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MOURINHO: DE GEA IS THE WORLD'S BEST

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                                        Jose Mourinho has told our Man of the Match David De Gea that his impressive display against Arsenal proved he is the best goalkeeper in the world. The Spaniard was in outstanding form during the Reds' brilliant 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening – including a remarkable double stop to deny Alexandre Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez in quick succession in the second half. He made 14 saves in the game – the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single Premier League game alongside Tim Krul, for Newcastle against Tottenham in November 2013, and Vito Mannone, for Sunderland against Chelsea in April 2014 - since Opta started recording that data in 2003/04. De Gea was the overwhelming winner of our star-man award, as chosen by fans on Twitter , with 90 per cent of the final vote, ahead of two-goal Jesse Lingard and Marcos Rojo. After the game, the boss recognised the efforts of De Gea and felt his performance illustrated that th
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NORTH KOREA: US NAVAL BLOCKADE WOULD BE "ACT OF WAR"

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CALABAR CARNIVAL TO HOST 25 COUNTRIES

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      The 2017 Calabar Carnival in Cross River State would be hosting about 25 countries from across the world. The Chairman, Carnival Commission, Mr Gab Onah, disclosed this at a media briefing yesterday in Calabar, the state capital. He said the 32-day annual street party, which started on December 1st, has been sponsored in the past by various organisations, including DSTV.He, however, added that it would soon be 100 per cent funded by the private sector. According to him: “We started with about 12 countries, but this year we are expecting 22 to 25 countries. And if we get it right, anytime from now we are going to be 100 per cent private funded.”         On the rundown of activities for the event, he disclosed that Governor Ben Ayade has introduced a lot of exciting products in this year’s festival.This, he said, include the Black African festival that would showcase some African artists on December 26, 2017. Also, the Special Adviser on Event Management, Mr.
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