Monday, December 17, 2018

ICONIC VIEWS : BREAKING! Man United Board Finally Takes Decision ...

ICONIC VIEWS : BREAKING! Man United Board Finally Takes Decision ...: Manchester United board have decided not to sack manager, Jose Mourinho, despite the Red Devils’ 3-1 defeat by Liverpool in the Premier L...
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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Jubril of Sudan: Fani-Kayode lists 15 questions Buhari must answer to prove he’s not dead

Femi Fani-Kayode, the Former Minister of Aviation, has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to come clean on the allegation that he was replaced by a certain Jubril of Sudan.
Fani-Kayode in an article released on Sunday on his Twitter page, highlighted 15 questions Buhari needs to address to prove allegations by leaders of the pro-Biafra group, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu is false.
Recall that Kanu since his reappearance in Israel penultimate month has been consistent in making weekly exposé on the alleged impersonation of ‘dead’ President Muhammadu Buhari by a Sudanese stage play actor, Jubril Aminu Al-Sudani.
The former minister urged Buhari to hold a two-hour interactive no-holds barred live media chat on national television to counter the claim.
He also challenged Buhari to call out Eric Stuart Joyce, the former Brirish MP, former Army officer and former MI6 agent, for declaring him dead sometime in 2017 and remove his hat to have his hair examined.
Excerpts from the article: “There is always a hidden truth, an angle, a grey area or an unseen dimension to everything that a Nigerian leader or politician says or does. It is in the light of this that I submit the following.
“If President Muhammadu Buhari really wants us to believe that he is not Jubril Aminu Al Sudani I challenge him to have a two-hour interactive no-holds barred live media chat on national television.
“I challenge him to take off his hat and let us examine his head and hair.
“I challenge him to let us measure his ears and inspect his earlobes.
“I challenge him to conduct a one hour non-stop conversation in Fufude, the Fulani language, on national television.
“I challenge him to explain how it is that he is now a good deal shorter in height than he was two years ago.
“I challenge him to tell us how it is that two years ago he looked like his Minister of Information’s (Lai Mohammed’s) grandfather, but today he looks like the Minister’s grandson.
“I challenge him to explain why he has not been going back to the United Kingdom for regular medical check-ups after his “miraculous” recovery from a strange and debilitating illness that ravaged and wrecked his body and that almost sent him to his grave.
“I challenge him to call out Eric Stuart Joyce, the former Brirish MP, former Army officer and former MI6 agent, for declaring him dead sometime last year and for accusing the Nigerian intelligensia, authorities, media, intelligence agencies and ruling elite of being complicit in the conspiracy and the Nigerian people of being the most gullible and naive in the world.
“I challenge him to explain why he did not appear with any of the key world leaders in any of the official pictures during his last trip to Paris.
“I challenge him to explain why President Donald Trump described him as “lifeless” and ordered his staff never to bring him before him again.
“I challenge him to explain why the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, claims that two faceless, nameless, shadowy, strange and all-powerful individuals, whose shoes other government officials “lick”, are running the affairs of our country and not him.
“I challenge him to explain why he has refused to give one formal press interview to Nigerian journalists and on Nigerian soil for the last two years.
“I challenge him to deny the fact that body-doubles were often used in the civilised world during the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s for security reasons and they often represented Presidents, Prime Ministers and Heads of State at official functions and events.
“Finally I challenge him to tell us whether it was a coincidence that Haibu Almu, the Nigerian Consul-General to the Sudan and NIA agent that allegedly discovered Jubril Aminu Al Sudani and proposed him as a credible and convincing body-double for the ailing Buhari in 2016, was suddenly knifed to death in Khartoum in May 2018 just a few weeks after his alleged role in the whole sordid “body-double” saga was made public.
“do not believe that Buhari is a clone but I do believe that the body-double allegation and rumour is worthy of our attention and consequently needs to be thoroughly investigated, explored and examined.
“Though I cannot vouch for the veracity of this allegation and rumour one thing is clear: a significant number of Nigerians do not believe that the man in Aso Rock Villa is the Buhari that they know and, rightly or wrongly, their perception is that there is something fishy going on.”
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Nigerians Voice Their Opinion On The 2019 VP Presidential Debate

Nigerians Voice Their Opinion On The 2019 VP Presidential Debate



Everything you need to live well
Transcorp Hilton Hotel played host to Nigeria’s vice presidential candidates including the incumbent vice president Professor Yemi Osibanjo and anchored by Imoni Amarere.
The VP debate which was organised by Nigeria Elections Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria had in attendance, Professor Yemi Osibanjo (All Progressive Congress); Mr Peter Obi (Peoples Democratic Party), Khadija Abdullahi-Iya (Alliance for New Nigeria), Ganiyu Galadima (Allied Congress Party of Nigeria) and Umma Getso (Young Progressives Congress).
However, Nigerians saw it as a debate between Osibanjo and Obi.
Below are the opinions of people on the different subject matters:
Time Management
FDI
Education
Fuel Subsidy
Girl-Child
Progress
Content
Ahead of the forthcoming presidential debate in January 19, 2019, the Executive Secretary of NEDG, Edidi Emesiri, in a statement stated that those listed include Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili; Alliance for New Nigeria, Fela Durotoye; All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari; Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and Young Progressives Party, Kingsley Moghalu.
We wait to see how this will turn out.
In the meantime, let us know what your thoughts are.
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Are you Buhari or Jubril? Femi Fani-Kayode:

Are you Buhari or Jubril?



“One of the questions that came up today in my meeting with Nigerians in Poland was on the issue of whether I‘ve been cloned or not. The ignorant rumors are not surprising. When I was away on medical vacation last year a lot of people hoped I was dead. I can assure you all that this is the real me!”- President Muhammadu Buhari, 2nd December, Krakow, Poland.
Some are convinced by these words from the man who says he is Buhari but there are still many who, like the biblical Thomas, have their doubts.
I can hardly blame them because a clone will not say that he is a clone and neither will a body-double say he is a body-double.
It is in the same way that a vampire will not say he is a vampire, a tyrant will not say he is a tryrant, a genocidal maniac will not say he is a genocidal maniac and a mass murderer will not say he is a mass murderer.
And neither will an ethnic supremacist or religious bigot ever admit to being an ethnic supremacist or a religious bigot. The blanket denial of ugly and hidden truths is the first law of the scoundrel and the natural habitat of the dictator.
Such is the way of those that have been intoxicated with power and that live by deceit, cunning and guile: they lose all sense of logic, reason and rationality and they flourish in a dark world of intrigue, subtefuge, deception, delusion and illusion.
Seven examples will suffice: Adolf Hitler claimed to be a democrat, Pol Pot claimed to be God-fearing, Atilla the Hun claimed to be an angel, Ghengis Khan claimed to be benevolent, Josef Stalin claimed to be a deliverer, Idi Amin claimed to be the messiah and Augusto Pinochet claimed to be a peacemaker yet history recalls that all seven were nothing but hideous bloodthirsty monsters and cold-blooded mass murderers.
An eighth example is that of the reigning Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Mohammed Bin Salman, who, in the light of mounting evidence to the contrary, claims that he is a just and compassionate ruler who had nothing to do with the gruesome murder and dismemberment of the American-based Saudi journalist, Jamal Khasshogi in the Saudi Arabian embassy in Turkey.
If there was ever a case of wilful self-delusion, unadulterated mendacity, byzantine intrigue and good old-fashioned double-speak, this is it. Sadly such deceitful, sociopathic and barbaric behaviour is not limited to those distant climes.
Many of those in Nigerian politics also betray this trait and are also afflicted with this sad and sorry disposition.
There is always a hidden truth, an angle, a grey area or an unseen dimension to everything that a Nigerian leader or politician says or does. It is in the light of this that I submit the following.
If President Muhammadu Buhari really wants us to believe that he is not Jubril Aminu Al Sudani I challenge him to have a two-hour inter-active no-holds barred live media chat on national television.
I challenge him to take off his hat and let us examine his head and hair.
I challenge him to let us measure his ears and inspect his earlobes.
I challenge him to conduct a one hour non-stop conversation in Fufude, the Fulani language, on national television.
I challenge him to explain how it is that he is now a good deal shorter in height than he was two years ago.
I challenge him to tell us how it is that two years ago he looked like his Minister of Information’s (Lai Mohammed’s) grandfather, but today he looks like the Minister’s grandson.
I challenge him to explain why he has not been going back to the United Kingdom for regular medical check-ups after his “miraculous” recovery from a strange and debilitating illness that ravaged and wrecked his body and that almost sent him to his grave.
I challenge him to call out Eric Stuart Joyce, the former Brirish MP, former Army officer and former MI6 agent, for declaring him dead sometime last year and for accusing the Nigerian intelligensia, authorities, media, intelligence agencies and ruling elite of being complicit in the conspiracy and the Nigerian people of being the most gullible and naive in the world.
I challenge him to explain why he did not appear with any of the key world leaders in any of the official pictures during his last trip to Paris.
I challenge him to explain why President Donald Trump described him as “lifeless” and ordered his staff never to bring him before him again.
I challenge him to explain why the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, claims that two faceless, nameless, shadowy, strange and all-powerful individuals, whose shoes other government officials “lick”, are running the affairs of our country and not him.
I challenge him to explain why he has refused to give one formal press interview to Nigerian journalists and on Nigerian soil for the last two years.
I challenge him to deny the fact that body-doubles were often used in the civilised world during the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s for security reasons and they often represented Presidents, Prime Ministers and Heads of State at official functions and events.
Finally I challenge him to tell us whether it was a coincidence that Haibu Almu, the Nigerian Consul-General to the Sudan and NIA agent that allegedly discovered Jubril Aminu Al Sudani and proposed him as a credible and convincing body-double for the ailing Buhari in 2016, was suddenly knifed to death in Khartoum in May 2018 just a few weeks after his alleged role in the whole sordid “body-double” saga was made public.
I do not believe that Buhari is a clone but I do believe that the body-double allegation and rumour is worthy of our attention and consequently needs to be thoroughly investigated, explored and examined.
Though I cannot vouch for the veracity of this allegation and rumour one thing is clear: a significant number of Nigerians do not believe that the man in Aso Rock Villa is the Buhari that they know and, rightly or wrongly, their perception is that there is something fishy going on.
Given their disposition and suspicions, I submit that there is only one course of action that can settle this raging issue conclusively and bring closure to it: a DNA test organised and administered by a highly respected and certified foreign medical practitioner who must be jointly approved and appointed by the World Health Organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres
and the Red Cross and who must conduct this crucial assignment under the direct supervision and auspices of the United Nations.
A jocular and dismissive statement from the distant shores of Poland saying “I am not a clone” will not make this matter go away. And neither will a predictable affirmation from the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Chris Ngige, that the President is the real Buhari provide the necessary evidence or assurance.
We demand to know the true identity of the person presiding over the affairs of our nation and, if it is indeed Jubril Aminu Al Sudani, we wish to know where our beloved President Muhammadu Buhari is and what they have done with him.
No matter how absurd these questions may appear to be to some, this is a democracy and we have a right to ask them.
Yet the truth is that nothing surprises me anymore in Nigeria and consequently I believe that anything, including the absurd, is possible.
If we can elect a man that cannot produce (and in my view never had) a WAEC certificate as President and one that can celebrate the fact that he was awarded an “attestation certificate” from WAEC in 2018 at the ripe old age of 80 (yes 80), then the assertion that we are being ruled by a body double is entirely possible and cannot be completely ruled out.
That is how degenerate and degraded our country has become over the last three years and six months.
The worst atrocity that the President, the Federal Government and the ruling APC party has inflicted on us as a people over the last 42 months is not the genocide that we have suffered under them, it is not the mass murders and it is not the ethnic cleansing.
It is not the fact that our country is now the most dangerous place for women to give birth to in the world, it is not the fact that we now have the highest illiteracy rate in the world and it is not the fact that more Nigerian children are out of school than any other country in the world.
It is not the fact that Nigeria now has the highest number of child brides and practising pedophiles in the world, it is not the fact that there are now more beggars in the streets of Nigeria than any other country in the world and it is not the fact that Nigeria is now the highest producer of HIV positive babies in the world.
It is not the fact that 40% of our people and 70% of our graduates are now unemployed, it is not the fact that 50% of Nigerians are now living in extreeme poverty, it is not the fact that our stock market has lost over 2 trillion naira in one year and it is not the fact that our country is now the poverty capital of the world.
It is not the fact that we are now the third most terrorised nation in the world and it is not the fact that we are now home to the first and fourth most deadly terrorist organisations in the world.
It is not the fact that over the last three years and six months the naira has depreciated by over 150% and it is not the fact that our government is attempting to bribe voters with public funds in the name of “trader-moni”.
It is not the humiliation, abuse of power and vengeful and vicious persecution that those of us that dared to resist them over the last three years and six months, that had the courage of our convictions and that remained loyal to our party have been subjected to.
It is not the storming of homes, arbitary arrest and unlawful detention of key opposition figures, it is not the harrasment of their family members or the freezing of their bank accounts and it is not the fact that we have sank lower than ever before in our entire history on Transparancy International’s international corruption index.
It is not the fact that Priti Patel, a British Member of Parliament and the United Kingdom’s former Minister of State for International Development, has warned foreign investors not to invest in Nigeria because the Government refuses to obey court orders and it is not the fact that the International Criminal Court at the Hague (ICC) has accused the Nigerian military of committing crimes against humanity.
It is not the fact that we are now more divided than ever before along religious, ethnic and regional lines and it is not the fact that the Federal Government has destroyed our economy and thrown 14 million people into penury and unemployment over the last three years.
It is not the fact that they have emboldened and strengthened Boko Haram, it is not the fact that law and order has broken down under their watch and it is not the fact that they have consistently nurtured, supported, assisted and protected the cruel and murderous herdsmen.
It is not the fact that they have lied to the Nigerian people and to the world that they have defeated Boko Haram, it is not the fact that the West African branch of ISIS now carries out terrorist operations in various parts of our country and it is not the fact that a new and utterly ruthless Malian militia now carries out terrorist operations in the north west.
It is not the fact that they have insulted CAN, marginalised Christians and humiliated the Church and it is not the fact that they are shielding and protecting military officers and Boko Haram members who committ atrocities.
It is not the fact that they have slaughtered thousands of Shiite Muslims and it is not the fact that they have demonised IPOB, labelled it a terrorist organisation, butchered thousands of its youths and sought to destroy it even though its members have never threatened violence, attacked or killed anyone, waged an armed conflict on the state or carried guns.
It is not the fact that 13.5 million Nigerians voted without a PVC in the 2015 presidential election and that 75% of them did so in the states where Buhari “won”.
It is not the fact that they have wilfully refused to sign the Electoral Act Amendement Bill, it is not the fact that they have blatently refused to heed the patriotic call for restructuring of the country and it is not the fact that they have looted, stolen and plundered more public funds than any other government in the history of our country.
It is not the fact that one of the greatest sons of Africa and one of the most respected and reverred world leaders and elderstatesmen that has ever lived, President Olusegun Obasanjo, recently and rightly said when commenting on the performance of the Buhari administration that “only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious”.
It is not the fact that every single Nigerian former Head of State and President has given the Buhari administration a vote of no confidence and has refused to endorse them for a second term.
As frightful, scandalous and unacceptable as all these failings are, not a single one of them demeans, diminishes and damages us more than the possibility that, for the first time in our history and indeed the history of the entire world, a massive multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural nation such as ours is saddled with a President that many genuinly believe is not who he says he is and that some believe is a foreigner and a body-double!
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Solemn Atmosphere As Army Buries Slain Officers, Soldiers Of Metele Attack

Solemn Atmosphere As Army Buries Slain Officers, Soldiers Of Metele Attack




The Nigerian Army is burying officers and soldiers that died in the Metele attack last month, Sun News reports.
The slain army personnel are to be buried at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery Maiduguri in a very solemn military ceremony this morning.
Scores of army officers and top security personnel as well as the representative of the Shehu of Borno are attending TJR burial rites.
Army has insisted 23 officers and soldiers were killed in the November 18 Boko Haram attack on 157 Task force batalion at Metele, Abadam Local Government, Borno State.
Details later…
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Saturday, December 15, 2018

Moment Half-Naked Banker Was Found By Police After Allegedly Beating Escort To Death.

A video shown to jurors shows the moment police burst into a home to discover a half-naked City banker after he allegedly bludgeoned an escort to death. Jurors at Lewes Crown Court in London watched as police officers discovered Zahid Naseem lying on a sofa wearing nothing but a dressing gown as Christina Abbotts lay dead in her bed in the next room. She advertised her services under the name Tilly Pexton on AdultWork.com and earned up to £3,500 a time when she met Naseem, who denies her murder, instead claiming he woke to find her dead. Her body was found by police in the top-floor flat she had been house-sitting for friend Peter Nuttall in Crawley after worried friends started searching for her when she failed to turn up to her birthday party in South Kensington. Naseem stayed in the flat for 12 hours after her death – drinking, taking drugs and sending pornographic pictures and videos to other escorts, prosecutor Christopher Tehrani previously told the court. Footage captured on police body-worn cameras showed officers breaking into the flat and shouting “there’s someone else in here” when they found Naseem after discovering Ms Abbotts’ body. The 48-year-old – dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, green tie and glasses – sat in the dock and looked at the floor, cupping his chin with his hand, for the majority of the time the footage was played. The West Midlands-born “socialite”, who led a party lifestyle in London mixing with “posh” and wealthy friends, was hit 13 times on the head with a pestle on May 25 – the day of her 29th birthday. Her family and friends thought the “privately educated city girl” and “social media addict” worked in IT. But the former student of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester and Oxford Brookes University drop-out was leading a secret life as a high-class escort. As the camera moves around the sitting room, white powder is seen on a book by the computer, empty bottles and wine glasses cover a coffee table and women’s underwear is seen on the floor. In the recording, officers discuss whether Naseem is dead, but then call for an ambulance when they see his eyes moving. Describing himself as someone with “OCD” who is a freelance risk manager for large trading firms and investment banks, Naseem said he had been working in Toronto-Dominion Bank’s London office before leaving to spend the evening with Ms Abbotts. He told officers the pair took an Uber taxi to the West Sussex town’s Asda supermarket because “there was no Waitrose around”, buying bottles of her favourite champagne Veuve-Clicquot. CCTV captured Naseem appearing to kiss Ms Abbotts on the head while they stood in one of the aisles. This was the last time they were seen publicly together and she is thought to have been killed the next day, the court previously heard. He said the pair then “pretty much spent the evening naked, being intimate, drinking and taking drugs” and also having a bath together, adding: “We continued doing lines all night and into the morning.” Describing their relationship, he said she was “bubbly” and “very friendly” but “dogmatic”, adding: “I wouldn’t say she was an escort. She’s some sort of socialite. The city’s full of people like that.”
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Notorious Robbery Syndicate Busted By Police After Successful Operation In Ogun

A five-man armed robbery syndicate whose stock-in-trade was to attack motorcycle warehouses, has been arrested and paraded by the Ogun state police command. The syndicate was said to have first visited Amolad Enterprises Motorcycle warehouse, opposite University of Ibadan (UI) and later moved to another of such warehouses in Iwo Road. There, it was gathered that, they overpowered the night guard, tied him before gaining entry into their main target, using various house breaking instruments. The suspects, whose names were given as Nurudeen Odutola, 43 (ring leader) ; Olawuyi Saheed, 45; Kehinde Lateef, 31; Opeyemi Ganiyu, 33 and Sola Adegbite, 48, made away with over 30 motorbikes from the warehouse but were sniffed out of their hideouts by crack detectives, who also recovered 22 of stolen motorbikes. Other suspects paraded included a motor driver, Solomon Boniface Okon, who absconded with his master’s Honda CRV Jeep from Ibadan and was tracked down in Akwa-Ibom, even as the stolen vehicle was recovered. An Internet fraudster, Abiodun David, 23; a member of a four-man deadly armed robbery gang, 29-year-old Mohammed Umar; a fraudster who operated a taxi cab with which he obtained unsuspecting passengers under false pretences, and a 300 Level student of LAUTECH, 24-year-old Aremu Mayowa with penchant for rape through social media were also paraded. The commissioner of police also disclosed that ten assorted vehicles recovered during stop and search operations were recovered and had been handed over to the owners.
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Businessman Survives After Armed Robbers Shot At Him More Than 30 Times

A motorist incredibly survived an ambush of heavily armed robbers who unleashed a barrage of more than 30 bullets in a suspected car-jacking in Brazil. David Esteves, 27, suffered two bullet wounds to his back and one to the temple and will undergo surgery but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening. Shocking footage shows the suspects ducking, diving and leaping as they try to dodge cartridges ricocheting off the ground in Tijuca, north zone Rio de Janeiro. CCTV cameras captured the mayhem as Mr Esteves stops in his white Honda Civic at traffic lights on Tuesday 11 December and is surrounded by shooters who jump out of three cars. One hooded mobster with a submachine gun appears to be directing the onslaught while other accomplices point their weapons at vehicles behind and appear to rob other victims in the traffic. The gangsters machine-gun their stationery target as one getaway car speeds off breaking the stop lights. A taxi and another car caught up in the action quickly follow suit. The victim tries to escape by ramming the back of the bandit's car which is blocking his way. The ferocious assault lasts for several seconds then the intensity suddenly decreases as the traffic lights turn green. The henchmen disperse, racing back to their vehicles, and the victim again tries to flee. Cops believe the bandits had just committed a robbery at a nearby establishment and attempted to hijack the car to be used as another getaway vehicle. But when the businessman, who runs an information technology company, tried to escape, they discharged more than 30 rounds on the vehicle. Despite being wounded, the victim manages to drive a few yards further down the road but is pursued by the gangsters who persist with the assault. Security cameras on another building capture the aggression continuing from a different angle as the car rolls to a halt on the corner of the road. One of the assailants tries to break the driver's window and wrenches open the door. Another holding an automatic weapon fails to open the back door. It's believed they grabbed an undisclosed item from the victim. In the midst of the harrowing attack cops patrolling the area hearing the gunfire, sped to the area and began exchanging shots with the gangsters. The victim is seen slumped out of the door of the bullet riddled car as the hoodlums speed off. He appears to recover and using one arm to push himself up begins to drag himself out of the vehicle. Family members claimed he was going to ask for help but panicked when he heard more gunfire and a spurt of energy helped him to get back behind the wheel. The injured man drove for a just over a mile and pulled over when he saw a patrol car. Agents took him to Souza Aguiar Hospital. The businessman's sister, who did not want to be named, described her brother's survival as a miracle. She said to Rio Extra: 'It was a miracle David escaped alive. When I arrived at the hospital, I found him lucid but traumatised. I saw his bloody shirt and counted at least five bullet holes. 'The incident happened just after he left his father-in-law's house. He had gone to visit his three-month-old son. 'Shortly after leaving he noticed several cars racing up behind him and the attack started the moment he stopped at the intersection,' she explained adding her family are in at state of shock. 'When David heard the shootings he tried to escape. At first, he didn't realise they were targeting him. 'He knew he had been wounded but had to keep going. He told me he doesn't even remember how he managed to drive and believes he fell in and out of consciousness until he found help. He is thankful to be alive but is suffering from moments of delirium as he relives the horror.' One of the suspects who was shot during the rampage, was apparently abandoned by his accomplices and found injured near the scene by officers. Identified by police as Daniel Hansmiller da Silva, 29, he was reportedly shot during cross fire by his own gang members and died after being taken to hospital. Detective Willian Batista said: 'From what we can see, the angle the bandits took as they unloaded their weapons, means that there was a real likelihood of being hit in the cross fire because they were standing in front of each other.' Police found the victim's cell phone, wallet and a replica airgun that shoots plastic pellets in his car. He is not under suspicion of being involved in any crime. His family have transferred him to a private hospital where doctors said his condition is stable and after monitoring his health, they plan to operate to remove the bullets this week. Detectives are still hunting the assailants and are examining security footage to identify those involved.
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Jesus shines as City regain top spot, Eriksen fires Spurs

Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions’ 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Jesus hadn’t scored a Premier League goal since August, but the Brazil forward ended that drought to put Everton to the sword at the Etihad Stadium. The 21-year-old’s goals and a strike from Raheem Sterling put City two points ahead of second-placed Liverpool, but Jurgen Klopp’s team can regain top spot if they beat bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. Coach Pep Guardiola, whose team had surrendered pole position with their loss at Chelsea last weekend, was pleased to see Jesus get back on track with his seventh and eighth goals of the season. “It is so important for him, strikers need to score goals,” said Guardiola. “What he has done today, he has done in other games but the difference is he has scored goals. “He has done it in a fantastic way. It was so valuable, his performance.” Jesus opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a cool finish from a tight angle after Leroy Sane’s pass opened up the Everton defence. Pep Guardiola’s side had to wait just five minutes after the break to make it 2-0, when patient build-up found Sane on the left and the German’s cross was met by a bullet header from Jesus. Everton got back into the game in the 65th minute when Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header from a high-hanging Digne cross flicking off Fabian Delph and past the helpless Ederson. But Raheem Sterling came off the bench to end the contest four minutes later when the City winger met Fernandinho’s cross with a firm header. City were also cheered by the return of playmaker Kevin De Bruyne as a 75th minute substitute after a six-week lay-off with his second knee injury of the season. – Late show for Spurs – At Wembley, Tottenham left it until stoppage-time before finally breaking Burnley’s stubborn resistance as the north London club moved within five points of the leaders. Mauricio Pochettino’s third-placed side featured a first league start for 18-year-old midfielder Oliver Skipp, with Eriksen and Son Heung-Min on the bench. Joe Hart kept fourth-from-bottom Burnley level when the former England keeper plunged low to his right to save Erik Lamela’s low shot. But Denmark playmaker Eriksen came on in the second half and he provided the match-winning moment with a clipped finish after Fernando Llorente and Harry Kane battered down the Burnley barricades in the 90th minute. Eriksen’s winner capped a fine few days for Tottenham, who qualified for the Champions League last 16 in midweek after drawing 1-1 at Barcelona. “It is a very good week for us, a fantastic win for us today, it is so important to be focused and try to keep our energy,” Pochettino said. “After the Barcelona game it is difficult to find the way to perform like this.” Watford caught the eye in a stylish 3-2 win over Cardiff at Vicarage Road that left Neil Warnock’s side just four points above the relegation zone. Javi Gracia’s team took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a superb solo strike from former Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu. Jose Holebas was next to impress, netting with a blistering 20-yard drive in the 52nd minute before teenager Domingos Quina bagged his first Premier League goal with a fine effort in the 68th minute. Cardiff got one back through Junior Hoilett in the 80th minute before Bobby Reid’s 82nd minute strike set up a tense finish. Luka Milivojevic lifted Crystal Palace five points away from the bottom three as the Serbia midfielder’s superb strike clinched a 1-0 victory against Leicester. Newcastle won for the first time in four matches to ease their relegation worries as Salomon Rondon’s 55th minute goal earned a 1-0 victory at third bottom Huddersfield. Wolves are up to seventh place as Raul Jimenez’s 12th minute goal and Ivan Cavaleiro’s 90th minute effort wrapped up a 2-0 win at Molineux that condemned Bournemouth to a sixth defeat in their last seven games.
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EPL: Manchester United players told to ignore Mourinho’s instructions

Former Arsenal defender, Martin Keown, has told Manchester United players to ignore instructions from manager Jose Mourinho and take matters into their own hands. The Red Devils travel to Anfield on Sunday to take on title-chasing Liverpool, 16 points behind their bitter rivals. A much-changed United side slipped to another demoralising defeat against Valencia in midweek and Keown believes Mourinho’s men are turning in the worst performances he has seen in 25 years. “These performances are some of the worst we’ve seen from United in 25 years,” Keown told Football Focus. “They are there for the taking – these United players almost need to stop listening to their manager now. “If this is how they’re being told to play, the players are on their own – I don’t know the identity of this United team. “They’re almost dreading games. Whether they change the manager is another thing but every game feels like a crisis now. “Mourinho has an incredible job there but the ‘special one’ has become the ‘lonely one’. “He’s almost enjoying the process of it coming to an end.”
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Full List Of House Of Reps Members Not Returning To National Assembly In 2019

According to an exclusive report by PREMIUM TIMES, below are some of the members of the federal house of representatives who are certainly not returning in 2019 for various reasons. Many of these lawmakers either lost the primary elections that were recently concluded or have moved to seek different elective positions. See the full list below; ABIA In Abia, the member representing Bende federal constituency, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, is not returning to the house as she did not clinch the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election. Unlike many of her colleagues, she did not seek to contest on a different platform. ADAMAWA Three out of the eight House of Representatives members from the state are not coming back. Out of the three, two lost the APC primary while the third contested for the Senate but failed to clinch the ticket. The two lawmakers who lost the primary are Shuaibu Abdulrahman and Abubakar Lawal. Their colleague Adamu Kamale contested for the Senate and lost. AKWA IBOM Two out of the 10 federal lawmakers from Akwa Ibom lost their party primaries and will not return. The lawmakers are Emmanuel Ikon and Owoidighe Ekpoatai. BAUCHI Three out of 12 House members form the North-Eastern state are not returning to the next assembly. They are Shehu Aliyu, Haliru Jika and Adamu Gurai. While Messrs Aliyu and Gurai lost out in their various party primaries, Mr Jika was able to clinch the ticket to contest for the senatorial election. He is expected to challenge the serving senator, Isa Missau. BAYELSA The oil rich south-south state has one Rep member who will not return. The lawmaker, Sodagumo Omoni, who represents Ogbia federal constituency, lost the PDP primary. BENUE Five of the 11 House of Representatives members from Benue are not returning to the next assembly. The lawmakers are Emmanuel Orker-Jev, Dickson Tackighir, Saleh Hassan, Emmanuel Udende and Ezekiel Adaji. While Mr Orker-Jev is flying the flag of the PDP in a senatorial election, the others lost their respective primaries. BORNO Three of the 10 House of Reps members are not returning to the House over their failure to get nomination of their party. The lawmakers are Asabe Vilita, Muhammed Sheriff and Ayuba Bello. DELTA Three out of the 10 House of Representatives members of Delta state are not returning to the ninth assembly having lost their party primaries. The lawmakers are: Onyemaecho Mrakpor, Idisi Lovette and Daniel Reyanju. EBONYI One out of the six lawmakers from Ebonyi is certainly not returning to the ninth assembly. The lawmaker, Linus Okorie, who represents Ivo/Ohaozara/Onicha federal constituency, failed to clinch a return ticket. EDO The case of the Edo lawmaker is quite different from the norm. The House deputy whip, Pally Iriase, is not returning in 2019 because he did not contest the elections due to local arrangements in his constituency. EKITI One lawmaker from Ekiti state won’t make it to the next assembly. The lawmaker, Olamide Johnson, who represents Ijero/Ekiti West/Efon federal constituency, failed to secure a return ticket in the last primary. ENUGU Just like Ekiti, one lawmaker from Enugu state is confirmed as not returning in 2019. The lawmaker, Chukwuemeka Ujam, who is a first timer representing Nkanu East/West, failed to secure a return ticket. FCT The two members from the FCT are not returning in the ninth assembly. The lawmakers are Zephaniah Jisalo and Zakari Angulu, who both contested the FCT senate primary. It is still not clear who is flying the party ticket to challenge Philip Aduda of the PDP. GOMBE Two out of the six lawmakers in Gombe state are not returning to the House of Representatives in 2019. Binta Bello, the deputy minority whip, was able to clinch the PDP ticket for Gombe South Senatorial district while Samaila Kashena lost out in the primary. IMO Two out of the 10 House of Representatives members from Imo are not returning to the house for the same reason. The two lawmakers, Chukwukere Austin and Goodluck Opiah, lost out in their party primary. JIGAWA In Jigawa, three of the 11 federal lawmakers are not returning in 2019 after failing to secure return tickets. The lawmakers are Sani Zorro, Rabiu Kaugama and Muhammed Boyi. KADUNA Of the thirty six states and FCT, Kaduna has the highest number of Rep members who are not returning in the 9th assembly. The seven lawmakers are Adams Jagaba, Muhammad Soba, Sunday Marshal, Muhammed Abubakar, Yusuf Bala, Mohammed Usman and Lawal Rabiu. Mr. Jagaba lost in the PDP Kaduna South primary while Mr Marshal was picked as a runningmate of the governorship candidate of the PDP, Isa Ashiru. The rest lost out in the primary. KANO Four out of the 24 members of the Kano state caucus of the House of Representatives, are not returning to the house. The four are Aliyu Madaki who is the PDP candidate for Kano Central Senatorial district, Bashir Baballe who did not contest for any election and Nasiru Baballe and Mukhtar Chiromawa who lost their respective party primary. KATSINA So far, only one member of the House of Representatives from Katsina is not returning to the next assembly. The lawmaker, Aliyu Sani, lost in the just concluded APC primary. KOGI In Kogi State, it is so far clear that one lawmaker is certainly not returning in 2019. The lawmaker, Sunday Karimi, contested for the senatorial ticket of Kogi west under PDP but lost to Dino Melaye. KWARA Out of the six lawmakers from Kwara, three are confirmed as not coming back to the 9th assembly. The lawmakers are Razak Atunwa who is flying the ticket of the PDP for the Governorship election, Zakari Mohammed who is also flying the PDP ticket for Kwara North Senatorial district and Amuda Kanike who did not contest the primary. LAGOS Six out of the 24 Lagos federal lawmakers are not returning to the House of Representatives in 2019. The lawmakers are Tony Nwulu, Adaranijo Abiodun, Joseph Adebayo, Bamgbose Joseph and Diya Babafemi. Apart from Tony Nwulu who is contesting for Imo Governorship election under the United People’s Party (UPP), the rest failed to secure a return ticket to the House. NASARAWA Out of the five lawmakers from Nasarawa State, only two may likely return to the house in the next assembly. The other three lawmakers who are not returning are David Ombugadu, Mohammed Onawo and Jaafar Ibrahim. Mr. Ombugadu is flying the PDP flag in the upcoming general elections while he is being deputized by Mr. Onawo. The third lawmaker, Jaafar Ibrahim lost in his bid to clinch the APC Governorship ticket. NIGER Despite the controversies in Niger State, PREMIUM TIMES has been able to confirm that three lawmakers from the state are not returning in 2019. The lawmakers are Adamu Chika, Faruk Mihammadu and Saleh Shehu who failed to secure a return ticket. OGUN Two lawmakers from Ogun State failed to secure their tickets back to the House. The lawmakers are Olusegun Williams and Kehinde Olusegun. ONDO Out of the nine lawmakers from Ondo state, three of them are confirmed not to be coming back in the ninth assembly due to their inability to get a return ticket to the House. The lawmakers are Babatunde Kolawole, Baderinwa Samson and Akinfolarin Mayowa. OSUN In Osun state, the deputy speaker, Yusuf Lasun, is not returning in the ninth assembly. He did not contest the House of Representatives primary. He contested the just concluded governorship primary of the APC but lost to Gboyega Isyaka, the governor-elect. OYO Two lawmakers from Oyo are not returning in 2019 because they failed to secure their party nomination. The lawmakers are Ayoade Ojoawo and Oladele George. PLATEAU In Plateau state, two of its members contested for senatorial primary while one lost in his bid to secure the ticket of the House of Representatives. Edward Pwajok who is the House chairman on rules and business, contested and lost the APC senatorial primary for Plateau North while his counterpart Istifanus Gyang is flying the PDP ticket for Plateau North. Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande lost out in his bid to return for the third term in the House of Representatives. RIVERS Two members have so far been confirmed in Rivers as not returning in 2019. The lawmakers are Chidi Frank who lost in the primary and Betty Apiafi who is a senatorial candidate. TARABA Just one member has been confirmed as not returning in 2019 due to his inability to secure his party ticket. The lawmaker, Malle Ibrahim represents Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency. YOBE In Yobe, the member representing Fika/Fune federal constituency, Ismail Gadaka, will not be returning in the ninth assembly for his inability to secure his party ticket. ZAMFARA Baring any last minute change, all the APC members from Zamfara will not be returning in 2019 due to INEC’s decision to reject any list from Zamfara APC. The APC in Zamfara, according to INEC, cannot submit any list of candidates because it failed to conduct primaries within the stipulated time.
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ASUP Strike: Union Accuses FG Of Failing To Address

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has criticised the Federal Government for allegedly paying lip service to their demands. According to the union, this is why it decided to embark on a nationwide industrial action on December 12. ASUP National President, Usman Dutse, gave the explanation on Saturday while giving an update on the press conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He noted that the government has failed to implement any of the agreements reached since 2010, even though the lecturers have suspended their strike at different stages of agitation. The ASUP President said, “It has become pertinent to once more bring to the fore the issues in contention while tracing a recent history of our engagement with government. “A recap of this includes a recap of the2010 Federal Government-ASUP agreement, 2014 Memorandum of Settlement, and 2017 Memorandum of Action.” “All these documents and agreement signing with government, none of them has been implemented by the government,” he stated. Mr Dutse vowed that the ongoing industrial action would be followed to a logical conclusion. He, however, called for understanding on the part of students and parents who have children in polytechnics, saying the decision was to improve the system. The ASUP President also asked Nigerians to prevail on the government to address the issues raised by the union and save the polytechnic sector from collapse. He urged members of the union to remain steadfast in their pursuit to ensure that their demands were met by the government. The polytechnic lecturers had embarked on a nationwide industrial action on Wednesday to protest among other things, the non-payment of members’ salaries in some states, as well as discrimination against members and graduates from polytechnics.
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