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Manchester United are set to go all out to land Cristiano Ronaldo in a staggering £175million deal – plus David de Gea. The Reds are ready to make keeper De Gea part of a world-record package to bring the Portuguese superstar back to Old Trafford from Real Madrid. Ronaldo has sparked a crisis at the Bernebeu by insisting he is ready to leave Spain after being accused of a £13million tax fraud. One dead as van slams into worshippers in London Real president Florentino Perez will go public on the issue on Monday, while head coach Zinedine Zidane has already…

At least one person has died and 10 others injured when a van drove into a group of worshippers outside a London mosque early Monday in what police are investigating as a potential terrorist incident. London’s Metropolitan Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Eight others were taken to three area hospitals and two were treated at the scene. The driver of the van, aged 48, was detained by members of the public at the scene and then arrested by police in connection with the incident, authorities said. He was taken to the hospital and will be…

Renowned Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino died in hospital on Saturday after being gored by a bull during a fight in southwestern France, a medical service source said. The 36-year-old stumbled in the bullring after catching his feet in his cloak and was gored by the bull, whose horn punctured his lung. The Basque fighter was performing at the Aire-sur-l’Adour bullfighting festival in France with fellow matadors Juan Del Alamo and Thomas Dufau. Fandino had won an earlier fight and cut off the bull’s ear. He was photographed being carried away from the scene by his colleagues with blood seeping through…

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has admonished those beating drums of war through hate speeches and divisive statements to desist in the interest of the nation’s unity and safety. The minister gave the advise on Saturday at the “Lai Mohammed 10th Annual Ramadan Lecture” held in his country home, Oro, Kwara. Lai Mohammed expressed concerns over the rate of inflammatory statements capable of causing division and war in the country in recent times. He urged Nigerians to disregard those who were engaged in hate speeches as well as their purveyors. “In the last couple of months, we…

Who is better? Wizkid or Davido? Nigeria’s two leading artistes, two raves of the moment are locked in a supremacy argument in the social media. The debate was triggered when Davido called out Wizkid in a Snapchat post: Wizkid responded with a blast of three tweets on Twitter, one of which he has now deleted. READ: Beyonce gives birth to twins U can't hate on someone doing better than u in what u failed at! Learn and appreciate! Free ur mind from hate young kids ??— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) June 17, 2017 And remember kids! Drink more water!! ?— Wizkid (@wizkidayo)…

American diva, song writer and actress Beyonce has given birth to twins in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports. Beyonce, and her partner Jay Z already have a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. E! News, citing multiple unidentified sources on Saturday, reported the birth and that Jay Z and Blue Ivy were seen at a Los Angeles area hospital on Thursday. Us Weekly, also citing multiple unidentified sources, reported that the couple welcomed twins earlier this week. “Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends,” one unidentified source told PEOPLE. Reuters said…

Real Madrid say it would take a £350m deal to allow forward Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the club, which they expect to deter Paris St-Germain and Manchester United. (Mail on Sunday) But Ronaldo’s advisers say a fee of 150m euros (£131m) will be enough, with the player wanting a “fresh challenge”.(Sunday Telegraph) Chelsea have emerged as surprise contenders for Ronaldo, with owner Roman Abramovich ready to pay a world-record fee for the 32-year-old. (Sunday Express) Real president Florentino Perez has told Portugal forward Ronaldo that he will not stand in his way if he wants to leave the Spanish champions.…

A proposal to scrap 45-minute halves is to be looked at by football’s lawmakers to deter time-wasting. Instead, there could be two periods of 30 minutes with the clock stopped whenever the ball goes out of play. Lawmaking body the International Football Association Board (IFAB) says matches only see about 60 minutes of “effective playing time” out of 90. The idea is one of several put forward in a new strategy document designed to address football’s “negativities”. Another proposal would see players not being allowed to follow up and score if a penalty is saved – if the spot-kick “is…

Pauli Okechukwu Okeke, a Nigerian author based in Canada suing through his attorney Mr Oludare Esan has slammed N250 million suit on Macmillan Publishing Company Nigeria Limited over an alleged infringement of his intellectual property and copyright. Joined as co-defendant is Universal Basic Education Commission. In a statement of claim filed before a Federal high court in Lagos, south-west Nigeria by a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Prince Ude Ikpenwa on behalf of the Plaintiff, it was alleged that, Paulicap Okechukwu, a Nigerian resident at 2122, Theoden Court Pickering Ontario Canada is the author of a book titled “Biribamba the Lonely Elephant,…

Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose, the “Social Media Governor”, on Friday in Ado Ekiti has said he is going to become the next president of Nigeria. The governor boasted that he had the attributes to wrestle power from the Pres. Buhari-led APC in 2019. He also boasted that former governors Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi would fail if they contest the 2018 governorship election in the state. According to him, neither of the two performed to an admirable level that Ekiti people would give them a second chance like he was given. The governor spoke at a meeting with political…