returns ₦36 Million To School Allegedly Defrauded By Bank Workers

Salihu (middle) presenting the money to the proprietor, Chukwuogo.

• Arrests eight for alleged internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a sum of ₦36,186,012 to Mrs. Ifeoma Chukwuogo, proprietress of Jephtah International School, East-West Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as money recovered from three suspected fraudsters, who allegedly diverted the school’s money for their private use.

ASUU Suspends 36-Day-Old Strike

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President (C) speaking Image source: Pulseng.com

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its five weeks old strike following a closed door meeting with the Federal Government’s delegation.

Nigerian Wins 2017 UN Nansen Refugees Award

Nansen Refugees Award

A Nigerian, Mr Zannah Mustapha, the Director, Future Prowess Islamic Foundation School (FPIS), has won the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) 2017 Nansen Refugees Award.

The Future Prowess Islamic Foundation School in Maiduguri offers a modicum of hope to children caught up in the conflict by providing cost-free meals, uniforms, health care and education.

Call For Older UK Graduates To Retrospectively Pay For Cost Of Degree

UK Graduation Ceremony

Graduates who attended university for free should start paying towards the cost of their degree, a research paper suggests.

DUPLICATED EXERCISES: How Nigeria Wastes Billions On Data Capturing

Many Nigerians probably must have participated in not less than four data capturing processes in the last seven years, with government agencies collecting the same set of information including biometrics each time. Photo: MTN, Image source: Naijatowncrier

●Banks spend ₦45b on BVN ●SIM card registration gulps ₦46.1b ●FG okays ₦30.7b for identity cards ●Voters registration costs ₦87b

The multiple data capturing and registration exercises in the country are costing government billions of naira which, according to stakeholders, amount to duplication and waste of human and financial resources.

Miserable Return For Rooney As Man United Routs Everton 4-0

Manchester United players celebrate after Manchester United's Antonio Valencia, hidden, scored his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Manchester United thrashed Everton 4-0 after scoring three goals in the final 10 minutes on a miserable return to Old Trafford for Wayne Rooney in the Premier League on Sunday.

Everton's Wayne Rooney, left, and Manchester United's Nemanja Matic battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)