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Arsenal have turned down a bid of £6.2 million from Serie A side Sampdoria for Jack Wilshere, according to Gianluca Di Marzio . The Gunners are said to be holding out for £8.8m before sanctioning a sale of the England international midfielder. advertisement

There was pandemonium, weekend, at Ikot Effanga Mkpa, a community on the outskirt of Calabar, Cross River State, when newly wedded couple, Mr. and Mrs. Kabiru Mohammed, aged 32 years and 27 years respectively, died as a result of generator emission in their rented apartment. The couple, according to reports, got married two months ago in Jos where they were domiciled before relocating to Cross River. The landlady of the house situated on plot 1, Ikot Effanga Mkpa New Layout, Stella Uruaka, said that she had severally warned the couple to stop using the generator in their apartment since she observed the inclination. Her words: “I know Kabiru as a truck mechanic from Oyo State and was based in Jos, while the wife, Omowunmi too, was in Jos before she joined him in Calabar after their wedding, two months ago. “When they packed in newly, about eight weeks ago, they were keeping the generator outside but I do not really know what happened that made them change their ...

The West Africa Examination Council WAEC 2017 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Results for School Candidates have been released. The head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC made this known at a press briefing at the Council's office in Yaba Lagos. According to him, out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 1,471,151 (One Million Four Hundred and Seventy One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty One) candidates, representing 94.36% have their results fully processed and released, while 95,734 (Ninety Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Four) candidates, representing 5.64% have a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors traceable to the candidates in the course of registration or writing the examination. He mentioned that a total of 923,486 (Nine Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty Six) candidates, representing 59.22%, obtained minimum of credits in five (5) subjects and above, including Eng...

AC Milan are closing in on a move for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata. advertisement

Chelsea have offered Atletico Madrid forward Yannick Carrasco a five-year deal that would double his current salary. advertisement

Some 214,952 candidates cheated in the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination and their results have been seized by the authorities. The Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, announced this in Lagos as he also announced the cheering news of a seven percent improvement in the number of candidates that passed the examination with five credits. advertisement Last year, 52.9 percent of the candidates recorded the feat. The number jumped to 59.22 percent this year, out of the 1,559,662 candidates that sat for the examination. Adenipekun said WAEC is still investigating the exam cheats and that the schools of the students would be duly informed soon.  “The committee’s decisions will be communicated to the affected candidates through their schools,’’ he said.  “The coordination and marking of candidates’ scripts for the 2017 WASSCE for schools were successfully held between May 24 and June 1...

Chris Brown connected with Complex to show off his impressive sneaker collection. Breezy gave Complex's Joe La Puma an extensive tour of his never-before-seen insane sneaker collection, talked about his love for Allen Iverson growing up and how he brought 1,000 pairs of shoes on tour. advertisement

Russia’s Supreme Court Monday confirmed a ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses, labelled by authorities as an “extremist organisation”. “The Russian Supreme Court has decided to reject the appeal of the organisation against its ban,” the court, quoted by RIA-Novosti news agency, said in its decision. In April, the court issued a ruling banning the Christian group and seizing its property. That decision came after the justice ministry said it had found signs of “extremist activity” within the religious movement and requested that it be banned. advertisement Jehovah’s Witnesses international spokesman David A. Semonian, in a written comment sent to AFP, said the latest decision, while expected, was disappointing. “We can only hope that a fair assessment of the facts will prevail and that our right to practise in Russia will be legally restored,” he added. “It’s not the end yet,” said Viktor Jenkov, lawyer for the Jehovah’s Witnesses, quoted by the Interfax agency. “We ...

Two women have disgraced themselves in public after a disagreement as they go unclad while being filmed. People were left in serious shock after two women were filmed fighting with one going unclad in public after an argument.   In a trending video shared online, one of the women removed her top to fight the other landing serious blows. She bared her br**sts to the camera while punching, shouting and kicking at the other person to the shock an amazement of onlookers   It is not certain where the incident happened. But, the commotion left many people seriously amused. The fight was later separated by a guy who was present after the blows and punches became increasingly hot.      

The Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja on Monday began a five-day competition and general drill for Corporals and ranks below. The drill involves marching manoeuvres, weapons handling, map reading, physical fitness and obstacle crossing. Speaking during the event, Maj.-Gen John Malu, the Commander of the garrison, said weapons handling and map reading were very vital aspects of soldiering. advertisement He, therefore, charged the soldiers to take the training seriously. advertisement

So, Mr. Eazi has finally cleared the air on his association with Wizkid’s Starboy Record label. The Ghanaian born singer has declared that he was never signed to Wizkid’s record label. Recall in 2016, last year, The Starboy announced at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards that he’s signed Mr. Eaiz, Efya and R2Bees to his Starboy label. Now, Eazi is claiming he was never signed as an artiste to Wizkid’s label, but it was more like as an associate or “Business partner” kinda thing. Eazi made this known yesterday during an interview with Star Fm Ghana. The skin tight crooner insists that although he is not signed to Starboy, he is in business with the label. advertisement

Singer Davido’s 1st baby mama, Sophia Momodu took to Snapchat to show off her cleavage and legs in these racy photos. advertisement

The steering committee of Karama central mosque in Daura, Katsina State, has received a plot of land to construct an e-library to facilitate research by students in the area. The mosque committee had recently offered scholarship to 30 indigent students and medical assistance to 20 individuals. Malam Barau Musa, Chairman of the committee, said in Daura that work on the e-library project would commence soon. Musa, who made the disclosure at a lecture on the importance of unity and cooperation among Nigerians, said the library would serve dual purpose of a school and research center. advertisement “It will also be used as center for organizing and coordinating Islamic activities that include lectures, courses and other important aspects of the religion.” The chairman appealed for donation from the general public to the project for it to be completed and put to use within the shortest possible time. Musa commended the state government for donating the plot ...

Management of Osun State Polytechnic Iree has declared that the First Semester Examination for the Daily Part Time Students of the Institution will commence on Wednesday 19th July. This change has become necessary in order to allow all students pay their fees. A statement by the Registrar, Barr. B.M. Salawu states that any student who does not pay his/her School Fees will not be allowed to write the exam. All students and entire members of the polytechnic community are enjoined to get set for the examination which starts by 9:00am on Wednesday 19th July. advertisement

      Chelsea are looking to sign Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. advertisement

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) last Saturday disclosed that it will henceforth ensure it resolve all issues concerning the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination before releasing the results. This was disclosed by JAMB’s Head of Public Relations, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, during an interview with newsmen in Abuja after the release of the July 1st supplementary examination. He explained that the results were delayed to ensure that there were no issues in all the centres where the supplementary exam was conducted. advertisement “The results had been ready as usual; we release results two hours after examination; this delay was because we wanted to take our time to clear all issues. “This is also to ensure that all the CCTV at centres we conducted mop-up examinations were adequately fixed; we do not want situation where we release results before thinking of cancelling it. “What we want to be doing now as we have started with this mop-up exa...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB has stated that it has established new method of admission in line with its mandate to ensure fairness irrespective of tribe and religion and it is determined to meet the expectations of Nigerians. According to the JAMB public relations officer, Dr Fabian Benjamin who made this known, the Board had held consultations with universities across the country to enable candidates meet the requirement and secure admission without the assistance of anybody. advertisement “The Prof. Oloyede led management is working to ensure transparent, acceptable and fair admission process. “We have designed software known as Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), where human interference will be completely removed, to promote credibility. “The admission criteria would be keyed into the software and it will select candidates blindly according to the institutions requirement without any primordial consideration.” He stated. ...

Tekno has offered Wizkid an olive branch, but will the Star Boy accept it? Tekno joined millions of fans on social media to wish Wizkid a happy birthday, a move that came as a surprise to many people, especially because it has only been days since their bitter Twitter feud. “ Happy birthday wizzy. Volume up, ” said the Pana singer on his Twitter yesterday. advertisement Their feud started this July, after Wizkid clapped back at Davido for dissing him in Olamide’s song and Tekno, who felt left out in all the drama, decided to beef Wizkid. Wizkid fired back, calling him ‘duckface’. The tweets stirred up the music community, with many people slamming Tekno for buying himself beef that was never intended for him in the first place. And while everyone was talking, Tekno took to his Twitter to brand Wizkid an animal, before later backing down when Banky W called them to order. Now, Tekno sends Wizkid a Birthday shout out, apparently in a bid to make ...

CEO of Starboy records, Ayodeji balogun aka wizkid got a gold and diamond encrusted chain as birthday gift. Wizkid, who celebrated his birthday yesterday, got a starboy encrusted gold and diamond chain for himself. advertisement

Real Madrid are ready to sell Gareth Bale in a bid to raise funds to sign Monaco forward Kylian Mbappe. advertisement

The British and EU Brexit negotiators met on Monday, pledging to “get down to work” in a first full round of talks on Britain’s divorce terms from the European Union. “We made a good start last month but we are now getting into the substance of the matter,” British Brexit Secretary David Davis told reporters as he was welcomed at the European Commission in Brussels by the EU negotiator Michel Barnier. “For us, it’s incredibly important we now make good progress,” added Davis, who held a first day of talks a month ago to agree an agenda, a year after Britons voted to leave the EU. “Now it’s time to get down to work and to make this a successful negotiation,” he added. Barnier said: “We will now delve into the heart of the matter. We need to examine and compare our respective positions in order to make good progress.” Both men declined further comment, with Barnier saying they would brief the media on Thursday after their teams have spent four days tackling a rang...

Everyone shies away from admitting that they did body surgery. The general solution is always water and work-outs or slimming tea Well, not for Esther Falana , who is is a member of popular Web TV show, BK CHAT LDN. The UK Based Nigerian Lady had implant surgery and she stepped forward and admitted to it. Esther who is a single mother of one, cited her reason for undergoing surgery. According to her, it was because she wasn’t satisfied with her post birth body after giving birth to her child.  See screenshot of her reason behind it below… advertisement

England international goalkeeper Joe Hart is set to have a medical with West Ham on Monday as he looks to finalise a loan move from Manchester City, according to media reports. The 30-year-old had been told by City boss Pep Guardiola that he could find another club, and he appears set for a season-long loan with the East Londoners after spending last season with Italian side Torino. advertisement Hart, who has 71 England caps, is expected to have the option of making the move permanent, while City will pay some of his wages as part of the deal, according to the reports. Hart is keen on regular first-team football, which would have been unlikely at City after the Eastlands outfit splashed £35 million on Brazilian keeper Ederson Moraes, who arrived from Benfica. Hart has played over 300 games in all competitions for City since signing from Shrewsbury Town in 2006. advertisement

Barcelona are ready to increase their bid for Paulinho to €30 million as they prepare to hold further talks with Guangzhou Evergrande over the midfielder. advertisement

Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast happened at about 5:30 am (0430 GMT) in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri, which has been at the epicentre of Boko Haram violence since 2009. “She killed eight people and injured 15 others. The mosque was being guarded by civilian JTF (joint task force militia) during prayers,” he told AFP. advertisement “Unknown to them, the girl was being pursued from another part of town by residents who were suspicious of her movement at the time. “When she approached the mosque, they demanded that she stop to be searched but she suddenly bolted into the mosque and set off her bombs.” Three other female suicide bombers were located in Maiduguri at about the same time, said Satomi. Two were killed in the Mammanti area ...

Manchester United are demanding that Real Madrid include Toni Kroos in any deal for David de Gea. advertisement advertisement

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge rejected a deadline-day swtich to Chinese club Beijing Guoan. advertisement

His arrest was made by detectives attached to the Umuahia Central Police Station in Asia. According to report, Ibekwe hired the services of the deceased, claiming that he was going to pick some harvested farm produce from his mother’s farm at Amuzukwu, a suburb of the Abia capital city. However, on getting to the farm, the suspect attacked his victim, strangled him with a rope and dumped his body in a ditch in the area, while he made away with his tricycle. advertisement An unnamed man, who was defaecating in the bush, witnessed the incident went back to the community to report the case. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, confirmed the incident to PUNCH. Oyebade said the suspect was arrested following reports on the missing 67-year-old Eseonu, who hailed from Ekenaobizi Umuopara, Umuahia. He said police operatives swooped on the suspect, who later gave the police information that led to the discovery of the decomposing body of the decease...

A lexis Sanchez only recently threw his Arsenal future into doubt by claiming his dream is to win the Champions League, but reports in the Mirror today say the club are increasingly sure they can convince him to stay in London. Manager Arsene Wenger says he has had 'positive' messages from Sanchez about his future, so Arsenal let the player run into what is the final year of his contract, and by doing so risk losing him for free next summer. Arsenal will not be in the Champions League this season but they do not want to let their star man leave for a Premier League rival in Manchester City, and they believe there are more reasons to be optimistic about the chances of Sanchez's future being in London. M eanwhile, the  Daily Express  says Arsenal are in pole position to sign Celtic Striker Moussa Dembele is Sanchez does end up leaving. Dembele is hot property after a season in which he scored 32 goals in 48 appearances as Celtic won the Scott...