No plan ‘B’ if Luis Enrique leaves – Barcelona President

Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, says Manager, Luis Enrique has the full backing of the club.

Bartomeu revealed that the club has no Plan B should the coach decide not to continue when his contract expires in June.

Barcelona’s 4-0 bashing at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last Tuesday has fuelled speculation that Enrique will not remain as the club’s manager for a fourth season.

Why we sent our reporter to interview Buhari in London – Guardian Newspaper

Following the harassment that greeted the attempt of Nigeria's Guardian journalist, to interview President Buhari in London, the Editor of the Newspaper has spoken on the issue.

On Monday morning on Channels' TV Sunrise Daily, Abraham Ogbodo, Editor of The Guardian said the visit of their journalist is not unconnected to the fact that the President himself has remained silent on his health status, and that everything is open to speculations. ''Journalists must do their work. So everybody is finding a way.'', he said.

Brazilian footballer leaves pitch in tears after racial abuse

Partizan Belgrade's Brazilian midfielder Everton Luiz left the field in tears yesterday after being racially abused by supporters of local city rivals Rad.

Luiz, 28, was jeered and taunted with monkey noises every time he touched the ball and some Rad fans unfurled a banner insulting the Brazilian towards the end of the game.

Osinbajo meets governors, ministers over rice, wheat

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday presided over a meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat as part of Federal Government’s efforts aimed at food security.

Those who attended the meeting included four state governors -Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi).

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Agricluture, Audu Ogbeh; and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, also attended.

Nigeria Central Bank announces new foreign exchange policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released a new foreign exchange policy in the country with immediate effect.

The new policy is sequel to last Thursday’s directive by the National Economic Council, NEC, for immediate review to stem the widening gap between the inter-bank foreign exchange and parallel market rates.

Sunderland Struggling Because Of Anichebe Absence - David Moyes

Sunderland boss David Moyes says the absence of Nigerian forward Victor Anichebe will mean the Black Cats reverting to a more counter-attacking play.

After a poor start to the season, Anichebe was instrumental in Sunderland's good spell as his build-up play helped improve the attacking third of the team.

But since his injury at Burnley on New Year’s Eve, Sunderland have won just once and are currently bottom in the league.

This tweets just made me WEAK! For Real?

I am like for real? So guys now have to buy gifts for their girlfriend for another celebrity birthday celebration ... Choi!

Aww! See beautiful photos of Kenyan woman whose hands were chopped off by husband

Jackline Mwende who lost her limbs after her husband chopped it off for not having children has been rehabilitated.

Recall that she has undergone a special operation that gave her new limbs - prosthetic ones. She has now been surprised with keys to a new house and a fully stocked shop.

Another photo below:

'I'll never be friends with Meek Mill again' - Drake talks about Meek Mill, Jay Z, Nicki and Kanye

Ovo sound rapper, Drake, has dismissed possible reunion with Philly rapper, Meek Mill. Drake talked about his famous beef with Meek Mill, writing his own songs, reunion with Nicki, his fall with Jay Z, which got Kanye pissed and ranting on social media, in an interview with DJ Semtex on OVO Radio.

“Meek Mill at the time, due to some issue with Nicki [Minaj] or whatever it was, decided to create a narrative that I don’t write my own music because that was what was convenient for him at the time.

Seyi Shay has a question for you...

Singer Seyi Shay shared the above photo and asked; "If you saw someone walking down the street like this in your area, what would you do, say or think?"

Filmmaker says Northerners were excluded from The Wedding Party movie

Northern Filmmaker, Bello Shagari thinks northerners were excluded from The Wedding Party movie. He took to his Twitter handle to say the movie was wonderful but unfortunately, Northerners were excluded.

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#BBNaija Ex-Housemate Gifty thank her fans in first post after eviction

Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Gifty have made her first Instagram post after leaving the Big brother house yesterday.

She shared the above photo and wrote;

Lol! They are saying this is the weirdest Igbo wedding experience ever

Twitter use, @Tha-Mentalist shared his weird Igbo wedding experience on Twitter. Choi! I could even feel the pain of the people at the wedding ... Lol! I had gently stand up and look for the next available exit jare!

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Unbelievable! Man beats up his dead neighbor's corpse after discovering his secret affair with wife (Photo)

An angry man left a group of mourners in shock after he pounced on his neighbor's corpse, giving it serious beatings, after finding out he had slept with his wife.

According to reports, a Zimbabwean man identified as Tineyi Moyo, beat up the corpse of Learnmore Dube, who he claims had an affair with his wife before his death.

See if you can spot what's wrong with this photo ...

Lol, have you seen it? What kind of shoe is that or is it just an oversized show? Ladies!!!

#BBNaija: Epic throwback photos of Thin Tall Tony

Well, this is one of the ironies of the internet ... No hiding place for whatsoever you put on it. People of have gone to dig out some throwback of Thin Tall Tony!

This lady said she was sacked for being too good looking (Photos)

A 24-year-old female television worker, Emma Hulse, has claimed she was sacked from her job because she was ‘too good looking’.

MirrorUK reports that Miss Hulse who was hired as a freelance runner, claims production firm UNIT TV, located in Soho, told her to go home during a shift because ‘she should be on a catwalk’. She was however sent a message by her agent barely five minutes after starting work telling her she was ‘no longer required’.

Budget: We won’t allow Buhari to be humiliated - Yakubu Dogara

 

Nigerian lawmakers will give maximum support to President Muhammadu Buhari and ensure that his government is not humiliated in the ongoing deliberations over the 2017 proposed budget, Speaker Yakubu Dogara said Monday.

Mr. Dogara said the National Assembly took this decision because most of its members and Mr. Buhari all belong to the same political party, the All Progressives Congress.

“I must say that the APC as the party with majority in the National Assembly will not allow Mr. President and the APC as the ruling political party to be humiliated or defeated on its budget priorities as we are all part of the same government,” Mr. Dogara said.

1 Have Robbed 35 ATM Users In Alaba Rago, Suspect Tells Police

A twenty-five-year-old armed robbery suspect has told operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command how his gang robbed about 35 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) users in Alaba Rago Market, Ojo area of Lagos.

Gbenga Babatunde, who was arrested after a failed bid to rob a lady, who withdrew an unspecified amount of money around 5:48a.m. at an ATM point in Alaba Rago Market, was chased by the operatives patrolling the area, during which a ‘cut-to-size’ locally-made short gun with two live cartridges were recovered from him, the police said.

NSCDC Apprehend Two Men For Allegedly r*ping Of 14-year-old Girl

Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have arrested two men-Mohammed Abubakar,22, (a.k.a A3) and Adamu Umar, 25, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl in Niger.

The suspects are commercial vehicle drivers at Kasuwan Gwari Motor Park, in Chanchaga local government area of Niger.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Moves To Renovate National Stadium Lagos

Lagos State government has expressed its willingness to renovate the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made the state’s intent known when he paid a condolence and courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, at his residence in Abuja at the weekend.

“I will like to bring the National Stadium to life. The last time a game was played there was in 2005. There is also the employment aspect of football and hosting of matches at the stadium. That includes the jerseys, branding, mama put, the sign writers, the supporters, merchandising, and so on. We want to bring back the football culture of Lagos State to the National Stadium after its renovation,” Ambode said.

Emir of Kano Plans To Stop Poor Men From Marrying More Than One Wife

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has stated that he may soon propose a law, which would stop poor men in the emirate from marrying more than one wife.

Sanusi made this disclosure in Abuja on Sunday at the 50th anniversary of the death of Ambasador Isa Wali, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana.

Walei died on active duty on February 19, 1967.

According to the royal father, he had been able to establish a connection between polygamy, poverty and terrorism.

Buhari Needs More Prayers, Dollar Will Hit N650 – TB Joshua Gives New Prophecies

Prophet T.B. Joshua released more prophecies to his congregation at The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday specifically calling for prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari’s health.

“I have some burning issues which I want to share with you,” Joshua began before breaking his silence on the tensions currently engulfing Nigeria in the wake of Buhari’s prolonged absence on medical leave in the United Kingdom.

Motorists Groan As Contractors Abandon Third Mainland Bridge

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, has come under heavy criticism from Lagos residents  over the abandonment of the repair works in the Third Mainland Bridge and other adjoining roads.

The agency, last month had begun repairs on both carriage ways of the Bridge, scrapping the asphalt on some section of the bridge, but had vacated site for over two weeks, leaving motorists to contend with the current bad state of the road.

Motorists had attributed several accidents on the Bridge in recent times to the uncoordinated method through which FERMA was carrying out the repair works.

Lagos Pastor In Court For Threatening To Set Church Ablaze

A Pastor of the Ministry of Gospel of God Church, identified as Jones Nwaeze, was at the weekend arraigned be­fore an Ikeja Magistrate's’ court in Lagos for allegedly chasing wor­shipers with sticks and threatening to set the church ablaze.

Nwaeze, who lives at Oba Akin­jobi Road, Ikeja, was arraigned for breach of peace and assault before Magistrate Mrs Y.O. Ekogbule.

Mourinho reacts to Chelsea FA Cup draw with United

Manchester United, who recently booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals after defeating Blackburn Rovers with a 2-1 margin, will be facing Chelsea next month.

United’s manager Jose Mourinho fears that Chelsea may go full hyper in their FA Cup quarter-final clash as they’ve “already won the Premier League title”.

Jay Z and family spotted at the NBA All Star game

Beyonce was pictured sitting courtside with her family at the 2017 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, USA on Sunday night. Did you notice the look in Blue Ivy's face?

The singer arrived the venue with her husband Jay-Z and their five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy for the event held at the Smoothie King Center.

Twitter users helped a guy gets his dream prom date after hitting her retweets demand

A lucky guy got his dream prom date after breaking the number of retweets that was demanded from the lady before she got go out with her

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Man sets house on fire in Oyo kills eight-month old baby and three other children

Police in Oyo state have arrested a man who allegedly set his family house on fire, while the occupants were asleep. Five members of the family, four of them children, including an eight month old baby, died.

The incident happened in Budo Alaka village in Kisi area of Oyo State around 2.35 a.m on Sunday.

SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Oyo Police Public Relations Officer said five persons, namely Blessing Samuel Ode (3), Friday Samuel Ode ( 8 months), Mummy Ogbada ‘f’ (10), Daddy Ogbada (6) and Ogunma Ogbada (46) were burnt to death.

President Buhari Will Not Survive, Trump Should Be Careful-prophet - Emmanuel Chukwudi

Startling revelations have emerged from the King of Kings church, Ebonyi State regarding the state of affairs in Nigeria and the US.

The pastor cum prophet, Emmanuel Chukwudi, says he was told by God at Buhari would not survive his first term in office, and that Vice President, Yemi Osibajo will rule in his stead.