UEFA study predicts Barcelona to win the Champions League

A number of factors are in Barcelona's favour in the 2016/17 Champions League with UEFA putting them forward as the most likely team to lift the trophy. The last-16 gets underway on Tuesday with

Ex-Air Force chief Umar ‘buys N2.38b houses in two years’

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard yesterday how a former Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Mohammed Dikko Umar, allegedly splashed N2.38 billion on five choice houses in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna.
The court was also told that Umar, who was COAS between October 2010 and September 2012, directed the payment of N558.2million to himself monthly as upkeep allowances outside his

Adebola Williams: On #Valentines Day today, my message is simple: Let's stop this #Selflove campaign

Love is what you give even when you do not have; Love is sacrifice. Once you have the knowledge of what love is, he never instructed you to give it to yourself he asked that you give it to others just like Jesus did for you.

He said clearly, there will always be

FASHION: Cefinn: The Full Collection Reveal

As Samantha Cameron's first solo fashion label, Cefinn, launches today (in full on the brand's new website), see every look from the eagerly anticipated collection, "Cefinn is the realisation of a long held dream for me," said Cameron today. "To create a brand which fills a space I believe exists in the current market is both hugely challenging and rewarding. I hope it becomes a go to label for easy, elegant pieces for the busy, modern woman." See more photos after cut

Iraqis paint Baghdad red on Valentine's Day despite tensions

Stalls were adorned with red teddy bears, love hearts and other representations of love to mark the occasion, seeming to defy deteriorating economic and security conditions that coincided with the Islamic State extremists reign of terror over many other cities and bloody strikes inside the capital, reports Iraqi News. Abdel Kader, a florist in the district of Mansour said: “Despite the violence and

Britain's youngest mother who gave birth at 12 after being raped by her brother then had to give her daughter away is pregnant again at 23 and says: 'I just want things to be perfect this time'

Tressa Middleton (left aged 21 and right aged 12 with her mother and daughter) had to give away her first baby ten years ago after confessing the child's father was her brother (inset). That decision to reveal her secret and give her baby into care has haunted her since she suffered a miscarriage and feared she would never be able to have another child. But the 23-year-old from Bathgate in

Mango Launches Committed Collection

MANGO has taken a new step towards making sustainability a major component of its business model by launching a new collection called Mango Committed, we can reveal today. The 45-piece collection (comprising 25 women's and 20 men's styles) launches online and in store this week, but has been much longer than that in the

I saw the recession coming in Nigeria and I warned the government - Emir Sanusi

I saw this coming far back in 2014 and I warned the Nigerian government that "over 20 billion dollars unremitted to the federatio account, and if nothing is done by 2015 upward,Nigeria will know what economic crisis". The former governor of Nigeria is not happy with the present situation in the country and he took to his IG page to express his mind. See his quotation after the cut

Britain's most violent prisoner Charles Bronson, 64, proposes to his ex-Coronation Street actress girlfriend, 36, in a Valentine's Day jail visit

Charles Bronson (top right), 64, who has a reputation as one of the most violent prisoners in Britain, asked soap actress girlfriend Paula Williamson (bottom right in Emmerdale) to marry him when she visited him at HMP Wakefield. It is understood he had planned a more elaborate proposal where a ring would have been delivered to

Villages of the Dam: Homes and businesses beneath California's crumbling Oroville Dam lie abandoned underwater - as it's revealed officials were warned about the structure TWELVE YEARS ago

Eerie images of drowned buildings (Riverbend Park pictured bottom-left and right) and ghost towns have emerged from the area below California's crumbling Oroville Dam (pictured during dramatic overflow on Sunday, top-left) after hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. And it might have been averted had feds and water agencies not ignored warnings 12 years ago that

Paris Saint-Germain are Neymar's favourite victim

Barcelona boast an impressive record of three wins in their past three meetings with Paris Saint-Germain and the main reason for that success has been Neymar. The Brazilian has scored in each of those victories, while he also netted in the previous match, a

BREAKING: Trump ready to assist Nigeria in combating terrorism, Buhari praised for Chibok girls rescue

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday afternoon from London spoke to President Donald Trump on telephone at the request of the American President. The conversation was cordial and President Buhari congratulated Trump on his election as President of the United States, and on his

California prepares for catastrophe: Battle continues to stop dam collapse that would drown the area under 100ft of water and sparked an evacuation of 200,000, leaving ghost towns behind

Nearly 200,000 people remained under evacuation orders on Monday as California authorities battle stop a collapse at the nation's tallest dam that could unleash 100 foot of uncontrolled flood waters if it fails. The California National Guard put out a notification to all 23,000 soldiers and airmen to be ready to deploy if needed. An alert for

British tourist, 36, dies in a violent fight 'with a couple' sparked when a 'woman threw a cleaner's wet floor sign at him' in Tenerife

Company director Daryl Bhandal, from London, died in hospital after the fracas which happened  around midnight on Friday at a hotel in the resort of Puerto de Santiago in the south west of Tenerife. The 36-year-old father-of-two had been seriously injured in a fracas involving a British couple said to have

Pregnant Rochelle Humes shows off her bump in a blush bardot dress as she celebrates her baby shower with WAG Georgina Cleverley

Rochelle Humes looked stunning at her popcorn-themed baby shower recently.The singer chose a  blush rouched dress from online store, Gorgeous Couture. The midi dress looked great on Rochelle, showing off her long legs, while the Bardot neck showed off a hint of skin for a subtle, sophisticated finish. Want to steal Rochelle’s dress for yourself? This isn’t a maternity dress but

Bale joins group training session

On November 29th, Gareth Bale succumbed to a lengthy right ankle injury, although that now looks to be finally passed him as he nears his return, rejoining the rest of the squad in Sunday morning's training session. It'll be a welcome boost for Zinedine Zidane who will finally be able to play BBC all together again, after more than

Liz Da Silva Is A Captivating Bride In Adorable Photos

Liz Da Silva is a Nigerian actress and producer who started her career in 2004, she has showed mostly in Yoruba movies, She is a well known and well featured actress in the Yoruba movie world Liz Da Silva looks stunning in these new bridal themed photo shoot by Lagos based photographer Soji Oni. She showed off the white bridal dress featuring sheer embellished lace inserts over the bodice of the white floaty look. See more photos after the cut

BREAKING: Trump's 'Africa Day,' scheduled to speak to Buhari by 3:45pm (Local Time) and Zuma

President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, is scheduled to speak via telephone to two African leaders today. Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari – who is currently on vacation in the United Kingdom, and South Africa’s Jacob Zuma are the two leaders in question. The US President’s first African engagement was a

Kenya: Leaders of striking public sector doctors jailed one month

A judge in Kenya has handed a one-month sentence to leaders of the doctors’ union in the country amid an ongoing strike over pay and service conditions. ‘‘This court decides to resume its order sentencing the applicants to a one month jail term,’‘ Justice Hellen Wasilwa is quoted to have said.
Judge Wasilwa had in

PHOTOS: All the Best Looks from Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour

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