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Colombia Star, James Rodriguez Completes Six-year Transfer Deal To Real Madrid

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Colombian star James Rodriguez has completed a transfer move to Spanish giants Real Madrid after agreeing a six-year deal.Rodriguez who had a fantastic World Cup campaign in Brazil scoring six goals,moved to Madrid from Monaco in a reported £63million deal.He is now the fifth most expensive player in the world,following the hefty sum Madrid paid to acquire his services.“The player will be presented today, Tuesday 22 July, at 20:00 CET (7pm), in the Santiago Bernabéu’s presidential box,”A Real Madrid statement read.“Following that, James Rodríguez will takehis first steps on the Santiago Bernabéu’s pitch wearing the Real Madrid jersey and will then answer questions from the mediaoutlets in attendance in the press room.”A statement on Monaco’s official website read: “The club would like to take the opportunity to thank James for the role heplayed in getting the club back to the Champions League and wishes him the very best for the future.“The club had no intention to sell the player, how

Manchester City Set To Hijack Drogba From Chelsea

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Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, is searching for a new striker after losing Alvaro Negredo to a broken foot, Daily Star reports.Spanish star Negredo broke his metatarsal and will be sidelined for up to four months, leaving the ex-Real Madrid manager short on attacking options as hischampions get set to defend the English Premier League title.It is understood Pellegrini could turn to former Chelsea star Didier Drogba as he looks to lure a top class hitman to the Etihad Stadium.Drogba is considering a return to Stamford Bridge after leaving Galatasaray at the end of last season.He is understood to have a number of options on the table and will make a decision on his future this week.But Pellegrini believes the 36-year-old could be a viable option on a 12-month contract to improve his striking options now that Negredo is sidelined.Drogba is a cult-hero at the Blues, but the chance to land a lucrative short-term deal with the reigning champions could tempt the Ivory Coast capta

Police arrest man for stabbing wife to death

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Gbenga Ogunfolabo in Ishara, Remo North Local Government Area of the state for allegedly stabbing his wife, 45-year-old Bosede, to death with a broken bottle.A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, OlumuyiwaAdejobi, on Tuesday, alleged that the suspect, a 47-year-old farmer stabbed Bosede to death during a fight between the couple on Wednesday last week butthe incident was not reported to the police as a result of family pressure.The PPRO said one of the relations of the deceased(name withheld) decided to report the matter to the police for thorough investigation before the suspected killer husband was arrested.The police explained that two of the couple eight children died as a result of an undisclosed sickness, adding that the husband reportedly started maltreating the wife, a petty trader, culminating in the fracas that claimed the life of Bosede.“The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, has di

Amosun rubbishing my legacy in Ogun– Daniel

A former Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Gbenga Daniel, has berated Govenor Ibikunle Amosun for rubbishing all the good works he did during his tenure between 2003 and 2011.Daniel, who is being prosecuted for financial impropriety by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission told journalists at his Mende home in Lagos on Tuesday that the Amosun administration had failed woefully and he was working hard to ensure that Amosun did not win a second term in 2015.He boasted that during his tenure, he built roads and awarded contracts to only indigenes of the state but Amosun had not built a single road but was only expanding the existing ones. He said the Amosun administration had incurred debt to the tune of N300bn in less than four years.He said due to the incompetence of the All Progressives-led administration, Ogun State had lost a proposed refinery which should have been built by billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote in Ode-Omi, in the Waterside; as well as a deep-seaport which h

Beyonce, Jay Z may separate soon

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The rumors that power couple, Jay Z and Beyonce might be breaking up soon keep getting worse. Despite all the love and PDA the couple has been displaying during their ongoing tour, ‘On the run’, sources close to the couple insist the marriage is currently in trouble and may already be too damaged to be saved.Via Page six; Beyoncé and Jay Z have more than 99 problems and only “divine intervention” can save the troubled marriage, a source close to the powerful couple has told The Post. While Jay Z seemingly is the one most at fault, he’s also the one doing all in his power to keepthe couple together, even hiring marriage counselors who are believed to be traveling with the super duo on their tour, the source said. “They are trying to figure out a way to split without divorcing . . .This is a huge concert tour and they’ve already gotten most of the money from the promoters up front,” the source said. Despite the tens of millions the couple willpocket from the current tour, this will certa