Sagay tells Jonathan -Confess your sins to Buhari

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and confess all he knows about the $2bn arms scandal.

    

Sagay told our correspondent during an interview that if Jonathan could provide adequate information, he would be accorded the adequate respect by virtue of being a former Head of State.

A former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; a former Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi; and several others have been charged for their roles in the arms scandal.

Dasuki had also claimed to be acting on “instructions from above.”

When asked if Jonathan could be arrested despite his soaring popularity in the international community for conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential election and congratulating Buhari,

Chelsea plot Jamie Vardy transfer as Guus Hiddink given green light to make January signings

Blues owner Roman Abramovich is ready to bankroll a big move in the January market and trusts Hiddink to identify targets despite only being caretaker manager

Guus Hiddink will be given cash to spend in January - even though he is only in temporary charge.

Chelsea boss Hiddink’s No1 priority is likely to be Leicester’s in-form England striker Jamie Vardy as they desperately try to climb up the Premier League.



      

   
Blues owner Roman Abramovich is ready to bankroll a big move in the January market and trusts Hiddink to identify targets despite only being caretaker manager.

Hiddink said: “Let's go into the next few games and then we'll see. We didn't stipulate, but we know

Lagos fun seekers attack by Hoodlums , steal valuables

There was palpable tension at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, on Friday when some hoodlums invaded the premises, causing fun seekers to run for safety.

 

   


The incident, which happened around 5pm, also caused some of the fun seekers to lose their valuables while trying to escape from the hoodlums.

Some of the affected fun seekers who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria described their experience as traumatic, noting that there were many pickpockets who moved around the premises, stealing items from unsuspecting visitors.

A 19-year-old student, Philip Patrick, who said he came with his siblings to spend the Christmas Day, lamented the way pickpockets were harassing visitors. He added, “We were having a picnic and

PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE: Stoke 2-0 Manchester United : Pressure mounts on Louis van Gaal after Bojan and Marko Arnautovic strike for Potters

Louis van Gaal's gamble to leave Wayne Rooney on the bench backfired as another poor apology of a Manchester United performance saw them deservedly beaten 2-0 by Stoke City. It was United's fourth defeat in a row – the worst run since 1990 when Sir Alex Ferguson was fighting for his job.

Goals by Bojan and Marko Arnautovic in the opening half-hour killed any hopes United had of winning their first match in seven. At the time, Rooney was sat despondently in the dugout behind assistant Ryan Giggs, and was unable to change the game after being sent on at half time for Memphis Depay, whose blunder set up the opening goal.

All eyes will now be on whether Van Gaal survives until Monday's game against Chelsea. Certainly the United manager is running out of people to blame and it was maybe not a good sign for him that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward wasn't at the Britannia to support him

Guus Hiddink sets Chelsea target for own Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League top-four Treble ahead of Watford

Guus Hiddink takes charge as Jose Mourinho's replacement on Saturday
Chelsea, languishing in 15th in the Premier League, will host Watford 
He aims to win Champions League, the FA Cup and finish in the top four
Hiddink has also called on Diego Costa to manage his temper on the pitch
Last time at the helm at Stamford Bridge, Hiddink lost once in 22 games

 Guus Hiddink has thrown down a challenge for his players to chase Chelsea's very own Triple Crown.
He wants to win the Champions League, the FA Cup and finish in the top four of the Barclays Premier League.
  

It is a tall order for the fallen champions, who are wallowing in 15th position as the interim manager prepares for his first game in charge, against Watford, at Stamford Bridge, on Saturday. 


'Generally, I set targets,' said Hiddink. 'If the target is impossible, don't do it.

'But I did put that to them, because mathematically it's possible, to get into fourth position. Then the Champions League. Then the FA Cup. Three targets still to go.

'On top of that - or as a foundation of that - they must show now what they're capable of. As a

Arsenal to offer Mikel Arteta coaching job as Arsene Wenger's side set sights on Premier League summit ahead of Southampton

Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is set to be offered a role on the club’s coaching staff when he hangs up his boots.

  The Spaniard has suffered fitness issues over the past 12 months; in particular a recurring calf problem.

Indeed, there is a growing feeling at the Emirates Stadium that Arteta will be released when his