Iniesta called Real Madrid players to apologise for FIFA awards snub

With Barcelona aware of the upset that was caused by their non-attendance at FIFA's 'The Best' awards, captain Andres Iniesta personally phoned Real Madrid's players to apologise for it.
Barcelona directors did attend 'The Best' ceremony in Zurich, although the players did not, with the club insisting

Luis Enrique backs players' decision to sit out FIFA 'The Best' awards

The elephant in the room at FIFA's inaugural 'The Best' awards ceremony on Monday was Barcelona's absent players, and yet Luis Enrique has thrown his support behind their decision not to travel to Zurich.
Citing the upcoming Athletic Club Copa del Rey second leg, the Asturian boss made

FIFA approves 48-team World Cup

FIFA has voted unanimously to expand the World Cup to a 48-team tournament in 2026.

The new format, which will see the finals comprising 16 groups of three teams before a 32-team knockout stage, was voted for unanimously by the FIFA Council at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday.
President Gianni Infantino had

Joy as woman delivers quintuplet 10 years after marriage

There was celebration on Tuesday at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in Cross River State as a married couple that has been childless for 10 years were blessed with a set of

OFFICIAL: Cohen Bramall joins Arsenal

Arsenal have confirmed they have completed the signing of non-league star Cohen Bramall from Hednesford Town. The left-back will join up with the Gunners' under-23 side after impressing in a recent trial. Speaking about the move, manager Arsene Wenger told the club's official website: “I believe that when

Ronaldo: The Best was for the best and that's me

Cristiano Ronaldo is in no doubt that he deserved to win FIFA's inaugural The Best Men's Player award for 2016. The 31-year-old beat Lionel Messi to the prize at Monday's gala following what he considers to be the best year of his career, in which he won

Rebecca Ferguson reveals she will NOT be performing at Donald Trump's inauguration ... after demanding she sang anti-racist anthem

British singer Rebecca Ferguson has pulled out of Donald Trump 's inauguration after a row about her performing a famous protest song about lynching. The Liverpool-born star (pictured, left) wanted to perform Strange Fruit - a track which was

BREAKING: APC Senators fire Ndume as Senate leader

A Cacaus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators on Tuesday fired Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District of Borno State as leader of the Senate.
This is contained in a letter addressed to

Jammeh sacks 10 envoys, no judges to sit on election petition

Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has recalled about 10 ambassadors from their posts. All twelve belong to the group that implored him to accept the results of the December 1 polls and step down.
They include ambassadors to

Train passenger 'was dragged 60 feet along a platform when driver set off with her hand caught in a door'

After being dragged for 19 metres, the 60-year-old passenger managed to pull her hand free before losing her footing and falling onto the platform. She suffered head, hand and back injuries at Hayes and Harlington station in west London on July 25 last year. Today, train driver Stephen Murdoch, 44, was charged with

1,250 Boko Haram suspects cleared, released by Nigerian army

Brigadier-General Victor Ezugwu, General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division of the army disclosed this on Monday in Maiduguri during a visit by the Red Cross representative Beat Mosimann, local media report.
It is not clear if the two local government officials arrested last week for

'Mummy and baby are doing great': England striker Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah gives birth to the couple's second child together

Jamie Vardy took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal that his wife Rebekah has given birth to their 'gorgeous' baby boy.He wrote: 'Over the moon to announce the arrival of our gorgeous little boy on Sunday evening! Mummy and baby doing great! @RebekahVardy #blessed' 

It's the couple's

Debbie Reynolds' Cause of Death Revealed

Nearly two weeks after Debbie Reynolds passed away at the age of 84, the cause of her death has been revealed. According to E! News, the actress died from

Ex-Nigerian president named in $1.3 billion illegal oil deal

AFP reports that Italian prosecutors are alleging the former president and his oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, played a central role in a 2011 deal that saw the two oil companies pay the sum for an offshore oil block in Nigeria.
“ENI chief executive Claudio Descalzi and his predecessor Paolo Scaroni met Jonathan ‘in person’ to thrash out the

Zambia welcomes its first female fighter pilot

After joining the military in 2012, Muwamba was fortunate to be part of the Zambian Air Forces programme to train female pilots who will bridge the gender gap in the field.
“Men are not a competition but counterparts that one should work with, and hence women should

CAN excited as Buhari fires FRC chief

For Christians, it was an exciting piece of news — President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday fired Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Executive Secretary Mr. Jim Obazee.
The FRC is a Federal Government agency whose action precipitated the exit at

RCCG: We would through Court order compel Adeboye to reverse his decision should the “holy man of God’’ refuse to voluntarily do so.

The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called on Pastor Enoch Adeboye to rescind his resignation as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
The call came in a statement issued by the Executive Director of the Abuja-based human rights group, Mr Frank Tietie, on Tuesday.
Tietie said CASER would seek a court order to

Love is a wonderful! This man wed this lady

Man, 33, 'found with haul of 9,000 extreme sexual images and films of children'

David Carey, 33, from Longenton in North Tyneside, faced nine charges at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court. He spoke only to

DEATH IN PARADISE Brit backpacker found hanged in hotel room on Thai party island after ‘row with her boyfriend’

The 26-year-old’s lifeless body was found in an apartment in Soi Ta-Iad in the popular tourist area of Phuket by her boyfriend, according to local officers. Miss Brown returned to the flat shortly after 3am local time after reportedly having an argument with