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- N'Golo Kante drums support for midfield partner Jorginho - The Italian was jeered during Chelsea's 3-0 win against Malmo - The Blues were drawn against Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League N'Golo Kante has urged Chelsea supporters to back the team during the challenging times and the Frenchman has also defended Jorginho. Embattled Blues' boss Maurizio Sarri is adamant playing his former Napoli defender in the holding midfield position, moving Kante further ahead. READ ALSO : Kylian Mbappe is more difficult to face than Lionel Messi, Marcelo claims The Italy international was jeered by fans at Stamford Bridge when he made a substitute appearance in Chelsea's 3-0 Europa League win over Malmo. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng But Kante said: “Jorginho came this season and is doing very well. “He knows very well the philosophy of the manager. He is very important for us at the club. “We are doing well. As a team, we have some difficulties at the momen

- The Rivers state APC has said no amount of INEC manipulation will stop it from participating in the 2019 general elections, despite Supreme Court ruling - Recall that the Supreme Court had barred APC candidates from participating in the elections - The party agents in Rivers state say they we are expecting to see their candidates on the ballot and anything short of that would be unacceptable and they would resist it The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will participate in the 2019 general elections in Rivers state. This is despite the Supreme Court ruling excluding the party's candidates in the National Assembly, governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The party's agents deployed to polling units in the state capital, Port Harcourt, told Legit.ng that they are under instructions from their party to ensure they are listed and participate in the polls. READ ALSO : Live updates of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election One of the APC agents, Darlington O

- Some INEC ad hoc staff have besieged the electoral commission's Owerri office to protest over alleged non inclusion in the elections duties - The protesters alleged that the electoral commission was biased in favor of FUTO staff - INEC, however, denied the claims; stating that collation officers would be needed after the elections and would be notified to that effect Some trained ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, February 23, besieged the electoral office over alleged non inclusion in the elections duties. The ad hoc staff numbering about 300 persons besieged the INEC office in Owerri, awaiting information from INEC officials, NAN reports. READ ALSO: Polls 2019: Electoral process has been clumsy - Peter Obi Legit.ng gathers that one of them, Mike Echetama, stated that they were trained staff of tertiary institutions in the state who applied to work as collation officers and returning officers during the elections. Echetama

- Mohamed Salah rates Manchester United boss Solskjaer ahead of their Premier League clash at Old Trafford this weekend - The Reds must avoid defeat in this meeting if they must displace Man City at the summit of the table - Salah failed to score in his side's 3-1 win at Anfield in December, he will hope he can improve on that this weekend Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has branded Ole Guunar Solskjaer a 'smart manager' ahead of his side's crunch clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend. It will be recalled that two second half goals from substitute Xherdan Shaqiri helped the Reds conquer their arch rival in the reverse fixture at Anfield late last year. However, the Egyptian believes the arrival of the Norwegian tactician brews another level of confidence in the player, unlike when Jose Mourinho was in charge. READ ALSO: Lionel Messi doubtful for Barcelona's La Liga clash against Sevilla The Red Devils have lost just one game since the app

- A PDP chieftain in Akwa Ibom, Iniobong Ekong, was abducted midnight - Report has it that he is being held incommunicado at an unknown location in Port Harcourt Capt Iniobong Ekong (Rtd), the senior special adviser on security matters to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state, has been abducted. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain was reportedly picked midnight on Friday, February 22, by soldiers, The Nation reports. Confirming Ekong's abduction, the commissioner for information, Akwa Ibom state, said the PDP chief is being held incommunicado at an unknown location in Port Harcourt. READ ALSO : Live updates of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election According to Vanguard report, the soldiers who picked up Ekong were allegedly sent by the GOC of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army , purportedly following a petition written by Senator Godswill Akpabio. When contacted, the police public relations officer, Odiko McDon said the police was yet to receive such information