Russia Fires💥 on and Seizes Ukrainian Ships 🛳Near Annexed Crimea*

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Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on Sunday after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors, a move that risks igniting a dangerous new crisis between the two countries.

Russia’s FSB security service said early on Monday its border patrol boats had seized the Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea and used weapons to force them to stop, Russian news agencies reported.

The FSB said it had been forced to act because the ships - two small Ukrainian armoured artillery vessels and a tugboat - had illegally entered its territorial waters, attempted illegal actions, and ignored warnings to stop while manoeuvring dangerously.

*Buhari Cancels❌ Trip to Edo*

President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Edo on Tuesday may have been cancelled, a NAN report said Monday morning.

He was billed to declare open the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference, initially scheduled to hold in Benin City.

The cancellation might not be unconnected with the killing of Nigerian soldiers at Metele, a remote village bordering Nigeria and Chad.

Arrangements had been completed by Edo State Government to host President Buhari on Nov. 27 where he was billed to inaugurate the Edo-Azura Power Plant and grace the COAS Conference.

The event has been shifted Maiduguri where Buhari would use the opportunity of the COAS conference to address the Nigerian soldiers at the battlefields to further boost their morale.

President Buhari’s aide on New Media, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this development on his Twitter handle on Sunday evening.

He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare the COAS Annual Conference on Nov. 28, 2018 at the Conference Hall CGH in Maiduguri, Borno state.

“The conference was earlier scheduled to take place from 26 -28 November 2018 in Benin, Edo state.”

Renowned Poet, Ikeogu Oke Dies💐 One Year After Winning🎊 N37m NLNG Prize*

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Renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature, Ikeogu Oke is dead.

Oke died in Abuja on Saturday at the age of 51, Channels TV reports.

Details of his death are, however, yet to be clear.

Oke came into the limelight in 2017 when he won the Nigeria Prize for Literature for his book, The Heresiad.

He was presented with a cheque of $100,000 (N37m) by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited.

His poems and other writings have appeared in journals, anthologies and other publications worldwide.

He has performed his poems at various fora in Nigeria, South Africa and the United States.

*Race for Golden Boot✨: Topscorers in Europe's Elite League🔥*

🏴󐁧󐁢󐁥󐁮󐁧󐁿 *Premier League*

🔰 Sergio Aguero (MCI) - 8 
🔰 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ARS) - 8 
🔰 Raheem Sterling (MCI) - 7 
🔰 Eden Hazard (CHE) - 7 
🔰 Mohamed Salah (LIV) - 7

🇪🇸 *LaLiga*

🔰 Cristhian Stuani (GIR) - 10 
🔰 Lionel Messi (BAR) - 9 
🔰 Luis Suarez (BAR) - 9 
🔰 Borja Iglesias (ESP) - 8 
🔰 Iago Aspas (CEL) - 8

🇩🇪 *Bundesliga*

🔰 Sébastien Haller (FRA) - 9 
🔰 Luka Jovic (FRA) - 9 
🔰 Paco Alcacer (BVB) - 9 
🔰 Thorgan Hazard (BMG) - 8 
🔰 Marco Reus (BVB) -8

🇮🇹 *Serie A*

🔰 Krzysztof Piatek (GEN) - 10 
🔰 Cristiano Ronaldo (JUV) - 9 
🔰 Ciro Immobile (LAZ) - 8 
🔰 Dries Mertens (NAP) - 7 
🔰 Lorenzo Insigne (NAP) -7

🇫🇷 *Ligue 1*

🔰 Kylian Mbappé (PSG) - 11 
🔰 Emiliano Sala (NAN) - 11 
🔰 Neymar (PSG) - 10 
🔰 Florian Thauvin (MAR) - 10 
🔰 Edinson Cavani (PSG) -9

*Al Shabaab Gunmen⚰ Kill Cleric, 9⃣ Others at Religious Centre in 🇸🇴Somalia - Police*

Al Shabaab gunmen and a suicide car bomber struck a religious centre in central Somalia on Monday, killing a cleric and at least nine of his followers, a police officer said.

“The militants killed 10 people including the cleric, teenagers and women who lived inside the camp,” Police Major Abdirahman Abdullahi said.

“Fighting between security forces and al Shabaab still goes in the centre, the toll may rise,” he added.

Al Shabaab, an Islamist group fighting to topple the Somali government, told Reuters they were responsible for the attack.

Chelsea🔵 Plan Japan Trip in 2019-20 Pre-Season✈*

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Chelsea have announced plans to play a match in Japan during pre-season ahead of the 2019/20 season.

It is the first of next campaign's pre-season friendlies the Blues have confirmed, although the venue and opposition are yet to be finalised.

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said: "We are looking forward to visiting Japan again and we will take the strongest squad possible to play in front of our fans there."

Dider Drogba, the former Chelsea striker who has recently retired, is currently in Japan as part of his work as a club ambassador.

He said: "It will be an amazing experience for the Chelsea players to play in Japan."