Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick dies at 84.

Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has died at the age of 84. Keswick, a successful merchant banker, first joined the Gunners board as a director in 2005 before going on to take the mantle of chairman in 2013. He served in that role until retiring in May 2020, though he maintained an interest in the club. A club statement read: "It is with great sadness that the club reports the death of former Chairman, Sir Chips Keswick. A lifelong Arsenal supporter, he was a regular at Highbury after first standing in the boys’ enclosure in 1949 and listed his early heroes as the Compton brothers and Jimmy Logie but, above all, goalkeeper – and later manager – George Swindin, as young Chips was a budding schoolboy keeper himself. "But it was in the banking industry Sir Chips made his name, where he was a very senior figure for many years, rising to become Chairman of Hambros Bank and also a Director of the Bank of England. It was during his successful banking career that he became good friends with our former Chairman, Peter Hill-Wood – a former Vice-Chairman of Hambros – and Peter recognised that his business acumen, common sense and love of the Gunners would make him an ideal board member at Highbury." Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick dies at 84 It was during Keswick's reign as chairman that the Gunners clinched four FA Cups, along with runner-up finishes in the Premier League, Europa League and Carabao Cup.

2024 Federation Cup: Key Fixtures To Watch Out For In Men’s Round 64.

The Nigerian FA has completed the Federation Cup round 64 draw and the draw produced some mouth-watering fixtures to watch out for in 2024. The 2024 Federation Cup draw took place at the Nigeria Football Federation secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, April 18. PauseUnmute Fullscreen Arguably, the biggest fixture in the Federation Cup round 64 is the game between last season’s runners-up Enugu Rangers, and fellow Nigeria Premier Football League giants Kano Pillars. The reigning champions of the tournament, Bendel Insurance have been given a relatively less competitive fixture. They will commence their title defense against Ogun State-based Nigeria National League side, Stormers FC. The reigning NPFL champions, Enyimba of Aba will commence their Federation Cup campaign against Warinje FC of Bauchi. National League League side, Solution FC of Anambra have paired to take on Oyo state-based NPFL club, Shooting Stars. Other key fixtures in the Federation Cup round of 64 include Akwa United Vs Cynosure FC of Abakaliki, Sunshine Stars Vs Jedo Academy of Sokoto, Plateau United Vs Ekiti United, and Abia Warriors Vs Ilaji FC of Oyo state. Also, the games featuring Ogun State winners, Beyond Limits, against National League One side Hammola FC will be interesting to watch, just like the game between Lagos State champions Ikorodu City and Green Berets of Kaduna. Note that the NFF are yet to announce the dates and venues for the men’s round 64 matches and the women’s round 32 games.

Nigerian Influencer, Nickie Dabarbie Calls Out Skiibii, Mayorkun After Escaping Ritual Attempt.

Nigerian influencer, Precious Kingsley, also known as Nickie Dabarbie, has accused singers, Abbey Toyyib Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, and his colleague, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, better known as Mayorkun, of attempting to kill her for money rituals. Naija News reports that in a series of posts shared on her Instagram page on Friday morning, April 19, Nickie accused the singers of using various girls for money rituals. PauseUnmute Fullscreen According to Nickie, she escaped being used for ritual by Skiibii. However, it’s unclear what transpired between the trio. She wrote, “I just escaped from being used for rituals by Skibbi. Also Mayorku and some other Nigerian artists are all ritualists. It was all God.. You guys might not belive but it was all God. I just fought a spiritual battle and I’m a winner… I don’y know how to eplain but there is powersssss. The evil powersssss I didn’t use to belive until now.” Why I Dumped Acting For Music – Tiwa Savage Reveals In other news, Nigerian female sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has revealed what inspired her journey into the music industry. Naija News reports that the Afrobeats star, in a recent interview with MTV, said she had always wanted to be in the film industry. According to the ‘Koroba’ crooner, she delved into the music industry because of a man she had a crush on. Tiwa said her crush was always around musicians, so she ditched acting for music.

I’m The Only ‘GOAT’ In Nigeria – Davido Boasts.

Grammy-nominated Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has claimed he is the greatest musician of all time in the Nigerian music industry. Naina News reports that music enthusiasts have always argued about the biggest Nigerian artist, Davido, Wizkid, or Burna Boy. PlayUnmute Fullscreen Despite the argument, the ‘If’ crooner has continued to downplay any comparison between him and his colleagues. In a video shared on TikTok by British-Nigerian content creator, Shopsydoo, Davido could be heard bragging about being the only “GOAT” in Nigeria. He said, “There is only one GOAT in my country and it’s me.”

Davido Reacts To Arrest Claims, To Take Legal Action Meanwhile, Davido has debunked reports that he was arrested after his show in Kenya. In a statement released on his official X account, Davido debunked the rumour, stating that he has never been arrested and described the reports as untrue. Naija News reports that he disclosed that he completed his show in Uganda and Kenya and had since returned to Nigeria. The ‘Unavailable’ crooner further disclosed that he will seek legal recourse against the media platform from which the fake news emanated. The statement by Davido read, “Fam, it has come to my attention that false reports regarding an arrest circulated online on April 1st, which has since led to a barrage of calls. I want to assure my fans that these re- ports are entirely untrue. I successfully completed my scheduled shows in Uganda and Kenya and have since re- turned home to Nigeria.”

Naira Abuse: EFCC Wants To Arrest Me – Portable Claims.

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is planning to arrest him upon his return to Nigeria. Naija News reports that the ‘Zazu’ hitmaker, currently abroad, aired these allegations during a recent Instagram live session with fans. PlayUnmute Fullscreen Portable’s troubles stem from a call to action by a self-proclaimed social media activist, known only as VeryDarkMan, who has reportedly urged the EFCC to investigate the singer for his treatment of the national currency. This callout follows Portable’s public plea for forgiveness from the EFCC, where he asked for leniency if found guilty of any wrongdoing regarding his handling of the Naira. In the live session, Portable expressed his fear of being detained upon his arrival in Nigeria. “The EFCC is planning to arrest me when I return to Nigeria because VeryDarkMan name-dropped me,” he claimed, addressing his over 700,000 Instagram followers. Adding to his defensive stance, Portable criticized VeryDarkMan’s credibility and influence, questioning his motivations and qualifications to speak on legal matters. As the EFCC has not yet officially responded to these claims, the authenticity of Portable’s allegations remains unconfirmed. However, the agency is known for its strict enforcement of laws against currency abuse, a standing policy that could potentially affect Portable upon his return.

Google fires 28 employees involved in protest over $1.2B Israel contract.

Google has fired 28 employees who participated in a 10-hour sit-in at the search giant’s offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, to protest the company’s business ties with the Israel government. The pro-Palestinian staff at Google had donned traditional Arab headscarves as they stormed and occupied the office of a top executive in California on Tuesday, April 16. They were fired late Wednesday, April 17, after an internal investigation, Google vice president of global security Chris Rackow said in a companywide memo. “They took over office spaces, defaced our property, and physically impeded the work of other Googlers,” Rackow wrote in the memo. “Their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive, and made co-workers feel threatened.” In New York, protesters had occupied the 10th floor of Google’s offices in the Chelsea section of Manhattan as part of a protest that also extended to the company’s offices in Seattle for what it called “No Tech for Genocide Day of Action.

“Behavior like this has no place in our workplace and we will not tolerate it,” Rackow wrote. “It clearly violates multiple policies that all employees must adhere to – including our code of conduct and policy on harassment, discrimination, retaliation, standards of conduct, and workplace concerns.” Rackow added that the company “takes this extremely seriously, and we will continue to apply our longstanding policies to take action against disruptive behavior – up to and including termination.” The fired staffers are affiliated with a group called No Tech For Apartheid, which has been critical of Google’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. The impacted workers blasted Google over the firings in a statement shared by No Tech For Apartheid spokesperson Jane Chung. “This evening, Google indiscriminately fired 28 workers, including those among us who did not directly participate in yesterday’s historic, bicoastal 10-hour sit-in protests,” the workers said in the statement. “This flagrant act of retaliation is a clear indication that Google values its $1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military more than its own workers — the ones who create real value for executives and shareholders.” “Sundar Pichai and Thomas Kurian are genocide profiteers,” the statement added, referring to Google’s CEO and the CEO of its cloud unit, respectively. “We cannot comprehend how these men are able to sleep at night while their tech has enabled 100,000 Palestinians killed, reported missing, or wounded in the last six months of Israel’s genocide — and counting.”

Woman is jailed for 50 years for murdering heavily pregnant teen, 19, by luring her into her home and then cutting baby from her abdomen.

A woman dubbed the 'Womb Raider' who teamed up with her daughter and brutally murdered a Chicago teenager before cutting her baby from her abdomen, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Clarisa Figueroa, 51, received the sentence in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday, April 16 after she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the 2019 killing of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez who was lured to Figueroa's home by the promise of free baby clothes. , according to ABC 7.

“The loss of my daughter’s life is something I will never overcome,” Ochoa-Lopez’s mother, Raquel Uriostegui, wrote in her statement, the outlet reported. Yovanny Lopez, Ochoa-Lopez’s husband and father of their older son and of the baby killed by the mother-daughter duo, wrote, “Your punishment will never be enough because my son will never be able to hug his mother ever!” “I lost my family, and that will always stay with me,” the grieving father said in tears outside the courtroom following the sentencing. Along with the help of her daughter, Desiree Figueroa, 29, the two murderous women lured the young mother to the Figueroa family’s home with the promise of free clothes for her unborn baby.

Ochoa-Lopez had been to the home on April 1, 2019, and left unharmed. However, on April 23, the deadly pair carried out their sinister plot.

Desiree had been showing the nine-month-pregnant teen mom a photo album of her adult brother, who had recently died. While viewing the album, Clarisa came up behind her and strangled her to death with a cable, according to prosecutors. Clarisa then ordered her daughter to get a butcher’s knife, and she cut the baby from Ochoa-Lopez’s womb. After they removed the child, the two wrapped the slain mother’s body in plastic and dumped it in a garbage can outside their home with the help of her daughter.

Clarisa then called 911, trying to pass off the baby as her own, and told the operator that her newborn was not breathing. Ochoa-Lopez’s son died two months later after suffering severe brain damage. Police uncovered the unsettling bed of lies after investigating Ochoa-Lopez’s husband reported her missing the day after she was killed.

Discovering the mother had gone missing after visiting Figueroas’ home, police began suspecting foul play was involved. Two weeks later, police found Ochoa-Lopez’s car park near the mother and daughter’s Chicago home. Detectives discovered her decomposing body inside the trash container. A DNA test later confirmed the baby Clarisa was trying to pass off as her newborn was Ochoa-Lopez’s. Authorities said not long after Clarisa’s adult son died of natural causes, she began lying to her family that she was pregnant despite having her fallopian tubes tied years earlier. For months, she posted an ultrasound and photos of a nursery on her Facebook page while plotting to acquire a newborn by any means necessary. Investigators found that Clarisa had been in connect with Ochoa-Lopez on a Facebook page for pregnant women since March 2019. Desiree Figueroa was given a lighter sentence of 30 years for first-degree murder after she agreed to testify against her mother as part of the plea deal. Clarisa’s boyfriend, Piotr Bobak, who helped clean up the crime scene, was sentenced to four years in prison last year after pleading guilty to concealing the murder.

YouTuber Logan Paul expecting baby with model girlfriend Nina Adgal

 

YouTube star, Logan Paul is expecting a baby with his fiancée, Nina Agdal.

He made the revelation revealed via Instagram on Monday, April 15.

“Another Paul coming this Fall 👶🏼 ,” the couple captioned the joint pregnancy reveal.

 

The model gave a glimpse of her baby bump in the photo as she kissed her partner while Paul, 29, held sonogram shots toward the camera.

Logan who is a professional wrestler, shared the same photos to his Story, writing that his and Agdal’s “next chapter will be very special.”

On her own Story, Agdal referred to herself and Paul as “mom and dad,” and gushed about meeting her “little best friend” soon.

The pair got engaged in Lake Como, Italy, last year.

Man kills his 70-year-old mother in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Inyangake James Peter, 40, for killing his 70-year-old mother, Mma-Offiong James Peter in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, CPS Odiko Macdon, who made this known in a statement on Monday, April 15, 2024, said cases of some family members killing their biological relations has been of great concern to the Command. According to Macdon, the suspect claimed that a voice told him to kill his mother and he obeyed. “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Inyangake James Peter, 40 years old for gruesomely murdering his biological mother, one Mma-Offiong James Peter, about 70 years old on 4/4/2024 at about 9:00am at Ikpe Annang Village in Etim Ekpo LGA,” the statement read. "The suspect who confessed to the crime has been transferred to the State CID for discrete investigation. "The suspect on interrogation alleged that he had a voice saying " kill her", " kill her “ and he decided to oblige. "Suspect will be charged to court at the completion of investigation.

T.I Rapper splits from wife, Tameka Harris on live television

The rapper made a call for separation during an episode of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle aired on VH1.

T.I has ended his marriage to wife Tameka 'Tiny' Harris on an episode of reality

Men, would you rock Omarion's hairstyle?

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Jamie Foxx takes his 7yr old out on a ride in his $2million Bugatti

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Mother of a 15-year-old girl who died in the Manchester bombing breaks down during vigil (photos)

There were heartwrenching scenes in Bury, Manchester as the devastated mother of 15-year-old girl Olivia

Flamboyant Dubai-based Nigerian man surrounded by a bevy of bikini-clad Filipino women on a yacht

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Photos: Davido & his 2nd babymama, Amanda, at their baby shower in Atlanta

Davido and his second baby mama-to-be, Amanda, hosted a lavish baby shower for their unborn baby girl, Hailey, in Atlanta, U.S on Sunday. The singer and his friends participated in changing diapers on teddy bears/dolls and more games during the party. See more photos after the cut...

Photos: Japanese luxury sleeper train costs only $10,000 - one way

A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, specially made to attract tourists. The top suite on the 10-car Train Suite Shiki-shima goes for $10,000 per person for a four-day trip from Tokyo to Hokkaido,  including sea transfers to the island of Hokkaido, according to East Japan Railway Co.

The train, which left with 33 passengers on its maiden voyage from Tokyo on May 1, features traditional tatami rice straw mats and bathtubs made from Hinoki cypress wood in its executive suites. Glass ceilings and walls are built into two observatory coaches at the front and rear of the train for the passengers to watch the scenery. The10-car, luxury sleeper train includes a lounge and dining car as well as two observatory cars.

The trip includes stops in the northeast Tohoku region, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

“We also want to empower the disaster-hit northern Japan for their recovery effort through the operation of Shiki-shima,” East Japan Railway Chief Executive Tetsuro Tomita said at the launch of the train.

Unfortunately for those of you eager to book the train, it is fully booked until March 2018. So you will have to wait. :-)