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Goodluck Ebele Jonathan -Former President, Federal Republic Of Nigeria The speculation for the arrest of former President Goodluck Jonathan over allegations surrounding the purported $2.1 million arms deal, by the federal government has stirred some dust. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy (CDD) has raised alarm over the alleged plot, Vanguard reports. The group in a statement by Comrade Akindele Lawson, its publicity secretary, described the move by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the height of the series of blame that the new administration has continued to put on the last. CDD has asked President Buhari to stop blaming his predecessor, for Nigeria’s problems, while urging the government to focus on delivering dividends of democracy to Nigerians, as promised during the campaigns. The group stated that if the president continues in this line concerning the affairs of the country with so much focus on the past, then there will be d...

Andoni Zubizarreta, former Barcelona sporting director, has disclosed that the  failure of the Catalan Giants in their bid to sign Sergio Aguero from Manchester City prompted them to go for  Luis Suarez. Barcelona signed Suarez from Liverpool at the end of the 2013/2014 season in a deal worth £75million, but would have preferred to have Argentine forward Aguero. “We had a few options. Our first choice was not Suarez — he knows this,”  Zubizarreta said. “In the winter, we tried to sign Aguero. But it didn’t come off. “In this situation, there was no doubt: Luis Suarez became our only objective.”   Luis Suarez helped Barcelona to a treble last season and has scored 54 goals in 72 games for the Camp Nou based team. NAIJ reports.