Paul Pogba hangs out with African best footballer Mohamed Salah

Paul Pogba and Mohamed Salah who are top stars at England's two biggest clubs put their fierce rivalry to one side as they were pictured together on Thursday.

The France world cup winner and  Manchester United star met with the Egyptian and Liverpool man who is currently African best footballer at a shoot for Adidas.

Pogba shared a picture of them together on Twitter and wrote: 'Plotting with the King of Egypt,' 

Man stabs his mother to death during a heated argument in Nasarawa

A middle-aged man identified as Michael Habila, has been arrested by men of the Nasarawa state police command for alleged killing his mother during a heated argument at their home in Lafia the state capital on Wednesday January 30th. 

A statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Samaila Usman, reads

”Our men on patrol received a distress call on Jan. 30, at 10:00 hours that a mob was beating one Michael Habila of Tudun Gwandara in Lafia. They rescued him from the mob and later discovered that he had allegedly stabbed his mother due to misunderstanding. She was rushed to the hospital where she later died as confirmed by the doctor''

According to Usman, the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

Lagos police arrests man, 32, for allegedly infecting boy, 16, with HIV and pimping him out to gay pastors

Lagos state police have arrested a man believed to be the leader of a gay group, and a teenager for engaging in homosexuality.

Prince Chinecherem, 32, is the ringleader of a gay gang who engage in their illegal acts in Lekki, Lagos police claim. He was arrested alongside a 16-year-old boy. 

According to Lagos state Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal, Chinecherem was using the teenager as a commercial sex worker. Not only was Chinecherem having sex with the boy, he was also pimping him out to other gay men.

Edgal added that both Chinecherem and the teenager were found to be HIV positive after a test was carried out, which means their customers are likely to have contracted same through them.

The police have declared two prominent male pastors and some business executives wanted for allegedly having gay sex with the teenager, - a minor.

It was gathered that Chinecherem during interrogation, gave the identities of other members of the group including the prominent persons being hunted.

Explaining how Chinecherem and the teenager were arrested, Edgal told newsmen that a teenager was seen sneaking out of Chinecherem’s house at Ejigbo in a suspicious manner on the 22nd of January. Suspicious neighbours approached him and asked what he had gone to do in the house but he could not give a satisfactory answer.

The neighbours asked him to open a bag he was carrying and in it was used condoms with semen inside.

Edgal added:

At this point, the boy revealed that Prince Chinecherem was his lover. The matter was immediately reported to the Police at Ejigbo and the said Prince Chinecherem was arrested for interrogation.

After preliminary investigation, the matter was called for further enquiry by the Gender Section of the Command.

Both the suspects and the survivor were taken for medical examination and the result revealed that the survivor has long been introduced to homosexual act. The worst is that both of them are infected with HIV virus which causes AIDS.

Edgal said the suspects would be charged to Sexual and Special Offences Court in Ikeja and that the boy had been sent to health counselors for health talk on how to manage the situation.

TRANSFER DEADLINE! Barcelona Announce New Signing (See Player)

Barcelona have signed full-back Emerson in a €12 million (£10m/$14m) transfer from Atletico Mineiro, with the defender set to join the La Liga champions in the summer.

The 20-year-old Emerson will join Barca on a five-year contract that runs through the 2023-24 season when he officially links up with the club on July 1.

However, prior to his move to Barca, he will head to La Liga for the remainder of the campaign on a half-season loan to Real Betis, the Seville club have announced.

Emerson, who turned 20 on January 14, has played one season at Mineiro scoring a goal and adding an assist for the club in 23 appearances, who finished sixth in the top-flight in 2018.

UNBELIEVABLE! 38-Year Old Striker Peter Crouch Joins Premier League Club

Stoke City striker Peter Crouch has signed for Burnley until the end of the season as part of a deal that sees Sam Vokes go the other way.

Crouch, who turned 38 on Wednesday, has made 462 Premier League appearances for six different clubs, scoring 108 goals.

Vokes, 29, has joined Championship club Stoke for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

Speaking at a news conference, Clarets boss Sean Dyche said Crouch still “has a hunger to come and make a mark”.

He added: “We know he’s a good character and he still has a desire. The main thing for me is having motivated people.”

WOW! See The Nigerian Sharp Striker, Barcelona Just Signed (Photo)

Earlier today, Barcelona FC female side confirms the signing of Super Falcon striker, Asisat Oshoala to the team on loan.

We congratulate Asisat on this new milestone! and Keep repping Naija!

Super Falcons forward and three-time Africa Women Player of the Year expressed her delight at joining the football club on loan from her Chinese club, Dalian Quanjian F.C.

She tweeted,

“Delighted to join @FCBfemeni on loan. 2019 let’s go.”

Announcing her arrival, the female team of FC Barcelona revealed that Asisat was positive about her future in the club, she was quoted as saying;

“I’m sure something big will happen here”

See Tweet Below:

ASISAT M.O.N@AsisatOshoala

BREAKING! Court To Decide President Buhari’s Certificate Saga On This Date

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja division has adjourned proceedings in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari from participating in the February 16 presidential election till February 7, 2019.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the date following a request by the plaintiffs’ counsel for time to respond to the second defendant’s counter-affidavit served on him on Thursday evening.

The plaintiffs, Kalu Agu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris, in the suit, are alleging that the President Buhari lied in his Form CF 001 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), regarding his educational qualification and certificates.

In the suit filed on November 5, 2018, they are therefore seeking an order of the court to disqualifying Buhari from presenting himself and or contesting for president in the 2019 election.

Defendants in the suit filed on behalf of the plaintiff by Okpai Ukiro, has President Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and INEC as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively.When the matter was called for hearing, plaintiffs’ counsel, Godwin Haruna, who held brief for Ukpai Ukiro, informed the court that the matter was adjourned at the last sitting to January 21 for the hearing of all pending applications but was further adjourned to today January 31, since the court did not sit.

He, however, said he would be asking the court for a short adjournment to enable him to respond to the second defendant’s notice of preliminary objections which he said was filed on January 31 and served on him around 4.30pm.

Haruna who recalled that the processes were served on the APC since November 21 and they just responded only today, asked the court for a cost of N100k against the APC for foisting the adjournment on the court.

He said the defendant had been in court since but never bothered to file its response.

While counsel to President Buhari, Abdullahi Abubakar, did not object to the request for adjournment, counsel to APC, Tayo Lasaki, who said he was not opposed to the adjournment, however, said he was opposing the request for cost against him.

Lasaki said since the second defendant was challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the matter, it did not matter when the issue was raised.

He also argued that the request for adjournment was made by the plaintiffs and not him, adding that although the second defendant was appearing in the matter for the first time, they were, however, prepared to go on with the matter if the plaintiffs were ready.

Woman raped by family member from age 2 till age 19 when she got pregnant with twins opens up on 'Life Lessons with Betty Irabor'

A woman, who was raped by a family member who is a reverend from the time she was 2 till she became pregnant with twins at 19, has told of how she suffered sexual abuse and how she was tied up and accused of luring her abuser after the truth came out.

The story of Mmanti Umor is one that reveals the heights of callousness but at the same time highlights the power of the unbroken human spirit. 

Mmanti Umor was raped consistently from the age of 2 till she was about 19, she gave birth to twin babies as result of the incessant rape. She was also accused of being a witch who lured her abuser and was taken to a park, stripped and tied to a tree for one month.

As we mourn the dearth of compassion in some people, we also celebrate the unbridled resolve to excel above all odds, as is the case with this brave woman.

Meghan Markle steps out looking regal in a sleek topknot and an all-black outfit (photos)

Meghan Markle looked every bit the royal she is as she stepped out today to visit her patronage the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

The 37-year-old expectant mother met students, academics and leaders across the Association of Commonwealth Universities, ACU's network of 500 university members at City, University of London, in IslingtonThe Duchess of Sussex had her hair in a sleek topknot which gave her a different look. She also opted for an all-black outfit, except for her shoes which were nude.

Meghan is Patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the world's first and oldest international university network representing higher education across all 53 Commonwealth countries. 

More photos below.

Traditional healer sues Uganda Speaker of Parliament for alleged breach of contract, seeks pay for charms he gave her 29 years

A traditional healer, who claims to have administered his spiritual powers and charm 29 years ago to propel Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to political prominence, has taken her to court, demanding payment of Shs200m for alleged breach of contract.

According to Daily Monitor, Mr Damiano Akuze, in a suit filed before Jinja High Court on January 28, contends that on September 1, 1990, Ms Kadaga approached him at his shrine in Buwala, Buganda Zone, Lulyambuzi Parish in Kamuli District, seeking his traditional medicine to help her attain a successful political career.

He says he administered the traditional medicine on her, which has propelled her to current national prominence.

By Wednesday, the court had not summoned the Speaker to file her defence. The court will set the hearing date after she has filed her response to the suit. Efforts to contact Ms Kadaga for a comment on the matter were fruitless as she was reported to be chairing Parliament the whole day.

“The defendant (Speaker Kadaga) requested the plaintiff (traditional healer) to work on her so that she would be given a big job in government and also be driven in a convoy like a president. The defendant did not have money to pay the plaintiff at the time. So the plaintiff accepted to work on her on condition that she would pay the plaintiff as soon as she got the job,” the traditional healer alleges.The plaintiff worked on the defendant (Ms Kadaga) for two nights of September 1 and September 2, 1990, and the defendant acknowledged the good care that the plaintiff gave to her,” he adds.

Mr Akuze alleges that since Ms Kadaga’s visit to his shrine, he has been administering his traditional medicine on her. “Because of the above, the defendant (Ms Kadaga) has served as East African Assembly delegate, MP, minister and currently as the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda,” he avers.

“Immediately on the 3rd day of September 1990, the defendant (Ms Kadaga) was called by President Museveni and appointed minister and has since then held big positions in government,” he adds.Mr Akuze alleges that since 1990, Ms Kadaga has paid him only Shs1m, which was in October 2017, and has since refused to pay him the balance of Shs204.5m.

He contends that Ms Kadaga had, in return for his traditional medicine, promised to construct for him a house worth Shs100m, give him Tipper truck worth Shs60m, a plot of land at Shs40m and four cows, among other rewards, making a combined worth of Shs204.5m.

“The defendant’s (Ms Kadaga) refusal to pay the plaintiff (witchdoctor) is in breach of the contract as the plaintiff did all his work and has been administering traditional medicine up to October 2017 as contracted by the defendant but the latter has, without reason, breached the contract,” Mr Akuze states in the suit.

“The plaintiff (Mr Akuze) has suffered mental anguish and inconveniences for which the defendant (Ms Kadaga) is held liable for general damages,” the suit reads in part.
The traditional healer says he will adduce evidence during the trial to prove that Ms Kadaga is in breach of the contract.

An 11-month-old baby has died after being thrown in an oven by his grandparents and abandoned there to be burned alive.

Baby Maxim Sagalakov was left by his mother Viktoria, 20, in the care of her parents in the Khakassia district of Russia. When she returned home, she was shocked to find her child's charred remains in the stove of the family's house in Kharoy village.

The exact cause of death is still under forensic investigation but it is believed the child died from incineration after being burned alive on Tuesday.

A neighbour said the grandfather had been out and got drunk on vodka. When he returned the child was thrown into the stove.

 A statement from the regional Investigative Committee in charge of probing serious crime reads:

The grandparents were drunk and killed the baby.

A family member found the body of the boy badly damaged by the high temperature inside the stove.

The grandmother, 42, and grandfather, 47, who's surname is Miyagashev, have both been arrested and a criminal investigation has been launched into the 'deliberate murder of a helpless minor', said law enforcement sources. If convicted, they face a life sentence.

Mourning her son, mother Viktoria Sagalakova, 20, left an emotional message on social media.

She wrote: 

Rest in peace, my beloved son. My dear little son. My pain does not ease even for a minute.

How will I cope with it that you are not with me? I can't hug you. Only your photograph is here with your kind and tender look.

I look at your picture and you are smiling to me. I miss you so much my son.

Please come to see me just for one second. Come to see me in my dreams. I know that you see everything now because you are flying so high.

A relative and neighbour Natalia Sagatayeva said the grandparents had often cared for the child while the mother was away and looked after him well.

She said:

I just can't believe this. I am still shocked. They took good care of the boy, fed him. My children played with him. How could it happen?

Drake tipped each employee $100 not $10,000' - McDonald's says Drake tip was exaggerated

It was previously reported that Canadian rapper, Drake gave two female McDonald’s  employees $10,000 each as tip.

The stories were based on Tweets shared by a user known as AJ, a University of Southern California alumni and ‘actor’, according to his Twitter bio, and soon after, news outlets caught on sharing the story.

''Just saw Drake in McDonald's... crazy... he gave two female employees $10,000 each... in cash.'' AJ wrote.

However, it turns out that the McDonald's employees actually received a nice tip from Drake, but not at the amount previously shared by AJ.

A McDonald's rep told E! News in a statement, "Despite early reports, McDonald's learned that the amount Drake tipped each employee was $100 not $10,000."

It is still a generous tip from Drake who is known for his kindness and generosity towards others.

Are these the leaders of tomorrow? - Yul Edochie tackles Nigerian youths

Photos: Reckless driver crushes two secondary school students to death in Anambra

A driver reckless driver rammed into a group of students in Umuchu, Anambra State, killing two on the spot.

The incident happened on Wednesday evening, along Osete Expressway, Umuchu. 

The students of God's Own Secondary school, Umugama, were heading home when the Hilux van lost control and hit them. 

Bodies of the students identified as Chidiebere and Chibuike have been deposited at the morgue. See reports by eyewitnesses below:  

So sad

Black evening in umuchu town....

An accident happened just now along osete express way umuchu just now...

A hilux van ran into students of God's own secondary school umugama umuchu 

Claiming lives of students

It was very bad 

We lost two students at the spot.

RIP to them 

What a painful death

Reporting from visitation hospital....

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN UMUCHU TOWN.. 30/1/2019.

A RECKLESS DRIVER HAS KILLED TWO STUDENTS OF GOD'S OWN SCHOOL UMUCHU TODAY ALONG IBUGHUBU ROAD, ACCORDING TO OUR HOME CORRESPONDENT, THE TWO GIRLS (STUDENTS) ARE FROM IBUGHUBU VILLAGE UMUCHU, BUT THEY ARE SCHOOLING AT GOD'S OWN SCHOOL LOCATED IN UMUGAMA VILLAGE UMUCHU.

THEIR BODY HAS BEEN DEPOSITED AT VISITATION MOTAURY UMUCHU.

MAY THEIR GENTLE SOULS REST IN PERFECT PEACE AMEN..... RIP.

Nigerian migrant commits suicide in Italy by jumping under a train after his request for residency permit was rejected

A 25-year-old Nigerian man, Prince Jerry, committed suicide on January 28 2019,  by jumping under a train in Tortona, Genoa, Italy after his request for a residency permit for humanitarian reasons was rejected, Monsignor Giacomo Martino, the head of association Migrants, said on Thursday.

Martino, who is in charge of the association that helps migrants in the port-city, made the announcement in a chat group with his parishioners.

The message was subsequently shared on social media Wednesday night and published by local newspapers on Thursday.

Jerry's funeral will be held Friday morning, at the Chiesa dell'Annunziata in Genoa.

Meanwhile some of Jerry's friends have taken to Facebook to mourn him. Read posts below.