Nicklas Bendtner claims his next move will be 'Real Madrid or Barcelona'

Is this delusions of grandeur from the Gunners' Danish striker?

One of Arsenal’s two target men has said he could leave the club to join Real Madrid or Barcelona – and it is not Olivier Giroud.

Nicklas Bendtner, the Gunners’ misfiring Danish striker, who has been out on loan for the past two seasons and came to close to agreeing a transfer to Crystal Palace during the summer, said he could envisage his next move being to one of the La Liga giants.
The 25-year-old striker, who has previously been quoted as harbouring ambitions to lead the line at Barca, was quoted in Danish daily newspaper Politiken as responding with “Real Madrid or Barcelona”  when asked where he saw his next move.
With Bendtner conceding he will have to leave Arsenal to get regular playing time – he has started two matches for the Gunners this season, both coming in the League Cup – the striker also says playing is more important than money.

Confusion in Lagos suburb as trailer crushes four pupils

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There is serious crisis in Ikota area of Lagos as touts, otherwise known as area boys, are clashing with policemen. Trouble started after a trailer crushed four pupils on their way to school.
Update: 10:23am
Police now shooting teargas.
Protesters say they will not leave until Fashola comes. They lament that if a pedestrian bridge was available, such accident would not have occurred.
More details later

PLAY IT SHORT: Flamini as important as Ozil; Zaha never saw Januzaj coming; UK work permit madness; Adam Stoke form shows Hughes impact

FLAMINI PLUS OZIL EQUALS TITLE CONTENTION
Mesut Ozil is a morale booster, for sure. But a game-changer? Well, that tag belongs to Mathieu Flamini. It'll be the Frenchman who'll be winning and feeding the ball to Ozil, cajoling and driving his teammates. Flamini will do everything the Gunners midfield has missed since he left three years ago. Unlike Ozil, Flamini offers something completely different to what is available to Arsene Wenger - and cost Arsenal £42.7 million less. Yes, Ozil does have Arsenal fans buzzing and will lift the locker room. But without Flamini, he'd be a very expensive luxury. With the Gunners' new ball-winner, the combination is a definite game-changer for Wenger and Arsenal.

Anambra poll: Protests as Obiano maintains lead

About  200 women from the 21 local government areas  in  Anambra State on Sunday protested the conduct of    Saturday’s  governorship election   in the state.

They said  the election was not credible and called for  its cancellation  and conduct of a fresh one.

The  women, who  carried leaves , expressed their disappointment with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega.

They rolled repeatedly on the road leading to the INEC office   chanting , “Jega has failed us,’ and   ‘He should resign or be removed.”

Artiste, Father U-turn, dies at 36

Father U-turn
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Several musicians, including Daddy Showkey and Alariwo of Afrika, have expressed shock at the death of dancehall musician, Olufemi Mayomi, popularly called Father U-Turn.

Although some reports suggested that the artiste died of kidney-related complications,  a statement by the Publisher of Nigerian Entertainment News Today, Ayeni Adekunle, indicated that Father U-Turn died after a brief illness.

TRAGIC: Armed robbers shoot MTN staff, ‘Keke NAPEP’ operator dead in Enugu (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

An attack by robbers in Enugu State has left two persons dead while many others sustained different degrees of injury.
The two deceased persons have been identified as Eric Eze, a staff of telecommunications giant MTN, and a commercial tricycle (Keke NAPEP) operator, simply known as ‘Igwe’
According to reports, the robbers trailed Mr. Eze, who with the company bus had gone to obtain a sum of N1million from a client. They subsequently waylaid him and shot at his bus leading to his death and Igwe’s.
The Guardian reports:

Reno Omokri: Re: Money-laundering Nigeria’s future – Femi Aribisala could do with some facts

In an article published in the Vanguard of Tuesday the 12th of November, 2013 and entitled ‘Money-Laundering Nigeria’s Future’, one Mr. Femi Aribisala made claims to the effect that the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, had asked Nigeria to account for $100 billion revenue which had accrued to the nation in 2012. Let me say that Mr. Femi Aribisala was being economical with the truth when he said this. Nothing of the sort ever happened. Mr. Femi Aribisala may have been relying on false headlines carried by some opposition linked sites which have no basis in reality.