Ronaldo's 501 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo is now Real Madrid's joint-top
goalscorer in their history
Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League brace against
Malmo took him to 501 goals for club and country and
level with Raul as Real Madrid's all-time top scorer.
Ronaldo's remarkable goal haul has come in 753
appearances for Real Madrid, Manchester United,
Sporting Lisbon and Portugal.
The records continue to tumble for the FIFA World Player
of the Year, and here, with the help of our friends at
Opta, we crunch the numbers behind his astonishing
scoring feats…
Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his 500th career goal
against Malmo
Ronaldo's recent scoring heroics have put him on 323 from
308 appearances for Madrid. His last-minute goal
equalled Raul's tally despite the Portuguese having
played over 400 fewer games.
His recent five-goal haul against Espanyol and his treble
against Shakhtar took him to 37 hat-tricks for club and
country, and he is also five goals clear of Lionel Messi in
the Champions League, with 82 goals making him the
competition's all-time leading scorer.
While the bulk of Ronaldo's 500 goals have come in a Real
Madrid shirt, he also reached triple figures for
Manchester United. In six seasons at Old Trafford
Ronaldo smashed 118 goals, and he previously netted five
times for Sporting Lisbon as a teenager. At international
level, Ronaldo has 55 goals in 122 appearances for
Portugal.
Ronaldo netted twice in Sweden to level Raul's Real
Madrid record
Ronaldo's lethal right foot has accounted for 326 of his
total, with 90 coming on his left and 83 with his head. The
30-year-old can score all kinds of goals from all kinds of
angles. Eighty-three of his total have come from outside
the box, and he has also scored 81 penalties and 45 direct
free kicks.
Home advantage makes little difference to Ronaldo,
whose 213 away goals account for 43 per cent of his total.
He has scored 272 at home, with the final 16 coming in
neutral locations.
The stats also show he is most dangerous between the 76th
and 90th minute, a period in which he has scored 116
goals. His second-most prolific period is the 16th-30th
minute, during which he has scored 87 times.

So who are Ronaldo's favoured opposition? Sevilla must be
sick of the sight of him. The Portuguese powerhouse has
scored 21 times against the Andalusian side, while he also
enjoys playing against Getafe, against whom he has
scored 18 goals.
Ronaldo also has a habit of scoring in El Clasico, with 15
goals against Barcelona putting them joint-third with
Atletico Madrid in his list of favoured opposition. As for
English teams, Ronaldo has been most prolific against
Aston Villa (nine goals) and Tottenham (eight).
And what about top assist makers? Well, over the course
of his career, no player has provided more goals for
Ronaldo than Karim Benzema with 31. Arsenal's Mesut
Ozil ranks second having made 27 assists to Ronaldo
during their four-year spell at the Bernabeu together.
Manchester United flop Angel Di Maria assisted Ronaldo
22 times, while his current team-mate Gareth Bale is on
20. At Manchester United, Ryan Giggs was his top assister
with 16, while Wayne Rooney was next on 10. His former
United and current international team-mate Nani is just
behind Rooney on nine assists.
Ronaldo's most prolific season was the 2011-12 campaign,
when he scored 69 goals for club and country, and he has
surpassed the 60-mark in each of his last two seasons.
Ronaldo's appetite for goals is greater than ever, and
Atletico Madrid will have their work cut out to stop him
from adding to the 501 at the weekend...

Actress Caught With Drugs At Airport (Photos) by DEALEH

South African actress Mmatjatji Malatji who was
recently apprehended at the OR Tambo International
airport for possession of drugs has appeared in court.
The actress has featured in a number of soap operas as
Isidingo and Scandal.
According to News24.com; Malatji was nabbed on
Sunday, September 27 as she got in from an Abu Dhabi
flight and made to smuggle the drug into the country.
One of the luggage she carried showed ‘suspicious
images’ which led to the search, South Africa Revenue
Spokesperson Luther Lebelo said.
In the course of the search, the substance weighing
15.4kg and valued at over R4 million was
found. Further investigations and tests confirmed the
substance as ephedrine, Lebelo said.
Malatji, 29, appeared at the Kempton Park
Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, September 29 but her
hearing has been moved to October 7, News24 reported.
She will remain in custody of the authorities till the next
hearing.

How Jeff won 2015 MTN Project Fame

Budding singer, Jeffrey Ufedo Akor weekend emerged
winner of the MTN Project Fame West Africa Season 8,
smiling home with star prize of N5million, a brand new,
fully loaded SUV and a recording contract worth millions
of Naira. It has been a completely exciting season with
weeks of hard-work and dedication.
It started with auditions in several cities in West Africa,
and translated into eight weeks of fun, tension and
scintillating performances for the 16 contestants that
made it into the Academy.
For the six finalists that made it to the finals (Ada,
Arewa, Anderson, Deinde, Jeff, and Pearl), things will
never be the same again as they have indeed gone
through a beneficial and life-altering eight weeks in the
Academy.
Grand Finale nights like this have birthed the likes of
Iyanya, Mike, Chidinma, Monica, Ayoola, Olawale and
Geoffrey. And with only one of these six to join the
league of extraordinary superstars, the question on
everyone’s mind was, who will it be?
But before it got to that, the show kicked off on a
promising note as the six finalists stepped onto the
stage in their monochrome outfits and delivered a
melodious, yet emotional group song titled ‘Pray For
Me’ by Dare Art Alade.
The rest of the night turned out to be an exciting
journey with great entertainment lined up in form of
collabos. Yes, the six finalists had been paired up with
some A-list artistes to produce amazing remixed
versions of their songs, and so each team stepped on
stage and brought nothing but pure joy as they sang,
danced and glowed.
First to perform were Jeff and energetic Yemi Alade
doing ‘K.I.S.S.I.N.G’ remix. Followed by Pearl and
Chidinma who gracefully performed ‘Kedike’ remix.
Deinde and Iyanya got everyone dancing with ‘Mr
Oreo’ remix.  Anderson and Praiz with their vocal

Breaking: Wizkid, Olamide, Praiz, others nominated for #TheHeadies2015!

Lagos- With 2015 edition of Nigeria’s biggest and most
prestigious annual music awards, The Headies, fast
approaching, nominees for the annual awards have
been revealed. Some of the biggest nominees for the
year include Wizkid, Olamide and Praiz who have
received six nominations while Yemi Alade, Cobhams have
been nominated in five categories.
Other nominees include PSquare, Korede Bello, Bez, Timi
Dakolo, Asa, Reminisce, Mr 2Kay, Seyi Shay, Cynthia
Morgan among many others This year’s nomination is
based on the period in review, July 2014 and June 2015.
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by
an artiste or group in the year under review.
Ojuelegba – Wizkid
Eyo – Asa
Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo
Bez – There’s A Fire
Cobhams – Do the right Thing
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most
acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
Don Jazzy – Godwin (Korede Bello)
Mastakraft – Wiser (Flavour)
Young John – Bobo (Olamide)
Shizzi – Fans Mi (DavidO)
Legendury Beatz – Ojuelegba
Cobhams – There’s A Fire (Bez)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best
directed and most exciting video in the year under
review.
This award goes to the video director.
Jamb Question (Simi) – Mex
Crazy (Seyi Shay feat. Wizkid) – Meji Alabi
The Sound (DavidO Feat. Uhuru & Dj Buckz) – Sesan
Katapot (Reekado Banks) – UnLimited LA
Baby Jollof (Solid Star Feat. Tiwa Savage) – Clarence
Peters
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year
under review (by single individual or group).
Bed of Stone – Asa
A.Y.O. – Wizkid
King of Queens – Yemi Alade
Rich & Famous – Praiz
Double Trouble – Psquare
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in the year under
review (by a single individual or group).
Heartbeat – Praiz
Mr. Oreo – Iyanya
Say You Love Me – Leriq ft. Wizkid
Do the Right Thing – Cobhams Ft. Bez
Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo
BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review
(by single individual or group)
Ojuelegba – Wizkid
Collabo – P-Square Feat. Don Jazzy
My Woman, My Everything – Patoranking Feat. Wande
Coal
Woju – Kiss Daniel
Godwin – Korede Bello
Bobo – Olamide
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the
year under review (by single individual or group).
German Juice – Cynthia Morgan
Sanko – Timaya
My Body – Solid Star Feat. Timaya
Daniella Whyne – Patoranking
Cheques and Balance – Burna Boy
Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay feat. Cynthia Morgan
& Seyi Shay
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap
Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.
Baba Hafusa – Reminisce
Street OT – Olamide
Chairman – M.I.
Above Ground Level – Modenine
BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop
collaborative track (including cameos).
Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Phyno
Hold on – Joe El Feat. 2Face Idibia
Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay Feat. Cynthia Morgan
& Seyi Shay
Shoki (Remix) – Lil’Kesh Feat. Olamide & David O
Do The right Thing – Cobhams ft. Bez
Sisi – Praiz ft. Wizkid
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air)
recording of a rap.
King Kong – Vector
Bad Belle – M.I
Bank Alert – Ill Bliss
Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide, Phyno & Stomrex
G.O.D – T.R
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with
the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song
or album.
Praiz – If I fall
Shaydee – High
Timi Dakolo – Wish Me Well
Cobhams – Do The Right Thing
Bez – There’s A Fire
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with
most outstanding vocal performances on a single song
or album.
Waje – Coco Baby
Aramide – Iwo Nikan
Asa – Bed of Stone
Simi – Tiff
Yemi Alade – Duro Timi
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising
upcoming act in the year under review.
Reekado Bankz
Kiss Daniel
Cynthia Morgan
Korede Bello
Lil’ Kesh
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year
under review.
Praiz – Rich n Famous
Yemi Alade – King of Queens
Skales – Man of the Year
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best
lyrical depth and performance on a single song or
album.
Ill Bliss – Bank Alert (remix) Feat. Ice Prince, Eva
Alordiah & Phyno
Vector – King Kong
Reminisce – Baba Hafusa
G.O.D – T.R
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are
inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua,
which may also be originated by the artiste and popular
on the street.
Reminisce – Skillashi
Olamide – Bobo
Small Doctor – Mosquito Killer
Mastakraft feat. Olamide, CDQ and David O – Indomie
Falz The Bad Guy – Hello Bae
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any
form or style of music which falls outside the
mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.
Di’Ja – Awww
Bez – There’s A Fire
Asa – Satan Be Gone
Adekunle Gold – Sade
Ugovinna – Rain On Me
Simi – Tiff
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in
year under review, that meets judges requirements of
excellence (Songwriting, production, rendition and
promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).
Rich n Famous – Praiz
King of Queens – Yemi Alade
Street OT – Olamide
Chairman – M.I.
A.Y.O. – Wizkid
Double Trouble – P Square
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the
year under review. Overall most successful artiste for
the year under review.
Olamide
David O
Wizkid
Yemi Alade
P-Square
SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year
under review.
Ojuelegba – Wizkid
Godwin – Korede Bello
Kiss Daniel – Woju
Olamide – Bobo
AFRICAN ARTISTE
A non-Nigerian award category for an individual
African artiste or group with the most outstanding
achievement,
impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in
the year under review.
Diamond Platnumz
Cassper Nyovest
Sarkodie
Uhuru
AKA
Voting to commence in a few days time.

Man, 2 others arraigned for stabbing Police officer to death LAGOS

LAGOS—Two teenagers and a 30-year-old man, Seyi
Egbonwan, have been charged before an Ebute Meta
Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for allegedly stabbing
a police officer to death with a knife.
The two teenagers, Wale Ojupon, 18, and Daniel Emeka,
18, and Egbonwan, were charged on a seven-count
offence of stealing, breach of peace, murder, assault
and possession of firearms.
According to the charge, the trio conspired, kidnapped
and killed one Constable, Abimbola Adesoji, by stabbing
him.
The accused persons were said to have committed the
alleged offence on July 25 at Ajah, Ilaje, area of
Lagos, during a riot in the community.
Police prosecutor, ASP Eshiet Eshiet, informed the court
that the offence contravened Sections 517, 70, 516, 317
and 309 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
However, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs Oyindamola
Ogala, refused to take the plea of the accused persons,
saying the court had no jurisdiction in a murder case.
Subsequently, Magistrate Ogala ordered that the
accused persons be kept in prison custody pending the
Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, advise.

RAFA'S WRONG: MADRID MUST DEPEND ON RONALDO TO CONQUER EUROPE AGAIN

The Portuguese struck twice in the 2-0 win at Malmo to
draw level with Raul as the club's all-time top scorer
and show coach Rafa Benitez that he remains the go-to
guy for goals
COMMENT By Ben Hayward
Five hundred and one and counting. Cristiano Ronaldo
went past the half-thousand mark with his two goals
against Malmo on Wednesday night and also drew level
with Raul on 323 strikes for Real Madrid. "We shouldn't
depend on him," Rafa Benitez said in the build-up to
the game. But they need to.
What Benitez had meant was that Real require goals
from elsewhere as well, and he is right in that sense.
However, Ronaldo remains the most reliable outlet and
he showed just how important he is to the club's
Champions League aspirations with both in this match.
All of Cristiano's eight strikes so far in 2015-16 had
come in two games (five in the 6-0 win at Espanyol and
three in the 4-0 victory at home to Shakhtar Donetsk),
but he had failed to find the net in his past two
matches.
Sensing the opportunity against a Malmo team likely
making up the numbers in Group A, the Portuguese was
lively from the outset in this match and hit his 500th
career goal after 28 minutes when he latched onto an
Isco pass and beat Swedish goalkeeper Johan Wiland
with a cool finish.
Dani Carvajal hit the crossbar late in the first half as
Madrid threatened to build on their lead, but Benitez's
side have struggled somewhat for goals recently and
had to wait until the 90th minute for the second. And
again it was Ronaldo, this time as he poked home a
cross from Lucas Vazquez.
That was his 323rd strike for Real Madrid and saw him
reach Raul, the club's all-time top goalscorer. The
former Spain striker needed 741 matches to net his 323.
Cristiano, meanwhile, has managed it in just 308
appearances for Los Blancos . Insatiable.
According to official club statistics, Ronaldo surpassed
Raul and now has 324 goals for the Spanish side.
However, that tally includes a strike given to Pepe
against Real Sociedad by match officials in 2010-11 but
which is included in the register recorded by sports
daily Marca (who awarded the Pichichi prize).

Health benefits of cassava

Cassava pile after harvest
Cassava (yuca or manioc) is a nutty flavored, starch-tuber
in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) of plants. It thought
to have originated from the South-American forests. Its
sweet, chewy underground tuber is one of the popular
edible root-vegetables. Indigenous people of many parts of
Africa, Asia and South American continents used it as
staple food source since centuries. Together with other
tropical roots and starch-rich foods like yam, taro,
plantains, potato, etc, it too is an indispensable part of
carbohydrate diet for millions of inhabitants living in these
regions.
Some of the common names include manioc, or mandioca in
Brazil, manihot, tapioca and yuca. Scientific name:Manihot
esculenta (Crantz).
Cassava has nearly twice the calories than that of potatoes
and perhaps one of the highest value calorie food for any
tropical starch rich tubers and roots. 100 g root provides
160 calories. Their calorie value mainly comes from sucrose
which accounts for more than 69 per cent of total sugars.
Amylose (16-17 per cent) is another major complex
carbohydrate sources.
Cassava is very low in fats and protein than in cereals and
pulses. Nonetheless, it has more protein than that of other
tropical food sources like yam, potato, plantains, etc.
As in other roots and tubers, cassava too is free from
gluten. Gluten-free starch is used in special food
preparations for celiac disease patients.
Young tender cassava (yuca) leaves are a good source of
dietary proteins and vitamin K. Vitamin-K has a potential
role in bone mass building by promoting osteotrophic activity
in the bones. It also has established role in the treatment
of Alzheimer’s disease patients by limiting neuronal
damage in the brain.
Cassava is a moderate source of some of the valuable B-
complex group of vitamins such as folates, thiamin,
pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and pantothenic
acid.
Itis one of the chief sources of some important minerals
like zinc, magnesium, copper, iron, and manganese for
many inhabitants in the tropical belts.

‘B’Haram killed 3,500 in nine months

The global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International,
said that Boko Haram had killed at least 3,500 people since
the beginning of 2015.
The group said that despite advances by the military,
attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and
Niger had claimed the lives of at least 1,600 people since
the start of June.
A statement on Wednesday by AI said the United Nations
Human Rights Council was discussing a report on the
conflict.
“The number of people killed so far this year is truly
shocking with more than 3,500 civilian fatalities in less than
300 days,” said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s
Africa Director for Research and Advocacy.
“Governments in affected countries must take all
necessary legal measures to ensure the security of civilians
in affected areas,” the statement added.
As the UNHRC discusses violations and abuses allegedly
committed in the course of the conflict, AI renewed its calls
for adequate protection of civilians from Boko Haram
attacks.

Boko Haram poisons water sources in Borno - Nigerian Army

Press statement from the Nigerian Army
Information reaching the Theatre Command,
Operation Lafiya Dole indicates that Boko Haram
terrorists have now resorted to poisoning water
sources like wells and streams in areas they were
dislodged by gallant troops or areas threatened by
offensive operations. The latest being the poisoning
of the cattle water ponds in Kangallam village
along Marte and Abadam axis in Borno State where
a large number of cattle died after drinking water
from the ponds.
Credible information available to the Theatre
Command indicates that though no human life was
lost as a result of the barbaric act of the terrorists,
however, some cattle were killed after drinking
water from some poisoned sources. The action of
the terrorists is no doubt aimed at taking their own
pound of flesh on the innocent citizens and
livestock as a result of the unbearable offensive
operations through the combined effort of the
Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force to route
them out completely from their enclaves and hide-
outs all over the North East. In view of this
development citizens are called upon to avoid as
much as possible drinking water from unverified
sources especially in locations that troops routed
out Boko Haram terrorists. You are please requested
to disseminate this information to the public
through your medium. Thank you for your usual
cooperation. Colonel TUKUR GUSAU Deputy Director
Army Public Relations

Woman who died while getting 'illegal fake bum implant' was murdered- Police

Woman who died while getting 'illegal
fake bum implant' was murdered-
Police
The death of Kelly Mayhew, a woman who died after
getting an 'illegal fake bum implant ' in a basement flat
hundreds of miles from home has been ruled as a
homicide, authorities have ruled.
Kelly who travelled from Maryland to Rockaway in Queens,
New York to have an operation to enlarge her buttocks had
a botched surgery which took her life.
The surgery was performed by a plastic surgeon operating
without a licence, and Mayhew, who was employed by the
entertainment company, BET, died during the procedure.
"The cause of death is systemic silicone emboli due
to cosmetic silicone injections of buttocks,” Medical
Examiner spokeswoman Julie Bolcer told the Daily
News.
"The manner of death is homicide.”
Mayhew's mother Latrice explained that the woman who
performed the surgery had done so through a friend, but
that during it she seemed to "panic".
After the injections of silicone were administered,
Mayhew's breathing became laboured and her mother had
to perform CPR and called the emergency services but they
were unable to resuscitate her.
The fake doctor - who has not been named - allegedly
fled the apartment in a grey SUV and still hasn't been
found.

Sturridge to miss Europa tie

Daniel Sturridge will not play in Liverpool's Europa
League clash with Sion on Thursday, manager Brendan
Rodgers has confirmed.
Sturridge scored twice in the 3-2 win over Aston Villa at
the weekend - only his second appearance since
returning from a long-term hip injury.
Rodgers has insisted the Europa League will continue to be
used for his fringe players to get games and prove
themselves, and Sturridge will be rested ahead of the
Merseyside derby against Everton, live on Super Sunday.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference at
Liverpool's Melwood training ground Rodgers confirmed:
"Daniel won't be involved in the game.
"Daniel has worked very hard and come back ahead of
schedule but we have to make sure we don't break him at
this stage. He won't play, which will obviously keep him
fresh for the game at the weekend.
"We saw from the game at the weekend is that he is still
working on his fitness but he gives us that quality. Daniel
has shown that. If we can keep him fit - and there's still
a way to go but we're working towards a good level of
fitness - then there's a real good combination there with
Danny Ings."
Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw away at Bordeaux in
their opening Group B game, in which Rodgers used a
number of younger fringe players such as Jordan Rossiter
and Divock Origi.
And Rodgers has pledged to continue using these players
in the clash with the Swiss Super League side at Anfield.
Rodgers said: "Our approach to this game will be how it's
been in the competition so far; it's an opportunity for
young players and players on the fringes that haven't
been playing.
"But it will also going to require players that have been
playing. Our home games are very important and we
enter into it with the mind-set to win the game. Then we
can concentrate on the game on Sunday.
"I think it's a game where we're going to have to be
patient. They very quickly get players behind the ball, sit
deep and play a counter-attack game. And they had a
good result against Rubin Kazan so that will give them
confidence."

Man Utd v Wolfsburg preview

Wayne Rooney will be looking to open his Champions
league account for the season against Wolfsburg
Manchester United will be hoping to return to winning
ways in the Champions League when Wolfsburg are the
visitors to Old Trafford.
Louis van Gaal's side's European campaign got off to the
worst possible start with a 2-1 defeat at PSV Eindhoven
but they will be hoping their perfect record against
Wolfsburg continues to get them back on track.
In their only previous meetings, United beat Wolfsburg in
both games in 2009, winning 2-1 at home before securing
a 3-1 triumph at the Volkswagen Arena.
Anthony Martial has been in red-hot form since joining
Man Utd
The Bundesliga club, who opened their campaign with a
1-0 home win over CSKA Moscow, have not enjoyed their
past trips to England, losing on all three occasions and
conceding eight goals in the process.
However, they will hope to change that record as they look
to extend their lead over United to six points in Group B
with victory.
Louis van Gaal is confident Manchester United can reach
the Champions League final if they have some luck along
the way
Team news
Four United players were absent from their final training
session before taking on Wolfsburg.
Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia and
Marcos Rojo were all missing from the session at the Aon
Training Complex in Carrington on Tuesday morning.
Bastian Schweinsteiger says Manchester United must take
things step by step in their Champions League group
Rojo has missed the last two games with a hamstring
problem, but Carrick and Valencia started Saturday's
3-0 win over Sunderland while Herrera was an unused
substitute.
Youngsters Josh Harrop, Donald Love and James Weir were
drafted in for the session because of the injuries, while
defender Paddy McNair also took part after he recovered
from the injury that has sidelined him for the last two
games.
Man Utd lost Luke Shaw to a bad injury in defeat at PSV
Wolfsburg have injuries of their own to contend with and
will be without Vierinha, Felipe and Robin Knoche for the
trip to Old Trafford.
Midfielder Luiz Gustavo is a doubt and could miss the
game after picking up a knock in the 5-1 defeat to
Bayern Munich last week.

Meet the African king with 100 wives

Abumbi II, the 11th fon, or king, of Bafut, Cameroon, has
close to 100 wives. They weren’t all his to start with.
According to local tradition, when a fon dies, his successor
inherits all his wives and then marries his own queens. He
inherited 72 of the women from his late father. He has
also taken on over 500 children from all of his wives.
“The queens have a great role to play in the
fondom,” notes Prince Nickson, also of Bafut, noting
that it is up to these women behind the man to shape
him in his kingly role.
“Behind every successful man must be a very successful,
staunch woman,” says Abumbi’s third wife, Queen
Constance.
“Our tradition has it that when you are king, the elderly
wives remain to hand down the tradition to the younger
wives, and also to teach the king the tradition because the
king had been a prince, not a king.”
Despite the fact that polygamy is legal in Cameroon, the
data shows that there are far fewer polygamous
marriages across the African continent. The practice is
being challenged by changing values, the spread of the
Christian faith, the growing appeal of the western way of
life but also the rising costs of having large families. It is
against this backdrop that Cameroon’s traditional rulers
must walk the fine line between two often conflicting
cultures.
“During colonialism other values came in, of governance,
different from the traditional values we had and
therefore there is this constant conflict between the
traditional values and modern western values,” admits
Fon Abumbi II, who has ruled Bafut, the largest fondom
in the region, for 47 years.
Some of the king’s wives
“My role is to blend them, to find the way forward so my
subjects can enjoy the fruits of development and
modernity without destroying their culture. Without a
culture, you are not a human being, you are an animal.
And therefore the chieftaincy institution is the guarantor
of our culture.”

MULLER: BAYERN ONLY HAVE TO GET THE BALL TO LEWANDOWSKI

The Germany international believes the former Borussia
Dortmund striker will score every time he gets the ball
on current form
Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller has praised
Robert Lewandowski's fine form and suggested that in
order to score, the Bundesliga champions just need to
give ball to the Poland international.
Muller had been Bayern's main dangerman in the
opening weeks of the 2015-16 campaign as he scored six
goals in their first four Bundesliga games, but
Lewandowski has taken his spot in the limelight since.
The 27-year-old has netted a remarkable 10 goals in
his last three appearances in all competitions, including
hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Dinamo
Zagreb on Tuesday night, and Muller believes at the
moment it is just a matter of getting the ball to
Lewandowski and waiting for the striker to finish.
"He seems to have taken over my fine form. If he goes
on like this it's very good for the team," Muller told
reporters.
"We only have to make sure that we keep getting him in
dangerous positions and that we get the ball to him.
"We also have to keep playing as a team and act
united, but it is clear that Robert is in amazing form."
Lewandowski's sublime goalscoring form gives Bayern
reason to celebrate, yet Muller has stressed they will not
let themselves go at the Oktoberfest as an important
game awaits against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
"We certainly won't get drunk. We've never done that,
but we will enjoy the afternoon with a beer or two," he
said.
"The game against Dortmund will be a top match at its
finest. The German footballing family is really looking
forward to Sunday."

MARTINS AND OGBECHE 'MORE THAN DESERVE' NIGERIA RECALL, INSISTS CHUKWU

The duo have been in superlative form for their
respective clubsides and the former international feels
they would be valuable assets for the Super Eagles
Seattle Sounders’ Obafemi Martins and FC Cambuur
forward Bartholomew Ogbeche deserve a recall to
the Nigeria squad, according to former Nigeria coach
Christian Chukwu.
30-year-old Martins announced his retirement from
international football in December 2014 following his
inability to get an invite to the country’s national team
under Stephen Keshi, while Ogbeche who has scored four
goals in his last two games for his Dutch outfit fizzled
out of the national team after the 2002 Fifa World Cup
staged in Korea/Japan.
According to Chukwu, their superlative form should
never be ignored by coach Sunday Oliseh as they will
solve the attacking worries of the Super Eagles.
“Everything depends on the head coach though I
believe that the Super Eagles is for every Nigerians
provided they are in a very good shape,” Chukwu told
Goal.
“Ogbeche and Martins are in the right form and I feel
they should be invited to the national team.
“Both players are tested and boast of experience that
can improve the lots of Nigeria during international
matches.
“Also, they have the abilities to convert few chances
that come their way, which is lacking now in the Super
Eagles.
“I am not saying that they will last for the entire
duration of the game, but one fact is sure, they will
make a lasting impact and the younger ones will learn
from them.
He also said dismissed erroneous belief that players over
30 years have passed their prime and not to be
considered for national team invites.
“What is more important here is the shape of the player
and current form,” he continued.
“All of us cannot get old at age 30. There are players
who have natural strength, stamina and good physique
and at over 30, they still play like as if they are under
27 years.
“Age should never be used as a yardstick to invite a
player to the senior national team.
“It is more profitable to invite a player over 30 who will
deliver than banking of strikers who are below their age
and would misfire. I think Ogbeche and Martins deserve
a recall,” he concluded.

VAN GAAL: MANCHESTER UNITED MUST IMPROVE TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The Red Devils lost the opening game of their European
campaign to PSV Eindhoven and the Dutchman says that
his side must improve if they are to win the competition
Louis van Gaal says Manchester United must continue to
improve if they are to win the Premier League or
Champions League during his time at the club.
United moved top of the table with a 3-0 win over
Sunderland on Saturday but suffered a 2-1 defeat in
their group-stage opener to PSV upon their return to
Europe's top competition.
Van Gaal says reaching the Champions League final is a
realistic aim for the club but insists he wants his side to
improve in order to maximise their chances of winning
silverware.
"In the Champions League you need to win all your
home matches, otherwise it'll be very difficult. The
important thing is we win," he said of Wolfsburg's visit
to Old Trafford on Wednesday.
"We've improved that when you compare with the team
of last year. We still need time to improve. We have to
improve to win the Premier League or a tournament like
the Champions League. We're still improving and I see
that every week.
"Reaching the final is also an aim. Winning the final is
a little bit of luck, I think. It's not only quality, it's also
luck.
"Manchester United remembers that fantastically when
they won [the final in 1999]. I saw at that time the
people of Bayern [Munich] going downstairs and then
they scored in the last minute.
"You can say that's quality, but when you've seen the
match, you know it's not like that.
"Reaching the final is a fantastic result, but in the
media, it's nothing. Second is not the best, and that's
all that counts. But as a manager, when you reach the
final, you've done fantastically."
Van Gaal - who has ruled Michael Carrick out of the
Wolfsburg game due to injury - also praised the impact
of midfield duo Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan
Schneiderlin this season.
"You can see that already, he's accepted as a leading
player. That's why we have bought him from Bayern
Munich," he added of the Germany international.
"I believe in mixtures between youth and older players,
and he is an example for the young players. I'm very
happy with him.
"We have made progress in the maturity and the
balance of the team, that's also why Schweinsteiger is
here but also Schneiderlin gives more composure."

Women With bigger Bums Are Likely To Give Birth To Intelligent Kids

If what scientists are saying is anything to go by, then,
clearly, the much-despised socialites might have the last
laugh in the long run. Reportedly, women with bigger bums
like socialites Vera Sidika, Hudah Monroe, Corazon
Kwamboka and many others are likely to give birth more
intelligent children.
That’s because fat found in their thighs and bottoms are
needed to develop babies’ brains, scientists said.
Academics claim that these ‘fat banks’ play a vital role in
fuelling the development of newborns’ brains during
breast-feeding – with a woman’s behind acting as a
reserve for vital nutrients.
The study suggests that the ability of women to retain
large fat reserves on their legs and buttocks was a vital
element in survival and the evolution of intelligence.
Professor Will Lassek, a public health epidemiologist at
Pittsburgh University in the United States, said: “The fat
in these areas are also enriched in DHA (docosahexaenoic
acid) which is a particularly important component in the
human brain. It looks as if women have evolved to
accumulate these fats and hold on to them – until a baby
arrives.”
Prof Lassek, whose latest research into the link between
DHA intake and intelligence was published in his book Why
Women Need Fat, added: “It has always been a complete
mystery why women have so much fat. Mammals’ and
primates’ bodies typically have about five to 10 percent of
fat but in human women that rises to 30 percent on
average. This is similar to the levels seen in bears going
into hybernation or whales living in cold Arctic seas.
Women have traded muscle for fat so they are about a
third as strong.”
This must be good news to local socialites who have been
getting a lot of criticism, with some Kenyans putting
their intelligence to doubt. Prof Lassek and his co-
author Steven Gaulin, a professor of evolutionary
psychology at the University of California, Santa
Barbara, have shown how vital the fat stored in women’s
bottoms and thighs is to babies’ brains.
Prof Lassek said: “During nursing, the ‘fat bank’ is
mobilised so the DHA stored there becomes available for
the growing brain. “About 80 percent of the DHA needed
by a baby’s brain comes from a mother’s stored fat.
Less than one percent of body fat is DHA so a lot of fat
has to be shifted. That’s why lactating women may lose a
pound of fat a month.”
David Bainbridge, a reproductive biologist at Cambridge
University who has also studied the female body shape,
said the latest findings could explain why men find
curvy women, such as singer Nicki Minaj, so attractive.
But this idea isn’t new: Research dating back to 2007
showed that gluteofemoral fat is key in producing smart
offspring. In fact, Lassek even hypothesized men could
be attracted to women with large bottoms as an
evolutionary way of ensuring successful children.

Lecturer kidnapped in Delta, abductors demand N100million ransom

Lecturer kidnapped in Delta, abductors
demand N100million ransom
A senior lecturer of the Delta State-owned polytechnic in
Ogwashi-Uku in Delta state, Mr Tobi Benson, was kidnapped
by a four-man armed gang at his home along Assemblies of
God Church street, off Isah road, Ogwashi-Uku, on Monday
September 28th.
Eyewitnesses say the middle aged man was dragged out of
his car at gun point after he packed his car in his garage
and was moved into another waiting vehicle.
The kidnappers have contacted his wife and are
demanding a N100 million ransom. Confirming the kidnap,
the Delta state Police Public Relations Officer, Celestina
Kalu said the police was doing everything possible to ensure
the lecturer is freed.

Stop condemning homosexuals, they don’t deserve it – Catholic Bishops tell Nigerians

The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria, CBCN has
appealed to Nigerians, especially Nigerian media to stop
condemning homosexuals and Lesbians in Nigeria. The
bishops stated this in an article titled “Still on Same-Sex
Union and the Stand of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of
Nigeria”, which was shared by the group’s director of social
communication, Chris Anyanwu.
According to the article, the bishops welcomed the Nigerian
government's anti-gay law but they do not seek the
punishment or jailing of persons who err but to help them
unto salvation.
The article reads in part
“There is certainly an obsession by some journalists
about ‘severe punishment of gays or lesbians’ and
they try to twist the Bishops’ statements to
articulate their views. Nigerian Catholic bishops are
very responsible pastors who do not seek the
punishment or jailing of persons who err, but to help
them unto salvation. In wrongly reading the letter
of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
(CBCN) in January 2015 to President Goodluck
Jonathan, some international organizations
mischievously reduced the CBCN position to
advocating severe punishment of gays or lesbians
with long prison terms. What the CBCN supported,
blessed and commended in their letter of 21st
January, 2015 to former President Goodluck
Jonathan was because the Nigerian government
upheld the dignity and sanctity of marriage even
in the face of all sorts of pressure. When,
therefore, the federal government resisted the
attempt to impose this culture on Nigerians by
legislating against ‘same-sex union’, the Catholic
Bishops of Nigeria felt a sense of great relief and
issued a statement to affirm government’s
decision. The Archbishop Kaigama we know is a
careful and pastorally-minded prelate who would
not have used such words as: ‘shameful’, ‘barbaric’,
‘madness’, etc. to refer to anyone. Our stand was
and is ‘no to same sex union’ and ‘no to spreading
of the homosexual culture’ which can only
complicate our struggle to uphold traditional/
religious/moral values in our country,” he said.

Man sets fuel station on fire

A man realized he was stup*d after he tried to roast
a Spider near his petrol tank while filling up his car
at a Fuel station.
The unidentified man in Michigan, wasn’t thinking
when he tried to burn a spider that was crawling on
his car with his cigarette lighter.
The fire swiftly spread due to the fuel fumes
engulfed the fuel pump.
An employee at the gas station quickly hit the
automatic stop button and then called the fire
department.
The man grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the
flames before firefighters arrived.
The foolish man then admitted to investigators that
he saw a spider crawling on his gas tank before trying
to burn it alive.
Lucky for him, his car was not damaged by the fire
and only one fuel pump got burnt.
He went back to the fuel station the next day to
apologize. The damage to the gas station is expected
to be covered by accident insurance.

Football Betting Tips: Today Free & Confirmed Predictions [30, September]

Sweden – Superettan
Gais Göteborg – Jönköpings Södra
Time: 17:15
Tips: 2 (Away win or Double chance to be on Saver
side)
Odds: 2.00
2. Denmark – 1st Division
Time: 18:00
Tips: 1 (Home win Or Double chance to be on saver
side)
Odds: 2.30

God will save us in 9ja See a patient in a hospital in Naija (photos)

See a patient in a hospital in Naija
(photos)
Found the photos on Facebook as people were discussing it.
Biko, what is that supposed to be attached to the woman?
And no, it's no joke! See another photo after the cut.

Pregnant woman and her three kids sleep by the road (photos)

Pregnant woman and her three kids
sleep by the road (photos)
A LIB reader was going for jogging this morning in Utako,
Abuja, when she saw this heavily pregnant woman with her
3 children sleeping by the road. 30 minutes later, she said
she came back and met her and asked her what the
problem was and she said she'd been evicted from her
house. Asked about her husband and she said he left them
early this year. She said they are from Abuja and gave her
name as mama Joy. Sad! If there are any NGOs around
the area that can assist this family, please do. See more
photos after the cut...

Best foods for your heart

Avocado
Oatmeal
Start your day with a steaming bowl of oats, which are full
of omega-3 fatty acids, folate, and potassium. This fibre-
rich superfood can lower levels of LDL (or bad) cholesterol
and help keep arteries clear.
Opt for coarse or steel-cut oats over instant varieties—
which contain more fiber—and top your bowl off with a
banana for another four grammes of fibre.
Salmon
Super-rich in omega-3 fatty acids, salmon can effectively
reduce blood pressure and keep clotting at bay. Aim for two
servings per week, which may reduce your risk of dying of a
heart attack by up to one-third.
“Salmon contains the carotenoid astaxanthin, which is a
very powerful antioxidant,” says cardiologist Stephen T.
Sinatra, MD, the author of Lower Your Blood Pressure In
Eight Weeks. But be sure to choose wild salmon over farm-
raised fish, which can be packed with insecticides,
pesticides, and heavy metals.
Not a fan of salmon? Other oily fish like mackerel, tuna,
herring, and sardines will give your heart the same boost.
Avocado
Add a bit of avocado to a sandwich or spinach salad to up
the amount of heart-healthy fats in your diet. Packed with
monounsaturated fat, avocados can help lower LDL levels
while raising the amount of HDL cholesterol in your body.
“Avocados are awesome,” says Dr. Sinatra. “They allow for
the absorption of other carotenoids—especially beta-
carotene and lycopene—which are essential for heart
health.”
Nuts
Walnuts are full of omega-3 fatty acids and, along with
almonds and macadamia nuts, are loaded with mono- and
polyunsaturated fat. Plus, nuts increase fiber in the diet,
says Dr. Sinatra. “And like olive oil, they are a great source
of healthy fat.”
Berries
Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries—whatever berry you
like best—are full of anti-inflammatories, which reduce
your risk of heart disease and cancer.
“Blackberries and blueberries are especially great,” says
Sinatra. “But all berries are great for your vascular
health.”

That job can cause you heart disease

Many of us do not think of the health hazards of our jobs.
Who can fault us for that? The job market is getting more
competitive with fewer spaces.
Many are just grateful for any gainful and profitable
opportunity to earn a living. However, a new research by
British scientists suggests that the thing to consider when
taking up an employment should be the risk it poses to the
health of our hearts.
The study reveals that people’s hearts are ageing “faster
than their owners” because of the stress and the long hours,
they spend at work.
The researchers, from the British National Health Care
Service, after surveying 8,000 patients, observed that some
occupations involved some lifestyle changes that could
predispose them to diabetes and heart diseases.
According to the physicians, workers in industries
pioneering health and wellbeing initiatives, such as
teaching, medicine and information services had better
heart health among their employees compared to those
working in transport, property and construction industries.
Consultant cardiologist, Dr. Tosin Akinsanya, says although
most people do not think of heart disease as occupational
hazard, certain jobs may increase one’s risk of heart
attacks and other problems.
According to him, work-related factors — such as sitting
stress, irregular work hours, and exposure to certain
chemicals or pollution — can also harm one’s heart.
The specialist notes that people who run shift jobs are at
risk of suffering from sleep disorders, such as apnea,
dementia as well as other neurological and cardiovascular
diseases if they continue at those jobs for more than 25
years.
Akinsanya explains, “Rotating shift, a schedule common
among doctors, nurses and others, is linked to a higher risk
of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Shift work itself may
disrupt circadian rhythm, the “body clock” that plays a
role in blood sugar, blood pressure, and insulin regulation.
“People in this occupation have to sleep at odd hours, they
have to work many shifts. So, it is impossible for their
bodies to have an internal clock or sleep pattern. They also
have to respond to emergencies. That means they are
inactive for many hours and suddenly active for nine hours
at a stretch doing surgeries or monitoring patients in a
critical condition.
“This kind of work wrecks your physical, mental and
emotional health. Because they do not sleep well, it is
confusing for the body to know when to use their cholesterol
and glucose, which is a factor that can cause heart
diseases, diabetes and high blood pressure. They must not
stay at these jobs for too long. If they have to, they must be
as active as athletes.”
The cardiologist adds that people who work desk jobs that
require that they sit for at least six hours every day may
suffer cardiovascular disease before they turn 50.
Corroborating this, Dr. Tope Aribisala says sitting for too
long has negative effects on the body because it shuts down
the metabolic pathways and some major calorie-burning
functions in the body.
It also increases one’s risk of being obese.
He states that being obese is a predisposing factor for
diseases, such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases,
cancer, diabetes and sudden death arising from strokes.
Aribisala adds, “Though we have been saying that sitting
for too long is not good, many people do not take it
seriously. It is simple: when you are sitting, many metabolic
processes in your body stop. They take a break till you start
moving again.
“When you are sitting in a position for long, the fat in your
body does not burn. Again, you gradually build up fat cells
that may increase your chance of strokes, diabetes, and
even cancer. Anytime the body does not burn calories, fat
cells build up.”
The cardiologist, however, notes that jogging or exercising
before going to work will not make up for sitting for long at
work in the day.
He says, “Many people think because they exercise, they are
exempted from this risk. They may be wrong, as sitting for
long compromises all the benefits of going to the gym
regularly. Even if you jog or work out every morning, if you
sit for long at work, you are still at risk of developing
cardiovascular diseases.
“That is why people should not hold desk jobs for more than
20 years, so they can reduce their risk of sudden heart
attack, and that is if they spend the next 20 years doing
active work and exercises to make up for the time they
lost.”
Obviously, you cannot quit your job just because it has odd
working hours or unpredictable hazards. But you can work
around the challenges that your occupation drops at your
table.”
Aribisla also warns that one cannot afford to be a couch
potato at work, whatever the nature of one’s job. According
to him, one must create time for breaks and stretches.
He advises that taking the stairs at work instead of the
elevators and going for 30 minutes’ walk, or simply
standing for some minutes while working at one’s computer,
will kick up one’s metabolism.
He adds, “If your organisation has a gym, please make use
of it. If not, walk around your office building at least three
times a week.
“As a nurse or doctor, try to check on your patients in the
wards more often. Get moving. You are not only helping
your patients, you are helping yourself to stay healthy.”

Champions League:Ronaldo eyes history in Malmo

Cristiano Ronaldo will aim to end an uncharacteristically
long goal drought at three games when Real Madrid travel
to face Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday, AFP
reports.
Ronaldo is just two goals shy of matching Raul’s 323-goal
record as Madrid’s top goalscorer of all time.
However, the Portuguese has been made to wait for his
historic moment after failing to find the net in La Liga
meetings against Granada, Athletic Bilbao and Malaga in
the past 10 days.
Ronaldo was especially frustrated as Real failed to score at
home for the first time in 56 matches in a 0-0 draw
against Malaga on Saturday despite 31 attempts on goal, 14
of which came from the World Player of the Year.
Yet, Ronaldo often saves his best for European nights as he
netted a hat-trick in Madrid’s 4-0 win over Shakhtar
Donetsk in their Group A opener to move out on his own as
the top scorer in Champions League history with 80.
“Everyone knows what he is like. He is not obsessed with
beating records but rather he aims to help the team to win,”
Madrid left-back Marcelo told the club’s website.
Rafael Benitez’s men have now been held scoreless twice in
their opening six La Liga fixtures, but the former Liverpool
and Chelsea boss is confident the goals will come for the
Spanish giants if they continue to create as much as they
did against Malaga.
“Creating so many chances seems positive to me, but
preventing opportunities on the counter-attack is
something that we need to correct as well as managing the
anxiety at the end of games,” he said.
“When the opposition goalkeeper is the man-of-the-match
it means you have at least done your job attacking and
created so many chances he has had to intervene a lot.”

Salami, Kwambe top list of CHAN qualifier

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, on Monday named 19
players for Nigeria’s African Nations Championship
qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso in October 18.
Warri Wolves duo Gbolahan Salami and Solomon Kwambe
and Premier League top scorer Sunshine Stars striker Tunde
Adeniji (with 16 goals) top the list of players for the
match. The tournament scheduled for Rwanda next year is
meant for players plying their trade in Africa.
Oliseh also listed Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba), Godwin Obaje
(Wikki Tourists), Bright Onyedikachi (IfeanyiUbah), Dayo
Ojo (Sunshine Stars), Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi),
Abdulrazaq Abdul (Enyimba), Usman Mohammed (Taraba),
Bature Yaro (Nasarawa) and Osas Okoro (Enugu Rangers).
Others are Kalu Orji (Enugu Rangers), Idris Aloma
(Enyimba), Samson Gbadebo (Lobi Stars), Jamiu Alimi
(Shooting Stars) and Stephen Eze (Sunshine Stars), David
Obiazor (Heartland) and Okemute Odah (Wolves).
The Nigeria Football Federation on its official website on
Tuesday directed the players to arrive in Port Harcourt on
October 4 for training ahead of the encounter with the
Etalons at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium on October 18.
The return leg comes up in Ouagadougou on October 25.
The six players who were invited for the Eagles’
international friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon in
Belgium on October 8 and 11 respectively will join the 19
players on October 12. The players are Femi Thomas,
Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Chima Akas, Austin Oboroakpo, Paul
Onobi and Prince Aggreh.

‘Ambode has reduced poverty’

A Lagos-based group, Asiwaju National Forum, says the
state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has been able to
reduce poverty in Lagos State in just three months.
The group, therefore, lauded Ambode’s style of governance
which has given more power to the civil servants in the
state.
The coordinator of the group, Seyi Bamigbade, said this in a
statement, on Monday.
He said through the revival of dilapidated infrastructure in
Lagos, Ambode had moved Lagos closer to attaining the
Lagos Vision 2020.
The Lagos Vision 2020 a 10-year development plan which is
aimed at rapid social and infrastructural development,
provision of employment and poverty reduction.
According to the coordinator of the group, Seyi Bamigbade,
it important for Lagosians to continue to keep faith with
the man who is already fulfilling his campaign promises.
He said Ambode’s approach to governance in relation to the
civil service is better than that of his predecessor,
Babatunde Fashola.
He added, “Ambode’s style of governance is significantly
different from his predecessor’s because unlike Fashola,
Ambode allows heads of agencies to take initiatives and
react to issues as professionals. He is also engaging the civil
service more than what we saw in the administration of the
former governor.”
“He has also demonstrated his commitment to the
development plan of the state anchored on social
development and security, infrastructural and economic
development as well as sustainable environment.”

Buhari likes Fulani herdsmen – Fani-Kayode

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Fulani man, is
sympathetic towards Fulani herdsmen.
The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled,
‘Herdsmen from hell’ while reacting to the abduction of a
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Chief Olu Falae, by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Fani-Kayode said Buhari had in the past referred to
Fulani herdsmen as ‘my people’. He, therefore, argued
that he was not surprised that Fulani herdsmen were
hardly arrested despite their many acts of violence.
He said, “In the last few years the Fulani herdsmen have
attacked, ravaged and pillaged many rural communities
south of the River Niger and they have slaughtered and
raped thousands of innocent people in the South-South,
the South-East and the South-West.
“We recall how, after a violent clash between them and
some Yoruba farmers in Oyo State in 2000, General Buhari
(as he then was) led a strong delegation of northern
leaders to see the late Governor of Oyo State, Lam
Adeshina. On arrival, Buhari put the question to him: ‘Why
are your people killing my people?’ This was a classic case of
a Freudian slip.
“The Bible says out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaks. The general had spoken his mind. Governor
Adeshina was shocked with disbelief and he responded by
telling Buhari that he was rather surprised that a former
Head of State would refer to one ethnic group as his people
while referring to another as someone else’s.”
Fani-Kayode, who was the spokesperson for former
President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, said
Buhari had never shown concern for the plight of the
people of the South.
He said this was why it took Buhari 48 hours to react to
Falae’s kidnap.
Fani-Kayode said it was possible that Buhari knew those
behind the abduction Falae because the herdsmen released
Falae 24 hours after the presidency condemned the
abduction. He noted that no one had since been arrested
for Falae’s kidnap.
He added, “Another curious twist to the tale is the fact
that it took the Buhari administration two days to make
any formal announcement on Falae’s abduction and just
the day after they (Presidency) finally did so, the elder
statesman was suddenly released.
“The question is this: who is pulling the strings from behind
the scenes and who is attempting to test our resolve and
test the waters?”
The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said Falae’s claim
that the Fulani herdsmen had links with Boko Haram should
not be ignored.
He said the Fulani herdsmen were a security threat and
could easily cause crisis in the South-West having populated
the entire region under the guise of selling cattle.

Two senior police officers dismissed

The Police Service Commission has dismissed two senior
officers for acts unbecoming of law officers.
It also retired compulsorily two others and reduced the
ranks of another three at its 13th plenary meeting which
was presided over by the commission Chairman, Mike Okiro
in Abuja.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the Head, Press
and Public Relations, PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, the commission
deliberated on 37 Pending Disciplinary Matters and 65
appeals and petitions before it.
Out of the 65 appeals and petitions, approval was given by
the commission for the reinstatement of 15 officers, nine
were reinstated and retired while 41 others were rejected,
the statement added.
It partly read,”The commission approved the dismissal of
two senior police officers, retired compulsorily two others
and reduced the ranks of another three.
“It also approved letters of severe reprimand for 11 senior
Officers, letters of reprimand for eight, letters of warning
for three and letters of advice for four; The commission
also exonerated four police officers.”

I will be petroleum minister, says Buhari

As the nation awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s
ministerial list, the President on Tuesday said he would
head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Buhari dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted
one of the foreign media in his hotel shortly before
departing New York.
The President was in New York to participate in the 70th
United Nations General Assembly.
“I will serve as the Minister of Petroleum Resources
myself,” Buhari told his interviewer.
The nation’s petroleum sector has been said to be enmeshed
in corruption with millions of dollars said to be missing in
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Shortly after assuming office, Buhari sacked and replaced
the management of the company.
The new management had started a general reorganisation
of the firm.
Buhari had on Monday said the trial of those who looted
the NNPC would commence soon.
Meanwhile, ministerial list that President Muhammadu
Buhari will submit to the Senate on Wednesday (today)will
not contain all the members of his proposed cabinet, THE
PUNCH has learnt.
Buhari was inaugurated on May 29, having defeated
former President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential
election held in March.
Investigation by one of our correspondents on Tuesday
revealed that what would be transmitted to the Senate this
week would not be a complete list of nominees.
A top government official familiar with the arrangement
confided in one of our correspondents that Buhari would
send the names of the nominees to the Senate in batches.
“What the Senate will be getting on Tuesday or Wednesday
will not be a complete list. The names will be sent in batches
but quite a number will be on this first list while others will
be compiled and sent later,” the source said.
The President may have decided to send the names in
batches in order to meet the September deadline he set for
himself rather than waiting to compile the full list and fail
to beat the deadline.
Efforts made by one of our correspondents to get an insight
into the list of the first batch of would-be ministers did not
however yield any positive result on Tuesday.
The issue of the list has however been generating concerns
among members of Buhari’s delegation to the 70th United
Nations General Assembly holding in New York.
Many of the politicians on the President’s delegation who
felt they might be considered for ministerial positions were
getting in touch with Nigeria intermittently on the telephone
for latest information on the list while they also kept
making themselves visible for Buhari.
Some of them who could not hide their anxiety were heard
asking Nigerian journalists if they had latest information
on the list.
Prominent chiefs of the All Progressives Congress on the
President’s delegation include a former Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi; a former Ekiti State Governor,
Kayode Fayemi; and a former member of the House of
Representatives, Abike Dabiri-Erewa among others.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on
Tuesday that his leadership would not employ vendetta in
the screening of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s wise
men.
Saraki, who stated this in his welcome address to his
colleagues at a plenary after their six-week recess,
expressed confidence that Nigeria’s economy would
experience a turn-around with the appointment of
ministers.
He said, “As we await the list of ministerial nominees this
week, I believe the presence of ministers will create the
space for greater policy engagement with the executive arm
of government.
“It will also enable us to begin to respond in a more
systematic manner to the various economic and social
challenges before us, especially through our various
committees that will also be constituted soon.
“On this note, I want to urge you all my colleagues to ensure
that what is uppermost in our minds as we begin the
constitutional task of screening of ministerial nominees is
the overall interest of our country, informed by the
enormity and the urgency of the challenges before us.
“Once the list is submitted, let us ensure that we treat it
with dispatch and thoroughness. We must not be held down
by unnecessary politicking.”

Thugs invade Ogun tribunal, beat up PDP chiefs

Ogun State PDP Chairman, Bayo Dayo
Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday at the Ogun State
Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, as
suspected thugs flogged politicians who had converged on
the court’s premises.
The attackers, who were armed with canes and other
weapons, descended on some notable party chieftains.
Those flogged include supporters of the Peoples Democratic
Party, including a former Chairman of Yewa North Local
Government, Olusoji Eweje, Sesan Orelaja, and a former
women leader of the Labour Party, Mrs. Omolola Soyombo.
The state PDP chairman, Bayo Dayo, and the National
Auditor of the party, Alhaji Wole Adeyanju, were said to
have narrowly escaped being whipped by the hoodlums.
The free-for-all began shortly after the chairman of the
three-man panel, Justice Henry Olusiyi, reserved
judgment in the case, in which the governorship candidate
of the PDP, Prince Gboyega Isiaka, is challenging the
election which returned Senator Ibikunle Amosun of the All
Progressives Congress as the state governor for the second
time.
Lawyers, other party faithful and journalists had to wait
inside the courtroom because the court premises had been
turned into a battlefield. The security operatives were
overwhelmed by the hoodlums until they called for a
reinforcement.
Consequently, more security operatives including men of the
Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police led by
a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi, stormed
the tribunal to rescue the situation which persisted for
more than one hour.
Earlier, counsel for all the parties had adopted their final
written addresses and were allowed to address the court
while respondents also replied on point of law.
The counsel for the Independent National Electoral
Commission, Olusina Sofola (SAN), urged the court to strike
out all grounds of the petition except two, saying the
grounds violated Section 138 of the Electoral Act and were
as such incompetent.
Sofola told the court that the reliefs sought in the
substantive petition were inconsistent and that the only
option for the court “is to throw out the whole petition.”
The counsel for the 2nd respondent, George Oyeniyi, who
also prayed the court to dismiss the evidence of PW9
(Benjamin Ibikunle) for being an interested party, argued
that the petitioners had abandoned their reliefs.
Oyeniyi described the case as hopeless.
The counsel for the 1st respondent, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN),
also said what the petitioners were attempting to do was to
amend the substantive petition through the back door.
The petitioners had requested the court to cancel the
election results in nine local councils and declare Isiaka the
winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship poll or order for
another election in those contentious local councils.
Meanwhile, the Director of Publicity of Gboyega Isiaka
Campaign Organisation, Ifekayode Akinbode, has accused
the APC supporters of masterminding the attack on the PDP
leaders and supporters, describing it as “barbaric and
senseless.”
But the state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Sola Lawal,
refuted this claim, stressing that the party “is discipline
and has respect for the rule of law and individual, so it is
not right to accuse it of using thugs to unleash terror on
anyone.”

One Direction Planning Epic Response To Justin Bieber’s Album Release Date Diss

Things are about to get pretty
awkward for Justin Bieber. Now that the ‘What
Do You Mean?’ singer seemingly dissed One
Direction on Snapchat, HollywoodLife.com has
EXCLUSIVELY learned they’re planning to hit
him back hard. ‘Justin should be concerned,’
our source says.
Justin Bieber may have bitten off more than he could chew
when he seemingly dissed One Direction in a recent
Snapchat video . The 21-year-old singer insinuated that
1D should be scared, considering they’re releasing their
new album on the same day he’s releasing his, but the
super popular boy band are laughing at the Biebs. In fact,
they’re planning an epic response to his diss.
Harry Styles and the rest of his bandmates saw Justin’s
Snapchat video about the album release date and they
think it’s funny . “It’s kind of like an inside joke they
have and will continue to play off of each other. The guys
didn’t take it as a diss. In fact, they will most likely come
out with something on their own about their release date
and how Justin should be concerned,” a source tells
HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
The guys seems to
have more of a
friendly competition
with Justin, rather
than a feud, but if
we were him, we’d
still be worried. In
case you missed
Justin’s video, which
he posted on
Spapchat Sept. 29, he
said, “The face you
make when you come
out with an album the
same day as Justin
Bieber.” Then, he
proceeded to make a
terrified face. He didn’t name 1D by name, but they are
releasing Made In The A.M . on the same day that Justin’s
releasing his new album — Nov. 13. We’re curious to see
what the boys will do in response to Justin.

SUAREZ SHOWS HE CAN LEAD BARCELONA IN MESSI'S ABSENCE

The Uruguay striker shot the Blaugrana to victory for
the second time in four days as they started life, and
struggled, without their injured Argentine attacker
against Leverkusen
COMMENT By Ben Hayward
No Lionel Messi, no problem? Not exactly.
Barcelona made extremely hard work of their
Champions League clash at home to Bayer Leverkusen
on Tuesday night, but for the second time in less than a
week, they had Luis Suarez to thank for coming out on
top.
Messi limped out of Barca's Liga game at home to Las
Palmas on Saturday after only nine minutes and
Suarez stepped up to score both goals in a 2-1 win. And
after it was confirmed the Argentine attacker will miss
up to two months with ligament damage in his left knee,
the Uruguayan was there to rescue Barca again in this
one.
Things did not start well, however, and Barca could have
been behind after only a minute as Marc Andre ter
Stegen saved a close-range shot from Javier
Hernandez.
After opportunities at either end, Leverkusen took a
shock lead. Bad marking from Suarez and Jeremy
Mathieu - and poor positioning by Ter Stegen - allowed
Kyriakos Papadopoulos to head home from a curling
corner to shock the Camp Nou crowd.
A rapid reaction was expected, but it didn't really
materialise as the German defence stood strong.
Without Messi, Neymar made no real impact in what has
been a difficult week for the Brazil forward off the
pitch as he faces a tax probe, while Suarez struggled as
Barca's midfielders were unable to supply a final ball
to their two South Americans.
There was no avalanche after the interval, either, and
Leverkusen must have believed in their chances of
winning the game as time went by. In the end, it took a
scrappy goal from Sergi Roberto to level the scores with
10 minutes left after Bernd Leno had only been able to
parry Munir El Haddadi's shot.
The momentum was with Barca, and Munir was
instrumental again as the Catalans found the winner,
persevering to shake off several defenders on the
right-hand side of the area before laying an inviting
ball off to Suarez. The former Liverpool forward still
had plenty to do, but curled a delicious drive into the
top corner from the edge of the box to save the day in
Messi's absence.

NEYMAR: IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN BARCELONA FANS AREN'T WITH US

After the treble winners were whistled at against Bayer
Leverkusen, Neymar has defended his own performance
and says "the important thing was to win"
Neymar has bit back at Barcelona fans by suggesting
their whistling made it harder to overcome Bayer
Leverkusen on Tuesday.
Kyriakos Papadopoulos put the German visitors ahead
at Camp Nou, leading to crowd unrest, but late goals
from Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez saw them rally to a
2-1 win.
With the injured Lionel Messi watching on, Barca
struggled and Neymar was below his best, but the Brazil
international was happy his side came away with a
victory - especially with their supporters having not
been on their side all game.
"Yes, it is difficult when the fans are not with us," he
told AS. "I'm very happy for the victory, but we
suffered a lot to win the match.
"The important thing was to win, and we did everything
to make goals and we won.
"I did my job. We have to know how to play without
Messi, and win so he is back with us in good shape."
Barcelona are top of Group E after two matchdays,
having drawn 1-1 at Roma in their opener.
Last season's European champions' following two
fixtures will be against Belarus' BATE, who surprisingly
defeated the Giallorossi on Tuesday.