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Mikel Obi completes his move to China John Mikel Obi has become the latest ex-Premier League star to move to the Chinese Super League after his transfer to Tianjin TEDA was confirmed on social media. The Super Eagles captain has completed a transfer to the Chinese Super League after signing for Tianjin Teda following protracted negotiations that ended with the Nigerian putting pen to paper on a reported 3-year deal worth an estimated £140,000 per week (HK$1.34 million). The former Chelsea midfielder who became the latest Premier League player to move to China, confirmed the move by publishing a lengthy letter from a Chelsea fan on his Twitter account in which the fan thanked him for his time at the club. The 29-year-old joins a growing list of former Chelsea stars who have made big-money moves to China with Oscar recently completing a £52 million transfer to Shanghai SIPG after Brazilian midfielder Ramires made the move to China last season. Recall that Mikel Obi who spent 11 years at...

Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II was nearly killed by one of her own palace guards, The Independent reports. Apparently, one of the perks of being a member of the hereditary UK monarchy is that you have armed guards watching over you at all hours. However, that apparently almost backfired for the Queen when she decided to take a late-night walk around the palace grounds and came close to being shot. An ex-guardsman who was speaking to The Times, said from time to time her majesty is said to struggle to sleep. During a spell of insomnia, the 90-year-old will occasionally put on her coat and go for a short stroll. Late one night, he said he was patrolling inside the perimeter of the Palace walls when he spotted a figure in the darkness. Thinking that he had caught a potentially dangerous intruder, sneaking into the Royal residence at 3am, he shouted: “Who’s that?” But to his surprise, it was actually the Queen. “Bloody hell, Your Majesty, I nearly shot you,” he is reported to have...

The man was thought to have died and buried only for him to come back home A Kenyan family in Masaba South Sub-County, Kisii County, were shocked after their son Vincent Oyugi showed up on Tuesday, a month after they had buried a body presumed to be his, Daily Nation reports. Mr Oyugi, who lives in a rented house in the outskirts of Narok Town, was believed to have died in an accident in Ewaso Nyiro, Narok County, last August. A pick-up delivering vegetables to a local market veered off the road and rolled several times, killing three fellow workers, with whom he had been harvesting cabbages in a nearby farm, on the spot. But it was after nearly two months that family members, among them his father Mr Oyugi, got wind that their son might have died in the accident after he delayed to return home. “He had also been informed by someone who was at the scene that his son Vincent was among those who had boarded the pick-up and might have died in the accident alongside the three others,” his ...

Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippine Mr Rodrigo Duterte, the President of Philippines in a recent publication has said his family members may be members of ISIS. Duterte linked the extremist group to two recent bomb attacks, acknowledging the possibility of an ISIS presence in the country. “ISIS seems to be everywhere,” he told the editor of Rappler, an online news site based in the Philippines. Mr Duterte said his cousins were members of local Islamist separatist groups the Moro Islamic Liberation Front [MI] and the Moro National Liberation Front [MN]. He said they may also have joined the so-called Islamic State. “To be frank, I have cousins on the other side, with MI and MN. Some, I heard, are with ISIS.” The world leader said two explosions – one at a night market in the city of Davao that killed 14 and wounded 70 in September, and a blast outside a church in the Cotabato region on Christmas Eve that wounded around 13 were connected to ISIS. He further said that he was “not re...

Adama Barrow This report is going against all media reports that claimed Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow is dead. He is hale and hearty. CBN Television, Banjul had ‎earlier reported that he was murdered by some unknown assailants who overpowered his security guards, leaving two dead and six others injured from gunshots. However, a tweet from his official handle, @adama_barrow, ‎said he’s alive and well. “We would like to inform you that the President-elect is alive and well. #Gambia‎”, it read. His rumoured death is coming few days after he referred to the country’s constitution that a court action taken by supposed outgoing President Yahya Jammeh cannot prevent the winner of the poll from assuming office as mandated by the constitution. “It should be crystal clear that filing an election petition is the private matter of a loser in an election. It does not prevent mandatory constitutional processes from taking place. ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations could only ...

President John Mahama President John Mahama has said he will allow history to be the judge of how he performed in office. Delivering his last State of the National Address in parliament on Thursday, 5th January as he prepares to leave office on Saturday, 7th January, Mr Mahama said: “I’ll allow history to be the judge of how I’ve served my nation: how well I have done my part in running my lap of that relay.” “How that verdict will ultimately be, I cannot say, I can only say that I have done my best, given my all and done so with the best of intentions for my God and our country Ghana. “This is why I stand here today Mr Speaker, holding the baton of leadership, prepared to pass it on with pride, goodwill, and determination to Nana Addo Dunkwa Akufo-Addo and to ask all Ghanaians to cheer him on as he runs his portion of this important relay for Ghana,” Mr Mahama added. Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) beat Mr Mahama and five others in this year’s elections. Mr Nana Akuf...

Defeated Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has said he is ready to defend his country against any aggression. This comes after he accused the West African regional bloc - Economic Community of West African States - of declaring war for demanding that he stand down following his defeat at the ballot box. The 15-member ECOWAS had warned Jammeh to step down as it would “take all necessary action to enforce the results” of the December 1st poll. However, an AFP report revealed that during his New Year's speech on Saturday night, Jammeh had said the ECOWAS summit decision was “totally illegal” as it violated the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states. “It is in effect a declaration of war and an insult to our constitution. It is therefore absolutely unacceptable,” said Jammeh. “Let me make very clear that we are ready to defend the country against any aggression and there will be no compromise on this.” Opposition leader Adama B...

A man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomach ache that was nearly two decades in the making. Ma Van Nhat, 54-year old Vietnamese, underwent surgery in 1998 after a car accident and only recently discovered that doctors had left an unwelcome gift behind when they closed him up. Doctors discovered the 15-centimetre (six-inch) scissors near his colon after a recent ultrasound. It was not until recently that the scissors was discovered. After 18 years of living with the metal in his body, it was finally removed this weekend in a three-hour surgery carried out in Gang Thep Thai Nguyen hospital in Vietnam. "He is recovering well," Thang told a reporter on Tuesday. Nhat had spent nearly two decades "eating, drinking and having a pretty normal life", according to Suc Khoe va Doi Song news site, the official mouthpiece of Vietnam's health ministry. The ultrasound that discovered the scissors...

Janet Jackson, 50, and husband Wissam Al Mana finally welcome their first child, a boy, Eissa. PEOPLE confirmed that he arrived on Tuesday January 3, 2017. The couple who got married in 2012 welcomed their first child five years after their wedding. Her rep confirms in a statement that; “Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world. Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and resting comfortably.” Congratulations to the couple!

Democratic candidate in the November 8, 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. Bill and Hillary Clinton have made up their minds to attend Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., according to two sources with knowledge of their plans. Former President Bush and former first lady Laura Bush’s attendance of Trump’s inauguration was announced by the 43rd president’s office in a statement on Tuesday, quoted by CNN. The statement said the couple “is pleased to be able to witness the peaceful transfer of power – a hallmark of American democracy – and swearing-in of President Trump and Vice President Pence.” Aides to the Clintons – Bill and Hillary – also confirmed that the couple will attend the President-elect’s inauguration later this month. The sources were quoted as saying that over the past few weeks, Hillary Clinton d...

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo , went on a fun trip to Dubai for the New Year’s celebration. She posted pictures of her fun experience on Instagram as she visited places like Atlantis The Palm, Aquaventure, Dubai Jumeirah Beach and Burj Al Arab. The actress looks so relaxed and happy from the photos. She also got to kiss and swim with the dolphins. See more photos after the cut...