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Everton has announced the signing of France international Lucas Digne from Barcelona. The 25-year-old and former Paris Saint-Germain left-back signed a five-year deal worth £18m to be at Goodison Park until 2023. Everton is a big club with a great history. I want to play games, win games and excite the fans with the quality of our football,’ Digne told Everton TV. ‘I played good football in Rome and I played well, too, in Barcelona. I progressed a lot as a…

Serena Williams‘ first-round match against Johanna Konta in the Silicon Valley Classic turned out to be the worst defeat of her career. The 23-time Grand Slam champion lost 6-1 6-0, making it the first time since the start of her professional career in 1995 that she’s failed to win at least 2 games in a match. According to CNN, Serena, speaking after the match, said: I think she played well in the second set and I think…

At a politicial gathering where he was given the opportunity to speak, actor/politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, asked Nigerians to file behind President Buhari in the coming election. He particularly asked people in the South East to support President Buhari because if they don’t they would wonder in the South East for the next eight years: ”If the South East shall support any other person for the presidency, they are going to spend the next eight years…

American rapper French Montana’s house in the Calabasas has been invaded. TMZ reports that at least 2 armed robbers broke into his home early Tuesday and cops are currently at the scene. A source in law enforcement told TMZ that they got a call from French Montana’s crib around 9 AM and that the crime occurred several hours before it was actually reported. French Montana was at home at the time with an undisclosed number of people. No…

Over 5,000 youths drawn from various groups, on Wednesday, paralyzed commercial activities in Makurdi, the Benue State capital over what they termed police brutality in the State. The youth group displaying placards bearing various inscriptions lamented that Nigeria’s democracy was under threat. The protesters, who described former Benue State governor, George Akume a betrayal for selling out his people, noted that President Muhammadu Buhari was a threat to the nation’s democracy. They vowed to stand…

A Thai man used Facebook to fake his own death in a bid to get family members to send money to cover his own funeral costs. The man, Tachawit Janngiw through his wife posted three photos of his “dead body” on Facebook on Sunday complete with cotton up his nose to make his death look real. “Last photo before deactivating his Facebook. Love you,” she wrote. His wife told concerned friends that her husband had died of…

A crazy Kylie Jenner fan has spent an amazing £14,000 (N6.7 million) on lip filler alone, just to look like the reality TV star. James Holt, 24, from Manchester, never felt truly happy with his natural look and his biggest insecurities were always his lips, until he turned 16 and had his first of many fillers. According to Metro UK, he has had his fillers spill out of his lips because there was too much in them, but…

The Wrestling world is mourning the death of three former stars who died on the same day this weekend. Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brickhouse Brown all passed away on Sunday aged 46, 70 and 57 respectively. Brian Christopher Lawler popularly known as Grandmaster Sexay attempted suicide Saturday night, by hanging himself in a jail cell in Tennessee where he was being held for DUI (driving under the influence) and evading arrest charges. He was discovered and rushed to the hospital where…

President Uhuru Kenyatta recently assured the nation of his government’s commitment to ensuring reforms to boost the welfare of police officers and guarantee Kenyans an accountable and effective National Police Service (NPS). The reforms include new National Police Service Standing Orders; career progression guidelines and basic training curriculum; access to basic housing; and improved general welfare. Further, the government, through constitutionally mandated agencies, is to ensure provision of group life insurance cover, better housing and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the continuous support of the country for the fight against terrorism and other crimes, especially in the West and Central sub-regions of Africa. The President made the promise on Monday in Lome, the Togolese capital during a joint summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was making a contribution to the consideration and adoption of the draft declaration…