Breaking News: 9 Months after winning the EPL, Leicester City sacks Claudio Raneiri

This is the official statement by English premiership football club, Leicester City announcing the sack of it's first team coach, Claudio Ranneiri. 

Claudio, appointed City manager in July 2015, led the Foxes to the greatest triumph in the Club’s 133-year history last season, as we were crowned champions of England for the first time. His status as the most successful Leicester City manager of all time is without question. 

However, domestic results in the current campaign have placed the Club’s Premier League status under threat and the Board reluctantly feels that a change of leadership, while admittedly painful, is necessary in the Club’s greatest interest. 

"It was a marketing strategy" AKA reveals his breakup with Bonang was a ruse

South African rapper, AKA has revealed that his breakup with Media personality, Bonang Matheba was just a marketing strategy for his new music. In an interview with South African magazine, The Plug, the rapper revealed that he never broke up with Bonang, saying that it was just a way to get people to talk about him before he dropped his new music. 

"Originally I had wanted to drop the song on Valentine’s Day. I thought that this would be way too obvious. So I was watching the Grammy’s I think, around Wednesday/Thursday last week and obviously saw the whole Adele acceptance speech where she mentioned that Lemonade was a huge moment for the culture or whatever. I got the idea that instead of Valentine’s Day, I should do something kind of anti-Valentine’s Day due to the content of the song. I then came up with the idea and developed it from there." he said

Rihanna to be honoured by Harvard as the Humanitarian of the year 2017 for building a breast cancer treatment center in Barbados

Rihanna is being honoured by Harvard University for her philanthropic work in her hometown of Barbados. 

The 29-year-old singer built a breast cancer treatment center in Barbados earning her the title of Humanitarian of the Year 2017 from the prestigious university.

The Barbadian beauty will receive the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award during a ceremony on the Cambridge, Massachusetts campus next week Tuesday.

Man sets ex-wife on fire in Thailand (Photos)

A 43-year-old woman from Thailand suffered a horrific domestic abuse after her ex- husband doused her with lighter fluid and set her on fire.

The culprit, 50-year-old Somkuan Jongsuk was said to have stormed the victim's place of work in Thepkrasattri, Thaland District, where she works as a cleaner.

He first beat her up before setting her on fire.

Rungruedee Sithibut who sustained a third-degree injury after 30 percent of her body was burnt is presently at the hospital, painfully recovering from the burns on one of her arms and shoulders, as well as on her back. 

Photos: Protesters vandalize MTN's Abuja office over xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Some angry Nigerians today staged a protest at the MTN Headoffice in Abuja. The protesters told newsmen that they decided to stage the protest following the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa in which some Nigerians were physically attacked while their businesses were raised by the South Africans. They were chanting anti-xenophobic attacks song during their demonstration.

Woman charged to court for chopping off husband's penis

A Kenyan woman in her mid-20s was on Monday, February 20, 2017 charged for chopping off the genital of her husband. The woman identified as Ms. Angel Mutuku committed the act on Thursday, February 16, 2017,  after she had a quarrel with her husband, Mr. Stephen Ochieng Oyuga for oversleeping.

'The complainant was sleeping at around 5:30am when his wife slapped him on the back and started accusing him of sleeping for too long,'  according to a police report. 

The man slapped the woman back 'for waking him up', then they got into a fight. An angry Ms. Mutuku allegedly went to the kitchen to get a small knife which she used to severe her husband's private part.

Appearing at a Mombasa court, the accused pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and will today, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, appear at the court again when the facts of the case will be read.

According to Nairobi News, the victim is presently admitted at Bomi Medical Center where he is receiving treatment.

A new South African political party want foreigners driven out

South African First, a fiercely nationalist political party founded in December by budding Pretoria politician, Mario Khumalo wants foreign nationals driven out of South Africa and borders sealed to protect the country from crime‚ drugs‚ and prostitution and ensure that only locals benefit from scant economic opportunities.

The 37-year-old politician said its main mandate was to do away with foreigners who threatened patriotic South Africans’ livelihoods.

"Their tuckshops, hair salons and businesses are crippling our people,"  Mr Khumalo said.

Khumalo is explicit about his anti-foreign sentiments‚ blaming millions of foreign nationals in South Africa for the country's social and economic problems.  He calls himself a nationalist, and said he was merely voicing what most South Africans were thinking and talking about behind closed doors.

'It's great Anthony Joshua hasn't abused me like Tyson Fury'- Wladimir Klitschko says ahead of mega fight

Ahead of the mega boxing fight on April 29 between boxing veteran Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua, who has never lost a fight in his short career, Klitschko has admitted that Joshua is the best British boxer he's faced in his career. He says he appreciates the fact the British boxer of Nigerian heritage has no interest in throwing abuses at him ahead of the fight.

The fight has attracted a post-war record crowd of 90,000 at Wembley to watch them battle for the IBF and WBA titles, and Klitschko feels he is respected by Joshua even though abuses were hurled towards him by David Haye, Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora in the past.

FG reacts to recent attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

The Federal Government has released a statement condemning the recent attack on businesses owned by Nigerians in South Africa. Some aggrieved South Africans had accused Nigerians and other African Nationals of engaging in drug trafficking. In anger, they destroyed and burnt their businesses and homes. Read the statement from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the cut..

President Buhari reassures Nigerians that there is no cause for worry about his health

In a new statement released today, President Buhari has thanked Nigerians sending good wishes and praying for his health and well-being in mosques and churches.

"The President is immensely grateful for the prayers, show of love and concern. President Buhari wishes to reassure Nigerians that there is no cause for worry. 

During his normal annual checkup, tests showed he needed a longer period of rest, necessitating the President staying longer than originally planned."

Vladimir Putin orders Russian officials to put together psychiatric report on President Trump before they both meet - Report

Russian president, Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian officials to put together a dossier on U.S President Donald Trump's mental health before the two world leaders have their first official meeting, according to an unverified report by NBC news.

According to the report, senior Kremlin officials are doubting Donald Trump's psychological stability to handle the U.S presidency and hope to compile a mental health dossier  for Putin to give him the psychological edge against Trump when the pair meet.

Read the unverified report after the cut..

A dossier on Donald Trump's psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Among its preliminary conclusions is that the new American leader is a risk-taker who can be naïve, according to a senior Kremlin adviser.

Trump "doesn't understand fully who is Mr. Putin — he is a tough guy," former Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Fedorov told NBC News.

FG reportedly plans to further devalue the Naira as exchange rate now N520 to $1

The Federal government reportedly has plans to further devalue the Naira, this is accoridng toSahara Reporters. This morning the exchange rate went all time low to N520 to $1. 

Recall that in May 2016, President Buhari succumbed to pressure to devalue the Naira after many months of insisting he would not because he believes devaluation would further kill the Naira.

Lady caught stealing clothes inside her 'private part' (photo/video)

According to the video which has now gone viral on the internet, the lady was seen wearing a short dress as she hid all the stolen items in the ‘underwear’ underneath her dress.

In embarrassment, the shop owner took her time to raise up her dress, and began bringing out about nine clothes that they young lady has stolen from her store while the thief was standing there pretending to be receiving a phone call.

Watch video of the lady below:

Tiwa Savage shares birthday photos as she turns 37

Singer, Tiwa Savage who celebrated her birthday in London yesterday, shared these beautiful photos on her page. More photos after the cut...

TB Joshua is my boy! - Ghanaian Witch doctor Kwaku Bonsam

Priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam

- Popular Ghanaian witch doctor, Priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has had a 'war' with popular Nigerian Prophet, TB Joshua, at least once in the last two years

- Priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam says he backs up over 1,700 African preachers 'spiritually'.

Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has come under fire several times for allegedly hiring people to pretend to be sick and disabled and then claim to heal them during his prayer meetings.

Hip hop artistes at war over nationwide protest

AHEAD of Sunday’s planned nationwide protest against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the unending hardship in the country, top Nigerian music star, 2face has come under heavy attack for spearheading the protest. 2face, I-Go-Dye and Showkey Recall that 2face last Monday, had called on Nigerians to join him in a nationwide protest against the ‘policies’ implemented by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The protest is slated to hold, February 5. While the likes of maverick musician, Charly Boy, comedian, I Go Dye and popular ‘Galala’ singer, Daddy Showkey have declared to join forces with the “African Queen”crooner, one of his former group-mates, Blackface does not believe in the idea behind the protest.

US won’t change visa policy for Nigeria –Ambassador

TheUnited States has said that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump will not affect Nigerians, noting that visa applicants will continue to get two-year multiple entry visas as before.

It assured apprehensive Nigerians that the order on “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” would not also affect the validity of visas held by Nigerians, noting that its visa policy to Nigeria had not changed.

We won’t stop 2face, other Nigerians from protesting – Presidency

The Presidency has clarified its stand on the planned nationwide peaceful protest against economic hardship in the country by a group of Nigerians led by popular musician, 2face Idibia.