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EUROPA LEAGUE TODAY

Shakhtar Donetsk was brushed aside by Borussia Dortmund as a 10-manManchester United conceded two goals within ten minutes of the sending off. Celticdid not cause much trouble for Juventus while PSG’s two away goals were too much to cope for Valencia and the final four fixtures of the Champions League Round of 16 will be played next week. In the Europa League, the remaining participants are preparing to play the first leg of their respective Round of 16 ties. The 16 participants come from 11 nationalities – three from England and Russia, two from Italy and one club each from eight UEFA nations. Europa League: Key Facts Out of the eight teams that were transferred to Europa from the Champions League, only three are still in contention: Chelsea, Benfica and Zenit St. Petersburg. The reigning champions, Atletico Madrid, were dumped out of the competition by Rubin Kazan which means there are only three clubs that have appeared in this stage of the tournament before. Rubin made i

Weapons, Bomb-Making Devices Found In CPC Legislator's Home

The Nigerian Army have found different sophisticated weapons in the home of Honourable Hussein Dei Dei, a CPC Lawmaker and close associate of Rtd Gen. Buhari from Kaduna state and Grassroots Organizer of the Proposed Merged Party, the All progressive Congress (APC). Six AK 47 assault rifles and some ammunition and bomb making devices were found following raid by Nigerian troops in his home near Dalet barrack in Kawo area of Kaduna city. A press statement from Nigeria army's division 1 internal security force led by Brigadier General TC Ude said the raid was carried out on Tuesday March 5th 2013 at about 5.30pm following intelligence report in the area. The statement also revealed that two men, two women and five children were arrested during the operation. Apart from six AK 47 assault rifles the military listed the following items were recovered: 1] One light Machine Gun. 2] One teargas Launcher. 3] Twenty Seven Loaded and Seventeen empty AK 47 magazines. 4] One FN Ri