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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

Miss Akwa ibom wins MBGN 2014

19 year oldIheoma Nnadiemerged last night as the winner of the2014 Most beautiful girl in Nigeriacontest…beautiful girl, congratulations and here is wishing you a scandal free reign.Miss Akwa Ibom,Iheoma Nnadiwon the MBGN 2014 beauty pageant, whileMiss Edowas the 1st runner up,Miss Kwarawas 2nd runner up,Miss Osun3rd and Miss Abuja the 4th runner up.See more photos below:MissIheoma, the winner is a student and model based in South Africa. Big congratsto her hope she goes back to school after her reign.

38 killed in China bus crash

At least 38 people have been killed when a lorry carrying flammable liquid collided with a long-distance bus in the southern Chinese province of Hunan.The official Xinhua news agency said the lorry drove into the back of the bus on a motorway early on Saturday causing a fire and an explosion.Five vehicles in all were involved in the accident.Correspondents say the frequency of accidents has caused anger over poor road maintenance and unsafe transport.The accident on the Hukun motorway happened at about 03:00 local time (19:00 GMT Friday), Xinhua said.It took firefighters about five hours to put out the fire.Five people were injured and are now being treated in hospital.A police investigation is under way.

baby factory raid in Abia

The war against child trafficking recorded huge success yesterday following the raid of a baby factory by the Abia state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.No fewer than 19 pregnant young women were rescued from the home located at Umunkpeyi in Isiala Ngwa South local government area of the state.Security operatives have continued to clamp down on baby factories in the state especially Aba where a popular hospital was recently demolished by government for alleged involvement in the illegal deal.Parading the rescued girls and some of the workers in the baby factory, Abia state commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Andy Dateer, said the arrest was made possible following a tip-off.Apart from the 19 pregnant inmates, NSCDC said three babies aged two were also rescued along with four social workers and four young men who were arrested at the premises.According to him, the operators of the home keep young women with unwanted pregnancy in the premises and sell off their babies a
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has pleaded no contest to misdemeanour vandalism in connection with the egging of his neighbour’s home and has been sentenced to two years’ probation.California’s court also ordered him to pay $80,900 (£47,160) in damages, serve five days of community service and complete an anger management programme.Bieber, 20, was not present in court for the arraignment.The singer faces two other criminal cases in Florida and Toronto.“Justin is glad to get this matter resolved and behind him,” Bieber’s representatives said in a statement after the verdict by Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys.“He will continue to move forward focusing on his career and his music.”Investigators searched Bieber’s Calabasas home in California in Januaryfor evidence after the egging apparently caused serious damage.One of the singer’s friends was arrested on drug possession charges after that search.The LA County Sheriff’s Office say they were looking for surveillance video tapes whe

Sanusi withdraws suite against GEJ

Following his suspension from office on February 20, Sanusi had filed a suit against the defendants at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, challenging his removal from office.According to Nigerian Tribune report, the notice of discontinuance, dated July 1, 2014 which was filed by his lawyer asked the court to discontinue the suits against all the defendants in the matter.Following Sanusi’s lawsuit against the President, Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja had dismissed iton the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit, explaining that, since it is essentially a dispute between an employer and their employee, the matter should be heard by the National Industrial Court.However, in a Notice of Appeal filed on May 28 Sanusi’s counsel, Kola Awodein, had challenged Kolawole’s judgment.Sanusi and Jonathan have been at logger heads, after SLS blew the whistle on the unremitted $20bn at the state oil corporation, the NNPC.While their rift waged on, Sa