Manchester City 3-1 Southampton- English Premier League Result

Manchester City returned to the top of the summit when they beat Ronald Koeman's Southampton 3-1 at the Etihad stadium. 9jatraffic Reports.

The Citizens knew a win would take them top of the table, especially with title rivals Manchester United and Arsenal playing away from home.They responded with early goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Fabian Delph inside the first 20 minutes.

The visitors got themselves back into the game with a second half powerful header by Shane Long and continued to press for an equalizer, with Willy Caballero doing heroics between the sticks in Joe Hart's absence.However, Aleksandar Kolarov's powerful strike inthe 70th minute killed the visitors' momentum.Manchester City go top of the Premier League at least until the final whistle in the Leicester vs Manchester United game.

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EMIR OF KASTINA TELLS PRESIDENT BUHARI TO SIGN PEACE CORPS BILL

The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman, has declared support for the Peace Corps bill passed by the National Assembly. The bill, which seeks to turn the Peace Corps, a non-government organisation, into a government paramilitary agency, has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. Proponents see it as an avenue to create jobs for thousands of youth while critics describe as a duplication of functions already being performed by existing agencies and creation of another bureaucracy at a time the country is finding it difficult to pay workers' salaries. The bill was opposed by existing military and security institutions in Nigeria and the Peace Corps leader Dickson Akoh is currently being prosecuted for alleged fraud. Apart from lawmakers, the bill is also supported by some prominent Nigerians including the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who also asked Mr. Buhari to sign to it. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Katsina emir made a similar call on the president on Thursda...

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CBN Says It Can’t Reverse The Ban On ATM Card Use Abroad

The decision of Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, to place a restriction on the use of ATM cards abroad by bank customers is due to scarcity of foreign exchange, the CBN has said.The CBN said although it sympathizes with Nigerians for the sufferings they are experiencing in carrying out transactions abroad, it can't reverse the decision of DMBs and the CBN is in support of it as it would assist in reducing the pressure on the Naira.The Director, Monetary Policy Department, CBN, Mr. Moses Tule, explained that the restriction might continue until Nigeria could increase its foreign exchange earnings. He said if banks had not taken the decision to restrict the use of the ATM cards abroad, some of them would current be experiencing challenges meeting the overseas demand of their customers.May GOD help Us.. AMEN!!!

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