Abdul's Blog: 07/12/16

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Photo: Messi And His Son Rock Matching Shorts While Spending Time On A Yacht

Footballer Messi and his son Thiago having a father/son moment on a yacht in Ibiza rocking the same shorts. another photo below;

Lamar Odom Kicked Off Plane for Getting Drunk & Throwing Up

Lamar Odom was kicked off a Delta flight Monday after he got drunk and started throwing up on the plane.

TMZ reports that the former Los Angeles Laker was having a lot of drinks at the Delta Lounge before catching a red-eye flight from LAX to NYC. By the time he boarded, Odom was well beyond his limit and he ran to the front of the plane and threw up as it was pulling back.

The Italian striker will leave Anfield this summer without having made an impact following his 2014 £16m move from AC Milan.

Kop boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the club will help the misfit find a new club.

He believes it is in Balotelli’s interest to find a new home as it is not right for him to be battling with four or five forwards for a starting role.

RAF bombers have taken part in coalition raids on ISIS targets in Iraq since December in Syria, undermining the regime's ability to raise revenue from oil.

It also targeted its bulk cash storage facilities.

But the UK has been slammed for not doing enough to stop ISIS' funding its reign of terror.

The House of Commons ForeignAffairs Sub-Committee is urging Britain to step up to its "potential".

Chairman John Baron said: "ISIS' finances have been damaged by the coalition's efforts.

"But more needs to be done.

Martin Skrtel is "a last step away" from completing his £5.5 million switch from Liverpool to Fenerbahce.

The centre-back arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday to proceed with the formalities of the move after holidaying with his wife in the French Riviera following Slovakia’s exit from the European Championship.

Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu has she sits on seat reserved for the Deputy Senate President in the Senate Chambers at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

There was uproar in the Nigerian senate on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 as Dino Melaye threatened to physically assault Remi Tinubu, both of them are senators elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, according to online tabloid,SaharaReporters.

Remi Tinubu is woman leader of the Nigerian senate and wife of the APC’s national leader and former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu.

Ace Nollywood Producer Kunle Afolayan is on his knees begging pirates to allow him reap his dividend from his mind-blowing movie, The CEO, that was premiered at Eko Hotel & Suites on Sunday.

He had to borrow a loan of N50 million to repay to ensure that the movie was a success. Now that the movie was ready, it is time to recoup the investment if only pirates will allow him.

Mourinho to have Man United clear out and sell Schweinsteiger, Mata and more [Daily Record]

According to the Daily Record, Jose Mourinho will continue on his rebuilding of Manchester United’s current team by selling Juan Mata, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind this summer.

Since being appointed as Manchester United manager, Mourinho has already put his stamp on the side by signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund and Eric Bailly from Villarreal. Also the manager recently admitted that he has one more signing to make before he feels his side is ready – that signing being Paul Pogba, according to the media. The Juventus midfielder has been rumoured to be Mourinho’s final piece of the jigsaw and is expected to cost Manchester United £100 million if he is to join.

Buhari confirms Hadiza Bala Usman as NPA boss

Indications emerged early Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) according to WHISTLER.

Hadiza Usman, coordinator of the Bring Back Our Girls group is presently Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.

Chelsea make enquiries about Arsenal target, Conte will hand him leading role

Chelsea have made enquiries about Arda Turan ahead of a possible transfer move for the Barcelona attacking midfielder this summer, according to reports in Spain.

Turan completed move from Atletico Madrid to Barca last year but the 29-year-old has only made 25 appearances for the Catalan giants since arriving at the Nou Camp.

Official: West Ham complete signing of Man United starlet Fletcher

West Ham have completed the signing of Ashley Fletcher from Manchester United.

The 20-year-old forward has agreed a four-year deal at the Olympic Stadium to become the Hammers’ fourth signing of the summer.

Fletcher, who never made a first-team appearance for the Red Devils, was sent on loan to Barnsley last season where he scored in the Play-Off final.

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Chelsea star signs new four-year contract to fight off interest from Manchester United

The attacking midfielder was attracting the attention of former boss Jose Mourinho, with French giants PSG also interested in the 27-year-old.

He was the only player to shine in Mourinho’s disastrous final season was valued at around £50m because he only had two years left on his contract.

But his new deal, worth around £8m a year, will see his price tag soar and send a message to suitors he is going nowhere.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who replaced Osama bin Laden five years ago, accused ISIS boss Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of "crimes" against Islam.

He savaged the rival terror organisation in an audio recording released on Monday.

In the message, Egyptian doctor al-Zawahiri described ISIS chiefs as "officers and intelligence [personnel] of Saddam" and said anyone who "pledges allegiance to Baghdadi must know that he's a partner in all his crimes".

Ace Actor Emeka Ike yesterday prayed the Lagos Island Customary Court not to dissolved his marriage, saying he still loves his wife, Emma.

Emma had gone to court, seeking dissolution of their 12-year-old marriage.

Emeka, represented by his counsel, Abdul’Hakeem Labi-Lawal, said his client has not appeared in court because he is ill.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on July 11, 2016, secured the conviction of Pastor Emmanuel Markus Anga and Atin Victor Generous before Justice Abubakar Jauro of Gombe State High Court on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretense.

Justice Jauro convicted and sentenced the convicts to seven years imprisonment on count one (conspiracy), the sentence are to run-concurrently, and also convicted and sentence Generous to another seven years in count two (obtaining by false pretense), the sentence are to commence on11th July, 2016.

The Senate broke into an uproar today (Tuesday) with some members loyal to Bukola Saraki saying they will impeach President Muhammad Buhari, just as Dino Melaye threatening to ‘impregnate’ Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader.

When the Senators who met behind closed doors earlier today, some of them were incensed by the trial of the leadership of the Senate for forgery.

It just seems that Katt Williams can’t get it right. The former funny man is in trouble again after he failed to show up in court on June 20, for his previous battery charge.

Katt was supposed to appear in a court in Georgia, but was a no-show. The court reportedly gave him 10 days to contact enforcers with an explanation for his absence, but failed to do so, according to TMZ. As a result, Georgia police have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Two Italian commuter trains collided head-on Tuesday in the southern region of Puglia, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores more, officials said. At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage as the rescue operation ground on in the scorching heat.

Giuseppe Corrado, vice president of the province of Andria, told reporters at the scene that the death toll stood at 20 and that the local hospital needed blood. Another official stressed the final toll would not be known until the train cars had been pulled apart; a giant crane arrived at the scene to remove the mangled debris.

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Chelsea midfielder set to join Huddersfield on loan

Chelsea Transfer News: Kasey Palmer to join Huddersfield on loan

According to ESPN, the Championship side have trumped a number of their league rivals by agreeing a deal with the Blues.

Palmer, 19, is seen as one of Chelsea's brightest prospects and was an unused substitute in the Premier League on two occasions last season.

He scored five goals in 17 appearances for Chelsea in the Under-21 Premier League and played a key role in their UEFA Youth League triumph.

Woman accidentally buys rude pyjamas – can you spot why they are X-rated?

Shannon Brown bought a new pyjama set from Ann Summers because she liked the “cute” vintage design.

But she was shocked when she got home and realised that there was something steamy hidden in the pattern.

From a distance the design is rather hard to make out.

A young woman’s sultry bedroom snap has gone viral, leaving many people gobsmacked.

At first glance the black-and-white photo looks innocent enough but there’s more to it than meets the eye.

It wasn’t long until online users spotted something freaky going on.

Arsenal Transfer News: Gunners agree personal terms with Gonzalo Higuain

That is according to Italian football journalist Emanuele Giulianelli, who claims the Serie A club have no interest in a player-plus-cash deal involving Olivier Giroud.

Arsene Wenger is on the hunt for a new forward and has already missed out on Leicester hotshot Jamie Vardy.

Director of accounts in the Lagos State governor’s office, Thomas Otuyemi, has been kidnapped alongside his son by unknown gunmen in the Epe area of the State.

Punch reports that the 60-year-old man was abducted alongside his son at the weekend.

A source at the Government House said the development only came to the knowledge of the government late Sunday evening.

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of France defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon.

“FC Barcelona have signed 22-year-old French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Olympique Lyonnais for the next five seasons,” the club announced on their website on Tuesday.

Graziano Pelle now 6th highest paid player in the world after Shandong Luneng move

Why did Graziano Pelle move to Shandong Luneng?

After just a few days of speculation, it was confirmed on Monday that Italy striker Graziano Pelle would be signing for Shandong Luneng in China.

This is of course the latest big money transfer the Chinese have completed and Pelle will play up front with former Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse at Shandong Luneng.

But, many were asking why Pelle moved to Shandong Luneng when his career could well have continued in the Premier League after a couple of solid campaigns with Southampton and a good Euro 2016, despite a poor penalty miss for Italy versus Germany.

Tottenham have completed the £18.5million signing of striker AZ Alkmaar Vincent Janssen.

The 22-year-old passed his medical on Monday night and was confirmed as a Spurs player on Tuesday morning.

The White Hart Lane club have paid an initial £16.8million for the Holland international with Tottenham required to fork out a further £1.7million should Janssen meet certain targets.

Paul Pogba's agent has cast doubt over the player's future at Juventus but says Manchester United are not the only club interested in the France midfielder.

United are said to be leading the race to sign Pogba, 23, with Sky Sports News having reported at the weekend that Real Madrid had withdrawn from the race for financial reasons, but agent Mino Raiola told The Times on Monday thatJuve are keen on offering him a new contract.

The Ekiti Commissioner for Information, Mr. Lanre Ogunsuyi, has said the N1.3bn loan from the Federal Government will be used to pay part of the workers salary arrears from this week.

He stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Ado Ekiti.

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A. Adeboye on Tuesday morning visited the family of the late Assistant Pastor of the Divine Touch Parish of the church, Mrs Eunice Elisha, in Abuja.

The forty-two-year-old mother of seven was murdered in cold blood around Gbazango-West area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while evangelising last Saturday morning.

No fewer than five persons were killed in an auto crash Monday night in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The accident occurred at about 7.35pm in front of the main gate of Ekiti State University (EKSU).

Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo is set to leave sign a one year long loan deal with Turkish giants Besiktas this week with the aim of turning it into a permanent transfer at the end of the season.

Omeruo, 24, signed for Chelsea in January 2012 from Belgian side Standard Liege and was immediately sent out on loan to Dutch side Ado Den Haag but returned to the UK at the start of the 2013/14 season. Following a season-long loan with Middlesbrough in the English Championship, Omeruo was sent out to Turkish club Kasimpasa at the beginning of the last campaign.

A fatal attack by an inmate who was being transported to a court room from a holding cell has left two court deputies dead.

The Rivers state Police Command says it has recovered sixty million naira in cash abandoned by a bullion van driver in Port Harcourt.

Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge of Administration in the Command, Uche Anozia stated this while displaying the wads of cash to newsmen in Port Harcourt.

DCP Anozia said the recovery of the cash was as a result of a complaint from the Bankers Warehouse that a bullion van conveying money from Aba to Port Harcourt had diverted.

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A yet-to-be identified child abductor, who confessed to being part of a 27-woman syndicate from Benin Republic, narrowly escaped being lynched yesterday when she was caught at Aka Road, Okokomaiko area of Lagos.

The lady, it was gathered, was usually seen around the area behaving like a lunatic, but became ‘sane’ when she was apprehended yesterday morning trying to abduct a child. Obviously scared for her life when she was caught in the act, the yet-to-be identified lady reportedly began to divulge information of her activities.

N'Golo Kante's international commitments are over for the summer, leaving him free to negotiate a transfer

Chelsea have made their move for N’Golo Kante, with the France midfielder appearing certain to leave Leicester this summer.

The end of Euro 2016 means Kante has completed international duty for the summer, leaving him free to negotiate with clubs who activate his £20million release clause.

Interest from Paris Saint-Germain has faded since manager Laurent Blanc was replaced by Unai Emery and Kante is not keen on a move to China despite reports that Shanghai SIPG are prepared to pay £35m.

Recording-artist-Lil-Wayne-performs-onstage

The 33-year-old rapper was admitted to hospital last week after falling ill just minutes before he was due to take to the stage at Las Vegas’ TAO nightclub for a pre-UFC 200 party, TMZ reports.

The police in Kogi State have arrested a man, Hussain Zubairu, for allegedly stabbing his pregnant neighbour, Bose Muhammed, to death.

Zubairu and the pregnant woman lived in the Idogido community of Okene Local Government Area of the state.

He was said to have stabbed the woman in the stomach with a pair of scissors.
She was rushed to a hospital in the area but died on arrival.
We learnt that a friend of the deceased had visited her last Monday when the incident happened.

United Nations Humanitarian agency, has released $13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 persons in North-east of Nigeria.

So many of our celebrities have been crying out over this, and many have been left to pay bills of what they never owe.

It’s really sad that people fall victims by giving out there hard earned money to this scammers, the actress has however reach out to her fans, warning them to be careful of fraudsters using her name for their dirty dealings.

Three tonnes of cocaine worth £512million, the UK’s biggest class A drugs haul , were found on a boat seized in the North Sea.

The captain and first officer of tugboat MV Hamal were yesterday found guilty of drug trafficking.

It had left Turkey for Guyana in South America where drugs were loaded.

Carlo Ancelotti has said that he wants to leave his mark at Bayern Munich, after he was unveiled as the club’s new manager on Monday.

Ancelotti, who becomes the second Italian manager to coach the Bavarians, has signed a three-year deal to replace Pep Guardiola at the Allianz Arena.
He said: “I am the second Italian to take charge of the club after Giovanni Trapattoni – a legend. I hope that I also can leave a legacy here as he did.

A Catholic priest identified as Rev. Fr. Chiedozie Modestus Chilaka, has reportedly prayed for a dead man who was about to be buried and he woke up from his coffin to the amazement of eye witnesses. This is not Nollywood...its real!!!

Below is how Amanda Chisom who posted the pictures on Facebook reported the story:

A 500-level undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Odusami Matthew, has died after slumping at the Biobaku Hostel.

According to punch Matthew, a student at the Estate Management Department, was playing football with some of his friends on Friday when he slumped.

He was reportedly rushed to the school’s medical centre where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

Our correspondent was told that the remains of the student had been deposited at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
When our correspondent visited the hostel on Monday, one of the residents confirmed that the incident happened around 4pm.

He said, “He stayed in this hostel. Around 4pm, he decided to play football with some of his friends. He was not tackled neither was he with the ball when he collapsed.

“Nobody understood what went wrong with him. He was rushed to the medical centre, but he died on the way. It’s really a shock to us.”

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II said on Monday that the Hausa Community in Kano has no grudge against the Igbo resident in the state.

Sanusi made the clarification when members of the Abia state Council of Chiefs led by its Chairman , Mr. Ebere Chidik paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Kano.

“The Hausas have for decades been accommodating the Igbos without grudge, animosity and rancour.

Following the backlash he got from his followers over a recent photo he shared on Instagram, where he was accused of wearing lipstick and make-up, singer Harrysong has taken the words of his fans to heart.

Ambassador of the United States to Nigeria, James Entwistle, is to present video evidence against the three members of the House of Representatives on Thursday when Ossai Ossai Committee assigned to probe the alleged sex misconduct involving the trio begins open public hearing.

The three accused members include Mohammed Garba Gololo (APC, Bauchi); Samuel Ikon (PDP, Akwa Ibom) and Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue). Entwistle had in a petition to Dogara, alleged that the actions of the three lawmakers at the International Visitor Leadership Programme in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, from April 7 to 13, 2016, brought disrepute to the parliament. The Ambassador had alleged that the Reps solicited for sex from prostitutes and grabbing hotel housekeeper in a bid to rape.

Giggs: I laughed the first time I saw Ronaldo play!

Ryan Giggs has revealed he knew Cristiano Ronaldo was going to be special when he saw him turn John O’Shea inside out as as a young whippersnapper for Sporting against Manchester United in 2003.

Ronaldo secured a move to United after his dazzling display against them in a friendly clash and has since gone on to become one of the greatest footballers in history.

The leadership tussle over the stool of the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church in Nigeria, between Professor Paul Emeka and Dr. Chidi, exploded into violence in one of its branches in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

The fight left 20 members with injuries and two homes of resident pastors burnt. A source from the Assemblies of God Church (Jerusalem), Saminaka, told Vanguard in Kaduna that the fight started from 8a.m. and lasted till 2p.m. Sunday, which was later confirmed by Kaduna State Police Command.