Bid made: Manchester United closer to DREAM signing as Lionel Messi approves £63million deal

Manchester United look to have been given a major boost in the transfer market as Malcom looks to have been given the green light to leave Barcelona by team-mate Lionel Messi.

The Brazilian starlet has barely made an impact since joining Barca in the summer, despite looking one of the most exciting young talents in Europe at previous club Bordeaux.

United were linked strongly with Malcom during his time in Ligue 1, though they notably pulled out of a deal back in January when they instead focused their attention on signing Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal.

The Chile international, however, has been a huge flop at Old Trafford and, a year on, the club remain keen on Malcom as they eye new attacking players.

According to Don Balon, the talented 21-year-old is now available for just £63million, which could prove a bargain for the Red Devils.

Zinedine Zidane puts Manchester United on BRINK of £135million megastar transfer as his first signing

Manchester United look to have made one significant step towards the transfer of £135million-rated attacking midfielder Marco Asensio.

The Real Madrid star has struggled for playing time at the Bernabeu this season, looking less consistent and assured of his place in the team under both Julen Lopetegui and his successor Santiago Solari.

According to Don Balon, Asensio misses Zinedine Zidane, who has of course been strongly linked as a leading candidate for the Manchester United job for some time.

It now seems likely the Spain international would look to follow Zidane to wherever he goes next, and it seems that a switch to Old Trafford is looking closer than ever.

Jose Mourinho is not Mr Popular at United right now as results fail to improve, while performances have been even worse.

See Paul Pogba's reaction after his coach Jose Mourinho was sacked this morning (Screenshots)..

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, who has had problems with Jose Mourinho over the last few months, appeared to mock him with a controversial Instagram post after the coach was sacked a few hours ago.

As soon as Mourinho sacking was announced, the French midfielder posted a smiling picture of himself and wrote 'caption this' which he then deleted 10 minutes later after over 64,000 people had liked it. 

Breaking! Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho after embarrassing 3 - 1 defeat to Liverpool

Manchester United have sacked José Mourinho after the club suffered an embarrassing 3 - 1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

A statement from the club said: "Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect. The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future.

"A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager. ''

Mourinho who was made manager in May 2016 leaves the club in sixth place in the table having already lost five times in 17 matches, leaving them 19 points behind leaders Liverpool.

Youths Trooped Out For Atiku In Lagos (PHOTOS) - Politics -

The Hall was Filled to the brim the overflow outside was booming with supporters of Atiku and the PDP

The excitement was palpable

The Joy of an Atiku Presidency knew no bounds as young Nigerians came out in their thousands to support Atiku.

God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Atiku: I Will Appoint A Minister Of Youth Not Older Than 30 - Politics -

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The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has said that if elected president, he would appoint a minister of youth who will not be more than 30 years old.

PoliticsNGR learned that the PDP presidential flag-bearer made the pledge at a Town Hall meeting with youths in Lagos on Monday.

According to him, it is incumbent on the present crop of leaders in Nigeria to mentor the younger generation and the best way to achieve that objective is to appoint youth who are brilliant into top government positions and allow them to learn the ropes.

“I have pledged that 40 percent of my government will be youth. Let me assure you that it’s a promise and I won’t break it. My minister of youth is going to be less than 30 years.”

Food Prices Dropping Fast As Buhari's Agric Efforts Yield Fruit. - Politics -

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN MODERN NIGERIAN HISTORY, FOOD PROCES ARE COMING DOWN.

BUHARI-NOMICS APPEARS TO BE SUCCEEDING.


Government Agric Efforts Crash Prices of Food Items in Lagos 

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Various government efforts at revamping agriculture may have started yielding results as prices of tomatoes and pepper have reduced in major markets in Lagos. God’s market… A survey by NAN on Monday at Mile 12, Oyingbo and Iddo markets showed that a 40kg basket of tomatoes goes for N5,000, from its previous price of N10, 000 in November and N29, 000 in July. 

A 50 kg basket of ‘tatashe’ (pepper) decreased from N14, 000 to N8, 000, while a basket of chilli pepper (rodo) also dropped from N13, 000 to N8, 000. 

Mr Femi Odusanya, spokesperson of Mile 12 Market Perishable Foods Traders Association, said that government’s efforts in agriculture might have started yielding positive results on the prices of food. 

Ministerial appointments: ''I am not responsible for your failure'' - Jonathan replies Buhari

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to claims made by the presidency that he was responsible for the delay in the appointment of Ministers by President Buhari in 2015. 

On Monday, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said President Buhari took six months in appointing his Ministers because the former president did not give him handover notes. Read here.

Reacting to this claim, the former President through his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, asked President Buhari to take responsibility for his failures as he is not in any way responsible for his ineffectiveness. In a statement released by Eze, Jonathan berated the presidency for always attempting to paint his administration in bad light. He noted that the Buhari-led administration was elected to come in to make progressive changes and not remind Nigerians of his administration.