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Premier League table ranked by shots: Everton shot-shy and Southampton trigger happy?

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Southampton have taken a lot of shots this season THE Premier League table ranked by shots ahead of the fifth matchday makes for fascinating reading. READ MORE: Premier League Giants Warned That Barcelona Will Move For Their Superstar After four games, the 2018/19 season is beginning to take shape, and Manchester City are looking good to continue their dominance. The Citizens are only fourth in the league following a shock draw at Wolves, but on the whole they continue to impress, and they have had the most shots of any club by far. Pep Guardiola’s men have pulled the trigger 91 times - resulting in a league-high 11 goals so far. The three teams above City in the actual table are Chelsea, Liverpool and Watford. The first two of those clubs are in second and third on the table ranked by shots, with the Blues taking 76 and the Reds hitting 66. But the Hornets, despite winning four straight games, are down in 12th place with just 48 shots so far. Perhaps the most...

Breaking: NASS leadership to meet Tuesday, August 7


The leadership of the National Assembly will meet on Tuesday, August 7, over the possible reconvening of the federal legislature to consider some national issues, Daily Trust reports.

The National Assembly leadership comprises both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Gathered that the meeting, is slated for noon tomorrow, which would be followed by another meeting with the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led by its chairman, Prof Mahmud Yakubu. The leadership of the two chambers have come under intense pressure to reconvene the federal legislature over certain issues.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter dated July 11 requested the approval of the lawmakers for N242bn for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence preparations for 2019 general elections. However, the National Assembly had on July 24 embarked on its annual recess which is scheduled to last till September 25. Ahmad Lawan, the Senate Leader, had urged his colleagues to reconvene in order to consider the president's request on INEC budget, saying there was urgent need for the lawmakers to do so. The chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu, said the senators should not have adjourned without considering the president's request on the election fund.

In a previous the presidency on Sunday, August 5 appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene as urgent matters pending before it may affect the running of Nigeria and matters affecting Nigerians.

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