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  The chewing gum former Manchester United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson used in the 5-5 draw at West Brom in May 2013 – has been sold on eBay. The final game that Ferguson ever managed for United was a thrilling 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, and a fan in attendance that day happened to collect a ...

  A model who ditched her job at M&S now earns £120,000 a year selling racy nude photos  – taken by her mum. Beth Spiby, 22, used to work summers in Magaluf and winters at the gift shop at Marks and Spencer until a colleague told her about selling naughty pics online . The former shop girl recruited her mum Jane, 53, ...

  Juventus shares soared more than 20 per cent on Wednesday after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to send them into the Champions League quarter-finals. Their 3-2 aggregate victory over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night means Juve will receive around £9.3million in additional payments for making it through. That cash is on top of the £8.2m the Italian giants made for reaching the last 16 of the ...

  Boeing shares fell more than 5 percent on Monday, a day after a new Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crashed shortly after takeoff and killed all 157 people on board. The incident was the second fatal crash of the manufacturer’s best-selling aircraft in less than five months. China’s civil aviation regulator on Monday told domestic airlines to temporarily ground the Boeing 737 MAX ...

  A millionaire dad selling his virgin daughter for £240,000 says his future son-in-law must meet three important requirements. Arnon Rodthong, 58, is frustrated that Karnsita, 26, is still single while helping to run the family business in Chumphon province, southern Thailand. While local custom dictates a man should pay a dowry – and university graduate Karnsita would command a ...

  Lionel Messi may have a whopping release clause of £626million release clause at Barcelona , but his current transfer value is reportedly much less than that. Messi penned a new four-year Barca contract worth £500,000 a week last season, with the improved deal expiring in 2021 and including a buyout clause worth €700million (£626m). That move was undoubtedly made to ward ...

  A hyper realistic sex robot with customisable nipples, pubic hair and labia has started shipping to customers, with a starting price of $7,999 (£6,000) – and that’s just for the head. Known as Harmony, the sex robot from California-based Realbotix has been in development since 2016. It can tell jokes, talk dirty , and make realistic noises and facial expressions during ...

  According to reports, Juventus’ defeat against Atletico Madrid could cost more than just their spot in the Champions League. The Old Lady are on the brink of crashing out the competition in the last 16 after losing 2-0 in Spain on Wednesday night. But it also meant the club’s value on the stock market plummeted over a staggering £100million. At ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of fake Dollar notes ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The commission also warned the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, Bankers to be cautious in their transactions, saying that they must be cautious in their transactions as the fake dollars notes may likely ...

  The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday in Kaduna reiterated his resolve to privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), if elected President on Saturday. Atiku, who reiterated this while interacting with stakeholders from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state at the trade fair complex, said his resolve to sell national ...

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, wants to buy Manchester United, and has reportedly made a £3.8 billion takeover bid. This comes after United chiefs were last year seen spending an increasing amount of time in Saudi Arabia over the proposed takeover bid Although the American owners of the Old Trafford club have not indicated their interest to sell Manchester United, ...

  Barrister Solomon Dalung has commended sportswear manufacturing giants NIKE for including women in the bonuses scheme in their newly extended 4-year contract signed with the Nigeria Football Federation in November 2018.   The Minister of Youth and Sports gave the commendation at the NIKE UK office in London where he, alongside the NFF President Mr Amaju Pinnick and 2nd ...

  An Italian town with a dwindling population is offering new residents $10,000 (over N3 million) to relocate and have a baby. The mayor of Locana in the north west of Italy is offering the cash in order to attract more families back to the shrinking community.   Anyone wanting to relocate to the picturesque Alpine commune in the mountainous Piedmont region ...

    Reports have it that Dangote refinery has taken delivery of a gigantic distillation component.   It is learnt that the component is one of the biggest in the world as the refinery is billed to start producing PMS and allied products later this year. The engineers received the distillation component, which has attracted attention from Lagosians in Ibeju-Lekki ...

Access Bank has acquired Diamond Bank as confirmed by Cableng, who alleged that the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).   This came after Diamond Bank announced its decision to drop its international operating licence, to focus on national operations following capitalisation issues. Sources alleged that the acquisition ...

  The world’s oldest billionaire has revealed he still goes into the office every day despite his advancing years. Chang Yun Chung, founder of Singaporean shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL), handed over control of the company to his son earlier this year.   But that hasn’t stopped him making daily appearances at the office to check everything is running ...

  Nigerian billionaire businessman and record label owner, Okwudili Umenyiora is in the news again after showing off 2018 Range Rover Vogue, parked and rotating in his living room in his mansion in Lagos.   Mr. Dilly, Chairman of ‘Dilly Motors’, who reportedly owns one of the most expensive mansions in Nigeria – is known for flaunting his luxury vehicles in ...

  Eight Nigerians have made the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 nomination list. Forbes 30 under 30 is a set of lists issued annually by Forbes magazine and some of its regional editions to recognise business and industry figures. 300 trailblazers from 20 industries with an average age of 26 made the list. Over 55 per cent of them are founders or co-founders. Nigerians ...

  PUBLICATION ON NEWS MEDIA: PURPORTED TALKS FOR ACCESS BANK PLC TO ACQUIRE DIAMOND BANK PLC The attention of Diamond Bank Plc (“the Bank”) has been drawn to the rumor in the media stating that the Bank is purportedly in discussions with Access Bank Plc to acquire the Bank. We wish to state categorically that the Bank is not in ...

Sheik Mansour (centre) is accused of picking up the tab for inflated sponsorship deals   Manchester City have been accused of cheating after claims that their owner paid large parts of inflated sponsorship deals himself. According to a report by German newspaper Der Spiegel, based allegedly on more hacked documents from the Football Leaks whistle-blowers, City owner Sheik Mansour paid ...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has agreed to pay the sum of N22, 500 as new minimum wage for workers, as against the existing N18,000. Chairman of the Forum and Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, disclosed this in a statement at the end of an emergency meeting of the governors held on Tuesday in Abuja. The decision was reached after a ...

Police on Saturday, October 20th, arrested a group of African migrants in Benghazi, Libya for running a brothel and selling alcohol and drugs.

Barely two days after becoming the first industrialised nation to legalise marijuana, Canadian stores are already running low on stock.   According to the Daily Mail, Canadians seeking out legal recreational marijuana on Thursday not only had to contend with long lines, but also supply shortages in the wake of the historic change. One man called Alexandre was apparently turned ...

Saudi Arabian crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, who is worth £850billion is reportedly planning to .splash over £3bn to buy Manchester United.   Mohammad bin Salman, is said to be set to make a huge Middle East investment by splashing over £3bn to buy Manchester United football club. The 33-year-old who holds the second highest position in the Saudi government behind ...

Ayokunnunmi, who stood as a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said this on Thursday during the criminal trial of Francis Atuche, Managing Director of defunct Bank PHB Plc, now Keystone Bank Plc.   Adeniji Ayokunnunmi, a retired Deputy Director, Banking Supervision Division of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told the Federal High Court In ...