Zlatan Ibrahimovic blasts Ronaldo for challenging Messi to play in Italy

Former Manchester United striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has criticised the challenge thrown by Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo to Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi to come to Italy and test himself in another league.

Ronaldo left Real Madrid after nine years in the summer, to sign for Juventus, which all but ended his long-term rivalry with Messi.

Since leaving La Liga, Ronaldo has been continually asked to discuss Messi and earlier in the season, sent the Argentine captain a challenge.

The Portuguese said: “I played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, in the national team, while he is still in Spain. Maybe he needs me more.

“For me, life is a challenge, I like it and I like to make people happy. I would like him to come to Italy one day. Like me, accept the challenge.”

But reacting, Ibrahimovic told Ronaldo that a move to Juventus is no big challenge, stressing that the Old Lady is far from being a challenge as it is already a team that has been easily winning titles for years.

Ibrahimovic was quoted by Voetbal Nieuws as saying: “Cristiano is talking about new challenges, he calls it a challenge to move to a club where it is already normal to win the Serie A. Why did he not choose a club from a second division a few years ago?”

“Try to become a champion with such a second-division champion and lead them to the highest level, which is a challenge. It is bulls***, moving to Juventus is not a challenge at all.”

Meanwhile, Messi has already responded to Ronaldo challenging him to sign for an Italian team.

The 31-year-old insisted he does not need to change his current club, Barcelona.

Messi said: “Accepting Ronaldo’s challenge to join Italian football? I don’t need any change.

“I’m at the best team in the world. My challenges are renewed year after year. I do not need to change teams or leagues to set new goals. I am at home and I do not need to change.”

- DAILY POST

CJN Onnoghen: What Buhari should do – SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, to immediately withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and to send any allegations of breach of asset declaration provisions of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for investigation.

The organization said: “Mr Malami should then request Justice Onnoghen as the Chairman of the NJC to recuse himself so that the next most senior justice at the Supreme Court can preside over the process and set up a panel to investigate the allegations against Justice Onnoghen to ensure fairness and justice in the matter.”
In a statement on Monday by SERAP senior legal adviser, Bamisope Adeyanju, the organisation said: “We believe that enforcing asset declaration provisions would help to prevent corruption and abuse of office and ensure transparency in public officers including judges. But the government should follow due process of law, and allow the NJC to consider the allegations against Justice Onnoghen first before pushing for prosecution, should there be any relevant admissible evidence. This would help to accord Justice Onoghen his entire rights through laid down process.”

The statement reads in part: “The moral guilt or the legal guilt of Justice Onnoghen should be left for the judicial process to decide, as he is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. For now, the fundamental question is whether he is afforded the due process of law, as he is constitutionally and legally entitled to. This is our interest in this case, and this should be the interest of every lover of justice.”
“It is the principle of due process of law which is at stake in this case, the soul and spirit of which will be endangered if Justice Onnoghen’s case continues to be heard before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A denial of justice to one citizen is a denial of such to all. Due process here requires that Justice Onnoghe be given an opportunity to have allegations against him heard by the NJC.”
“The bringing of this case against Justice Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal would appear to have fallen below the minimum procedural standards of legal justice, which in turn would affect the quality of justice he receives. Due process rights should not be curtailed in the interest of expediting enforcement of asset declaration provisions. The authorities have the responsibility to ensure fair treatment of judges or others who face these kinds of charges that may ultimately lead to deprivation of liberty.”

“Preventing the NJC to first hear the allegations against Justice Onnoghen would deny him his constitutionally and internationally recognized right to a fair hearing and lead to the matter being unnecessary politicised.”
“The authorities may have a strong case against him but the possibility of success is diminished if the proper procedure is not followed. The requirements of justice and success of the fight against corruption justify the fundamental need to ensure and apply due process rights in this case.”
- DAILY POST

Bisi Alimi mocks straight men who claim gays come after them

Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has taken to social media to mock straight men who claim gay men are coming after them.

The HIV/LGBT advocate said he finds it funny when straight men that don’t shower and wear smelly underwear claim that gay men who spent good amount of time looking good are coming after them.

Bisi Alimi, who gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out of the closet on television further to say if any gay man approaches any straight man he should count himself lucky.

He advised straight men to stay with their women who can stand their smelly underwear.

He tweeted: I find it funny that straight men that don’t shower & can only boast of metallic tasting dick are claiming gay men who spent & time looking good are coming after them. You should count yourself lucky if we do. Pls stay with ur straight women who love you & your smelly underwear.

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Blind gospel singer, others arrested for defiling minors

Four persons, including a 49-year-old blind gospel singer, Anthony Okhiria, were on Monday paraded by the Edo state police command for allegedly defiling minors.

The other persons were Odaro Archimiedis (38), Shaibu Nurudeen, Endurance Okon (29).

Okhiria allegedly defiled the nine-year-old daughter of his tenant, at house number 9, Isidahomen Street, Ekpoma, Esan West local government area of Edo state.

He, however, denied having canal knowledge of the minor.

According to him, “I didn’t defile anybody. I am a musician, I sing gospel music. My senior brother inherited the house from our father, but he lives in Lagos, so, I am the one in charge.

“The mother and her four girls live in my house, their church used to lay their rent. One day, she came to tell me that the church said they are not going to pay the rent again.

“The woman did not want to pay me, she wanted to seduce me, but I did not agree. One​ day, she told me that she suspects that I like her, but I told she is not the one to tell me that I like her.

“The children also used to come into my room, doing all sorts of nonsense and I will chase than away. I reported to the woman, bit she will reply that the children are playing with me, but I told her that I don’t like that kind of play because I am a Christian.

“The nine year-old-girl sometimes comes into my bedroom while sleeping, she will be touching my legs. The mother also do come into my bedroom.

“It got to a stage that whenever I am applying body cream after bathing, this woman will come into my sitting room, see my nakedness, instead of going away, she will stay.

“One day, she just came to me and said that her nine-year-old daughter said I was sleeping with her. I was shocked.

“I feel so bad seeing myself in this mess. I did not defile her, it is a lie.” he said,” he said.

On his part, Endurance Okon was accused of defiling six-year-old Success Imen, daughter of his neighbor.

The suspect was arrested at Okada, Ovia north-east local government area.

He, however, denied having canal knowledge of the minor, saying that he only inserted his finger into her sex organ.

“I did not sleep with her, my mind did not just go that one. There are many people in my house. When she came into my room, she did not sit down, I only put my finger,” he said.

Also on parade was 29-year-old Shaibu Nurudeen, for allegedly defiling 12 year old Mariam Mohammed.

Nurudeen who was arrested at Agbede, Etsako West local government area of the state, denied committing the offence.

He said; “The girl used to live in out house about two years before, but later relocated to Benin. Two years after, they came to tell me that the girl has an infection, and that I was the one who had sex with her. I told them I did not have sex with her, she lied on me.”

- PM NEWS

35-year-old man shoots wife, two sons dead in Edo

A 35-year-old man simply identified as Uwaila, has been arrested in Benin for reportedly shooting his wife and two sons death.

The incident happened on Sunday morning at Ovbiogie Village in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area.

The suspect who said his wife accused him of having girlfriends, added that his wife threatened to also go out with other men.

Uwaila said he drove out of the house in anger and came back to see that his wife locked herself and his sons inside one of the rooms.

He said he shot through the door and the bullet hit them on the bed.

Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosun, who visited the scene said the suspect would be charged to court after investigation has been concluded

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were said to have evacuated​ the corpses to undisclosed mortuary.

- PM NEWS

TRANSFER NEWS : Coutinho in shocking move to Chelsea

Barcelona midfielder, Philippe Coutinho will likely leave the club after just one season to join Premier League giants, Chelsea.

According to El Gol Digital, Barcelona chief, Josep Maria Bartomeu is ready to beat La Liga rivals, Real Madrid over the signing of Chelsea ace, Eden Hazard by offering Coutinho to the West London club.

The Spanish medium reports that Bartomeu met with Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich on Sunday over the possibility of swapping Coutinho for Hazard.

The report also claimed that Chelsea are now in pole position to sign the Brazilian international ahead of Premier League rivals, Manchester United, who are also interested in the midfielder.

Coutinho has struggled at Barcelona this season, with Barca manager, Ernesto Valverde admitting that the former Liverpool star was far from happy with life at the club.

The 26-year-old, however, featured in his side’s 3-0 victory over Eibar in the La Liga encounter on Sunday at the Camp Nou.

- DAILY POST