Police arrest two over alleged kidnapping, murder in Zamfara

 

 

 

 

 

 NAN photo

The Police Command in Zamfara says it has arrested two suspects, allegedly connected with the kidnapping and murder of one Sani Saidu in Guru, Maru Local Government Area
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A statement issued on Wednesday in Gusau by the command’s Public Relation’s Officer, DSP Muhammad Shehu, said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Dansadau area of Maru Local Government Area.

Shehu said the suspects were arrested during an operation by policemen that combed the forest and their known hideouts in the area.

He said the suspects were from Malele village of Dansadau area of Maru Local Government Area.

He said the suspects had on Nov. 26 kidnapped Sa’idu, an indigene of Guru in Maru local government area, and killed him later.

The police spokesman said that a locally made gun and motorcycle were recovered from the suspects.

He said the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the command completed its investigation.

Shehu assured the public that the command would continue to sustain its efforts to rid the state of crime and criminal elements to ensure peace and stability there.

He, therefore, called for more support and cooperation from the public to enable the command to discharge its duties.


(NAN)

FG assures workers of robust welfare package

     

        CHRIS NGIGE

The Federal Government has assured the organised labour unions of mutual industrial relations and robust welfare package for workers  in the country.

It also said it was working towards resolving conflicts with the workers in order to ensure industrial harmony.


Chairman, Council of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council and Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack stated this in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State during the 2017 annual meeting of the council.

This was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Assistant Director, Media Relations, OHoSCSF, Mohammed Manga.

Walson-Jack said  that this year’s meeting with the theme, “Emerging Employer-Employee Relations Management Strategies for Addressing Potential Conflicts in the Public Sector”,  was timely and appropriate, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari was very concerned about most of the issues that had caused conflict with the workers.

This, she said was why the new Service Welfare Office with a Permanent Secretary as the head was created in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to attend to all Labour matters.
Henceforth, Walson-Jack, said, “better attention would be given to all these issues and bone of contention would be nipped in the bud before they escalate into conflicts.”

According to her, some of the strategies adopted to improve the relationship between government and labour include regular interaction with the union leaders representing the different group of workers and improved lines of communication between labour and government generally.

Over the years, she said the welfare of civil servants had been fairly uncoordinated and little attention paid to occupational health and safe work environment issues, which she attributed to the lack of an institutional mechanism for the management of the welfare of workers across the service.

“The prevailing economic situation presented a critical need to improve the benefits and welfare packages of civil servants in order to boost their morale, cushion the effect of the economic recession and improve productivity,” she stated.

 

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Bobboi Kaigama reiterated their stance on minimum wage renewal for workers across the country.

“Life Getting Harder For Nigerians Under Buhari” – Cardinal Okogie

                               

A former President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has asked the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari why life is becoming harder for Nigerians after it promised them change.

The former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos asked the question in a piece entitled, ‘The Truth and Nothing But the Truth,’ which was sent to The PUNCH on Tuesday.

Okogie said 2018 was just a few days away but in the horizon of Nigerian politicians, it seemed 2019 would come before 2018.

He said by their speeches, conduct and posture, “even the blind is able to see that preparations for the 2019 elections are already in top gear.”

The outspoken cleric, however, decried that in utter disregard to internal party democracy, candidates and sole candidates were already being endorsed, a development he pointed out did not portray politicians in good light.

“With very few exceptions, they are powermongers pretending to be leaders, parasites posturing as benefactors,” he stated.

Okogie said, “Endemic to our political class is an addiction to power, a chronic deficiency of desire to serve. It is becoming clearer that, for our politicians, being in power takes precedence over service to the people. In another sad reminder that they care less for the people, they are not engaged in discussions on how to alleviate the suffering of the masses, suffering visited on the people by the incompetent leadership of this country.

“Nigerian politicians benefit from a system that places the citizen at a disadvantage. They treat the people with contempt. But we the people too must be responsible for our country.

 If the political class is out to deceive the people, we must put some questions to our politicians. We must insist on credible answers to a number of pertinent questions.

“What, for example, happened to all the lofty promises made during the campaign season that preceded the 2015 elections? 

Why are our politicians unwilling to be accountable? 

Why is transparency in government a taboo?

 Did they not promise to change this country into a paradise?

 Why is it, then, that life is getting even harder for the average Nigerian?

 Why is the level of insecurity so high that people are abducted even from their homes?

 Why has our country’s leadership failed to create an environment for investments to thrive?”

The cardinal stressed that it was “immoral and reprehensible” that there was a glaring absence of internal democracy in the country’s political parties, while the people seemed not to have got over “the flu of sole candidacy.”

He said,

 “That too raises a question. Are our politicians democrats or impostors?

 If they are ever ready to manipulate the process within their parties, are institutions vital for democracy safe in their hands? 

If, as it is, our politicians have obstinately refused to imbibe a democratic culture, are they not agents of instability?

“A government that is more powerful than the people is not accountable to the people. It does not consider transparency a sacred obligation. 

That is the situation as we write. Our government is not accountable to the people. 

Even when government functionaries are invited to the National Assembly to answer some questions, they arrogantly fail to honour the invitation. And they get away with such insolence! But that is not what we need in Nigeria. For in a veritable democracy, the government is at the service of the citizen. Such is the profound significance of going to the polls.

“The citizen hires his president, governor, senator, etc. If the people are not satisfied with their performance, those they hired are fired at the polls.

 But that remains a tall dream in Nigeria where, precisely because those we hire are more powerful than their employers, they are in a position to perpetuate themselves in office through an electoral process whose integrity exists only in the breach.”

The retired bishop added that the country could not take its rightful place in the comity of nations while the political class imposed its “counterfeit democracy of sole candidates and ‘divinely’ anointed contestants on the rest of us.”

He called for all all who want to contest in the 2019 elections to go through due process within their parties.

According to him, when they would have been duly nominated to contest, they must see it as a moral obligation to participate in nationally televised debates.

“Mr President, I will give you information that will fetch you over N3 trillion now” – Maina

Wanted former pension boss Abdulrasheed Maina has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to give him a chance.

Maina, in an interview with Channels TV, said he’s in possession of information and documents that would fetch the president N3 trillion. 

 

He said he’s been threatened with death but will continue to speak the truth. He said:

I recovered money for the last administration and I recovered money for this administration. Most people may not understand this but let me explain this to Nigerians because I want the truth to be told and I want Nigerians to understand the truth and know what is going on in Nigeria.


Listen, I am not afraid of anybody, I am saying the truth. People portray themselves as if they are saints around the President; it’s a lie, they are not. We recovered as a team, N282billion cash. Aside from the N282bn, we were able to bring information and caught 43 pension suspects.


They have threatened me, they have threatened my lawyer, they have threatened my brother, sister; they have threatened us all that I will be killed.


Mr President, I will give you information and documents that will fetch you over N3 trillion now in Nigeria, give me nine months. Within the
first three months, I will show you N1trillion just like I showed you N1 trillion in this 2017


Maina had, in 2012, been accused by the Nigeria Police of misappropriating N100 billion pension funds in connivance with others.


The Civil Service Commission reportedly dismissed him for “absconding from duty.’’


Maina had then been secretly reinstated by the Buhari-administration, and was again fired after it was discovered by the public, causing outrag

Police, NSCDC vow to crack down on perpetrators of female genital mutilation

       
            


The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have vowed to ensure that perpetrators of female genital mutilation in Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States are arrested and prosecuted in order to put an end to the harmful cultural practice.

The Commandant of the NSCDC in Oyo State, Mr. John Adewoye; his Osun State counterpart, Mr. Akinwande Aboluwoye and the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodeji Lawal, made this vow in Osogbo on Wednesday.


The three senior law enforcement officers spoke after a two-day meeting on enforcement of the laws against female general mutilation in the South West organised by the Centre for Women’s Health and Information in collaboration with the Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre.


The officers said the sensitisation programme which had the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund/United Nations Population Fund was an eye opener for them with a promise to spread their tentacles to even the remote areas where the harmful practice was common.

The officers said since the practice had been legislated against in their various states and that there was a law enacted by the Federal Government against the practice, they were ready to implement the laws to the full.

UK to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency, clear World Bank loan –Johnson

            

Britain could take steps to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency system and extend a bridging loan to help it clear World Bank and African Development Bank arrears.

Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said on Wednesday on the sidelines of an African Union-EU summit in Abidjan that such support, however, depends on “democratic progress.”

“Those are indeed the things that we would try to do to help Zimbabwe forward, but we’ve got to see how the democratic process unfolds,” he said.


Zimbabwe is due to hold elections in 2018.

Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn-in as president on November 24 after the resignation of Mr. Robert Mugabe, and has said his government will focus on economic growth.

Johnson said: “Recent events in Zimbabwe offer a moment of hope for the country and its people.

“This is a time to look to the future and to make clear that Britain shares the common vision of a prosperous, peaceful and democratic Zimbabwe.

“I am encouraged by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s words so far. During his inauguration speech, he promised to reform the economy and give investors the security of title they need if Zimbabwe is to fulfill its potential and create the jobs that are sorely needed.

“For as long as the President acts on his words, then Britain is willing to work alongside him and offer all the support we can.

“The UK’s relationship with Africa and the African Union will continue to go from strength to strength and as we leave the EU, I want to work even more closely with my counterparts in the region.” (Reuters/NAN).

Real reason YouTube removed Wizkid’s ‘Manya’

            

Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid’s latest song, Manya, which was recently uploaded to YouTube, has been removed.

There have been rumours trying to explain the reason the video was pulled down, however, reports say Manya was removed because of Wizkid’s agreement with Sonic music.

The contract allegedly places a limitation on the amount of local content he can release. Perhaps this is why he didn’t do a video for all his songs this year.

The video can now be found on one Mutay of Legendary Beatz’s YouTube account.

Manya video was number one trending song on YouTube before it was taken down. Now, the video is neither on Wizkid’s VEVO nor on Starboy’s YouTube.

Before it was pulled down, the video amassed over 1.5 million views within a week.

However, on Mut4y’s YouTube account, it has been viewed over 80,000 times.

Delta State Governor “Okowa is not doing anything” – Harrysong

Singer Harrysong has condemned Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa saying he is neglecting the citizens.

Harrysong shared a video on his Instagram where he lamented the killings in the state, adding that the governor is ignoring those involved. He wrote:

I woke this morning highly infuriated and troubled about how much Nigerian politicians have raped this country without a conscience. Even my state Governor, Sen. IFEANYI OKOWA is worse. Aladja and my community, Ogbe Ijaw have been killing themselves for years and OKOWA is rather playing a businessman than a father and a leader he is meant to be. Come 2019, we need leaders, not politicians.

N3.2BN FRAUD: EFCC tells court how Kalu used Abia funds to fund his private company

An investigator with the EFCC aim Tuesday told Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, that a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu, and his then commissioner for finance, James Jones Udeogu diverted the state’s funds into a private company Slok Nigeria Limited, owned by Orji.

Kalu is being prosecuted alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance, Jones James Udeogu, for money laundering to the tune of over N3.2bn.

The investigator, John Ejim, revealed how cheques were raised from Abia State Government House through the serving officers who used them to obtain cash.

“They also used the cash to purchase drafts in the name of Inland bank. They used to pay the draft in favour of Slok Nigeria Limited,” he added.

Ejim also told the court that Udeogu, Romanus and many others used fictitious names to receive the money and that the names they used to raise the drafts were not in the nominal payroll of the Abia State Government House.

According to the witness, “they used to claim that the money was meant to purchase Okirika materials in Benin Republic.

“All the drafts from UBA were written in favour of Inland Bank, which they used to lodge into Slok Nigeria Limited.”

He also told the court that there was no contract between Abia State Government House, Umuahia and Slok Nigeria Limited during the administration of Kalu.

He stated these while tendering a number of documents to the court against Kalu.

Ejim, told the court that the Commission received a petition against Kalu and two others sometime in September 2005 by a group named Abia Leaders’ Forum at a time the Commission was gathering intelligence reports on ex-governors diverting public funds.

Ejim, who was led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, added that prior to receiving the petition, the Commission had already written letters to Hallmark Bank, Citizen Bank (formerly Spring Bank and now Heritage Bank) and Inland Bank (now FCMB), among others.

Justice Idris admitted in evidence the letter of petitions as exhibit G.

Ejim also told the court that the responses from the banks were analyzed and a search was conducted with a search warrant at the Apapa and Victoria Island, Lagos offices of Slok Nigeria Limited.

He added that documents that were recovered in the course of investigation were documented by the Commission.

While Kalu’s statement, as Director of Slok, to the EFCC was admitted in evidence as exhibit H1-H3, the documents recovered from Slok offices were admitted in evidence as exhibit “H”

The letters written to the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, by the EFCC in respect of the companies linked to Kalu was also admitted in evidence as exhibits G1-G16.

Giving further evidence, Ejim told the court that principal officers of the Government House, Umuahia, such as the ex-Chief of Staff to the Abia State Government House, T.A Orji; the former Director of Finance and AccountS, Jones Udeogu; two cashiers from the Government House, R.K.

Madu and M.A. Udo, were invited and interrogated by the Commission, where they made useful information under words of caution.

Orji’s statement was admitted in evidence as exhibits J4-J8; Udeogu’s statement was admitted in evidence as exhibits J1-J3; the statements of Udo was admitted as exhibits J9-J10 and Madu’s statement as exhibits J12-J15.

The case was adjourned to November 29, 2017 for continuation of trial.

Buhari renews anti-graft war, seeks confirmation of Code of Conduct Bureau nominees

 

details shortly...................

Photos Troops capture top Boko Haram commander, rescue 212 hostages

The Nigeria military on Tuesday, arrested a Boko Haram commander and rescued 212 hostages in Borno State.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations, said four members of the terror group were killed after a serious exchange of gun fire with soldiers.

"Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, Sector 1, Operation LAFIYA DOLE,  in furtherance of the ongoing clearance operations in conjunction with 22 Mobile Strike Team and some Civilian JTF, on  Tuesday, 28th November  achieved a remarkable feat," the statement reads.

During the operation, they were able to clear Boko Haram terrorists from their hideouts located at Kala, Jawara, Mada, Mika, Gakulba and Kutilax (Sanga), northern  fringes of Sambisa forest and  fringes of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.

At Sanga, the terrorists on sighting the approaching troops from their observation post, they dashed into the adjoining Amchada forest.

The relentless troops pursued them further and neutralized 4 Boko Haram terrorists terrorists after a serious exchange of gun fire, captured one of the terrorists commanders, the “Ameer” of of Chawa, Amman Judee alive and rescued 212 persons held hostage by the terrorists.

The captured terrorists leader is undergoing further interrogation while the rescued persons are being documented and the underaged children were administered oral polio vaccines.

Paul Okoye speaks on the Psquare feud, says ' I regret it, please forgive me'

In a recent interview with Beat FM, Paul Okoye, one half of the defunct Psquare duo, says he regrets his role in the rift that engulfed his family that led to the break up of the PSquare group.

Paul said he acted stupid during the crises and that he regrets it. He berated himself for shading his brother on social media during the crises.

“I think I was very stupid, in that aspect. Something got into me. I couldn’t stand him. But what I did, I regretted it. Please forgive me for that and let me move on.”

When asked if himself and his brother, Peter, will ever record any song, he said 'Trust me, I  don't know'

Whether he would like to record a song with Peter, the new father of a set of twins said 'Trust me, I don't know.

I don't want to say anything about that issue now. Everyone has issues with their family members but when did they bring it to social media? Of what good is it. That is me, I can't'

Paul said he will perform any song he sang including the ones he sang when he was with his brother as PSquare.

American Celebrities speak out against the slave trade practice going on in Libya

 
Celebrities like rapper, T.I. rapper and actor, Common, comedian, Cedric The Entertainer, Pharrell, Lala Anthony, Cardi B and a host of others have reacted to the news of slave trade going on in Libya. They are asking how they can help and stop the horrible practice going on there. Read some of their posts below:
 

This is PURE EVIL!!!!! I'm LIVID!!!! Satin is BUSY as a muuufucka. Spiritual Warfare in full effect.What side u on?
Fight Back... Repost!!!! For more info just google "slave trade in Libya"

 

 

 
 

 So... I'm wondering if Khadafi was such a horrible dictator why wasn't this happening when HE WAS in power? One has no choice but to conclude his absence made this possible.?

 
 


 I have the same questions?!! What can we do? Besides throw up a post? I’m all ears. How do we end this madness??Someone pls tell me. I’m completely lost here. I’ve been online for days now researching this. This is heart breaking. #Repost @upscale_vandal
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You all know me well enough to know i don’t ever post about world crisis because I’m not the type to put up a #PrayFor hashtag and forget about it. I do what i can in person & in silence because that’s how i support a cause. But what can i do here ? This picture almost brought me to tears. I’m posting it because I’m at a loss for words. What can we do to help ? Someone please tell me how to help. #Libya ?

 
 

Graphic Photos: Armed robbers storm Diamond Bank in Okija, Anambra, kill school bus driver

 

Suspected armed robbers attacked the Diamond Bank branch in Okija, at Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday, November 28.

According to an eyewitness, the robbery attack was foiled by men of the Nigeria Police Force. However, the robbers shot dead a school driver while escaping. See the report below..

  

 

Armed robbers attacked Diamond Bank today at okija as they did not succeed, on their way out saka from umuofor a school bus driver of royal international primary school was shot to dead. May his soul rest in peace"

 

Dear Nicki Minaj, Nas says you ain't picking up his call

it's no more news that Hip-Hop Icon, Nas, and Nicki Minaj are secretly dating, although they are yet to make their relationship official.

Today,  the legendary rapper took to Instagram to share a cute photo of himself, which he quickly deleted but had already been captured.

He captioned the post, 'Answer your phone bae'. We can assume the message was for Nicki, who shared two photos of Nas on her Instagram page. two days ago.
See the full photo below..

 

Uhuru Kenyatta to be sworn in for a second term as Kenya's president today after months of electoral violence in the countr

Today, Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second term as Kenya's president bringing to a close the protracted electoral saga that has gripped the country in recent months.

Already, thousands of supporters and dignitaries packed into Nairobi's Kasarani stadium, while outside Kenyan police fired tear gas at some who tried to force their way in, local media reported.



This year's leadership contest has been rife with controversy amid allegations of vote tampering, an unprecedented high court ruling which nullified the initial vote and sporadic bouts of violence in opposition strongholds.

Kenya's Supreme Court ruled last Monday that the October 26 presidential do-over met all the constitutional requirements, paving the way for Kenyatta to take the presidential oath of office again. The opposition rejected the ruling, saying it was made "under duress."

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga had boycotted the October rerun, saying it would be unfair because the election commission had failed to implement reforms. Kenyatta won with 98% of the vote.

Photos: Health student throws mixture of hot water, pepper and salt on her male colleague in Calabar

 

      

A certain Nigerian lady, Odinke Sylvester is currently in the custody of Akpet Central Police Division in Cross River State over gruesome hot water attack on her colleague, Ethoti Uno.

Miss Sylvester, a Community Health Extension Worker student of College of Health Technology, Calabar, poured a mixture of scalding water, pepper and salt on Uno after a fight broke out between them on Monday. Below is a report shared on Facebook...
 

"A dastard and gruesome action of Miss Odinke Sylvester, a second year Community Health Extension Worker student, who reportedly poured a hot water mixed with pepper and salt on Mr. Ethoti Uno the President of Community Health Department, College of Health Technology, Calabar. 

Eye witness reported that Mr Ethoti was at the practicum site at Abini Biase LGA on Friday to address some abnormalities bordering on misbehavior  exhibited by Miss Odinke Sylvester, when fight broke between the two of them and Odinke resolved to bathing Ethoti with combination of hot water, salt and pepper. Many have described the action as grotesque, freakish, inhuman, mindless, merciless, tragic, pythonic and condemnable.

 However, Odinke is in the police custody at Akpet Central while Ethoti is receiving treatment at Cottage Hospital, Akpet Central."

Shocking photos of Nigerians and other Africans held captive and sold as slaves in Libya

A South African has taken to Twitter to raise awareness about the modern day slavery taking place in Libya, of which South Africans have fallen victim. Nigerians, South Africans, and citizens of various other countries in Africa, in their search for greener pastures, try to cross over to Europe by going through Libya but they never make it there.



Most of them end up being captured and sold as slaves. While in captivity, they are kept in dehumanizing conditions and maltreated.

 Some are sold so that their body organs can be harvested and sold, while some end up being killed. A lot of them are used as sex slaves, including the men who get raped by other men. There are 1 to 2 auctions every month where buyers come to assess captives and make their choice.

The crime against humanity was brought to light after CNN published the report of an investigation they carried out last week. A CNN team traveled to Libya and witnessed a dozen men being sold for as little as $400 each. And the slave traders do not lack men and women because according to reports, thousands of migrants have arrived in Libya in recent years in a desperate bid to travel the central Mediterranean route to Europe. The International Organization for Migration estimates there are currently between 700,000 and a million migrants stuck in the country.

Since the CNN report, Libya has opened an investigation into the slave markets. The probe is being overseen by the government's Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency.

See shocking photos below.
 
 

Woman who stabbed her husband to death in Ibadan has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment

   


 

A court in Oyo state has sentenced Yewande Oyediran to seven years imprisonment for stabbing her husband, Lowo Adelowo, to death in February 2016.

Yewande who is a lawyer and a Staff of Directorate of public prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, Ibadan, Oyo state, stabbed her 38 year old husband to death after a domestic dispute at their Akobo estate home in Ibadan on February 2nd 2016. 

After many months of trial, Yewande was this morning found guilty and sentenced to 7-years imprisonment for manslaughter. The term is to run from the day of her arrest.

Chelsea target Moussa Dembele held talks with Manchester United over transfer

 
Manchester United reportedly held talks with Celtic striker Moussa Dembele last summer over a switch to Old Trafford.

The striker has been brilliant for Celtic in his two seasons at the club and already has seven goals from 14 appearances this campaign

Dembele has been linked with almost every big Premier League club in recent years with Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all credited with an interest in the youngster.

The 21-year-old opted to join Celtic from Fulham in 2016 rather than move to the English top flight and has bagged 39 goals in 63 games for the Hoops.

Dembele scored Celtic’s only goal in the 7-1 thrashing against Barcelona on Wednesday night and his consistency has caught the attention of United.

Manchester United 2017/18 Fixtures

Brighton (H) – Sat 25 Nov
Watford (A) – Tue 28 Nov
Arsenal (A) – Sat Dec 2
CSKA Moscow (H) – Tues Dec 5 (Champions League)
Manchester City (H) – Sun Dec 10
West Bromwich Albion (A) – Sun Dec 17
Bristol City (A) – Wed Dec 20 (EFL Cup)
Leicester City (A) – Sat Dec 23
Burnley (H) – Tues Dec 26
Southampton (H) – Sat Dec 30

 ’Equipe claim the talks between Dembele and United took place last summer, but the attacker decided he wanted to stay at Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers did well to hang onto Dembele, but Celtic and their manager are resigned to eventually losing their star striker.

United’s interest could be reignited in the coming summer window and Dembele’s team said this week he would only leave the Hoops for an elite team.

 

Everton and West Ham held talks with Dembele last summer as well, but it seems that the goalscorer will only join a top six Premier League side.

Celtic are set to make an incredible profit on Dembele, having only paid a compensation fee of £500,000 to Fulham in 2016.

Jose Mourinho already has a host of promising young strikers at United with Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku all under the age of 24.