Author: Rashaad Harris

Nigerian First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari landed in the hospital after she allegedly joined the her security aides in beating up a young man who called her fat. The victim, Aminu Muhammad, who is a 500 level student of the Federal University of Dutse allegedly said in a tweet he wrote in Hausa “Mama has eaten poor people’s money and is now full.” According to reports by another tweep, @Jaafarsjaafar, a journalist, Mrs. Buhari who is 51, was taken to Cedercrest Hospital for treatment. Although Nigerian authorities continue to deny this is true. The Jigawa State Police Command denied arresting…

Portugal are through to the knockout stages after a 2-0 win over Uruguay. Portugal took the lead with their first shot on target. Fernandes curled what was supposed to be a cross straight into the net, and though Ronaldo tried to claim a deft header, he didn’t get a touch. Gomez hit the post for Uruguay before Suarez and De Arrascaete also came close. A dubious handball decision went against Gimenez and Fernandes coolly slotted the penalty home, before being denied a hat-trick by the post deep in stoppage time.

Ghana beat South Korea 3:2 in a very thrilling game to keep alive hopes of making it to the next round. South Korea started the game well and looked more likely to score before Salisu broke the deadlock for Ghana in the 24th minute. Jordan Ayew sent in a dangerous free-kick into the six-yard box and South Korea failed to clear their lines. Salisu was quickest to react to the loose ball and fired home. Kudus then doubled Ghana’s lead with a glancing header, once again from a Jordan Ayew cross. South Korea mounted a comeback early in the second…

Aboubakar, the man who said he could be better than Salah if he played for a big club like him, came off the bench to score and assist for Cameroon who came from two goals behind to draw with Serbia in a World Cup classic. It was Cameroon who opened the scoring after Mitrovic missed two opportunities, with Castelletto latching onto Tolo’s corner. However, Serbia bounced back, heading into the break with the lead after two goals in first half stoppage time. Pavlovic scored the equaliser, directing Tadic’s free-kick past Epassy before Milinkovic-Savic curled his effort into the bottom corner.…

A woman has said she will divorce her husband if he gains weight. The woman whose name was not given said this on parenting site, MumsNet. The woman who is believed to be British said her husband who eats a lot of fast food instead of the healthy meals she makes him is slowly becoming like her father-in-law. According to her, the father-in-law is morbidly obesed. The woman explained: “My father-in-law is morbidly overweight, struggles to walk, etc and I have nothing against him but dread the thought of my husband being like that. I’m sorry but I couldn’t stay,…

Some African heads of state gathered in Niger Republic ad eulogised president Muhammadu Buhari. The African leaders were in Niamey, the capital of Niger, for the African Union Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification, as well as the Extraordinary Session on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). As per News Agency of Nigeria, the leaders also attended the launching of the French version of the book entitled ‘‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria.’’ Speaking at the book launch, President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic described the Nigerian leader as ‘‘an austere man, uncompromising, humble man, an ardent patriot…

Former Governor of Cross River, Donald Duke has revealed how the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu stole his identity. In the week gone by, TVC, a cable television network owned by the former Lagos State Governor, released a documentary on the early years of the APC man. In the documentary was a black and white picture which was supposedly a young Tinubu. However, after it was released online, Duke claimed the picture is of himself as a 12 year old in a school in Sokoto. [wpvideo G3uKnkNG] Tinubu’s camp is yet to come out and refute the claims…

Magnificent Morocco can hold their heads high after they humbled Hazard, De Bryune and co! The North Africans have fully merited this victory over a stilted Belgium side. The Atlas Lions were defensively resolute and scored through Sabiri’s free-kick as the Belgians failed to learn from Ziyech’s ruled-out goal. The Red Devils froze, and Aboukhlal picked them off to seal a famous win. Morocco have scored two second half goals in a World Cup match for just the second time, last doing so against Scotland in 1998.

Liverpool Football Club are up for sale and it is now believed some Qatari and Saudi Arabia consortiums have made contact with current owners, Fenway Sports Group(FSG). American consortium, FSG purchased Liverpool in 2010 from then honours, Tom Hicks and George Gillett after the Americans ran the club to the ground. According to FanNation, since, the club have gone on to win its first Premier League title alongside a Champions League. Adding a Cup double last season takes it to four major trophies within the FSG era. The club also won a World Club trophy and a charity shield during…

Just days after the Central Bank released the new Naira notes that were unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari, bags of damaged Naira notes have been sighted online. Most of the bundles were in the highest denomination of N1000. [wpvideo YLDwjrKm]