Student Beats Up Armed Policeman In Abuja

Student Beats Up Armed Policeman In Abuja                         February 11, 2014

The police on Monday in Abuja arraigned a 22-year-old student, Ibrahim Salisu, in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court for beating up a policeman. Salisu, who lives at 4, Olumo Rock, Amasco Plantation Estate, Galadimawa in Abuja, is charged with joint criminal force and assaulting a public servant. The prosecutor, Cpl. Anigbo Paul, told the court that Cpl. Chijioke Jacob of the Lugbe Police Station had lodged a report against the accused at the station. He said the report was lodged on Feb. 9 at about 9 p.m. Paul told the court that, on the said day, the accused had gone to the complainant’s house as he was about to park his car and beat him up. The prosecutor said the accused and three others now at large beat the complainant while he was dressed in uniform and started trying to
take his rifle from him. He told the court further that, during investigation, Salisu confessed to committing the offence. Paul said Salisu’s action was in contravention of the provisions of sections 79 and 267 of the Penal Code. It was gathered that the
accused, if convicted, is liable to three years’
imprisonment or an option of paying a fine or both.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges
against him. After arraignment, the accused’s
counsel, Mr Ikechukwu Nnaemeka, applied to the
court for bail according to Section 341 of the Criminal
Procedure Code (CPC). The prosecutor objected and
prayed the court not to grant the accused bail. The
Senior Magistrate, Mr Celestine Odo, in his ruling
however said the prosecutor failed to show the court
how granting the accused bail would jeopardise
ongoing investigation. Odo also admonished Salisu’s
counsel for failing to state the contents of the section
he cited in his argument, saying “a lawyer should be
prepared before coming to court”. He then granted
the accused bail in the sum of N100,000. The
magistrate also said this must be with a surety in like
sum, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of
the court and must be a public servant. Odo said the
surety should present his or her office identity card
and appointment letter. He then adjourned the
matter to March 3 for hearing.

Arsenal fan kills Liverpool supporter during Liverpool – Arsenal game

• February 11, 2014
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An Arsenal fan in Kenya stabbed a Liverpool supporter to death on Saturday while they were watching on television as the Merseyside club beat the Londoners 5-1 in the Premier League, said a local police chief. Tom Odera, police chief in the north eastern region of Meru, said “the assailant and the deceased had a bitter
argument over the match”. “The assailant, David
Mwangi, drew out a knife and stabbed Anthony
Mutethia,” Odera told Reutersby telephone on
Monday. Kenyans, like most Africans, are fervent
English Premier League fans and regularly throng
bars and restaurants to watch their favorite teams.
The fanatical support has, in the past, seen Kenyan
football fans grab headlines for the wrong reasons. A
Manchester United follower in the capital of Nairobi
last year committed suicide after his team lost to
Newcastle United. In 2009, an Arsenal fan hanged
himself after the Londoners lost to United in the
second leg of a Champions League semi-final game.
“We encourage people to be football fans as a hobby
but taking fanaticism into football is discouraged,”
said Odera. Reuters

SEE What Happened to Arsene Wenger after Arsenal’s  loss to liverpool

                                                                                                                                                                                                

 Oh dear… he just couldn’t take the humiliation.
Arsene Wenger fell down flat on his way home after
his team was thoroughly beaten by a superior
Liverpool side with a wide margin of 5 – 1. This man
needs bed rest.

Popular Nollywood Actor Emeka Ike’s Properties Taken Over By Court! [PHOTOS]

Popular Nollywood Actor Emeka Ike’s Properties Taken Over By Court! [PHOTOS] Story by Joy Akosa/Nigeriafilms.com

Last Updated: 15 hours ago

Its a pity! This is not a good way to start this year, for popular actor Emeka Ike this is not the best of times him and as a school proprietor , the actor ventured into another business and turned educationist’s with his school located at 1, Raji Olamideji Crescent, Magodo beside PMS filling station on CMD road but unfortunately the school was shut down or better still taken possession of by the court last week Friday, January 24, 2014 after a protracted court case that lasted for 5 years. Emeka had for some time now running battle with the owners of the property for the past 5 years, during which the well known actor refused to pay a dime to the property owners. The school St. Nicholas College, a secondary school was established in 2008 by the ace actor. And according to the gist then, Emeka was supposed to have invested about N200 million in the making the school happen at the property that they have now been sent packing from. All through the years of the school existence Emeka, his wife and the school had been engaged in one unconfirmed allegation after the other. Some of the allegations are as follows: None payment of salaries as at when due to the staff & teachers; he apparently used to owe many of those working for him for upwards of 6 months at a time. He was also alleged to prefer employing unqualified & non professional teachers in a school, where parents were paying exorbitant school fees thinking they were getting the best of education and more. So bad was the situation at the school at a point, that many parts of building were said to have been in a state of disrepair. At a point it was alleged that only 13 students remained in the school, as others had been withdrawn by their parents. Last week,the court bailiffs acting under instructions took possession of the school. Just before sealing it, they were reported to have carted away a few of the valuables that were still in the school, like the school bus, a few air-conditioners and some furniture. Some of the properties are still outside the school premises littering the frontage.

Manchester city have the chance to blast from the blocks

Chance City to blast from the blocks

• By: Ben Coley
• Last Updated: February 3 2014, 7:14 GMT

Ben Coley previews Monday night's crucial Premier League clash between Manchester City and Chelsea.

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Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko can ensure City don't miss Sergio Aguero

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Before attempting to predict the outcome of this game, it's important to establish whether or not you believe Jose Mourinho.
The Chelsea manager says his side will try to win at the Etihad Stadium and if that's truly the case, we're in for a cracker and over 2.5 goals (4/5) is close to a certainty.
The problem is that while Mourinho may claim otherwise, Chelsea haven't really tried to win when faced with trips to their rivals in the Premier League since his return to Stamford Bridge.
At times they looked like they might win at Old Trafford but ultimately 0-0 was a fair reflection of a match they started without a recognised striker. Soon after, Chelsea lost 1-0 at Everton having created little while it was clear that a 0-0 draw at Arsenal represented a satisfactory result, too.
The only time they've scored away from home at a rival was when drawing 1-1 at Tottenham and the man who obliged that day, Fernando Torres, will be missing from the side which faces this huge challenge on Monday night.
Such has been Manchester City's dominance at home that it's hard to say exactly what the best plan of action would be for Chelsea. If they do play to contain City then they may limit the damage, but can they really keep out this attack for 90 minutes even in the absence of Sergio Aguero? I'm not so sure.
But if they go for the jugular, can they outscore City? They may well find the net given that the hosts tend to concede in open games, but Arsenal, Tottenham and United were all comfortably out-scored and Chelsea are no more potent an attacking force.
Personally, I think they'll play for a point and bank on their defence - the best in the division away from home - being able to hold firm. It's a plan which could work, but I don't think it will.
City's home record needs no introduction but here it is anyway: 11 games, 11 wins, 42 scored and just eight conceded. They beat Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Cardiff without Aguero and in Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo have two world-class strikers more than capable of plugging the gap.
The more I see of City, the more I consider them comfortably the best team in this division and they're not far off the top of the tree in Europe, either.
They've the additional boost of having beaten Chelsea in the last four renewals of this fixture and I'm confident they can do so again.
By all means back them to do so at 17/20, and consider the 14/5 quoted about a home win to nil if, like me, you think Chelsea's mandate will centre around defending.
However, my policy is to overlook slight concerns about a packed away defence and take the rare opportunity to back City in the half-time/full-time betting at bigger than 2/1.
City have won 17 times in the Premier League so far this season, and in 14 of them they led at the break. That's a remarkably impressive first-half record and includes victories against Tottenham, Arsenal, United and Liverpool.
If Chelsea do succeed in keeping them out for 45 minutes then a frustrated City could struggle to put them to bed after the break anyway, so it could just be that the hosts need a fast start to win.
Everything about the way they've operated all season at home suggests they'll produce one.
Verdict: Manchester City 2 Chelsea 0
Opta facts:
Manchester City have won 19 and lost just one of their last 21 Barclays Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium, including winning the last 11 in a row.
Chelsea have lost their last four Premier League visits to the Etihad, but no team has won more games away at Man City in Premier League history than the west Londoners (10).
Man City have won their last eight Premier League games in a row, longer than any run secured in the title winning season of 2011-12 (most was seven).

Moyes 'should be sacked'

• Last Updated: February 3 2014, 11:59 GMT

Our panel reflect upon the weekend's Premier League action and look ahead to tonight's huge showdown between Manchester City and Chelsea.

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David Moyes: Should be sacked says our Matt Brocklebank

 

Manchester United suffered yet another defeat on Saturday - their eighth of the Premier League campaign so far - as they were beaten 2-1 at Stoke. While their hopes of retaining the title are long gone, is there any way back for them in regards to a top-four spot?
Matt Brocklebank (sportinglife.com): There's only one way I see Man United finishing in the top four and that's if they act quickly and sack David Moyes. It may sound drastic to some and, hand on heart, I can't see it happening, but Moyes was the wrong choice to replace Sir Alex Ferguson in the first place and I don't see him turning it around for the Premier League title holders. Moyes spent 11 full seasons at the helm of Everton, guiding them to one top-four finish in that time, and the work Roberto Martinez has done in half a season at Goodison brings everything into perspective. You could argue Moyes is simply running up to form with his new side, but that's not good enough for a club of United's calibre so moving for a proven world-class manager with a Champions League pedigree such as Jurgen Klopp or Gus Hiddink looks the only answer to give the team a real shot in the arm. Moyes really shouldn't be as big as 33/1 to be the next Premier League manager to go but they have Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Brom among their next four league games so he really should be able to steady the ship. If not, Moyes should be staring down the barrel.
Chris Hammer (sportinglife.com): No. I'm not one for blowing my own trumpet but, and some of you will just have to take my word for this, I've regularly told readers of our Football Centre clockwatch since the season began that Manchester United will massively struggle to finish in the top four and so far I couldn't have been more right. United pretty much lost the fear factor as soon as Sir Alex Ferguson left and a string of disappointing results throughout the season continues to give future opponents belief that they too can compound David Moyes' misery. Earlier in the campaign the likes of West Brom, Everton and Newcastle all registered their first Old Trafford wins in decades, while Stoke's triumph on Saturday was the Potters' first league victory over United since 1984. Nobody is scared. And they haven't been for a while now. These results now spark only laughter from non-United fans rather than any kind of shock and I'm sure there's quite a few good-hearted folk out there actually feeling rather sorry for Moyes' plight, which sums up how dramatically their domineering aura has vanished. Their latest defeat was sustained after another largely toothless display despite the presence of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata in the side and they now find themselves seven points and three places below fourth-placed Liverpool. At this rate a Europa League place might be even out of reach and, in my view, it might not be too long before that's all they've got left to focus on.
Zacharia Amin (Sky Bet football trading): Although Manchester United suffered their eighth defeat of this season's Premier League against Stoke, they arguably had a lucky escape with Liverpool and Tottenham also dropping points away from home against lesser opposition. United are now 100/30 to claim a top-four spot, drifting slightly from 3/1 as their chances of finishing in the top four hang by a thread. This weekend's result also confirmed that United effectively have no chance of retaining their Premier League title - they are now 150/1 to win the league and are in the running to complete the biggest drop-off after winning a league title in Premier League history.

Wenger confident on title chances

• Last Updated: February 3 2014, 11:20 GMT

Arsene Wenger accepts Arsenal still have it "all to do" in their bid to stay ahead of free-scoring Manchester City in the race for the Barclays Premier League but is convinced it can happen.

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The Gunners edged back to the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Arsenal, held to a 2-2 draw at Southampton in midweek, were still level at half time following a dogged display by an Eagles side who are fighting for survival.
However, England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - fit again following five months out with a serious knee injury suffered on the first day of the season - finally ended Palace's stubborn resistance when he chipped in a fine pass from Santi Cazorla at the start of the second half.
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny produced a brilliant save to deny Cameron Jerome an equaliser from a close-range diving header before World Cup hopeful Oxlade-Chamberlain struck again on 73 minutes to make sure of victory.
City host third-placed Chelsea on Monday night and so could once again knock the Gunners off the summit, and Wenger accepts many pundits see the title as City's to lose.
"I can understand that completely because we haven't done it for a while, and as well I must say that we face quality competitors," said Wenger, who expects to be without deadline-day loan arrival Kim Kallstrom for up to six weeks because of the midfielder's recovery from a back problem.
"We do not play against average teams and Man City have scored over 100 goals, so everybody thinks 'can you beat these teams?' I say yes, and that is what we have to show.
"It is all to do. The only thing I can say is that after 24 games we are there, and it's now about how we finish the season."

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1	Arsenal	55
2	Man City	53
3	Chelsea	50
4	Liverpool	47

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Palace remain in a dogfight for survival, just a point above 18th-placed West Ham.
Eagles boss Tony Pulis feels deadline-day arrivals such as Tom Ince from Blackpool and Joe Ledley from Celtic coupled with the imminent return to fitness of forward Glenn Murray can only boost their hopes.
He said: "We want to keep our organisation and our resilience and want to show the spirit we have over the past couple of months, but those three hopefully will give us more of a threat."
Wenger, meanwhile, admitted he would probably not have signed Kallstrom if he had been aware of the injury earlier.
The 31-year-old suffered a "micro-fracture" while on warm-weather training with Russian club Spartak Moscow.
"I would not have signed him if we had two or three more days to do something, but it was Friday night at five o'clock, so it was [a case of] you [sign] nobody or you do it under these conditions," said Wenger, who was already without Wales international Aaron Ramsey for around six weeks.
"There is a possibility [that he may not play], but as well there is the possibility that he scores us the winning goal that might be vitally important."