LIONEL MESSI, TO FINALLY WED HIS LONG-TERM GIRLFRIEND

Lionel Messi, the Argentian born, FC Barcelona club striker and 5 time ballon d'Or winner will be wedding his long-term partner, 29 year old Antonella Roccuzzo, who is also the mother of his two children, in his hometown Rosario, Argentina on the 30th of June, 2017.

9 MONTH OLD BABY GOES MISSING AFTER MOTHER 'LENDS' HIM TO NEIGHBOR

A 9 month old baby has been missing for 5 days after her neighbor, a 17 year old woman named Zanele Mchunu, 'borrowed' the baby from her on Saturday. 

The 25 year old young mother, Abongile Nojahi, who is from South Africa, has been heart broken and devastated, as she couldn't find her baby, nor the neighbor whom she gave her baby to.

“This is so hard. I don’t sleep at night because I just lie awake and worry about where he is‚” she said.

As she narrated the incidence to Times Live, the heart-broken mother said,

(VIDEO): RIHANNA TEACHES MATHS TO STUDENTS IN MALAWI WHILE ON CHARITY TRIP

Rihanna teaches maths to students in rural Malawi in a new short documentary following her charity trip in January this year.

Teaming up with Global Citizen and the Grd. lobal Partnership for Education, RiRi visited the African nation to advocate for strong education systems for impoverished students as part of her Clara Lionel Foundation.

KIM KARDASHIAN WISHES KANYE WEST A HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN A LOVELY MESSAGE

The hot, sexy model, and celebrity, Kim Kardashian didn't hold back any emotion when she tweeted a touching love message for her husband, Kanye West, who celebrated his 40th birthday today. She tweeted:

"Happy Birthday babe," she tweeted. "I love you so much! You inspire me every day to be a better person! I'm so grateful for you."  

DIEGO COSTA TO LEAVE CHELSEA

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has revealed that he is leaving the English champions

The Telegraph reported today that Costa said on Wednesday night that Coach Antonio Conte has told him to find a new club.

Costa, who has been linked with moves to China spoke after Spain’s match against Colombia on Wednesday night.

OBAMA WORE THE SAME TUXEDO SUIT FOR 8 YEARS AND NO ONE NOTICED, MICHELLE OBAMA REVEALS

Well.. this was one we didn't expect to hit us, but, shocking as it sounds, it's true. The wife of the former president and most powerful man in the world revealed this to the crowd at the Apple's Worldwide Development Conference on Tuesday.

She said, "That's the unfair thing, no matter what we do, he puts on that same tux."

MESSI TO REMAIN WITH BARCA FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER

FC Barcelona’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi says he will like to remain with the club for the remainder of his career.

“It’s what I have always dreamt of and what I always wanted,” the 29-year-old said.

Messi joined FC Barcelona at the age of 13 and made his first team debut at 17.

He has since scored more than 500 goals for the club.

The Argentine has won the La Liga eight times with Barca, the UEFA Champions League four times and Ballon d’Or world player of the year title five times.

Last season under coach Luis Enrique, FC Barcelona were second in La Liga, three points behind champions Real Madrid.

SOUTH AFRICA'S COACH, BAXTER REFUSES TO BE INTIMIDATED BY SUPER EAGLES' TEAM

Bafana Bafana Team in Training

South African Coach, Stuart Baxter has rebuffed what he described as intimidation by the club status, where the Super Eagle players ply their trade.

Baxter told sports journalists on arrival yesterday, ahead of Saturday’s duel with the Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo this coming weekend.

He said that, playing as a unit remained more important to him than playing with stars adding that, “we don’t have the big stars but we have a team.

'MY WIFE WOULD BEAT ME TO DEATH', 67 YEAR OLD MAN LAMENTS

“My wife will beat me to death one day if I continue with the marriage,’’ a 67-year-old man, Mr. Olawale Jayeola, told an Igando Customary Court on Thursday in Lagos.

Olawale, an engineer, said his wife, Olatayo, was fond of punching him as if she were punching a bag.

“I have scars all over my body as proof of her abuse. I live every minute of my life in fear. Save me from the cruel hands of my wife.

'LET IGBO PEOPLE GO!!', NORTHERN YOUTHS URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The Coalition of Northern Groups has called on the Federal Government to initiate a process allowing the Igbo to vote in a referendum that will allow them to have an independent state of Biafra.

The group, which comprised of the Arewa Citizens Action for Change; Arewa Youth Consultative Forum; Arewa Youth Development Foundation; Arewa Students Forum; and the Northern Emancipation Network, in a statement issued on Thursday, following the backlash that greeted its Tuesday statement in which a three-month ultimatum was issued to Igbo living in the North to leave the region.

MAN FOOLISHLY LOOSES HIS WIFE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL'S BET

A Zimbabwean man lost his wife after wagering her in a football bet.

The 26 year old identified as Charles Jambaya, had pledged his 22-year-old wife Caroline Shumba to another man over the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus.

Jambaya made a verbal agreement with 30-year-old Eugene Gumbo that if Juventus lose the encounter he would give him his wife, while Gumbo wagered $500 in favour of a Madrid victory.

Hell broke loose when Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1 and Eugene requested for his prize (Jambaya’s wife).

MAN, 18, SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPING NINE YEAR OLD BOY

A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos North LGA, on Thursday, sentenced an 18-year-old carpenter, Aslam Awal, to two years imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old boy.

The presiding Judge, Mr Yahaya Mohammed, handed down the sentence after the convict pleaded guilty to one count of unnatural offence and begged the court for leniency.

MAN FINDS BABY ABANDONED IN UNCOMPLETED BUILDING

A photo of an abandoned baby found in an uncompleted building has been posted by a facebook user, Arnold Efeoghene. 

The baby was said to have been found by Winners' road, Sapele road, Benin city.

(VIDEO): MAN VIOLENTLY DRAGS POLICEMAN'S SHIRT

A video has been released of a man dragging the shirt of a policeman violently. It is not clear what brought about the man's action, but in the video, the other policemen there could be seen watching them and taking no action or putting up efforts to stop the man.

RONALDO TOPS FORBE'S LIST OF RICHEST ATHLETES

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo remained atop Forbes magazine’s list of 100 highest-paid athletes, with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James moving up to second on a list heavy on NBA players.

The 32-year-old Portugal forward is estimated to have earned a total of $93 million between his football salary of $58 million and $35 million in endorsement income.

It’s the second straight year Ronaldo has topped the list, released Wednesday just days after he spearheaded a 4-1 victory over Juventus that made Real Madrid the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League title.

(VIDEO): GROOM FURIOUS, AS SEX VIDEO OF BRIDE IS RELEASED ON WEDDING DAY

The dreams of a happy marital life has been crushed for a young lady as a sex video of hers was released to her 'to-be' husband.

The wedding was going on quite well but, family, friends and well-wishers were shocked when the groom came down from the car and dragged the bride out of the car in a very rough manner. The bride who was now weeping, was led away by an individual.

VIDEO OF ROBBERY ATTACK IN OWERRI GOES VIRAL

The video of a robbery that took place at Zenith bank, Wetheral road, Owerri, has gone viral.

The video which was caught on the 22nd of February, shows a black salon car, entering the bank premises, with four young men in it. The security man takes off after realizing what is about to happen, and the men alight from the car, firing shots into the air.

13 YEAR OLD BOY HANGS HIMSELF IN MARKURDI, BENUE

A 13 year old boy has been found dead, hanging in his parents' chicken pen in their private residence behind Federal Pay Office Nyima in Markudi, Benue state.

Veronica Terumn, the mother of the 13 year old boy who was a JSS2 student of Lady Celina Academy, said she was still in shock and could not understand what led her son to hang himself.

13 KILLED, 24 INJURED AS BOKO HARAM ATTACKS IN MAIDUGURI

13 people have been confirmed dead by the Police, including 3 suicide bombers, while 24 others sustained injuries in a recent combined attack by the Boko Haram and some suicide bombers, in Maiduguri, Borno.

MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUD FOR DUPING WOMAN

Tunji Adekunle, 33, and a business man, who resides at Sulaiman street Ipaja, Lagos has appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate's court, and is being tried for fraud and stealing for allegedly defrauding a woman, Mrs. Peace Udom, who helped her secure a Qatar visa.

The offences was said to have been committed by Adekunle on the Ist of October, 2010 at Abesan Estate, Ipaja, according to the prosecutor, Sgt Joseph Ajebe