GIST OF THE DAY

Share your thought as English team Arsenal and Chelsea both face long-distance trips in the Europa League after the group stages were drawn on Friday. Unai Emery's side were drawn in Group E with Qarabag of Azerbaijan, Sporting Lisbon and Vorskla of Ukraine. Chelsea will also be travelling to eastern Europe having been drawn with Belarus' BATE Borisov, Hungary's Vidi and PAOK Salonika in Group L. See the full draw below: Meanwhile NaijGossp asked for your  view as UEFA Champion League draw was also made with difficult draw for English teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Friday wept at his Presidential Campaign Office shortly after obtaining his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja. Atiku who was filled with emotions while receiving the forms from the Atiku Support Groups (ASG) which purchased same for him, reiterated his commitment to the Nigerian cause, and promised to do everything possible not to disappoint Nigerians if given the opportunity. Unable to overcome his emotions while a member of the ASG, Princess Adekemi Adesanya was painting in graphic details, the sorry state of affairs in the nation, the former Vice President fought back tears as he sobbed, whipping his eyes with the aid of a white handkerchief. He said: “The event today (purchase of nomination form) is significant and historic because this is the only time in my political career that young men and women in this country have come together without my knowledg...

Real Madrid have re-signed striker Mariano from Lyon for 33m euros (£29.7m), just 14 months after he joined the French club and he has been assigned the legendary number "7" wore  by Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul Gonzalez etc. Mariano had joined Lyon in June 2017 but is making return to Bernabeu in 2018 after Real madrid make use of the buy-back clause in his sale contract. The La Liga club will reportedly pay just 22m euros as they still own 35% of the 25-year-old's rights. Mariano has signed a five-year contract at the Bernabeu after Real activated their buy-back option, that was despite Sevilla having agreed a deal for the player, according to club president Jose Castro. The former Dominican Republic international, who was born in Spain, joined Lyon in June 2017 for eight million euros and scored 20 goals in 43 appearances.

Usain Bolt, Jamaica's sprinter turned footballer, has made his first appearance as a professional footballer in a pre-season friendly in Australia. Bolt, who has been trialling with Australia's A-League club Central Coast Mariners since last week, debuted against an amateur side at the club's stadium in Gosford, 80km north of Sydney, in front of more than 12,000 people. Former sprint king Bolt turned out for Central Coast Mariners in a pre-season friendly as he came on the field of play with a smile in the 71st minutes after the crowd has chanted "We want Bolt". With this happening, Bolt has finally realised his dream of playing professionally, even if it was a brief 20 minute cameo. He managed the following stats, completing just one pass in that time period, as well as failing to record a single shot on target. Meanwhile, NaijGossp earlier  reported of how an Australian club signs retired Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt...

News has filtered out that PDP has discussed with their Presidential aspirants on how to conducts their primary election and also taking over the presidency from Buhari. A party source revealed that the meeting, which was held at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday August 29, was at the instance of the PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to brainstorm on how the party can have a peaceful presidential primary. The meeting was attended by the Senate president Bukola Saraki, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, former Plateau state governor, Senator Jonah Jang, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former chairman of the PDP caretaker committee, Senator Ahmed Makarafi. Other presidential aspirants who attended the meeting were Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, Tanimu Turaki, former Sokoto state governor, Atahiru Bafarawa, while Gombe state governor, Ibrah...

The Hajj Commission in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state in an auto crash in Saudi Arabia. The Public Relations Officer of the commission, Malam Yakub-Yahaya Talata-Mafara, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview. Talata-Mafara said that the accident occurred around 3.00a.m on Friday, while they were travelling from Makkah to Madina, Saudi Arabia. According to him, the victims are six local government chairmen of APC from the state. “Three of them died, while three others are receiving treatment at Saudi Arabia Hospital,’’ Talata-Mafara told NAN. He said that the remains of the deceased were under the custody of the Saudi Arabian authorities where they would be processed for burial. “Hajj officials of the Zamfara contingents are making the necessary documentation to join the Saudi Arabian authorities in order to give the dec...

A twitter user took to her handle to share graphic injuries she sustained when she jumped out from a speedy kidnappers vehicle. The lady named Esther with twitter handle @ExtellD showed some bravery and she gave thank God for surviving the ugly ordeal. See her thread below: She deserves some accolades.

What to make of this draw then? Tough groups for Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United, while Manchester City will be strong favourites to progress as winners from Group F. United are in Group G, which is the only group not to have produced a single winner in the last 15 seasons. Seems Manchester United is in the group of death as C. Ronaldo look forward to Old Trafford reunion and face off against former coach Jose Mourinho. So what is your view about the draw?

Fela Durotoye has emerged as the alternative candidate at the PACT meeting. He is chosen to challenge APC, PDP and other parties aspirants for the country's presidency in the election 2019. PACT (Presidential Aspirants Coming Together) is a coalition formed by certain presidential aspirants ahead of the 2019 election. Fela Durotoye, Kingsley Moghalu, and Omoyele Sowore formed this coalition as a way of building a United front for a better Nigeria. A look at various tweets by social media users seems to lean more to Kingsley Moghalu who was defeated by 1 vote as reported at the PACT meeting. As soon as the votes was announced, twitter went hot as #FelaDurotoye #NotTooYoungToRun went viral with various giving their various opinions. Check out people reaction on Twitter How is Fela Durotoye the consensus candidate and not Kingsley Moghalu? Are you people serious about this election at all? — The Pe@cock (@WoleOdeleye) August 30, 2018 ...

News filtered in two days ago about Davido registering for NYSC and social media has been buzzing ever since. Today he was mobbed by fellow corpers as he arrived the camp for his NYSC orientation at Lagos camp. Comedian Ayo Makun aka AY took to his instagram page to react saying the camp should be called Davido Youth Service Corp. He wrote; ' This is @davidoofficial arriving NYSC camp as a Corper. Who is serving who? No number one citizen of Nigeria don get this kind welcome for NYSC camp before. Please permit me to call this DYSC (Davido Youth Service Corp). More importantly, I am so proud of Davido. Education is our passport to the future, no matter the amount you have in your bank account. I hope those who are planning to run away from school to become a Davido is seeing this?'

It seems Donald Trump is not ready to lay low for media outlet in America as Trump has been throwing shades to different media outfits. CNN is the latest media outlet Trump is having a face off with and it seems CNN and Trump really hate each other See the latest troll by Trump CNN fires back immediately. "We report when people in power tell lies" NaijGossp earlier reported of  how Trump was blowing hot against media houses for spreading unverified stories.

Top premier League referee Bobby Madley was sacked after sending an inappropriate message on social media featuring a picture of a disabled man, Sky Sports News understands. It is understood the Snapchat message suggested the 32-year old would be able to win a race against the disabled man on a school sports day. After the image was seen by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, he was informed that his contract would be terminated. It is understood Madley is presently relocating to Norway and, if selected, he will be able to continue working as a professional match official. The Premier League have told Sky Sports News: "Bobby Madley is no longer employed by PGMOL. "We understand he has decided to relocate due to a change in his personal circumstances." Madley had officiated 91 matches in the Premier League since 2013 and also took charge of last season's Community Shield at Wembley.

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso, 40, who was very controversial during his footballing career looks like he has taken his tough stance into management. The Italian manager was caught on camera playfully slapping youngster Gabriele Bellodi as he walked behind him in the tunnel area earlier this month. The playful jab occurred as 17-year-old Bellodi was filmed proudly showing off a Barcelona shirt to the camera after the two sides played an International Champions Cup (ICC) friendly in California. Gabriele did not feature in any of AC Milan's matches at the pre-season tournament. The 17-year-old has since been sent on a season-long loan to Italian third division outfit Olbia Calcio 1905. See video: Gennaro Gattuso 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ufMUH3k8Q8 — Tosin Abayomi (@TosinSports) August 30, 2018

As media outlet reported of former Delta Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan defection to APC some hours ago, various personalities are reacting to the news including his immediate party PDP. The PDP has reacted to former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan's defection to the APC and disclosed that Uduaguan's exit was sad but it remains strong and indivisible. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the party publicity secretary, said the former governor has only expressed his right to freedom of association Barely 24 hours after Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta state, resigned as a member of the PDP, the party expressed optimism that it will do a critical “soul-searching” on his recent defection to the APC. According to an online medium, Sahara Reporters, the PDP made this known in a statement through its publicity secretary, Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza. Osuoza said the Uduaguan's exit from the PDP was "sad", but the party remains "strong and indivisible." ...

  (Image courtesy Premium News) Protest rocked an area in Akure, the Ondo State capital after Civil Defence officers kill two siblings. It all started when a motorcyclist, whose name is still unknown, was said to have been knocked down by an official of the corps on Tuesday, along Ondo road in the state capital which resulted in the death of the commercial motorcyclist. The Civil Defence official, who was said to be driving an official vehicle, knocked down the motorcyclist and his two passengers, with the passengers rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, Akure, and said to be in critical conditions. However, on Wednesday, commercial motorcyclists in the state protested the killing of their colleague as they took the body of the deceased to the office of the NSCDC adjacent the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure. According to eyewitnesses, the protest later turned awry as a trigger-happy officer of the corps shot into the protesters and killed the elder sister...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was invited to the White House and met on Tuesday with the President of the United States Donald Trump. After the successful meeting at the White House, Infantino said "It was an excellent meeting with focus on the organisation and preparations for 2026 which the USA will co-host with Canada and Mexico. I would like to thank President Trump for his government’s full commitment and support. I am very much looking forward to continue the cooperation with the US authorities. I am convinced that the three organising countries will deliver the greatest World Cup in eight years time," said the FIFA President after the meeting. USA will co-host 2026 World Cup with Canada and Mexico.

Former Manchester coach, Ryan Giggs says Jose Mourinho is the right man to lead Manchester United despite the club's poor start to the season. United are six points behind league leaders Liverpool after only three games, following consecutive defeats to Brighton and Tottenham. When asked if he could potentially replace Mourinho at Old Trafford, Giggs said: "Manchester United have got a fantastic manager already there. The club are going through a tough time but you've got to come through those tough times. "I don't see where Manchester United go after Jose Mourinho. I think they've got the right man and they should stick with him. "The club, the players and the fans should stick together." Mourinho demanded more respect from his critics in his post-match press conference following the defeat to Tottenham on Monday, and Giggs says he understands the manager's frustrations. "It is always difficult for a manager af...

It seems the media all over the world is hitting hard US president Donald Trump as he vented his anger through Twitter earlier today with warning for people likewise media houses. Trump Tweeted: When you see “anonymous source,” stop reading the story, it is fiction! Meanwhile, NaijGossp  reported of how a porn star Stormy Daniels exposed Donald Trump with a claim that he is a "two minutes noodle" in bed.

Porn star Stormy Daniels, who has been having a running battle with the United States President Donald Trump, has said that the president is not much of a good lover and that he lasted only two minutes in bed. The controversial sex worker also claims that President Trump is a “good conversationalist,” and that in the course of their sexual trysts, he asked “good questions about the porn industry,” including if adult film stars get royalties and residuals or had a union. In an interview with the Vogue magazine published on Tuesday, she explained part of the extra-marital encounter she had with Trump to New York Times reporter, Amy Chozick. When asked: “How many details can you really give about two minutes?” Daniels said, “Maybe. I’m being generous.” She, however, remained consistent with her past claims that the sex was consensual and that she never felt forced into it. She also said that Trump wasn’t a bad conversationalist and that he asked good que...

It seems the last has not been heard of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Lawal Daura, as PRNigeria learnt on good authority that neither was he given query over any issue nor indicted on his handling of affairs of the service until his sack. A close associate to the sacked DSS boss who spoke to PRNigeria on conditions of anonymity said that Daura insisted that he took all actions in national interest through a collective responsibility, including involvement of principal officers of sister agencies even though he promised not to disclose on whose authority he relied on to lay the siege on the National Assembly (NASS). The source further said that “while the former DSS boss has not officially handed over up till now, his house both in Asokoro and Gwarinpa were thoroughly searched in the night and nothing incriminating were found, and all items found including necklace, praying mat, CDs, ATM card, women bags, documents and receipts...

Aftermath of Federal government denied Rabiu Kwankwaso application to use the Eagles Square Abuja for his presidential declaration. Former APC member and Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki has condemned Buhari and FG for not giving access to PDP presidential aspirant, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The former governor had proposed to use Eagle Square to declare his presidential bid but Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd manager which manages both the Abuja International Conference Centre & Eagles Square, Usman Raji said the decision to deny him the Eagle Square was to avoid disruption of “work flow” at the federal secretariat just 24hours before the declaration. See their reaction Meanwhile NaijGossp reported  how Kwankwaso used a hotel to declare his presidential ambition after FG denied his application for Eagle Square.