Police parade men who killed ex-FUTA VC, say "We strangled him to death"

The driver and security guard of former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo state who was found dead inside a store in his home in Ijapo estate in Akure yesterday June 28th have given a vivid description of how they killed him.

Bamidele, who was fired by the late don for attempting to steal his car some months back, said he connived with Daniel Ita the security guard to carry out the act. He said Daniel lured the old man out of the main house before he strangled him to death.

Man United set to make £15m bid for Everton's Ireland star Seamus Coleman

EVERTON are determined to hold onto Séamus Coleman as Manchester United prepare a £15m bid for the Ireland full-back.

With United having dropped their interest in Southampton right-full Nathaniel Clyne - leaving the path clear for Liverpool to sign the England international - United boss Louis van Gaal has made  the right back position one of his priorities this summer with former Sligo Rovers defender Coleman, the Dutchman’s ideal candidate.

Irishman 'enjoying a day out with friends' killed in Qatar dune buggy tragedy

A young Irishman and his English girlfriend have been killed in a horror dune buggy accident in Qatar.

Eamonn Morgan, from Newry, Co Down, and his partner Charlotte Sant, from Manchester, were both enjoying a day out with friends when the tragedy occurred.

BET 2015 Awards Highlights, Pictures And List Of Winners

The 2015 BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night, June 28, 2015.

HIGHLIGHTS

Rapper Diddy fell into a hole during his performance. The fall happened as Lil’ Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, 112 and the Lox joined Diddy to perform a medley of past hits.

Rihanna duct-taped the hands of Floyd Mayweather while sitting in the audience. Not just that, she also wanted to go on stage with wads of cash but she was stopped by Stephen Hill (BET's President of Programming).

UPDATE-Aisha Buhari's brother, Musa Yola, denies being arrested over N300m fraud

Younger brother to Aisha Buhari, Musa Yola, has denied media reports that he was arrested on the order of President Buhari over a N300 million oil bloc fraud.

NFF fires Super Falcon coach Etim Okon, appoints Danjuma in acting capacity

The Nigeria football Federation ( NFF ) has fired Super Falcons head coach Edwin Okon. According to reports, he was fired following the Super Falcons poor performance at the just concluded FIFA Women's World cup in Canada after the team failed to make it out of the group stage. The team's assistant coach, Christopher Danjuma has been appointed acting coach.

Italian priests are conducting EXORCISMS to break 'voodoo spells' put on terrified Nigerian migrant

EXCLUSIVE: Italian authorities have enlisted the help of Catholic priests in a bid to break the psychological ties that help pimps exploit vulnerable Nigerian women, trafficked to Europe for sex work (main and top left).

The baby with 100,000 Facebook followers

Egypt, the daughter of Australian rapper and 'internet entrepreneur' Fortafy (left with partner Shana Evers and baby daughter), hit 100,000 likes on Facebook after a photograph of her wearing a Kardashian Kids-branded beanie (right) went viral when the label owned by the reality television sisters re-posted it on its social media accounts. Since it was shared on Instagram on June 4, it has been liked almost 30,000 times.

Argentinian kidnapped in Niger state says footballer Messi helped save his life

An Argentinian man named Santiago Lopez Menendez (pictured above), who worked as an agronomist for Nigeria Flour Mills and managed two farms, was kidnapped in Niger state on June 24th. Talking to the press after he was rescued, he said footballer Lionel Messi helped save his life.

Mirror UK reports

Wimbledon 2015: day one

WOMEN'S SINGLES

A. Ivanovic

1st Round

Y. Xu

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

30

B. Bencic

1st Round

T. Pironkova

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

9

C. Suarez Navarro

1st Round

J. Ostapenko

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

V. Diatchenko

1st Round

A. Friedsam

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

A. Van Uytvanck

1st Round

B. Mattek-Sands

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

A. Krunic

1st Round

R. Vinci

Jun 29, 2:30 PM

President Buhari Orders Arrest Of Wife’s Younger Brother Over Alleged Extortion

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Nigeria’s security agents to arrest his brother-in-law for allegedly extorting money from an unnamed businessman, a close confidante of the Nigerian leader told SaharaReporters. He said the suspect, named Musa Yola, was the immediate younger brother of Mr. Buhari’s wife. 

Nigeria, India To Sign Prisoners Swap Pact

Arrangements are underway for Nigeria and India to sign Prisoners Transfer Agreement to allow prisoners of the two countries return to their home countries to serve their jail terms.

The Indian High Commissioner, Ajjampur Ghanashyam, who said this while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Sunday in Abuja, said no fewer than 1,100 Nigerians were serving various prison terms in India.

“When I came to Nigeria, there were about 1,800 Nigerians in our prisons and that was shocking for me and now I am told it is about 1,100.

Teenage Wife Poisons Husband In Lagos

Just like the 14-year old Kano little bride who poisoned her husband, another 17-year old lady who was forced to marry a retarded man by her father and the man’s relations has poisoned him so that she can be free to remarry.  The story;

A Beninoise, Kwenume Ojo, aka Abiodun, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband, Jimoh Ojo, 32, in the Yaba area of the state. Punch Metro learnt that Kwenume put poison in her husband’s soft drink and forced it down his throat while he slept on the bed.

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan's ex-security aide murdered

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tamuno Jacob Igbomie, who was Principal Security Officer to the wife of the former President, Patience Jonathan, has been shot dead by unknown assailants.

South African girl burnt to death by boyfriend's ex-girlfriend & her friends

 Boitumelo Dlamini was taken by four girls into a car, driven to a bush where they poured petrol on her and burnt her to death. One of the girls is the ex-girlfriend of the boy she's dating. Her charred body was found in the bush in Klipgat, North West, on Thursday June 25th.

Boitumelo's boyfriend's ex-girlfriend and three of her friends have been arrested for the crime and are facing murder charges and kidnapping.

Police Chase Causes Deaths Of 2 Children, Critically Injures Others

Michaelangelo Jackson, 6, and his younger sister, Makiah Jackson, 3, were struck and killed by a vehicle being chased through a residential neighborhood by Detroit police, USA Today reports.

Lorenzo Harris, 29, was allegedly on the run on Wednesday, June 24, due to a parole violation. As he was being chased through Detroit’s East Side, the Chevy Camaro he was driving was allegedly clipped by police, causing it to fly into the air.

A family friend who was on the scene described the horrific incident to the Voice of Detroit:

Heartbreak that led to Serena's meltdown at Wimbledon last year

The world’s leading female athlete was almost bouncing off the walls as she walked down the tunnel from Wimbledon’s main player complex to Court No 1.

It was the second Monday of Wimbledon last year and Serena Williams was about to play doubles with her sister Venus, but the unsteadiness on her feet suggested that all was not well.

What happened in the next half hour only confirmed it as the crowd looked on with a mixture of bemusement and alarm. This colossus of any era in tennis, disorientated and bereft of co-ordination, could barely put racket to ball and, with officials and medical staff swarming onto the court, was forced to abandon the match after three games.