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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

‘I Hope To Return Quickly For Chelsea’- Injured Striker Morata Says

Chelsea forward, Alvaro Morata has committed himself to recovering quickly from the hamstring injury that forced him to pull out of Spain’s World Cup qualifiers.Chelsea forward, Alvaro Morata has committed himself to recovering quickly from the hamstring injury that forced him to pull out of Spain’s World Cup qualifiers. Morata was injured in the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 Premier League defeat against Manchester City last weekend. It was feared Morata might be sidelined for up to a month, but Chelsea hopes he will be available sooner. On Tuesday, Morata posted a social media photo of himself in a Chelsea training top, with a target emoji ahead of Crystal Palace, the champions’ next opponents on October 14. “I have no time to lose! Working hard towards recovery! Crystal Palace,” he tweeted. The 24-year-old, who has scored seven goals in nine appearances since joining Chelsea in the close-season, initially joined up with Spain before their World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Israel. But he withdrew from international duty after an MRI scan showed “a grade II myofascial injury in the hamstring muscles”

UMYU 2017/2018 Post-UTME Aptitude Test Screening Date Reschedule

The management of Umaru Musa Yar’dua University, Katsina wish to inform all candidates who choose the University as their first choice for the 2017/2018 Academic Session admission and who had successfully registered or are registering for the post UTME screening and aptitude test, that the University Management had approved that the earlier scheduled dates for the screening & aptitude test be shifted as follows: Candidates whose screening and aptitude test were scheduled for 26th September 2017 are now rescheduled for Thursday 5th October, 2017. Candidates whose screening and aptitude test were scheduled for 27th September 2017 are now rescheduled for Friday 6th October, 2017. All candidates are to note that except for the change in dates of the screening & aptitude test, the time for the exercise as contained on their printed examination schedule remains the same. Candidates awaiting NECO results are also informed that the online registration portal is now enabled to allow them to register with awaiting result. However, such candidates are requested to forward a hard copy of the NECO results as soon as it is available.