Tuesday, 12 July 2016
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.
Jihadi war looms as al-Qaida boss brands ISIS 'officers of Saddam Hussein'
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".
I still love my wife, says Emeka Ike
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.
Pastor, accomplice jailed 14 years for forex scam
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.
Dino Melaye Threatens To Beat Up Senator Tinubu
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.
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.
Katt Williams Is Reportedly A Wanted Man… Again
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.
Train collision in Southern Italy leaves over 20 people dead
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.
Chelsea midfielder set 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.
Photo: Woman's bedroom selfie goes viral – you'll be shocked when you see why
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 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.
Ambode’s aide, son abducted by gunmen in Lagos
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 sign Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti on five-year deal
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 unveil striker Janssen from AZ Alkmaar in £18.5m deal
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.
Man United not only club interested in Juventus' Paul Pogba - agent
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.
We will pay salary arrears from FG loans – Ekiti govt
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.
Adeboye visits family of slain Abuja preacher
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.
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