Monaco question Mbappe’s PSG loan deal

Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has questioned Kylain Mbappe’s loan to Paris Saint-Germain in a move he calls “the most successful in world football”.

The 18-year-old striker moved to PSG last Thursday in a season-long loan deal with a 180 million euro buy-out clause attached, making him the second most expensive player of all time behind new teammate Neymar.

NFF pays Eagles full bonus, begins preparations for Zambia

The Nigeria Football Federation has opted to pay players and officials of the Super Eagles the full match bonus for Monday’s crunchy 2018 FIFA World Cup encounter against the Lions of Cameroon in Yaounde, even though the tie ended in a draw.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick disclosed this to the team on board the ARIK Air Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft that flew the Nigerian delegation back from Yaounde on Tuesday morning.

Death toll from Borno cholera outbreak rises to 21

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in restive northeast Nigeria has risen to 21, with most of the victims living in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram violence, the health ministry said Tuesday.

On Saturday, the ministry had said the cholera toll was 14 in the town of Maiduguri, with most of the victims living in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram violence.

NDLEA arrests man with hard drugs in Jos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Plateau on Tuesday said it had arrested a 25-year-old man, Zulkifil Aliyu, who specialised in illegal narcotics trade within Jos metropolis.

The agency’s Commander in the State, Mr Ibrahim Bragi, confirmed Aliyu’s arrest to newsmen in Jos.

French magazine ordered to pay €190,000 over Kate’s topless photos

A French court ruled Tuesday that a French celebrity magazine must pay €100,000 in damages to Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate over topless photos of the duchess published in 2012.

The court also ordered Closer magazine’s editor, Laurence Pieau; and publisher, Ernesto Mauri, to each pay €45,000 ($53,000) in fines, the maximum possible.

PSG make mockery of financial fair play system – La Liga chief

Qatari-owned French side Paris Saint-Germain are “laughing” at the financial fair play (FPP) system, a combative Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga, said on Wednesday.

The 55-year-old also warned that if he was not satisfied with UEFA’s response to La Liga’s concerns regarding the lavish spending of both PSG and Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City then he would consider taking his case to Brussels and the European Union.

Ex-Liverpool defender Enrique retires with injury

Former Liverpool and Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique has retired from football aged 31 having suffered with a persistent knee injury.

The Spaniard made 127 appearances for Newcastle before a £6.5m move to Liverpool in August 2011.

Di Maria thigh injury raises PSG fears

Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria could be sidelined for several weeks after injuring his left thigh during Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Venezuela on Tuesday.

Di Maria was replaced in the 25th minute of the 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires with a muscle injury, according to the Argentine national team’s medical staff.

Group slams fed govt over ASUU, resident doctors’ strikes

A group known as Unified Nigeria Youth Forum (UNYF) has described the inability of the Federal Government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and resident doctors leading the strikes in hospitals and tertiary institutions, as ‘a national scandal and embarrassment’.

The group condemned, in strong terms, the indefinite strike embark upon by resident doctors, saying it would set the country’s health sector backwards while the poor masses suffer the consequences that would emerge.

It may take 20 years to break my record – Bolt

Usain Bolt is feeling no pressure in retirement, confident his best times can remain world records for decades.

The only sprinter to capture the 100- and 200-metre track titles at three consecutive Olympics, Bolt retired last month after the world championships in London. He holds the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 and 19.19 in the 200 — both set in Berlin in 2009.

No agreement in place over new Barca contract – Iniesta

Andres Iniesta has contradicted Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, and denied that there is an agreement in principle for him to extend his contract at the Camp Nou beyond its expiry at the end of the season.

In an interview with Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday, Bartomeu had claimed the club were almost in a position to announce a contract renewal for the midfielder.

Kenya’s top judge guided by faith in God and the law

Since Kenya’s Supreme Court decision to nullify the result of last month’s presidential election, David Maraga’s name has been on nearly every Kenyan’s lips — be it in joy or anger.

“He’s an African hero!” shouted 25-year-old Joseph Omullo the day the shock ruling was announced, trying to make himself heard over jubilant crowds in the teeming shantytown of Kibera in the capital Nairobi.

Two deputies to Boko Haram leader Shekau killed – Nigerian Army

Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said.

The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday that the deputies that were killed in the onslaught included Afdu Kawuri and Abubakar Banishek.

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes finally confirm relationship five years after clause in Tom Cruise divorce "blocked her from dating publicly"

Hollywood's most top secret couple Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes finally confirmed their relationship as they packed on the PDA while at a beach in Malibu on Monday.

They had allegedly been together since 2013, about a year after her split from Tom Cruise, however, they had to keep their relationship secret because a clause in her divorce settlement allegedly barred her from dating publicly for at least 5 years.

Why President Buhari Cancelled FEC Meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari has called off the Federal Executive Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday (today).

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement that the meeting was called off due to the inability of the government to prepare for the weekly meeting due to the Sallah holiday.

Thousands of Nigerian children at risk of deportation from US

Thousands of Nigerian children in the US face possible deportation following the repealing of the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) policy by the country’s president Donald Trump.

DACA is an American immigration policy set up by the Barack Obama administration in 2012. It has protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children.

Nigerian wife calls out husband’s married colleague, who reportedly likes sleeping with people’s husbands

An angry Nigerian wife and Facebook user, Ndidi Onyekwelu Tettey, has taken to the platform to call out her husband’s colleague, Josephine Ekerette, who is also married with two kids, but reportedly likes sleeping with people’s husbands.

Spain, Morocco break up alleged active extremists’ cell

Authorities in Spain say security forces there and in nearby Morocco have broken up an alleged extremist cell whose six members were actively training and planning to conduct violent attacks.

Five of those detained on Wednesday are Moroccan and one is a Spaniard of Moroccan origin, Spain’s Interior Ministry said.

Ex-President’s son jailed 24 years for drug trafficking

Fabio Lobo, a son of former Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo, has been sentenced to 24 years in an American prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine and sell it in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield also fined him $50,000 and ordered him to forfeit $267,000.

WhatsApp to launch customer service app

WhatsApp today announced plans to launch an app that lets small businesses chat with customers. A software solution will also be made available that gives large companies, like banks and airlines, tools to manage conversations with customers and do things like share flight times, delivery notifications, and other updates. The news comes a week after information about verified business accounts began to appear on the WhatsApp site.

Rick Ross welcomes baby girl with IG fitness model Briana Camille (Photos)

American rapper, Rick Ross just welcomed a baby girl with Instagram fitness model, Briana Camille!

While we can’t confirm the status of his relationship with Briana, we know that Ricky Rozay is currently in a serious relationship with Twitter executive Liz Hagelthorn.
Congrats to them! Photos below;

Lil Wayne’s seizure ’caused by hectic schedule, not codeine addiction’

Lil Wayne, American hip-hop star, has been discharged after his recent hospitalisation.
Wayne had suffered multiple seizures on Sunday, hours before a scheduled performance in Las Vegas.

The award winning rapper was found unconscious in his room and was subsequently rushed to the hospital.

Couple in court over alleged N1.6m fraud

A 43-year-old man, Sunday Babatunde, and his wife, Sola ,38, who allegedly defrauded one Onuma Chidubem of N1.6 million, were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court.

The defendants are facing a charge of fraud.

Police nab two siblings, others for cultism in Anambra

The Special Anti Cultism Squad of the Anambra State Police Command has arrested two siblings and six others for suspected cult activities.

The suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Ihiala Local Government area of the state.

The suspects allegedly confessed to being members of Vipers and Junior Vikings confraternity.

Court remands teenager for defiling minor in Minna

A Minna Magistrates’ Grade 1 Court on Tuesday remanded a teenager, Mose Lawal, accused of defiling a four-year-old girl in Niger.

Mr Abdullahi Mayaki, prosecutor for the state Child Rights Protection Agency, told the court that the incident occurred on Aug. 29, at Anguwa Soje around Kpankungu in Chanchaga Local Government.