Arsenal star Aubameyang shows off his swag as he poses in Super Eagles kit (Photos)

Arsenal and Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was pictured posing in front of a private jet while wearing the new Nigerian kit.

This comes after the former Borussia Dortmund star revealed that he'll be supporting Nigeria at the World but needed the new Nigerian jersey to pledge his support.

See full photos below.

Cristiano Ronaldo is worth a staggering $400 Million

Real Madrid and Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is not only one of the greatest footballers of all time but he's also one of the richest sportsmen in the World.

According to an article on Time Magazine, the 33-year-old soccer star, who is a forward on Spain’s Real Madrid team and also plays for Portugal’s national team, has a massive net worth of around $400 million.

He was considered the highest-paid athlete in the world for the last two years until American boxer Floyd Mayweather dethroned him this year.

Ronaldo who also falls behind his football rival Lionel Messi, is now the third-highest paid athlete thanks to his $61 million salary and bonuses as well as the $47 million he earns in endorsements, according to Forbes.

The Portuguese star who's one of the most popular figures in the world has more than 322 million social media followers, with 129 million followers on Instagram, 122 million on Facebook and almost 74 million followers on Twitter. 

Kidnap kingpin, Evans and his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje part ways

Olukoya Ogungbeje, the lead counsel to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans has withdrawn from the case which is currently before the Lagos State High Court.  

Ogungbeje, in a press statement, said his withdrawal was based on “personal reasons.” According to him, his life and that of his co-defence lawyer have been repeatedly threatened.  

His statement partly reads, “for the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that we have fought a good fight this far despite repeated and sustained threats to my life and my co-defence lawyers, I dare say we have no regrets whatsoever having conducted the criminal charges involving our client this far. For the sake of history we have been able to enrich the basic principles of our Criminal Jurisprudence especially the principle premised on an accused person being presumed innocent until the contrary is proved no matter the public opinion and the criticism. We have been able to keep the prosecution on their toes in the art of Forensic, proper and thorough investigation and prosecution of accused persons.”

'I won’t refund any money to EFCC' – Former Oyo State governor, Rashidi Ladoja

Former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja on Friday said he was not worried by the ongoing suit instituted against him by EFCC saying that he will not refund any money to the anti-graft agency because he did not steal while in government.  

The EFCC took Ladoja to court over alleged misappropriation of state funds while in office between 2003 and 2007.

Meghan Markle gushes over Prince Harry as she tells fans "he's the best husband ever"

Meghan Markle joined Queen Elizabeth II on her first solo engagement today and couldn't resist chatting about her Prince Charming to royal fans.

The Duchess of Sussex was on a walkabout when onlookers asked how she's been enjoying married life and she gave a sweet reply. 

She described being married to Prince Harry as "wonderful" before adding: "I'm really enjoying it. He's the best husband ever".

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde reveals she has never voted in any Nigerian election

Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, 40, revealed today that she has never voted before in the country's election and neither has she ever tried to.

She made this revelation after collecting her Permanent Voter's Card, PVC, today. Sharing a photo of herself with her PVC at the collection centre, she thanked Debola Williams for encouraging her to get her PVC and carry out her civic duty.

She wrote:

Here's the moment Robbie Williams gave the world a middle finger during the opening ceremony in Russia

English singer and songwriter, Robbie Williams performed at the World Cup opening ceremony in Russia a few minutes ago.

During his performance, he randomly gave 'the world' the middle finger and its sparking hilarious reactions on social media.

'Today is the happiest day of my life' - Sacked Spain coach, Julen Lopetegui says as Real Madrid unveils him as next manager

Julen Lopetegui has been officially unveiled as the new manager of Real Madrid after he was sacked bySpain on eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The Spanish Football Federation (SFF)  sacked Lopetegui on Wednesday after he was announced as next Real Madrid coach on Tuesday despite having committed his future to Spain's national team by signing a deal until 2020.

Chrissy Teigen wishes Trump a happy 72nd birthday by slamming him for ripping families apart due to his "inhumane policies"

Chrissy Teigen never misses a chance to slam Donald Trump, not even on his birthday.

The outspoken critic of the President wished Trump a happy birthday, then used the opportunity to rip him apart for his "inhumane policies" on immigration.

She took a jab at the US President by donating $72,000 to the ACLU so they can keep fighting for vulnerable families and asylum-seeking parents forcibly separated from their children. Chrissy blames Trump for separating these families and she revealed that each member of her family donated a total of $72,000 to the organization in honor of Trump turning 72, so they can keep fighting Trump's policies.

She wrote:

Nigeria Police Force moves to end menace of SARS officers, release dedicated telephone numbers for victims to lodge complains

The Nigeria Police Force has taken steps towards ending the menace of SARS officers. The force via its twitter handle has released telephone numbers dedicated to cater to complains from victims, past and present. See more of their tweets below

Waffle House is under fire after viral footage shows a black couple being handcuffed following a $1 payment dispute (video)

Waffle House has been criticized after a black couple was handcuffed by police officers outside an outlet in Florida following a dispute over the check.

Footage from a police officer's body camera revealed a clash between a black couple and police officers at the chain. The footage shows police entering a Waffle House in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. In the video, two people are seen inside the restaurant arguing with employees regarding the bill, which the customers say was overly high.

Photos of the suspected killers of Abuja missing lady, Charity Aiyedogbon

The FCT police command today paraded the suspected killers of Charity Aiyedogbon who went missing since May 2016. The suspects 27 year old Chukwujekwu Ezeugo and 28 year old Emmanuel Adogah were apprehened on June 11th after years of investigation.

The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Sadiq Bello who paraded them before newsmen, said that Ezeugo confessed to killing the deceased who was his girlfriend so he could take possession of her Acura ZDS Jeep and other property which have been recovered form him. 

Photos: APC hoodlums allegedly beat up female SA to Governor Obaseki leaving her with brain injury

A Special Assistant to Governor Obaseki was allegedly attacked by hoodlums belonging to another faction of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

The victim, Mrs Maris Igbons was rushed to a medical centre for immediate treatment and later referred to UBTH for brain surgery. Read report by Omowele on Facebook below:

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode turns 55 today!

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State celebrates his 55th birthday today.

The state commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Steve Ayorinde while celebrating his boss wrote, 'Happy birthday to Agba Akin of Lasgidi, the one whose unique name announces his deep essence. 55 gbosas for a great boss, big brother and Governor General'.

Governor Ambode's Chief Press Secretary, Aruna also wrote an incredible piece in celebration of the his boss.

Read Below....

Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone under investigation for sexual assault

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office is reviewing a sex crime case against legendary Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, 71.

A Spokesman from the  Los Angeles District Attorney's office, Greg Risling confirmed this on Wednesday, saying the case was presented by police in Santa Monica, California.

The Santa Monica Police Department turned over the case, which was first reported to it in November 2017, Risling told CNN in an email.

NeNe Leakes reveals husband Gregg has been diagnosed with Cancer

 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta reality show star, NeNe Leakes, 50, has revealed that her husband Gregg Leakes, has been diagnosed with cancer.

Sharing a photo of him sitting in a chair at a doctor’s office on Instagram, the reality star

World Cup 2018: Super Eagles squad look fit and ready as they wrap up training session (Photos)

The Super Eagles squad were pictured in high spirit as they wrapped their training session ahead of the 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia, which kicks off today.

Nigeria will play their first match against Croatia on Saturday, before other group games against Iceland and Argentina.

See full photos below...

Woman shares how she discovered her man was having a baby with another woman and how it played out when she confronted him

Screenshots of a woman's conversation with her man after she found out he was cheating has gone viral and it's really heartbreaking.

The dutiful woman said she went to sort out his clothes only to find a home pregnancy test stick in one of his clothes. When he returned, she confronted him and the way it played out was not what she expected.

Rather than be repentant, he blamed her and made fun of her.

Read the full story in the screenshots below.

Dr. Elishama Rosemary Ideh becomes the second woman to join the race to run for President in 2019

Dr. Elishama Rosemary Ideh has become the second woman to officially join the race to run for President of the country in the 2019 general election. 

Ideh, who formally declared her ambition to run for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the ANN Political Party, on Thursday May 31st, 2018 @ NICON LUXURY ABUJA,  told a mammoth crowd of her supporters in Abuja that she would give every Nigerian a sense of belonging in the running of the country’s affairs.

Ageless beauty, Bianca Ojukwu makes rare appearance at event in London (photos)

Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafran warlord and former Ambassador to Spain, Chief Odimegwu Ojukwu, attended the Pre-Inauguration get together of Adaure Igbo Women Association, U.K. which took place a few days ago.

More photos below...

"If a woman is not married by 30 her mileage has gone far" - Male twitter user

A lady tweeted to remind men that women do not have an expiry date for marriage and a guy replied saying a woman should be married by 30. 

Photo: 25-Year-Old unemployed man arraigned in court for touching married woman’s breasts

25-year-old unemployed man, Kabiru Saka, was today arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly touching a married woman, Mrs Faith Ijiogbe's breasts at the Alagbado area of Lagos state on Monday June 11th.

Police prosecutor, Sgt. Dada Wasiu, who arraigned him before the court, said asides the indecent act, Kabiru was also being accused of stealing. He told the court that on the day of the incident, the accused had begged the complainant to give him a carton of canned drinks which accidentally fell off a motorcycle that was taking her to her shop. He husband was on another motorcycle riding behind her.

HIV-positive man arrested for infecting over 200 sexual partners

A 36-year-old truck driver from Ancona in Italy has been arrested for allegedly passing on HIV to women via unprotected sexual intercourse.

A spokesman for police in Ancona said today that 35-year-old Claudio Pinti had been arrested two days earlier in Italy. It is believed that the suspect who traveled all over Italy for work might have consciously passed on the deadly virus to more than 200 sexual partners.

World Cup 2018: Russia Govt stop Nigeria from bringing live chickens into stadium

The Russian government has rejected a request by Super Eagles supporters to bring in live chickens into the Kaliningrad Stadium for Nigeria's opening clash against Croatia on Saturday.

The chickens already painted in green and white were expected to bring good luck to the Super Eagles.

Speaking about the request made by the Nigerian supporters, Russian Minister of Culture and Tourism, Andrei Ernak, told interfax.ru that the request was turned down.

Nigeria Jungle Justice: Young man beaten, paraded for stealing two crates of beer in Anambra (photos)

A young man was today beaten and paraded in Aguluezechukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state for allegedly stealing two crates of Life beer.

According to Facebook user, Etz, the suspect is a well known driver in the community.

Trial of former Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shema adjourned to October 15

The trial of a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema before Justice Babagana Ashgar of the Federal High Court sitting in Katsina could not continue on June 13, 2018 following an application brought by the defendant challenging the competency of the charge.

The application was moved by counsel representing the defendant,  J.B Daudu SAN asking the court to quash the 26 count charge against his client on the grounds that the star witness, one Nasiru Salisu Ingawa is being prosecuted for the same offence by the ICPC at the Katsina State High Court.According to him,it is an abuse of court process to continue with current matter until that issue is resolved.

Daudu also asked the court to declare section 396(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA which says all application shall be taken along with the substantive case at the judgment stage.

Premier League fixtures revealed! Find out who Chelsea, Arsenal, Man.City, Man. Utd, Liverpool & others are playing on the start of 2018-19 season.

The Premier League fixture for the start of the 2018-19 season has just been revealed, and Champions Manchester City will travel to Arsenal on the weekend of 11-12 August for their opening match 

Manchester United will host Leicester City, Liverpool entertains West Ham, and Championship winnersWolverhampton Wanderers will welcome Everton to Molineux stadium for the opening games.

See the fixtures below.

Reno Omokri vows to do everything legally and morally to unseat President Buhari next year

This Reno Omokri sef....lol

"Avoid time wasters" - Diddy tweets and gets an epic reply from a fan!

Choi!

Sound Sultan tweets that Nigerians are too scared to fight those in power and the replies he got are quite interesting

See the replies he got below

Nicki Minaj comes under fire for her Elle interview where she said, "It makes me sad that women are having sex for money"

In the exclusive interview with Elle magazine, Nicki Minaj spoke about being single. She also spoke about women being modern-day prostitutes, sleeping with men for money, and she wondered if she has in some way contributed to that.

The 35-year-old rapper spoke candidly about how she's experiencing "more growth in the last six months" than in the last eight years.

She said: "It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever been single."

Revealing this is the very first relationship hiatus she's ever been on since being 15 years old, Nicki admits she had to learn to be alone.

PDP chairman attacks EFCC for harassing PDP states...says the commission now APC tool for 2019

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EfCC for their unconcealed bias in their execution of the anti corruption war in the country.

Prince Secondus said that the recent arrest and harassment of contractors handling projects in only PDP states has clearly exposed the anti graft agency as doing the bidding of the ruling party ahead of 2019.

Cattle custlers kill at least 10 people In fresh attacks in Zamfara State

At least 10 people were killed in raids by suspected cattle rustlers on four remote villages in Zamfara State.

Residents of the affected community said the armed bandits stormed the villages in Birnin Magaji area of Zamfara state, in an apparent reprisal attack after local militia killed one of their numbers.

Two women accuse an Uber driver of kicking them out of his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat

Two women say an Uber driver kicked them out of his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat and now the driver's taxi license, required to drive for Uber in New York City, has been suspended as the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission investigates what happened.

Alex Iovine, 26, and Emma Pichl, 24, live together in Manhattan and have been dating for nearly two years. The couple was heading back to Manhattan on Saturday after celebrating a friend's birthday at a Brooklyn bar. Lovine says she and her girlfriend were sitting on opposite sides of the back seat when they kissed.

Chike Ike hints at being in love

Actress Chika Ike has been enjoying an enviable vacation and she's been keeping her followers on social media updated.

Her most recent photo is one of herself in a pool with the caption: "You glow differently when you’re in love . Am I right? ??"