Saturday, 25 April 2015

LEAKED: Buhari’s full ministerial list and their portfolios

Baring any change of tactics and political manoeuvreing, the Director General of Buhari Campaign Organisation and Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuke Rotimi Amaechi from the South South geo political zone would head the incoming APC administration’s cabinet as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Our correspondent learnt that other names that have been sent for security clearance included:FrontiersNews gathered that the seasoned technocrat and former presidential candidate also from South South, Prof. Pat Utomi has been pencilled down as the head of the economic team. He is to serve as Minister of Economic Planning/ Adviser to President on Economic matters.
AGF/Min. of Justice – Bar. B. R Fashola – SW;
Min. of Abuja. – Dr. Hussein Dikko – NW;
Min. of Agric – Prof. S. A Garki – NW;
Min. of Works – Dr. Chris Ingige – SE;
Min. of Education- Prof. O. K. Ezekwesili -SE
Others include – Min. of Aviation – Sadiya Farouk – NW;
Min. of Culture/Tourism – James Ocholi – NC;
Min. of Labour & Prod. – Bisi Akande – SW;
Min. of Defence – Gen. Lawal Jafaru Isa – NW;
Min. of Petroleum – Prof. David T- West – SS;
Min. of Finance – Dr. Umar Mutallib – NW;
Min. of Foreign Affairs – Gen. A. Aboki – NC and
Min. of Internal Affairs – Y. M Tuggar – NE
Other distinguished Nigerian who would make the cabinet are Lagos vibrant Pastor Tunde Bakare as Minister for Special Duties;
Min. of Industries – PST. BD Lawal;
Min. of Solid Min.- Bar. Solomon Dalung – NC;
Min for Science & T – Engr. Segun Oni – SW;
Min. of Health – Prof. Hamid Ahmad – NW;
Min. of Women – Sharon Ikeazor – SE;
Min. for Youth – Umana Umana -SS
The chairman of Leadership Newspapers and former presidential aspirant, Sam Nda Isaiah is pencilled down as Minister of Information;
Min. of Transport- Timpire Silver – SS;
Min. of Water Res. – Alh. Inuwa Yahaya – NE;
Min. of Commerce- Dr. Fayemi K – SW;
Min. of Sports – Kabir Mustapha- NE
APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside would be Minister of Niger Delta.

Other appointments Col. Hameed Ali rtd as EFCC chairman – NE;
Nat. Sec. Adviser – Gen. A. Dambazau -NW;
Presidential Adviser on Agric – Prof. Ango Abdullahi – NW
while President Spokesman would be Alhaji- Lai Muhammed from the NC.
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I’ve been deserted in Aso Rock – Pitiable Jonathan confirms

Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed that friends and associates have deserted him following his defeat by All progressives Congress’ Muhammadu Buhari.

The president stated this at the fifth presidential prayer breakfast held yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.The President in veiled reference to media reports that his friends and associates had deserted him after losing his re-election bid, said he knew that people often deserted outgoing leaders.
He said he had even noticed congregation numbers at Aso Villa Chapel had fallen become less than it used to be.
“Today (yesterday), I expected a very low turn-out because in most cases, when a government is going, people reduce. You will notice that even the Aso Villa Chapel, the number of people that will be coming become less and less. But when I came in, I noticed that this whole hall is filled up. So, I’ve to sincerely thank all of you. We’re all here because we believe in the power of prayers in nation building. The essence of the presidential prayer breakfast is to call on all Nigerians to come together and pray…For us to build Nigeria, we need these prayers. This should be captioned presidential breakfast prayer comprising all aspects of prayers for us to rebuild our nation.
“Yes, we have challenges as a nation, but every other nation passes through challenges. I remember in 2009 when I visited the Nordic countries, they told me they were celebrating 200 years of peace that has enabled them to develop. Nigeria was 49 years old as an independent nation in 2009″, he told the gathering comprising former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and former Head of the Interim National Government Chief Ernest Shonekan.
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Jonathan’s Otuoke multi-billion naira luxurious island villa new home after handover

The air around the sprawling estate is amazingly cool. Looking around, the answer to this quickly dawns on our correspondent. The estate is opposite a creek, and the rolling breeze keep coming.
It is Otuoke, the home town of President Goodluck Jonathan. Otuoke is a small island community in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
And there, the estate sprawls over a large expanse of land contrasting sharply with its rustic surrounding. It is said to belong to President Jonathan.
On the long road to the gates, soldiers and members of other security agencies, apparently on sentry duty, walked on the grounds. The overall air suggested guarded and protected serenity. No one needs the gift of clairvoyance to understand they are approaching a restricted zone.
Behind the gates, shoving their heads above the walls are no fewer than eight different structures apparently for different purposes: recreation, security posts and guard quarters. A visitor to Otuoke will not be penalised for calling the place a fortress.
Activities in this place, a source within said had been at a lull until a couple of weeks ago. And it is largely believed that come May 29, after the expiration of his tenure, President Jonathan would relocate to the place.
As if the President had the premonition that he would not live in Aso Rock beyond 2015, he was reported to have begun acquiring properties adjacent his sprawling country home by late 2013.
The President, SUNDAY PUNCH gathered, acquired properties on an area which runs to about seven acres of Otuoba which were around his mansion that had been there earlier.
The place was thereafter expanded to encase the mansion while new structures were erected round it.
It was also gathered that adequate compensation was paid to the owners of these properties to enable them relocate elsewhere.
It was learnt that Jonathan after acquiring those buildings in 2013, engaged the services of a construction company, Jiito, to expand the estate to accommodate his new acquisition.
Today, Jonathan’s mini – estate, which overlooks a creek that links Otuoke to other coastal communities of Bayelsa, is a cynosure of all eyes.
A visit to Otuoke on Thursday showed that Jonathan’s mansions, which had been undergoing construction and reconstruction in the last 10 years are now ready for habitation. The area they sit on is best described as an island.
It was learnt that before now, each time the President visited Otuoke, he usually slept in his wife’s (Patience) castle which is directly opposite the Federal University, Otuoke.
It was also learnt that the Jonathans own the choicest properties in Otuoke. The President was said to have built a two-storey building each for his mother and father opposite his own.
His wife, Dame Patience, asides a hotel, is also said to have numerous buildings that have been converted into hostels for FUO female students.
On the readiness of the Jonathans to return to Otuoke, one of the military personnel guarding his houses said all the mansions in the estate were ready except one.
The soldier, who declined to give his name, said the contractors were fixing air conditioners and window blinds on the last mansion.
The security operative said, “I can tell you that the houses are ready. Everything is in order. It remains only one building where the contractors are putting window blinds, curtains and air conditioners.
“I overheard some of the workers saying that they had been instructed to finish the last building before the second week of May. I think it is because the President is returning home.
“As of now, no domestic staff or relatives are living here. All his relatives have their homes. It is only military men and policemen that are living in some of the buildings.
“Even at that, many buildings are left unoccupied because the buildings are so massive and it will take a community to occupy them.”
The soldier, who said he had been living at the place for the past four years, claimed some of the President’s domestic staff were in his Kpansia, Yenagoa mansion, which he built while he was Deputy Governor of Bayelsa.
That the President will be returning to Otuoke according to the soldier, is only symbolic, stressing that apart from the mansions at Otuoke, Jonathan and his family members have numerous buildings at Okaka Estate, off Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa.
Many residents of Otuoke are indeed longing to see President Jonathan, one of their illustrious sons, return home.
For them, Jonathan has made Otuoke, once a relatively unknown place, known to people outside it and turning it to a city to be reckoned with.
A resident, Prere Goodthinking, said though President Jonathan lost his re-election bid, he is God-sent, not only to Bayelsa people but to the entire country.
Prere said, “Whether people like it or not, Jonathan can best be described as an icon of Nigeria’s democracy. He is a man of peace, a gentleman and a great statesman.
“He has proved to the whole world that he is not a power-monger. He has shown the world that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. We want other leaders to emulate him. We are going to celebrate his return and I hope Nigerians and the world will also celebrate our illustrious son.”
Another resident, who gave his name only as Ebilari, said Jonathan had made Otuoke to be on the world map for good reasons.
She said, “About 12 years ago, Otuoke was a jungle. Most houses there were decrepit. But today, you can see that the place that was once a hamlet has become a wonderful city.
“Buildings are springing up everywhere. Life has become more meaningful for the people. Before you mention three prominent places in Bayelsa, Otuoke must come up. Thus, we are proud of our son Jonathan. We are waiting enthusiastically to receive him after his national assignment on May 29.”
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Amaechi Makes GMB's Transition Committee As Joda Leads

Nigeria’s president-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has finally short-listed 18 people across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones who will make up his transition committee ahead of the May 29 handover date.
The committee will be headed by Malam Ahmed Joda, a retired permanent secretary. It will be made up of three people from each of the six geo-political zones, sources said. The South-west however has more representation (four people).
Sources hinted that apart from Buhari who decided the choice of people selected across the zones, Tinubu also had a major and significant input into the list, in addition to also exceeding the regional quota of three people per zone.
The committee, which will be inaugurated on Monday or sometime next week, comes with terms of reference for members, the chief of which is liaising with members of the committee put together by the Jonathan administration for a smooth handover.
Apart from Joda, who has been selected as the chairman and Dr. Doyin Salami of the Lagos Business School as vice chairman, the committee also has Malam Adamu Adamu as its secretary.
Other members of the committee, according to a document exclusively made available to This Day, are Boss Mustapha, Malam Muhammad Hayatuddin, Alhaji Abubakar Malami (SAN), Dr. Tam David West, Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Chief John Oyegun.
Also on the list are Festus Odimegwu, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Nike Aboderin, Wale Edun, Bola Adesola, Barrister Solomon Dalong, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Senator Hadi Sirika and Brig-General Lawal Jafaru Isa.
Aside from liaising with the government’s committee, the terms of reference also includes studying and working on the handover notes preparatory to May 29.
Other terms include designing the blueprint that would assist the Buhari government take off smoothly with a clear understanding of the challenges at hand.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/427746-amaechi-makes-gmbs-transition-committee-as-joda-leads.html
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David Mark’s Visit To Buhari Is A Wild Goose Chase - Daniel Onjeh

Benue South Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last national assembly election, Daniel Onjeh, has described David Mark’s visit to Buhari as unnecessary with little or no importance.
According to Onjeh, a former West Africa Students’ Union President, Mark’s visit to the president-elect cannot subvert or change the cause of justice. Onjeh in a statement personally signed on Friday insisted that he won the election and that he was ready to fight it to the end in order to reclaim his ‘stolen mandate’.
The statement reads in part, “I won the election fair and square and I am confident of reclaiming my mandate at the Tribunal.
“The world must know that GMB only exhibited the strong virtues of a leader in receiving David Mark in his capacity as the Senate President, not on his yet-to-be-sworn-in stolen mandate of Benue South. He was not received as a Senator of the 8th Senate but as a Senator of the outgoing 7th Senate.
“There is lack of sincerity in Mark’s visit to GMB. This is obvious by not carrying the people of Benue South along with him on the visit. It is a visit laden with sinister and selfish motive. In any case, Mark could not have carried the people of Benue South along because of the kind of campaign he engaged in”.
“While I was campaigning vigorously for GMB’s election, Mark was campaigning on frivolities and not issues, using religion to deceive the people of Benue South. It was in his presence at one of PDP rallies in Benue South, that Governor Gabriel Suswam accused Buhari of being a Muslim fanatic and Boko Haram sponsor without him cautioning the Governor.
“Mark is the greatest enemy of democracy yet its greatest beneficiary. He has been severally fingered in the annulment of the June, 12, 1993, election yet he is the highest beneficiary, serving as Senate President for an unprecedented eight [8] years. He is also an enemy of the masses. As a Communication Minister, he said telephone was not meant for the poor.
Whatever Mark’s permutations are, he will fail woefully this time around,” the statement added.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/427775-david-marks-visit-to-buhari-is-a-wild-goose-chase-daniel-onjeh.html
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Xenophobia: Nigerians In South-Africa Count Their Loss

Nigerian residents in South Africa have lost more than 4.6 million Rand (N84m) following the xenophobic attacks in the country.  
The President of Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, told the News Agency of Nigeria on phone from Pretoria, South Africa, that the losses were initially put at 1.2 million Rand (N21m).
“The Nigerian Union in South Africa has completed documentation of the losses suffered by Nigerians to xenophobic attacks.
“Nigerians lost more than 4.6 million Rand or N84m during the attacks.
A mechanic workshop owned by a Nigerian in Jeppes, near Johannesburg, for example was completely burnt with 11 cars inside it.
“The loss is put at more than one million Rand or N20m,” he said. Anyene said the Union had compiled the losses and given the list to Nigeria’s Consul-General to South Africa.
He said Nigerian victims of the attacks needed urgent assistance to re-settle because many had lost their means of livelihood.
“The Consul-General has travelled to Nigeria and we appeal to the Federal Government to do something urgent to assist Nigerians affected by the attacks.
“We have made representations to the Federal government .
“We are also hoping that working with the South African government, there will be a way to compensate the affected Nigerians so as to enable them go back to their normal lives.
“The tension is less now. The South African government has come out in full force to check the attacks,” he said.
Anyene said the losses suffered by Nigerians were in the form of vandalised mechanic workshops, burnt mechanic workshops, looted shops as well as stolen and burnt cars.
“More than 50 Nigerians were displaced during the attacks. The Union has assisted them to return home.
“The Union is also planning to assist a family to move to a new accommodation because the present home is not safe,” he said.
He went on to say the Union carried out a proper documentation of the attacks, with pictures and other relevant documents stored to capture the incidents.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/427796-xenophobia-nigerians-in-south-africa-count-their-loss.html
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Cabinet: Buhari Insists On Fashola As Tinubu Kicks

Indications are rife that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are set to clash over Buhari’s insistemce on having Governor Babatunde Fashola as the Lagos State ministerial nominee in his cabinet. 
Nigerian Pilot Saturday gathered from a member of the APC in Abuja that, close associates of Buhari from the North, are rooting for the outgoing Lagos State governor because of his sterling performance in the last eight years.
However, they (Buhari’s close associates) are said to be aware that Tinubu is plotting to give final say on who makes the ministerial list for the entire South West, South East and South South zones and Fashola is not likely going to make Tinubu’s list.
Although Tinubu will be allowed to make reasonable input in the list of ministerial nominees from the three zones in the South, because of his contributions to the success of APC, Buhari is not under any obligations to accept whatever list that is submitted by the “Jagaban Borgu” as Tinubu is fondly called.
The source said, “since Buhari will be answerable to Nigerians on the performance of his ministers, the final decision of who will be in the incoming Federal Executive Council, is his to make.
“If the General insists on having Governor Fashola in his cabinet, Tinubu just has to learn to live with it as there is nothing he can do about it.” he said.
He further disclosed that Buhari has confidence in the capacity of Fashola to deliver on his mandate and the fact that he is not one of the governors that have corruption allegation hanging on his neck, makes him a natural choice in Buhari’s cabinet.
On why Tinubu will be allowed to have a say on the list of ministers beyond the South West zone, he said APC did not produce any governor in majority of the South East and some South South states and as the national leader of the party, the party leaders in all those states will need to consult him on the ministerial nominees.
However, he explained that Governors Adam Oshiomhole of Edo State is expected to pick a nominee from his state, while his Imo State counterpart, Owelle Rochas Okorocha will pick the Imo ministerial nominee if he emerges victorious in the supplementary election in his state.
Meanwhile, rumour mills are flying around that some APC governors in the South West that were recently reelected, are getting set for war with Tinubu over ministerial, ambassadorial and board appointment nominees.
The governors are plotting to frustrate any attempt by Tinubu to impose ministerial nominees on them.
In a similar vein, the bickerings over the zoning arrangement in the APC has  pitched party chieftains against each other as Tinubu has reportedly hijacked most of the positions.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/427784-gmb-caninet-buhari-insists-on-fashola-as-tinubu-kicks.html
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The Church Is Leading You To Hell - Etcetera

Singer turned writer, Etcetera, is known  for airing controversial opinion articles on various trending topics in the country.
He is however back with a new one, but this time, its about Christians, Christianity and how the present day church is taking millions of Christians to hell fire. Read the intriguing piece below:
The Church Is Leading You To Hell - Etcetera
Etcetera
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. – Revelation 3:19.
Much of the church today is living a lie. Many of you have been told continuously that you are saved and headed for heaven. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Many of you are heading directly to hell. The systemised lying that is going on in the church has deceived the pastors and the people alike. It is a case of the blind leading the blind. You all need to pray – fervently because many of you are “lost”. No matter what you call me, no matter how you view this issue, no matter what position you have, no matter what church you attend, you have to admit that something is wrong with the church.
Below are eight facts why the church is leading you straight to hell:
  1. There is almost no evidence whatsoever that the early church had their “services” on a Sunday. They gathered together ‘from house to house’ virtually every day! People did not dress up and “go to church.” There were no denominations or separate groups with different ‘labels.’ They lived their lives together – And the apostles in Jerusalem preached everyday at a huge open-air gathering, not “hidden away” inside four walls. Church buildings do not exist in the Bible. They were invented around 200-300 AD, when the church was in serious decline. Church buildings are anti-New Testament, and they bring with them a host of problems and traditions. It was when the church fell into the hands of Rome that this concept of the “cathedral” took over. And today, we are still spending millions building these beautiful monuments while the worshippers are starving.
  2. The words “prosper” or ‘prosperity’ were NEVER used by Jesus at all – and only mentioned a few times in the entire New Testament. Yet our greedy pastors have built kingdoms upon them. The words – “sell what you have and give to the poor” and “deceitfulness of riches” and “you cannot serve God and mammon” and “woe to you that are rich” were DEFINITELY used by Jesus and the apostles, but you don’t hear them preached by your pastors, do you?
  3. Tithing is not a New Testament practice at all. And it is being shamefully abused by today’s preachers. In the Old Testament, tithing was only applicable to Jews and to the land of Israel and that was at a time when a great number of them lived in Babylon, Ammon, Moab, Egypt and Syria. As a result of that, the land they occupied became tithe-able lands. Tithes were not acceptable from Gentiles’ lands. So my brothers and sisters, you need to ask your pastor why he is collecting tithes here in Nigeria. Also, the only people authorised to receive tithes were the Levites – (Hebrews 7:5). If your pastor is collecting tithe from you, ask him if he’s from the tribe of Levi. Even Jesus who was a Jew couldn’t collect tithes because he wasn’t from the tribe of Levi but from that of Judah. And if your pastor insists that being a worker in the lord’s vineyard qualifies him as a Levite, please remind him that Levites had no land and did not own properties.
  4. The Jesus of today’s church is a “Father Christmas,” a Jesus who exists mainly for our own “happiness;” a Father Christmas who wants to rain down continual blessings upon us; a Jesus of grace and mercy without judgement, righteousness or truth. Our gross misrepresentation of who Jesus really is, is one of the most serious offences of today’s church. We worship a “plastic” Jesus – one that we have painted in our own image. What an offence to God.
  5. What we have today are churches that are so loose that they excuse any sin or misconduct, including homosexuality and adultery. Aren’t we supposed to accept only the truth of God’s word? But instead, we have opted for a modern church that is socially based, smooth and sophisticated, and presented like a Nollywood movie with men and women of ogboni fraternity dressed in their occultic regalia occupying special seats during services. Something is wrong!
  6. What happened to the strong calls for repentance that brought thousands down to the altar to repent and ask Jesus Christ to save their souls? This is the litmus test for Christianity; it is the essence of the Cross; it is the great commission that Jesus commanded us with. If your church is not winning souls, then it is like a barren woman, and it is a shame. Something is wrong!
  7. What happened to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost? Do we even know what it means anymore to feel the presence of the Spirit of God descend on a service and fill up the room with holiness? Or we just love that party atmosphere and excitement when the choir plays a boogie-down song? Or we love to scream “ride on pastor” in the excitement we get when some charismatic preacher works the crowd? It’s been so long we’ve felt the presence of the Holy Spirit that we don’t know what it is anymore. Something is definitely wrong!
  8. Lots of pastors are aware that there is something very wrong with the church today. They know there is little ‘fear of the Lord.’ They know there is no deep repentance or deep moving of the Holy Spirit.
They know that it is just the same old “game” being played every week. A lot of them are very aware of this, but they will not do anything about it. They will not rock the boat. And they will destroy anyone who comes along trying to do something.
They do not want any reforms. There is too much to lose. They have their careers and their “kingdoms” at stake. This is the truth of the matter. Most of you are worshippers of your pastors and not God. Many of you are hell bound. So pray my brothers and sisters. Pray for your souls. Let me stop here and leave room for you to call me names. But do remember that the church is leading you to hell – not me!


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Photos From A Fatal Accident In Lagos This Morning

A fatal accident occurred very early this morning in Ikorodu.
The accident involved three vehicles including a commercial bus, popularly called a danfo bus, and a fully loaded container at about 5am today at Agric bus stop in Ikorodu.
The driver of the ‘Ise Oluwa’ bus lost his life. Others who were injured were rushed to the hospital. Here are photos from the scene below:
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Just last weekend, lack of electricity caused the loss of a baby in Lagos. A candle-light fire accident resulted in the burning to death of a six-month-old baby boy, at House 52, CA Street, Shagari Estate, Mosan Okunola, Ipaja area of Lagos
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Promotion, relegation & race for Europe


Bristol City secured promotion to the Championship with a stunning 6-0 win at Bradford
BBC Sport outlines the promotion and relegation issues - and the race for Europe - in England and Scotland.

PREMIER LEAGUE

The top three teams qualify for the Champions League group stage, with the fourth-placed team entering the preceding play-off round.
English clubs have three places in the Europa League - for the FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup winners and fifth-placed Premier League side.
Chelsea were the first English team to guarantee a European place for 2015-16
Chelsea were the first English side to book their place in Europe by winning the League Cup, and are now assured of a top-four place and thus will play Champions League football next season. Chelsea's Europa League slot as Capital One Cup winners will be transferred to the team in sixth. However, if Arsenal finish sixth and win the FA Cup, they will qualify for the Europa League through their league placing, with the team in seventh inheriting their slot for winning the FA Cup.
Jose Mourinho's side will be Premier League champions by Wednesday, 29 April if they beat Arsenal and Leicester.
Should Arsenal win the FA Cup and finish in the top four, their Europa League place will be allocated to the next highest club in the Premier League that has not yet qualified for the tournament, rather than to the beaten finalists.
The top three countries in Uefa's Respect Fair Play league get an extra Europa League place.
The bottom three Premier League teams will be relegated to the Championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP

The champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Premier League, and the next four teams will contest the play-offs.
Watford, Bournemouth, Middlesbrough and Norwich have all secured at least a play-off place - with the automatic promotion places between those four teams - while Derby, Ipswich, Brentford and Wolves will scrap for the two remaining play-off berths.
Table-topping Watford will be promoted if they beat Brighton on Saturday (12:15 BST) and other results go their way. Should they win and Bournemouth and Middlesbrough both lose, the Hornets would be promoted. Equally, defeat for one of those two, coupled with Norwich failing to win, would also be sufficient.
Bournemouth can be all but promoted if they beat Bolton on Monday, should Middlesbrough lose and Norwich fail to win on Saturday. Their goal difference is 15 better than Boro.
Derby will clinch a play-off place if they beat Millwall or match the results of Brentford and Wolves. Their superior goal difference means if they lose, they are almost guaranteed the top six so long as their two rivals do not both win.
Ipswich will seal their top-six spot if they better the results of Brentford and Wolves.
The bottom three teams will be relegated to League One. Blackpool were the first Football League team to go down this season, after fellow strugglers Rotherham beat Brighton 1-0on 6 April.
The further relegation places are slightly complicated by 21st-placed Rotherham's three-point deduction. They have until 1 May, the day before the final fixtures of the season, to appeal.
Wigan will be relegated if they fail to beat Wolves and if Rotherham beat Norwich.
Millwall will join them if they lose to Derby and the Millers win. The Lions' goal difference means they will be practically down if they draw and Rotherham win.

LEAGUE ONE

Bristol City secured the first of two automatic promotion places with a stunning 6-0 win at Bradford on 14 April, and then clinched the title with the point they needed in a 0-0 draw against Coventry.
The second spot is realistically between Preston and MK Dons, who are each guaranteed one of the four play-off places at least along with Swindon.
Preston will be promoted if they beat Swindon and MK Dons lose to Rochdale.
Sheffield United will seal a play-off spot if they avoid defeat at Leyton Orient or if Rochdale do not win. Chesterfield will do the same if they win and Dale do not.
Manager Paul Sturrock could not prevent Yeovil's relegation in his first match in charge of the Glovers
At the bottom, four teams will be relegated to League Two. Yeovil Town have already filled one of those positions after a draw against Notts County on 11 April condemned them to a second straight relegation.
Colchester will join them if they lose at Fleetwood, Crewe and Crawley both win their games and Port Vale avoid defeat.
Notts County and Leyton Orient can both go down if they lose, Crewe win and Crawley avoid defeat - or if they draw, Crewe and Crawley both win and Port Vale avoid defeat.

LEAGUE TWO

The top three teams will be promoted to League One, while teams finishing from fourth to seventh will contest the play-offs.
Burton were the first team to secure promotion thanks to a 2-1 win at Morecambe on 18 April. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side will be crowned champions if they beat Northampton and Shrewsbury fail to overcome Cheltenham.
The other two automatic places are between Shrewsbury, Wycombe, Southend and Bury, who are all assured of at least a play-off place.
Shrewsbury can be promoted if they beat Cheltenham, or if Wycombe and Southend both fail to win.
Wycombe's goal difference means they will on the brink of League One if they beat Morecambe, Southend lose and Bury fail to win.
Stevenage will seal a play-off place if they beat Carlisle, or match the result of either Plymouth or Luton.
The bottom two teams - two of Hartlepool, Cheltenham and Tranmere - will be relegated to the Conference Premier (or the National League as it will be called next season).
Tranmere will be relegated after 94 years in the Football League if they lose and Cheltenham win, or if they fail to beat Plymouth and Hartlepool win.
Cheltenham will go down if they lose to Shrewsbury and Hartlepool beat Exeter.

CONFERENCE PREMIER

The champions will be promoted to League Two, with teams finishing from second to fifth contesting the play-offs for the second promotion place.
Leaders Barnet are one point clear of Bristol Rovers and will win the title if they beat Gateshead in their last match of the season on 25 April. If Barnet slip up, Bristol Rovers will go up if they defeat Alfreton.
The title chasers and Grimsby are guaranteed at least a play-off place and will be joined by two from Eastleigh, Macclesfield and Forest Green.
Macclesfield need to win and hope that Eastleigh lose or Forest Green fail to win.
The bottom four teams will be relegated, and replaced by the champions and play-off winners of the Conference North and South divisions.
AFC Telford United became the first team in England's top five divisions to be relegated on 4 April after they could only draw 1-1 with Kidderminster.
Welling's win against Wrexham on 14 Aprilcondemned both Dartford and Nuneaton Townto the drop. The last relegation place will be filled by one of Alfreton, Welling or Southport.
Welling will be practically safe with a win against Southport (barring a 14-goal swing on goal difference). Alfreton need to better their result to stay up. Southport can only go down if they lose and Alfreton win, with an eight-goal swing.

SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP

The Scottish Premiership will split in half after all teams have played 33 games, with the top six and the bottom six playing the other sides in their 'half' for a fourth and final time.
The champions will enter the Champions League in the second qualifying round.
The teams finishing second and third qualify for the Europa League along with the Scottish Cup winners.
The cup winners enter the competition in the second qualifying round, and the second and third-placed teams in the first qualifying round.
Should Inverness beat Falkirk in the final and finish in the top three in the league, the fourth-placed team would also qualify.
The top three countries in Uefa's Respect Fair Play league get an extra Europa League place, which is given to the highest-placed team in the top flight's Fair Play table that has not yet qualified for Europe.
The bottom side will be relegated to the Scottish Championship, while the 11th-placed side will face the winners of the Championship play-offs over two legs, with the losers condemned to a place in the second tier next season.
St Mirren can, at best, finish 11th and will be relegated if they fail to beat Kilmarnock and Motherwell win at Hamilton.

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Hearts were the first team in Scotland or England's top four leagues to clinch promotion
Hearts clinched the title and an immediate return to the Premiership on 22 March after rivals Hibernian lost 2-0 to Rangers.
The third and fourth-placed teams will meet in the first round of the play-offs, with the winners playing the division's second-placed team. Whoever emerges victorious from that two-legged encounter will face the second bottom side in the Premiership - again on a home and away basis - with a spot in the top flight the prize.
Rangers and Hibernian will be joined in the play-offs by either Queen of the South or Falkirk.
The bottom club will be relegated to League One, while the ninth-placed team will enter a play-off with three League One sides.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE

The champions will be promoted to the Championship. The next three teams will enter a play-off with the ninth-placed Championship side.
Leaders Stranraer, as well as Morton and Forfar, are assured a place in the play-offs at least.
Bottom team Stirling Albion were relegated to League Two after losing 2-1 at Brechin on 11 April, while the ninth-placed team - Ayr or Stenhousemuir - will enter a play-off.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE TWO

Albion Rovers wrapped up the title and promotion with a 3-2 win at Clyde on 18 April, coming back from two-goals down.
The teams finishing second, third and fourth will enter a play-off with the ninth-placed League One team.
Queen's Park and Arbroath are already sure of play-off places.
Montrose, who are guaranteed to finish bottom, will enter a play-off against the winner of a play-off between Highland League champions Brora Rangers and Lowland League title winners Edinburgh City for the final place in next season's League Two.
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