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The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state Hon. Damishi Sango has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen

New Telegraph reports that the former minister of sports was abducted on Wednesday, December 6, along Abuja-Jos Road.

According to family sources, the PDP chairman was on his way to attend the party’s national convention scheduled for Saturday, December 9. John Akans who is the publicity secretary of the party confirmed the incident. He said the former minister left Jos around 2pm on his way to Abuja when the gunmen forced him to stop. They whisked him and his driver away while abandoning the jeep he was travelling in. The party spokesperson condemned the act and called on security agencies to see to the safe return of the state party chairman. NAIJ.com had reported that Ayo Arise, the senator who represented Ekiti North district between 2007 and 2011 on the platform of the PDP at the National Assembly, was kidnapped on Sunday, December 3. Arise was reported to have been abducted on his way to Abuja from Akure by a very close and reliable source, The Sun reports. The kidnappers are said to have contacted his family and demanded a ransom of N80m.

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Happiness to Nigerians: Atiku floors Buhari in online poll by Reno

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has floored President Muhammadu Buhari in an online poll for bringing happiness to Nigerians, conducted by the number one bestselling author and former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri on Wednesday. The poll conducted on the twitter handle of Pastor Omokri saw Atiku thrashing Buhari with a whopping difference of 33 percent, having polled 56 per cent as against Buhari who polled 24 percent. Others added in the contest are the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha and the ChAIRMAN, National Caretaker Committee, NCC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi. In the poll, Governor Okorocha beat Senator Makarfi with a 4 per cent margin, having polled 12 per cent as against Makarfi who polled 8 per cent. In the poll, Pastor Omokri posed a question thus: “Which of the following do you think would increase your ‘happiness’ as a Nigerian if voted in as President in 2019?” The poll had, as at the time of this report, a total of 6, 973 votes which were cast under one hour. Recall that just yesterday, Nigerians were presented with a first ever portfolio in Imo state, the state ministry of Happiness and purpose fulfillment”, created by the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha who also appointed his sister as the Commissioner for the ministry. The ministry generated and still generates a lot of controversy as, many praised the creation while others criticised it.

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UEFA Champions League results

UEFA Champions League results on Tuesday: Group A At Lisbon Benfica (POR) 0 Basel (SUI) 2 (Elyounoussi 5, Oberlin 65) At Manchester, England Manchester United (ENG) 2 (Lukaku 64, Rashford 66) CSKA Moscow (RUS) 1 (Vitinho 45) Paris Saint-Germain’s players celebrate Brazilian forward Neymar after he scored the 3-0 goal during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between RSC Anderlecht and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO Group B At Glasgow, Scotland Celtic (SCO) 0 Anderlecht (BEL) 1 (Simunovic 62-og) At Munich, Germany Bayern Munich (GER) 3 (Lewandowski 8, Tolisso 37, 69) Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 1 (Mbappe 50) Group C At London Chelsea (ENG) 1 (Savic 75-og) Atletico Madrid (ESP) 1 (Saul Niguez 56) At Rome Roma (ITA) 1 (Perotti 53) Qarabag (AZE) 0 Group D At Barcelona, Spain Barcelona (ESP) 2 (Alcacer 59, Mathieu 90+1-og) Sporting Lisbon (POR) 0 At Piraeus, Greece Olympiakos (GRE) 0 Juventus (ITA) 2 (Cuadrado 15, Bernardeschi 90) Playing Wednesday (1945 GMT) Group E At Liverpool, England Liverpool (ENG) v Spartak Moscow (RUS) At Maribor, Slovenia Maribor (SLO) v Sevilla (ESP) Group F At Kharkiv, Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Manchester City (ENG) At Rotterdam, Netherlands Feyenoord (NED) v Napoli (ITA) Group G At Leipzig, Germany RB Leipzig (GER) v Besiktas (TUR) At Porto, Portugal Porto (POR) v Monaco (FRA) Group H At London Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) v APOEL (CYP) At Madrid Real Madrid (ESP) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)

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Man Utd, Basel, Roma, Juventus into Champions League last 16

Manchester United were one of four clubs to secure qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League in the final round of group games on Tuesday. United beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 and finish top of Group A, while Swiss champions Basel won 2-0 away at Benfica to join them in going through. Italian champions Juventus qualified from Group D after a 2-0 victory against Olympiakos in Greece, and Roma are through from Group C thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Qarabag.

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