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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the probe of all projects executed by the nine new universities set up by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Buhari made this known at the maiden convocation ceremony of one of the universities, the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State. He warned that his administration would not condone corruption in the federal universities. Buhari said the probe will eliminate wastages, ensure transparency and accountability in the management of resources.
Represented by the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Rasheed Adamu Abaubakar, Buhari remarked that universities must set example in good governance and financial management. He said, “No room for corruption in the academic sector. Very soon, we will tour all projects executed by our new federal universities to ensure that funds allocated to them are judiciously utilized. “Our universities must be example in good governance and financial management. So, no room for corruption in the academic sector.”


http://www.onlinenigeria.com/news/latestnews/105309-buhari-orders-probe-of-nine-new-universities.html

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The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria,Osita Okechukwu, has asked the people of the South East geopolitical zone, to work towards producing President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023.He stated this on Monday at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the coronation of the traditional ruler of Olo in Enugu State,L.O.C. Agubuzu.Mr. Okechukwu, who was the guest of honour at the event, called on the zone to support Mr. Buhari’s second term in office so that it would have the opportunity to produce the president of the country in 2023.The zone comprises Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi and Anambra States. The people are generally known as Ndigbo. In a speech he delivered which he sent to PREMIUM TIMES, the VON DG said since the Fourth Republic took off in 1999, the presidency had rotated between the north and the south with Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Mr. Buhari occupying the nation’s topmost political office. He said nobody from the south east zone had been elected into the position, warning that should another northerner succeed Mr.Buhari, it would take the zone another eight years to wait before producing the president. Mr. Okechukwu said Nigerians were now ready for Ndigbo because they admire their hard work and enterprise and were ready to vote for one of them as president. “This is our golden opportunity to actualise our dream for president in 2023. This roadmap is the best option, which our support for President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, definitely will enhance. For after his eight years the president will go to south,” he said. “If we embrace this government we stand to appeal for our South West and South-South brothers to give us the chance, based on equity and justice, especially when both had served their turn since our entry in 1999 into the 4th Republic. “Methinks that planning to harvest presidency in 2023 is a better option and it can be faster and better achieved by supporting Buhari, for if any other Northerner becomes president in 2019, the person will naturally seek another 8 years,” he said. Mr. Okechukwu asked the people of the zone to remember how Mr. Buhari extolled their virtues during a visit to the Presidential Villa and how he (president) recalled how he mobilized contractors for federal roads in the zone, which previous regimes deliberately abandoned. He said despite supporting and voting overwhelmingly for the Peoples Democratic Party in previous elections, the zone did not benefit from its three administrations. He said, “Let’s not forget that our roads were abandoned, in spite of our overwhelmingly and consistent vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where our brothers and sisters got plumb jobs – SGF, finance minister, deputy senate president, chairman of works in the senate and house etc.“Enugu Coal which Buhari has concluded plan to revamp and utilise to generate electricity, suffered the same fate with our roads in the hands of regimes which we so loved and which so loved Ndigbo, where at a stretch of five years two of our illustrious sons, professors for that matter were ministers of power, yet Enugu Coal remains idle. Mr. Okechukwu condemned the renewed agitation for Biafra and asked those insisting that it should be attained by all means to respect the views of those who believed the Igbo should follow the route chartered by former Nigeria’s president, Nnamdi Azikiwe. He said majority of Igbo want to remain in Nigeria and that he had personally discussed with members of MASSOB, IPOB and other agitators for Biafra and that going by his understanding they preferred democratic means to force. “Let’s not forget before we insist on Biafra that we are not even united in our villages and towns. In my home town Eke for example, we are not united, a worrisome phenomenon show cased at the 1996 Abacha and 2014 Jonathan Constitutional Conferences, where Ebonyi and Enugu States voted against region. Voting against region is a signpost of division in house,” he said.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/218560-work-towards-producing-buharis-successor-von-boss-tells-igbos.html

A 16-year-old girl (names withheld) is allegedly carrying a seven-month-old pregnancy for her 56 years old father, Prophet Taiwo Oluboyode, in Odode, Idanre area of Ondo State.
Vanguard gathered that the suspect, who owns a white garment church and currently in police custody, allegedly informed his interrogators that he was tempted by the devil to commit the act.
However, people in the agrarian community, who spoke with vanguard, are of the opinion that the cleric must have carried out the act “to renew his spiritual power. Findings in the town showed that the cleric is popular and his church,located at Oke-Ijebu Street, Odode, Idanre, always records high traffic of miracle-seeking worshippers from far and near on a regular basis. Sources close to the church revealed that the prophet is a specialist in bathing women in streams to ward off evil spirits and those tormented by spiritual husbands, who prevent them from getting married or having babies.
Reports had it that the prophet lives alone with her daughter after the wife left him years back. It was learned that efforts by the estranged wife to take her daughter along with her were rebuffed by the suspect, who insisted he needed her around to run errands and take care of him in the interim. A family source hinted that the suspect had refused to remarry after the wife left and had preferred sleeping with his daughter instead. It was unclear if the victim raised any alarm over her defilement by her father, but neighbours said that the girl was always keeping to herself. Vanguard learned that the victim stopped going to school when signs that she is pregnant was becoming evident. Her school mates, who came to the house to ask after her, were informed by the father that she had travelled to Lagos to continue her studies.
It was gathered from police sources that when the victim took in and informed the suspect, he allegedly gave her some concoctions to terminate the pregnancy. The attempt, it was learned, failed. The suspect, according to a source,contemplated smuggling the victim out of the house to a private clinic, but she refused and threatened to raise alarm. The suspect then instructed the victim to stay indoors to avoid suspicion from church members and their neighbours. It was revealed that one of the neighbours, who saw the girl with a protruding stomach, raised the alarm. Police laid ambush and arrested the suspect when he returned home. Detectives informed vanguard that the only words uttered by the suspect was “it was temptation and the work of the devil". The church is presently under lock and key, ýwhile other leaders and members of the church have gone underground for fear of arrest.Police spokesperson, Femi Joseph,promised to get the details from the DPO in Idanre, but had not done so at press time.
However, police detectives at Ala Police Station in Akure, confirmed that the cleric had been arrested and would soon be prosecuted.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/cleric-impregnates-16-yr-old-daughter/

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the investigation of top officials of his administration who have been accused of corruption.
A short statement by Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, indicated the president’s directive. “The attention of the presidency has been drawn to a number of reports in the media, in which various accusations of corruption have been levelled against some top officials in the administration,” Mr. Shehu said in the Sunday statement. “In that regard, President Buhari has instructed the Attorney General of the Federation to investigate the involvement of any top government officials accused of any wrong-doing. If any of them are liable they will not escape prosecution.
Although the statement did not mention any specific officials, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Acting Chairman of the anti-graft EFCC have both been accused of corrupt practices. Mr. Lawal was indicted by the Senate of making millions of naira of public funds from non-executed contracts in the troubled northeast using one of his companies. The Senate has since asked for his suspension and prosecution, although he has denied any wrong doing.
Mr. Magu’s confirmation as substantive chairman was blocked by the Senate last week. The Senate based its decision on a “security report” believed to have emanated from the State Security Service, SSS. A fact - check of the content, however, revealed most of the allegations were false.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/218380-buhari-orders-investigation-magu-sgf-lawal.html

Saidu Ayorinde of Nigeria on Sunday emerged the 13th Africa Scrabble Champion winning 23 games of 32 in Tema, Ghana. Ayorinde dethroned his Nigeria counterpart, Nsikakabasi Etim, the immediate past Africa Scrabble Champion, when he finished first in a 32-game scrabble marathon to become the best in the duel.
Ayorinde was ranked sixteenth at the 2015 World Scrabble championship. NAN further reports that some Nigerians, namely: Eta Karo, Umebiye Cyril, Nsikakabasi Etim and Rex Ogbakpa emerged in the second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. A Kenyan, Gitonga Nberitou, broke Nigerian line up to take the sixth position. Other Nigerians in the listing are: Ogbogu Azubuike, seventh; Dennis Ikekeregor, eight; and Anthony Ikolothe, the National Scrabble Coach of the Senior Team, ninth.John Curtis Ebomah came tenth. Nigeria won nine of the ten positions in the championship and consolidated its position as the best team of the championship since nine of its representatives finished in top positions. Ikolo revealed in an interview that the victory was due to hard work and dedication. “It is a testimony to the potential of Nigeria as a country and the sacrifice and hard work of the players,” he said..


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/nigerias-saidu-ayorinde-wins-13th-africa-scrabble-championship/

humilitypays:
‎If they like let them give Buhari $500 trillion, Buhari cannot bring positive change, economy boom, total security and national development in Nigeria and below are some of the reasons:

1. Buhari is a wicked man with a vengeful, unforgiven heart, people with such heart hardly succeed even when it seems like they are successful in life!

2. Buhari is a tribal bigot, a religious fanatics, a very chauvinistic man!

Nigeria is in total economy woes today not because crude oil price went down but because Buhari out of his hatred for Igbos and South-south decided to make policies that will impoverish Igbos/Niger Deltans by restricting dollar flow in/out of Nigeria.

Buhari wanted to punish Igbo importers and to witch-hunt PDP members by making sure they don't move $ in/out of Nigeria, while making the same dollar available to his loyalists and friends, thereby creating a dollar scarcity which was the beginning of Naira free fall against dollar!

3. Buhari is a liar, a pretender! Buhari lied that he doesn't own a house in Abuja, that he borrowed loan to purchase presidential nomination ticket‎, but little did Nigerians know that Buhari is amongst the richest men in Nigeria, all thanks to late Sanni Abacha who looted Nigeria dry but remained a saint in the eyes of Mr. Anti-corruption fighter Buhari just because he got a share of the billions of $ Abacha stole!

4. Buhari has spilled so many innocent blood directly and indirectly! Since 1966 till 2011, Buhari has caused the death of so many innocent Nigerians. 2011 post-election violence comes to mind. 1966 counter coup plot at Dordan Barracks where he and Muritala Mohammed masterminded the mass execution of Igbo gallant soldiers while they were at sleep not knowing their colleagues they trusted are heartless blood suckers!

5. Buhari aborted one of Nigeria's best democratically elected government headed by Shehu Shagari! If not for that coup Buhari did in 1980s, Nigeria's democracy would have been 30something years old, we would have progressed beyond where we are today!

6. Buhari keep appointing very dull people from his tribe into key positions even when they can't perform! Why didn't Buhari invite the Yoruba man Donald Trump appointed into his economy team now to come and head our economy to help revive things, why Kemi a very dull woman that knows nothing about economics!

7. Buhari's allegiance is only to Saudi Arabia and Barack Obama!

Buhari will rather please Saudi Arabia first before pleasing Nigerians!

8. Fulani herdsmen! The innocent blood of farmers spilled all over Nigeria due to Buhari's silence and I-don't-care attitude towards Fulani herdsmen killings will continue to hunt after Buhari and his generations! Buhari can go free due to Nigerians stupidity, but trust me, nature and the supreme being will sure reward Buhari and his clique!

Whatever you sow in life, you must reap it!
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Buhari has sold so much hatred, division, tribalism, tribal/religious/political discrimination‎ that he will never go unpunished now or in future to come!
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Under Buhari, Nigeria will only get worse by the day because badluck, ill luck, nemesis, karma, nature's payback follows Buhari....its his inheritance never to succeed as a leader! Nigerians were so blind to have even allowed Buhari contest for president!‎

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Germany is to provide Nigeria with three million Euros for the procurement of surveillance equipment, mobile medical care unit and other support services for the country’s armed forces.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, announced this on Sunday at joint news conference with the German Defence Minister, Ursala Von dar Leyen, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Germany defence minister was in Abuja to hand over some military equipment donated her country to Nigeria. Dan-Ali said that the money would be provided through the extension of the German Technical Advisory Group Agreement for three years, 2017 to 2020. The minister said that under the existing agreement between the two countries under the group, 2012 to 2016, Germany had donated two mobile care units with extensive care unit facilities to the country. Also donated to the country by Germany, according to Dan-Ali are Vallon metal detector/Improvised Explosive Device and Explosive Ordnance Disposal equipment, as well training of personnel and maintenance of the device. He said Nigeria had also received three Mobile Tactical Ground Surveillance Radar systems from Germany for border security in the North East. The minister thanked Germany for the assistance it had extended to the Nigerian armed forces so far toenhance their capacity to fight the Boko Haram terrorists.
“As we are all aware, terrorism is a threat to the existence of humanity and its development. We must, therefore, continue to stand resolute and united in our fight to stamp terrorism out of the planet,’’ Dan-Ali said. In her remark, the German defence minister, who handed over the equipment to Dan-Ali, noted that combating terrorism was both “difficult and dangerous. "Everywhere, the terrorists live bloody trail of destruction and death and time and again, they single out the most vulnerable of their targets like children just like the Boko Haram does in Nigeria. “This is why it is in our common interest that the population at home in my country, as well as here in Nigeria is safe so that the economy can grow again.
“Because that is the basis for jobs and prosperity so people can believe in the future in their homeland,’’ Leyen said. According to her, terrorists abuse religion for their own evil purposes. Terrorists spread terror and violence all over the world, in France, Belgium, Aghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Germany and here in Nigeria.Leyen said that the objective of thecooperation between her country and Nigeria was to assist the country to “conduct crisis prevention, crisis management and peace building operations.’’ “To compliment this, Germany is focusing on practical, very concrete issues – the capability and equipment the Nigerian servicemen need most urgently such as the protection against the many IEDs place by the Boko Haram". She noted that Nigeria was fighting a hard but most important fight, assuring the support of her country.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nigeria-to-get-3m-euros-from-germany-for-procurement-of-military-equipment/176564.html

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Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has pledged not to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in spite of the crisis currently rocking the party at the national level. Umahi made the pledge on Sunday during a Christmas ‘Get-Together’ he organised for the State Working Committee (SWC) of the PDP including its local and zonal committee members.
The governor spoke against the backdrop of fears in the state that he would soon dump the party due to the crisis and to secure his second-term bid.
According to him, the current challenges confronting the party will not lead to its demise as it will soon fizzle out with the commitment of its dedicated members.
“Anybody who believes that I would leave PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other party is sleeping and should be woken from sleep.
“APC and other parties cannot win election in this state because PDP has performed marvellously and cannot be arm-twisted,’’ he said. The governor said that infrastructure projects, especially roads were being executed in all Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, courtesy of the PDP- led government.
"We are not just constructing roads but doing so on asphalt and stone base and other sectors such as education, health, agriculture, human empowerment among others, are feeling our impact,” Umahi said.
The governor advised the party leaders to shun corrupt and divisive tendencies in order to succeed and reposition the party for the onerous tasks ahead.
“You must avoid taking bribes, embezzling party funds among other negative acts, as contentment and Godliness is very important to achieve success.“When you are given N10 million for instance, present the actual amount to the members because the worst thing in life is to embezzle funds meant for all, alone,” he said.The state PDP Chairman, Mr Onyekachi Nwebonyi, thanked the governor for the reception and pledged to support him in justifying the mandate given to him by the people. “We have learnt from the mistakes of the past and have been repositioned to maintain our resounding electoral success in 2019 and beyond. “The people are witnesses to your massive infrastructure strides and impact in all sectors of the state which would make us maintain our overwhelming dominance in the state,” he said.
The state PDP Chairman, Mr Onyekachi Nwebonyi, thanked the governor for the reception and pledged to support him in just I finger the mandate given to him by the people.“We have learnt from the mistakes of the past and have been repositioned to maintain our resounding electoral success in 2019 and beyond. “The people are witnesses to your massive infrastructure strides and impact in all sectors of the state which would make us maintain our overwhelming dominance in the state,” he said.The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bernard Odoh, thanked the governor for identifying with various sectors of the state during the yuletide. “Ebonyi is the only state that earmarked N1.7billion to touch the lives of its people during this Christmas period. “This will definitely cushion effects of the current recession in the country and make the people part of the state’s governance,’’ Odoh said Party stakeholders used the occasion to suggest ways of enhancing the party’s well-being and pledged their support for the governor.

http://t.guardian.ng/news/i-will-not-abandon-pdp-umahi/

The Federal Government’s initiativeon labour and job creation receivedanother boost over the weekend with an offer by the Islamic Republic of Iran to key into Nigeria’s efforts through diverse cooperation in vocational skills acquisition programmes.
“This marks the beginning of a robust labour and job related relationship between our two countries. Nigeria and Iran share a lot in common and here is an opportunity for us to explore this for the benefit of our two countries,” said Sen. Chris Ngige, the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment while welcoming Mr. Morteza Zarchi, the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria in his office.
Expressing the appreciation of the Federal Government to an offer by Iran to build vocational skills centres in major cities in Nigeria, locally train and sponsor some of the trainees to Iran, the Minister restated the unwavering commitment of the Buhari administration to job creation and fair labour practices, urging the Iranian Ambassador to relay the great opportunities of investment offered by the 2017 budget back home to the Iranian business community. “Nigeria is an investment haven, a destination, contrary to publications in some international media. We have our challenges just like many other countries, but Nigeria is generally peaceful and investment friendly. Having heard our President present the 2017 budget, I appeal to you to invite the Iranian business community, tell them about the friendly investment climate in Nigeria, ask them to exploit the fertile opportunities in our construction, manufacturing, agriculture, trade and even real estate.”
The Minister further requested Iranto cooperate with Nigeria on International Labour Migration in order to make it possible for Nigerians with skills in various vocations to legally work in the country, adding that “Nigeria was already working with the ILO in that direction".
Making his presentation, Mr. Morteza Rahimi Zarchi expressed confidence in the efforts being made by Nigeria to steer her economy out of recession, applauding significant steps taken by the Buhari administration. “I am very happy that one of the most important issues raised by President Muhammadu Buhari in his budget speech was the creation of jobs in the country. I will be very happy that in these lastdays of 2016, I can raise up some issues concerning the joint co-operation between our two countries in this sector,” he said.
He recalled that Nigeria and Iran have similar challenges and requested for closer co-operation to further explore common grounds and boost labour, trade and industry in the two countries.
“I have made a lot of contacts with people coming from Nigeria, and with different relevant authorities on labour related matters. I am very confident that through the exchange of views, we can activatesome of these grounds. Iran is ready to create vocational skills centres in different cities in Nigeriaand train those to be recruited. Some can travel to Iran for training in various vocational programmes which we run.
He further said his country would assist in expanding job creation activities in Nigeria through the transfer of production and managerial skills as well as capital inflow to stimulate small and medium scale industries.

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A Ghanaian twitter user shared the photo above of a lady who supposedly 'refused' to wear make-up on her wedding day. A lot of male twitterusers were quick to point out that she still looked beautiful without it. This led to a debate on whether some ladies can actually do without makeup on such a day. What do you think? Tell us.

A 21-year-old barber, who allegedly led a gang of armed robbers to rob his elder sister and her husband in Ijoko area of Lagos,has claimed that although he knew about the robbery, he was not part of it.

According to John Ige Damilola, who was paraded alongside a car dealer at the state police Command Ikeja, “I was not part of the robbery operation. I am not the gang leader. I operate a barbing saloon in front of my sister’s building. “One of those who attacked and robbed my sister and in-law is my customer. My barbing shop is in the same building where my sister lives, but I do not live there. “I could not speak out because they informed me of their intentions. They camearound 9p.m. But I closed my barbing saloon at about 7p.m. that day. I was arrested because the people that came to rob my sister and her husband implicated me".

It was learnt that Ige was at the scene of the operation, but did not go inside the house. His gang members raped the maid and almost raped his elder sister. They left her because she was pregnant.

According to the second suspect, who is a car dealer, “my name is David Chibuike, aged 27. I am from Abia State. “I did not know the vehicle was stolen. I do not know John. I know Moses, the person who brought the vehicle to my car mart. “The first time I met John was the day they brought the vehicle to me to sell. It was on that same day that I called the naval personnel to come and buy the vehicle.“I told him I was going to sell the vehicle, a Lexus 350, for N2.2 million. He disappeared with the car without paying me. After some weeks, policemen arrested one of the robbers. They asked them where the vehicle was. That was when theycame and arrested me.“I explained to the policemen what happened and later the policemen were able to trace the stolen car to a person thatbought it from the navy man. They did not give me any money".

Four years after he left through the back door, Manchester United will roll out the red carpet for Paul Pogba’s second debut in Friday’s Premier League home game with Southampton. Pogba first donned a United first-team shirt when he came on as a half-time substitute for Ryan Giggs in a 3-0 League Cup win over Leeds united United United in front of 31,031 people at Elland Road in September 2011.


His return to action for the club willnot be so inauspicious, after Unitedpaid Juventus a world-record 89 million pounds (105 million euros,$116 million) to bring the French midfielder back to Old Trafford.Pogba has not played since France’s 1-0 loss to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final on July 10, but United manager Jose Mourinho said on Thursday: “He is ready toplay.“Ninety minutes, I don’t believe. Super performance, I don’t believe. But in conditions to accelerate his process of integration in the team, that’s for sure.“Paul is training for more than a week, around 10, 11 days. The adaptation is really easy because he’s a boy from here.”Pogba, 23, missed United’s 3-1 win at Bournemouth last Sunday due to a suspension carried over from last season’sCoppa Italia, but his lack of match fitness meant he was unlikely to have featured anyway.Should he play from the start, Mourinho must decide how to fit him into the team.Mourinho has started the season with a 4-2-3-1 formation and Pogba is expected to take up one of the midfield berths in front of the back four.Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera occupied those roles at Bournemouth.Much has changed since Pogba’s last United appearance, in a 5-0 league win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 2012.Alex Ferguson retired as manager the following year and Mourinho is the third man to have succeeded him, while former stalwarts such as Giggs, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra are no longer around.

But Mourinho’s new-look team made an assured start to their league campaign at Bournemouth, with new signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Eric Bailly impressing, the former scoring his first Premier League goal.Victory over Southampton, in the first of 10Friday night games in the Premier League this season, will enable United to provisionally go three points clear at the top of the table.Southampton won 1-0 on both their most recent visits to Old Trafford, with Charlie Austin’s 87th-minute header securing victory last January, but they are also a team in transition.Sadio Mane, Graziano Pelle and Victor Wanyama have left and Claude Puel has succeeded Ronald Koeman as manager.The south-coast club, who finished one place below United in sixth last season, unveiled a new diamond midfield in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Watford.Dusan Tadic took up the number 10 role and winger Nathan Redmond, signed from Norwich City for a reported 10 million pounds, played up front, crowning his debut with a volleyed second-half equaliser.Puel has warned that Southampton’s last two results at Old Trafford will count for nothing on Friday and he has also warned his players not to repeat the sluggish start they produced against Watford.“Their (United’s) players have changed, their manager has changed and Southampton’s view of this team has changed,” said the former Monaco, Lyon and Nice coach.“Against Watford I didn’t like the first half because we didn’t play our game, but the second half you can see another team and we improved and played our game.”Puel will again be without left-back Ryan Bertrand due to a knee problem.Portuguese centre-back Jose Fonte, who played against Pogba in the Euro 2016 final and has been strongly linked with a move to United, remains short of match fitness, but could feature.Central defender Chris Smalling returns forUnited after sitting out the trip to Bournemouth through suspension.

SEVERAL inmates were Thursday feared dead as many sustained bullet wound injuries following a foiled jail break in Abakaliki federal prison, Ebonyi state.

But unconfirmed sources said more than 14 persons were killed including one prison officers as those injured and killed had been taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, FETHA, for medical attention.

It was learnt that the trouble started when prisoners early morning of Thursday revolted against the poor treatment, especially inadequate feeding that has been persistence in the prison for a long time. Sources further revealed that the angry inmates started rioting inside the prison and used every object within their reach to attack prison officers and consequently injured many.

Also, that two of the prison officers wounded during the incident had been hospitalized. The Prison Officers, it was learned, returned fire for fire which resulted in the killing of several inmates and many others sustained gunshots

Investigation revealed that, If not for the rapid response of the combined team of the Prison officers, Nigeria police and Army drafted to the scene, the inmates had started escaping from the prison having over-powered the guards. As at press time, Soldiers and Policemen had already cordoned off all roads leading to the Abakaliki prisons. Gunshots was heard intermittently as Police and Soldiers try to recover a firearm allegedly taken from one of the prison officers by the inmates. The rioting inmates had already succeeded in creating an opening on the wall before anti-riot policemen arrived and heavily tear gassed them into submission.

The prison is located beside the police headquarters leading to prompt intervention from the police. Already, the Commander of Military cantonment and the commissioner of Police had visited the area and are directing the operations to restore sanity in the prison.

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan Thursday described reports that the Federal Government was probing him based on the allegations of a faceless Niger Delta militant group as a ruse and that some misguided characters are hellbent on pulling him down.

Jonathan in a statement signed by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze said that the said probe said to have emanated from intelligence reports was laughable as it was a figment of imagination by the authors of such reports.

The statement reads “Our attention has been drawn to two stories entitled “report links Jonathan to Niger Delta Avengers” and “FG probes Jonathan over N/Delta bombings’ published in some newspapers, ofThursday, August 18, 2016, with the claim that some intelligence reports had linked Jonathan to the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta.“We obviously would have ignored the allegation, having responded recently to the exact same fabrication peddled by a shady militant group, but for the new dimension of bringing in the authorities, while hiding under the often-abused journalism latitude of quoting nebulous sources.

“Firstly, we note that there were similaritiesin the stories published same day by the newspapers that are too striking to pass the test of the normal newsroom process of diligent reporting and independent investigation.“We are convinced that such clear coincidences are only permissible in situations where general statements are issued, but not on matters of intelligence/security reports which do not fly into newsrooms as press releases.“We are also concerned that the stories didnot differ in content and substance from the trite allegations earlier made by the so-called Reformed Niger Delta Avengers overthe same lies of linking Jonathan to the militants.“For instance, we are amazed that newspapers would be quick to report that the intelligence gathering was said to be a confirmation of a similar claim by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND”, even without subjecting such frivolity to any ethical interrogation.“From what we know about intelligence gathering, there is no responsible government agency that would rush, as claimed in the stories, to adopt the accusations of a questionable rebellious organization as its own findings, without applying the professional processes of rigour and due diligence.“It is sad that the publications wore the cloak of deceit from same misguided characters that are hell-bent on pulling down the former President, despite his clear record of diligent service to his country and long standing commitment to the good of society.“There is no doubt that there exist such people who may have scores to settle with the former President but are now feeling frustrated by the fact that his national and international profile has continued to rise, despite their recourse to less- muck- raking character assassination.“Such people will stop at nothing to continue to throw obstacles, albeit futilely, on his path.“We are aware that the same people approached other well-meaning newspapers with the same false information, but they were wise to turn it down on account of its absurdity.“Our media houses should then be careful not to make the country a laughing stock by being hoodwinked into passing off the perverted voices of irritant groups as that of our well respected official security authorities.“Apart from toying with the serious issue of libel, those newspapers lending themselves to be so cheaply used by miscreants, are also doing gross disservice to our collective good and the image of the country.”

Dr Alatishe Muhammad, an expert in Dentistry in Ilorin, has warned that using toothpick to remove food remnant from teeth could harm the teeth and gums.
Muhammad told newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin that what was medically recommended was cleaning between the teeth at leastonce a day, using an interdental cleaner such as floss. The dentist explained that a toothpick was not considered as an interdental cleaner, and as such it was not recommended for cleaning teeth. “Using a toothpick is not an ideal way to remove something stuck between your teeth. “Toothpicks can cause abrasion and damage to your teeth at the base where they meet the gums. “This can lead to gum disease and other dental problems,” he said.
Muhammad said that preventive dentistry was the modern ways of helping individuals keep a healthy mouth.He added that preventive dentistry helped keep the teeth healthy, leaving people with less of dental treatment. “Every age group can benefit from preventive dentistry, including the very elderly, the very young ones and also those without teeth where mouth cancer and denture stomatitis can be prevented.”The expert further advised people on the need to eat healthily through consumption of fruits, vegetables, adequate nutrition, diet and less sugary substances. “Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption, ingestion of fizzy and acidic drinks with straw is better than alcohol.”
According to him, brushing of teeth should be done at other times during the day and also last thing at night. Besides, Muhammad advised people against visiting traditional homes to remove fictitious worms from the mouth. He said that such method made people to fall victims and incur more harm than good.The dentist also urged people to embark on regular checkups in approved dental clinics every three months and cleaning of teeth every six months.