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Watch Episode 3 Of Neptunes Table For Two: A Series Of First Dates
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Episode 3 of Neptune‘s “ Table for Two: A Series of First
Dates ”, out and this one is titled, ” Narcissus ”
Table for Two: a Series of First Dates is a dramatic, comedic
look at modern dating etiquette through the eyes of the
rather peculiar guests that visit Table for Two while 3
waiters and 2 students work together to attract more
customers to the restaurant.
Watch the video below:
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Sammyesx
Man U Embarrassed By Baseksehir In Ucl
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Manchester United suffered a chastening night after conceding an embarrassing opening goal as they were humbled by Champions League rookies Istanbul Basaksehir.

Basaksehir, formed only in 1990, claimed their maiden Turkish Super Lig title last season and had not scored a goal or claimed a point in their opening two games in the competition.

They could not have wished for an easier way to get off the mark as United's defence went missing, allowing former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba to run clear from the halfway line and fire past Dean Henderson.

United's defensive efforts for the second goal were almost as bad, Deniz Turuc dispossessing Juan Mata and finding Edin Visca in acres of space in the box to smash home.

The visitors were given hope when Anthony Martial headed in from a Luke Shaw cross two minutes before the interval, but they could not salvage a result in a shabby second half showing, Basaksehir picking up a famous victory.

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Slow and ponderous United punished
United's 6-1 humiliation at the hands of Tottenham last month looked to be the low point in their season, picking up three victories and a draw after that result.

But they were desperately poor in the defeat by Arsenal on Sunday and this was another feeble showing which piles the pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Like much of the Norwegian's reign, United seem to build momentum and then throw in dreadful performances, with the inevitable questions likely to come about his suitability for the job.

United finished third last season and the need of a new centre-back was clearly obvious but they failed to make the addition in the transfer window, the fragility once again exploited in Istanbul.

On an uncomfortable night, Ba's goal was humiliating and Visca's effort to double the lead proved to be enough as the hosts held on.

Goalkeeper Henderson has been restricted to Carabao Cup appearances but despite not being at fault for either goal, his first major game for United was a forgetful one.

The visitors should have netted more but Danijel Aleksic's header was straight at Henderson, while Visca flashed a shot narrowly over.

Although Martial pulled a goal back and Bruno Fernandes saw a free-kick comfortably saved by Mert Gunok, United never really looked like scoring, and even the introduction of Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani on the hour-mark could not inspire an equaliser.

All evening their passing was often slow and ponderous against a side happy to sit back and soak up the pressure.

United won their opening two group games in impressive fashion against Paris St-Germain and RB Leipzig, but now have work to do to reach the knockout stages after their third straight loss in the Turkish city.

First goal like 'under-10s football'
Basaksehir's first goal deserved a section of its own, as it was utterly astounding.

Former United midfielder Paul Scholes described it as "under-10s football", while ex-United man Owen Hargreaves said he had "never seen a goal like it".

United had a corner which they played short and took their time getting into the box, the ball eventually dropped loose and allowed Visca to look up and punt a long pass upfield.

With United's defence deserting their duties, 35-year-old Ba had a one-on-one with Henderson from the halfway line, before coolly rolling in Basaksehir's first ever goal in the competition.

United fans have sang about Ba in the terraces since 2014, when he burst through at Anfield to score the goal from Steven Gerrard's infamous slip, but he returned to punish them on this occasion.

In fact, looking at the image below, you can see just how far Ba ran from to score, and the mess that United had got themselves in.

Scholes added: "It is comical, it is laughable what happened. They had no-one within 20 yards of their centre-forward Ba."

All in all, another miserable result for United.

Demba Ba
Man Utd had no player anywhere close to their half of the pitch, allowing Ba a clear run at Henderson
What next?
After suffering back-to-back defeats United now have what looks like a must-win game against Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday (kick-off 12:30 GMT), just before the international break.

Elder statesman Ba - the stats
This result ended Manchester United's longest away winning run in all competitions in their history (10 straight wins), and was their first away defeat in 19 matches since losing in January at Liverpool in the Premier League.
Including qualifiers, this was only Istanbul Basaksehir's second win in nine Champions League matches (D2 L5), also beating Club Bruges in qualifying for the 2017-18 competition.
Manchester United have lost four of their last six away matches at Turkish opposition in all competitions (W2), including each of their last three.
Istanbul Basaksehir striker Demba Ba (35 years, 163 days) became the second-oldest African player to score a UEFA Champions League goal, behind only Didier Drogba, who was 36 years and 259 days old when he scored his final goal in the competition in November 2014.
Among Premier League clubs, Basaksehir's Ba only has more goals in all competitions against West Brom (6) and Tottenham (5) than Man Utd (4); today was his first goal against the Red Devils since April 2013 for Chelsea.
Basaksehir's Edin Visca was the first player to both score and assist in a single Champions League game against Manchester United since Arjen Robben for Bayern Munich in April 2014, and the first to score and assist for a Turkish side in a match in the competition since Didier Drogba for Galatasaray against Juventus in October 2013.
With this match his 32nd Champions League appearance, Man Utd's Anthony Martial has scored in back-to-back games in the competition for the first time; his strike came just 137 seconds after İstanbul had gone 2-0 ahead.

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Ndoma
Fact Check: Twitter User's Claim That Anambra State Government Owes Over 200bn Debt Is False
~1.5 mins read
Chife also alleged that Peter Obi (former Anambra governor) handed over ₦72 billion in cash and $150 million in Anambra Generational Fund to his successor, Willie Obiano, adding that all have been “frittered away”.

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Verdict

The claim that the Anambra state government is owing over ₦200 billion is false. The combined worth of the state’s debt according to the Debt Management Office (DMO) is ₦100.7 billion.

Also, the claim that Peter Obi left ₦72 billion in cash and $150 million in Anambra Generational Fund, with all “frittered away”, is mostly false.

The former governor in a 2018 interview said he left about ₦30 billion and $156 million in cash (not ₦72 billion). Even the former governor’s claim has been questioned by the Obiano government.

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Full Text

On Sunday, January 10, a Twitter user named Nnamdi Chife (@NnamdiChife), claimed in a tweet that has since gone viral that the Anambra state government owes a combined debt of over ₦200 billion.

Chief further alleged that former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, left ₦72 billion in cash and $150 million in Anambra Generational Fund for Willie Obiano, the current governor.

He also implied that all that the former governor left had been squandered.


Fact Check: Twitter user's claim that Anambra state government owes over ₦200bn debt is false. Photo credit: @WillieMObiano
The tweet reads:

“I am incredibly heartbroken.
“Anambra State is owing a combined debt of over N200Billion !!!
“Peter Obi handed over this state to Obiano with N72Billlion in cash and $150M in Anambra Generational Fund.
“All frittered away, broken infrastructure, debt, and profligacy.”
As at Sunday, January 17, the tweet has been shared over 2,000 times with o168 quotes and over 3,000 likes.
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Sammyesx
IPPIS: FG Paid Some Professors N8,000 As Monthly Salary ASUU President
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday said it is yet to call off its ongoing strike because the federal government has made a smooth negotiation very impossible.
Disclosing this on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by Daily Independent , the national body of the university lecturers, led by its President, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi said that they are waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), a homegrown payment platform created by ASUU in place of the government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
Ogunyemi said due to the IPPIS structure, some university lecturers are losing up to 70 percent of their salaries while some professors received N8,000 as monthly salaries for several months.
He also accused the federal government of reneging on agreements with the union since 2013 including frustrating the plan by ASUU to introduce an alternative payment system for university lecturers.
While calling for the understanding of students and their parents, he said that as far as they are concerned, they don’t have any issue with going back to work, but they want more sincerity on the side of government.
“People are losing about 50 to 70 percent of their salaries. In fact, there were professors that were paid about N8,000 in some months in our campuses. So, we don’t expect something otherwise because that platform is not meant for the university system”.
“I believe our students and their parents will understand. If we have lecturers that have not been paid for eight, nine months, how can we have that person putting in their best into the system? If people are going back to the universities and they will be paid half or less of their usual salaries, how can we cope with that?”
“And salary is not the only issue like I said, there were allowances that were discussed; there was the issue of the salary scale. If we have been on the same salary structure for 11 years, I think our members have the right to say ‘No, that cannot happen. Government has made it difficult for smooth negotiation”.
It will be recalled that ASUU embarked on an industrial action about eight months ago across the country, following its dispute with the Federal Government over their insistence on the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in the payment of University lecturers’ salaries and allowances.
Alternatively, ASUU developed a homegrown payment platform, UTAS, which they believe guarantees the autonomy of the university
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