David Moyes: Manchester United appoint Everton boss by 1 July on 6-year deal

Everton's David Moyes to join Man Utd from 1 July on 6-year deal, club says in statement to New York Stock Exchange

Premier League champions Manchester United have appointed Everton manager David Moyes as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Old Trafford.

Moyes, out of contract at the end of the season, leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at Goodison Park.

The 50-year-old Scot has agreed a six-year deal to replace Ferguson, who announced his retirement on Wednesday after 26 years at United.

Nigerian Civil war was unfortunate, everyone was a victim says Tinubu

Former Governor of Lagos State Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians not to take the country’s security for granted and that everyone was a victim of the Nigerian Civil War.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu made these known Thursday at the public presentation of Lest I Forget: Memoirs of a Nigerian Career Diplomat, by Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos.

ACN leader, Bola Tinubu and some ACN governors

Actress Ngozi Nwosu returns to Nigeria

The actress who left Nigeria on February 26th to the UK for a life saving medical treatment is back in Nigeria. She returned on Tuesday May 7th after undergoing kidney and heart transplant in a UK hospital. Her publicist says she's doing very well and will return to the UK in a few months time for check up.

Military aircraft crashes, explodes on Airforce runway

PORT HARCOURT – A NIGERIAN Air Force Parade helicopter crashed on the runway of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Thursday.

The incident which happened at about 10am resulted in the explosion of the aircraft minutes after the crash.

“The plane regularly engages in routine flight parade in the area, but this morning it crashed on the runway and started smoking. Suddenly a spell of explosions followed”, a civilian working for a servicing firm at the NAF Base narrated.

Mayhem averted in Jos as civil defence shoots two

Mayhem was averted in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State when some officers of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps went berserk, shooting two people.

The two men identified as “Ali Abubakar, 25 years old, who was shot on his left leg and Ibrahim Abubakar, 30 years old was shot on his right arm. were said to be receiving treatment at the Air Force Military Hospital in Jos.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at about 1pm on Wednesday, when the men resisted attempts by officers of the NSCDC,

Emir of Gummi dies at 75

Gusau -The Emir of Gummi in Zamfara, Alhaji Aliyu Abara, has died at the age of 75.

A statement by the Secretary to Zamfara Government, Alhaji Hassan Atto, said Abara died on Wednesday evening at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, after a brief illness.

The statement, which was made available in Gusau on Thursday, however did not give details of the late Emir’s ailment.

Lampard keen on Mourinho return

LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard on Thursday welcomed speculation linking former manager Jose Mourinho with a return to Stamford Bridge and said it would be a positive move for the club.

Lampard was one of Mourinho’s key players during the Portuguese coach’s three-year spell at Chelsea, which came to an abrupt end in September 2007 when the manager left the club.

With Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez due to leave at the end of the season, Mourinho has been strongly linked with a return from Real Madrid, and Lampard says he would welcome the sight of his old mentor back at the club.

NFF rejects Keshi’s plea for assistants’ recall

                                         Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi

The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday turned down the plea by Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi for his assistant who were relieved of their positions last month to be reinstated. Keshi’s plea was part of the discussion at the meeting held in the office of the Minister of Sports Bolaji Abdullahi with the NFF to chart a fresh course after weeks of animosity between both sides.

On Tuesday, NFF top officials, led by their president Aminu Maigari, and Keshi met for about three hours at the instant of the minister to iron out several disagreements that made huge headlines since Nigeria won the African cup in February. The PUNCH learnt

Northern elders blast Jonathan

                                         Northern Political
ABUJA—Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday, examined the rift between President Jonathan and governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, and passed a verdict on the matter: Jonathan should concentrate on the enormous task of solving Nigeria’s problems and stop dissipating energy on needless war with governors.

Similarly, the Northern elders asked Jonathan to accept governors as partners in progress and desist from treating them as opponents, as they were elected to serve the diverse needs of Nigerians from their respective states, just as the President.

Pre-registered SIMs: NCC fines GSM firms N53.8m

The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday announced the imposition of N53.8m fines on four mobile telecommunication operators for contravening the rules on registration of Subscriber Identification Module cards in the country.

A statement issued in Abuja by Head of Media and Public Relations, NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka, said 269 pre-registered SIM cards were either purchased or reported to it and confirmed by the operators.

David Moyes replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United

Manchester United set to announce the appointment of David Moyes as Manchester United manager in the next 24 hours. Following Alex Ferguson’s retirement on Wednesday, the club have acted swiftly to identify the Everton manager as his successor.

Although there has been no official approach to Everton, it is understood that the 50-year-old will move to Old Trafford when his current deal expires at the end of the season.

Struggling Nokia unveils next-generation smartphones

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Struggling Finnish handset giant Nokia unveiled on Thursday its next-generation of lower-end mobile smartphones as it seeks to gain traction in a market expected to be worth $15 billion by 2015.

Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop released the $99 Asha 501 touchscreen Internet-enabled model at a global launch in New Delhi that especially targets emerging market users moving up from their no-frills first mobile phones.

Police Officers’ wives protest killing of spouses

Wives of policemen killed in Nasarawa State by a militia group on Thursday took to the streets to protest the murder of their spouses.

The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Michael Ada, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the protesting women had blocked the Akwanga–Lafia Federal Highway at the Squadron 38 Mopol base axis in Akwanga.

CBN – Clearing The Shelves

THE House of Representatives committee querying the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N2.8 billion expenditure on the renovation of its Port Harcourt branch is in a testy situation. The CBN would not produce documents to support the expenditure!

Audit query of about N4.7bn expenditure has been raised by Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. CBN was not impressed. The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives took up the matter, laying particular emphasis on how the renovation of CBN’s Port Harcourt branch cost N2.8bn.

Court remands ‘spirit’ in prison for stealing N20m

GUSAU — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned one Mohammed Yusuf Dabo before Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Gusau, Zamfara State on 11-count charge of obtaining N20 million under false pretence and forgery.

Dabo is said to have defrauded one Ya’u Mohammed of N20 million in a classic Advance Fee fraud scheme.

Canada yet to endorse Nigeria’s bid for Security Council seat, says envoy

The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter, said on Thursday that his country had yet to “declare a position” on Nigeria’s bid for a UN Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent seat in 2014.

Cooter made this known at a media briefing in Abuja on the just-concluded Nigeria-Canada investment conference in Toronto.

The election is scheduled to hold in October in New York.

Amnesty committee meets Boko Haram suspects in Kuje Prisons

The Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North on Thursday met behind closed doors with some inmates of the Kuje Prisons, Abuja, suspected to be members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The committee members were led to the prison yard by their chairman and the Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki.

The visit was in continuation of efforts by the committee members to dialogue with members of the sect with a view to convincing them to accept amnesty

NAFDAC arrests man with N106m worth of fake drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a trader, Olisaemeka Osefoh, for importation of counterfeit medicines into Nigeria.
The Director General of the agency, Dr. Paul Orhi, said during a press brieifing in Lagos that the estimated street value of the drugs is N106, 210, 000.

D’banj signs Olamide to DB records?

                                                       Olamide & Dbanj

The answer to the question in the headline is still not confirmed but K Switch; D’banj’s younger brother has flagged off a red alert that says this is likely true.

Put your houses in order, Aliyu tells govs

                                         Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu

Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu on Wednesday advised other governors in the country to put their houses in order as the nation approaches the 2015 general elections, saying people will want to frighten them as the polls draw nearer.

He also told the governors to advise their appointees to put all their records straight so that they would not be caught unawares by any agency of government.

Aliyu stated this in Minna when he received the Board members of the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, led by the Chairman, Mr. George Eguh.

Nigeria’s betrayal of Rashidi Yekini

                                                         Rashidi Yekini

It was one year last week Saturday that legendary Nigerian footballer, Rashidi Yekini, died in what the Nigerian media would characteristically describe as “mysterious circumstances”, a shorthand way of labelling a situation that is not so cut and dried but which they would not be bothered to diligently investigate. Since his death, a lot has happened in the life of our nation but very little, actually, has changed.

In another one year or thereabout, the anniversary of Yekini’s death will

Amaechi threatens to expose Abuja-based politicians

                                          Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi
 
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to expose some Abuja-based politicians from the state owing to the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

Amaechi, who said he was no more running for any political position, added that the people of the state would lose their respect for his critics by the time he opened up on their past deeds.

Amaechi, who spoke when the Archbishop of the Niger Delta Diocese, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, paid him a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt on Wednesday lamented that nobody realised the efforts put in place by his administration to ensure that peace reigned in the state.

Throwback

Who can guess this location correctly? The first correct answer wins N1,000 (One Thousand Naira) worth of Airtime! Clue: Lagos, back in the 60's

Fat location determines your health risk

Fats don’t flatter the image most of the time. But beyond the aesthetic beauty that a lean body projects, researchers are now saying that the location or distribution of body fat matters when we are talking about overall wellbeing.

Scientists say that, generally, body weight is influenced by a person’s age, gene and hormonal activities on the one hand, and by the body maintenance condition — how much you exercise, diet, etc. They contend that the amount and location of fat in your body affects your risk for a number of health conditions.

Body shapes and fat distribution

According to an online beauty and fitness page, channel4.com, the apple shape is defined by an ample bust, round stomach and slimmer hips. Here, fat is mainly distributed in the abdomen, chest, and face.

Mortein Leads Renewed Effort to Stamp Out Malaria

Malaria remains the number one cause of deaths in Nigeria, ahead of the most dreaded diseases such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), stroke, coronary heart disease and diabetes. According to available statistics, children under five years and pregnant women are reported to be the most vulnerable to death from malaria, accounting for 85 per cent of all malaria deaths across the world. Continue...

Ogun State, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka; mother of the new born baby, Mrs. Bola
Adebayo; Mortein, Anti- Malaria Campaign Spoke Person, Omawumi Megbele ; General Manager, Central (West & East) Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Ashok Bhasin; and Chief Nursing Officer, State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, Mrs. Laditan

Signs you are living beyond your means

You do not have to be a financial expert to know that you are spending more than you should.
For individuals to attain financial freedom, one of the most common pieces of advice given by experts is, “live within your means.” To achieve this, they are told to spend less than they earn and save more, to stick to budgets, and to know the difference between their needs and wants.

As straightforward as that may sound, many people do not make the needed adjustment, erroneously believing they are living within their means. After all, everything they have spent their money on can be categorised as needs. In essence, their expenses can be “justified”.

Moyes set to be new Man United manager

                                         David Moyes

 Everton boss David Moyes is set to be appointed as the new Manchester United manager, following Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement.

An announcement could be made on Thursday.

Ferguson, 71, revealed his decision to step down after nearly 27 years at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Fellow Scot Moyes, 50, who has been in charge at Goodison Park since 2002, held talks with Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright on Wednesday evening.

‘Water yam slows down ageing process’

                                         Water Yam
Water yam can slow down the ageing process and boost the immune system, a nutritionist, Hajiya Jummai Abdul, has said.

Abdul said water yam was good for diabetic patients because it contained fibre, a substantial amount of antioxidants and Vitamin C and helped to suppress blood sugar.

Water yam belongs to the family of dioscorea alata specie of yam, a tuberous root vegetable.

Osaze finally quits West Brom

                                                  Osaze

Osaze Odemwingie’s future with West Bromwich Albion was decided during talks between the club and the PFA last week – with the striker set for a summer exit, irrespective of Saturday’s flare-up with Baggies supporters.

It has also emerged that TV presenter Adrian Chiles has apologised for the comment he made about the striker at the club’s end-of-season dinner.

Odemwingie’s future was pretty much resolved during last Thursday’s meeting involving himself, the PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, Albion’s sporting and technical director Richard Garlick and the club’s chief executive Mark Jenkins.

Anti-press violence: How safe are journalists?

                                         *Harassed journalist
Like Soud Qbeilat, an artist, would say, “When there is no freedom, there is no creativity”. No doubt, press freedom in Nigeria has become increasingly worrisome as cases of journalists who were murdered remain unresolved and the list continues to grow.

This disturbing development negates the provisions of the Constitution which guarantees press freedom. Section 39 (1) of the 1999 constitution (as amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides that: “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.”

Victim of 2012 plane crash shuts Dana office

                                         Omowunmi (middle) with some policemen.

Business activities at the Allen Avenue office of Dana Airlines came to a halt on Wednesday after the owner of the two-storey building destroyed in the plane crash, Pastor Daniel Omowunmi, locked the main gate of the office and blocked the entrance with his Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle.

Omowunmi, who arrived Dana office at 5.30am, brought with him three iron chains and padlock which he used to lock out all employees of the company.

The ill-fated Dana flight 992 killed over 153 people on board, as well as approximately 10 other persons and caused injuries to many people on the ground.

The plane also crashed into Daniel’s house and factory and destroyed his property, which he said, was worth N500m.