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Chelsea Football Club has today completed the signing of striker Olivier Giroud from Arsenal. Giroud arrives with a wealth of experience and a proven pedigree at the highest level having scored goals regularly in the Premier League, in Europe and on the international stage, where he has represented France at three major tournaments. A strong, physical forward, Giroud is lethal in the air and clinical with his feet in and around the penalty area. The 31-year-old will wear the number 18 shirt and has signed an 18-month-contract. Giroud said: ‘Chelsea is one of the biggest teams in the Premier League. They have won maybe the most trophies in the last six or seven years. It’s a massive club and I am proud to sign for Chelsea, and I’m looking forward to playing.’ Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: ‘Olivier is a proven talent at the top level and we are very pleased to call him a Chelsea player. ‘He has scored goals regularly throughout his career and is well accustomed to Engli

A little decorum, please! Blue Ivy Carter star front-row at the 2018 Grammys and at one point during the show told her parents, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, to stop clapping on Sunday, January 28. The couple’s eldest child is only 6 but she appeared to be calling the shots, telling her mom and dad to put down their hands as they applauded Camila Cabello‘s moving speech. As the pair clapped, Blue — who was dressed in an eye-catching white suit and silver shoes — could be seen putting up her hand and slowly and solemnly gesturing towards each of them to stop what they were doing. “I have no idea what Blue Ivy is doing but I’m here for it,” wrote one commenter who shared the iconic moment.

30 Billion Gang! DMW stars Davido, Mayorkun, Dremo, Peruzzi, Yonda have a Music Video on the way. The video was shot by Director Q and he also posted photos from the shoot on his Instagram page. Davido, Mayorkun, Dremo, Peruzzi & Yonda were all present at the shoot. This will be their first DMW single in a while since releasing “Prayer” featuring Mayorkun & Davido. See B.T.S Photos below:

Popular Nigerian singer Olamide has responded to overwhelming criticisms that his latest song, “Science Student” is a bad influence on Nigerian youths considering the existing level of drug abuse in the country. The musician took to Instagram to correct every bad impression about the song, stating that the song is meant to preach against drug abuse and encourage responsible alcohol consumption among youths. While announcing the coming of the video to the song, Olamide posted his picture on Instagram and wrote; “Since the release of #ScienceStudent, the support has been massive. As you are all sharing, dancing, singing along to this relatable music of mine, I want you all to take some time to reflect on the subject, say no to drug abuse. Don’t abuse alcohol. stop mixing what you don’t know about. Live responsibly and drink responsibly. Don’t aspire the ‘highness state’ but a state of purpose fulfillment and passion discovery. Together let’s put an end to drug abuse and save as many

Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia’s new president on Monday, in the country’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. Weah, 51, took over from Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who spent 12 years at the helm, steering the West African nation away from the trauma of a civil war. He was sworn in as president by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Francis Korkpor. The ceremony took place at a packed sports stadium near the capital, Monrovia, with several African heads of state in attendance, along with friends and former colleagues from Weah’s football years. Crowds queued for kilometres (miles) to reach the stadium, singing, dancing and waving the Liberian flag as they waited. Weah has vowed to make prosperity and job creation the hallmarks of his presidency. Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking a mere 177th on the 188 countries in the Human Development Index compiled by the UN Devel

Actor and rapper, Jamie Foxx has taken delivery of a brand new unique SUV. The 50-year-old Ray actor turned heads on Thursday night as he pulled up to a Hollywood club in his 500 horsepower Rezvani Tank. He was accompanied by his longtime friend and The Jamie Foxx Show co-star Garcelle Beauvais, 51. The sick tank is reportedly worth $350k. See more photos and video below..

A young woman Celine Dookhran, 20, was raped and murdered by her “obsessed” uncle before her body was padlocked in a deep freezer, a court heard. Dookhran was kidnapped along with a second woman by her Uncle, Mujahid Arshid, 33, and his employee Vincent Tappu, 28, who took them to a six-bedroom house that Arshid, a builder, had been working at, the Old Bailey heard." Both women were then raped and their throats cut in what prosecutors described as a “horrific crime” on July 19 last year. Arshid considered dissolving the bodies of both ladies in acid or hiding them in a chest-high freezer he installed two days before, it was claimed. 20 year old raped and killed by her uncle who then locked her body in a freezer The second woman managed to survive and raised the alarm from hospital, which lead to the discovery of Miss Dookhran’s body. Opening the prosecution case, Crispin Aylett QC warned jurors: “The evidence that gives rise to those charges is, I am afraid, simply horrifi

ABUJA— SENATORS could not hide their anger, yesterday, following the massive killings and wanton destruction of property in some parts of the country. They again questioned the commitment of the executive arm of government to the protection of lives of Nigerians and accused President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing wrong people into his cabinet. Meanwhile, the Senate has resolved to suspend plenary next Wednesday and Thursday to enable it hold a summit on the security situation in some parts of the country, just as it has also called for a high powered delegation, in conjunction with the state government, to resolve the conflict for harmonious existence. The Senate has also urged the Federal Government to deploy more security personnel to the affected areas. The resolutions of the Senate, yesterday, were sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Shuaibu Lau (PDP, Taraba) on the conflict between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of Taraba. According to Lau, the conflict, which starte

Reality star Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband Kanye West Tuesday announced the birth of their third child, a baby girl who was born via a surrogate. “She is here! We’re so in love,” Kardashian, 37, wrote in a post on her website which she then shared with her 58.3 million Twitter followers. In a brief message, she wrote that their “healthy, beautiful” daughter was born Monday at 12:47 AM local time, weighing 7.6 pounds (3.3 kilograms). The baby girl’s name was not announced. “We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care,” said Kardashian. “North and Saint are especially thrilled to welcome their baby sister,” she added. Kardashian and West married in May 2014, and already have two children: daughter North, 4, and 2-year-old son Saint. The couple chose to use a surrogate as Kardashian suffered from placenta accreta – a serious condition where the

President Muhammadu Buhari’s kinsman, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim Daura, has called on him to resign from the office of Petroleum Minister and concentrate on his duty as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Daura who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Katsina State, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna, Tuesday, said the office of the President was very demanding and required full concentration of the President to chart forward the affairs of the nation. “The recent fuel scarcity in the country might not be unconnected with the policy on ground where the president runs the ministry from the Aso Villa. “Yes, some will say that President Buhari decided to hold onto the ministry to checkmate some malpractices, but I can tell you that we have experts who can do same, remember Prof. Tam David West, Obaseki and Abubakar Yar’adua, they are all experts in Petrochemical Engineering who have proved that they have what it takes to move the oil

Former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, ​has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)​, with the support of Nigerians, will unseat the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. ​He said this at a ‘Unity ​R​ally’ organised by ​the party in Agaie/Lapai Local Government Area​ of the State. At the event, over 600 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defected to the PDP. “We will resist any form of intimidation put on our way to reclaiming power at all levels of governance in the country​,​”​ the PDP chieftain said.​ ​Babangida disclosed that a committee had been put in place to ensure victory for the PDP in 2019 general election​. The former governor warned the party faithful against cross-carpeting after primaries, saying those who remained, despite pains and humiliation, would be applauded and compensated. ​PDP​ state chairman, Alhaji Tanko Beji, apologised for past mistakes of the party which foisted the APC on the people of the state​.

Police Arrest 59 Suspects Of Benue Ethnic Clash The Benue state police command, have arrested youths from the Hausa and Tiv ethnic groups in Makurdi, in connection with the renewed clashes on Sunday night in the Wadata and Ankpa ward axis of the state. The police in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Moses Yamu says, their offenses border on inciting public disturbance, mischief and possession of dangerous weapons with the intent to inflict injuries. The arrest brings to 59 all those who have been arrested since the violence broke out on Saturday, with the police has vowing not to allow misguided youths to destabilize the state. On the casualty figure, eight persons were wounded in the Sunday night clash, while Two houses were set ablaze by the opposing youths in a crisis that stem from the alleged refusal by the Hausa community to comply with the public holiday declared by the state governor to honour the state burial for the 7

Prophets have a duty to warn people, nation against impending danger. I am sent as a prophet to the nation and God grants me access to divine confidentialities of nations. I have this wake up call for a nation in a state of slumber. Insurgency is spreading across the country under the guise of Fulani herdsmen. Danger is looming. For example, how many of these killers have been brought to book since their campaign of carnage, death and destruction began, one may ask? A nationwide crisis is in the offing than may be worse than anyone around knows. Tell me the morality behind some strangers who are doing their business as cattle rearers overrunning  your farm with your labour and graze  their cattle on your crop and when you challenge them, they kill you. Where are the leaders of thoughts in Nigeria? Where is the government and that continues unabated. We are sitting on a keg of gun powder. There is volatile reaction coming and God revealed this to me as far back as 1992, clearly