Court orders forfeiture of Diezani ALison-Madueke’s jewelry, gold iPhone worth $40m

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered the forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, all valued at $40m, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The presiding judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, ordered that the items should be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government following an ex parte application moved today Friday July 5th by a lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Rotimi Oyedepo.

The EFCC in its application before the court, said that it found and recovered the jewellery and the customised gold iPhone which it believes was acquired with “proceeds of unlawful activities.”

Atletico Madrid confirm signing of teen sensation Joao Felix in whopping £114m deal from Benfica

Spanish club, Atletico Madrid have announced the record signing of 19-year-old Portuguese forward Joao Felix from Benfica.

The club on Wednesday revealed that they would pay Benfica £114million for the Portuguese forward, making him the fourth most expensive player in history.

Atletico announced the signing on Twitter with a lengthy video, revealing Felix's identity at the end. 

'For 200 years, the Prado Museum has housed on its walls samples of enormous talent,' the preview text read before concluding the video with the message: 'Welcome Joao Felix. Pure Talent.'

With Felix set to earn £15million across the next five seasons with Simeone's side, it is understood that Atletico have put a £225m release clause into his contract.

Felix scored 20 goals and contributed 11 assists in 43 games for Benfica last season and his current deal expires in the summer of 2023.

 

Photos: 71-year-old man arrested after he admitted raping 89-year-old neighbor

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71 year old man after he admitted raping an 89 year old neighbor. But when the Palian constabulary arrived, some measure of "justice" had already been meted out to Yap Chaiphak.

Naphawan, a grand daughter of the victim, admitted whacking Yap four or five times with a broom handle after he was behaving like he had done nothing.

"I admit I lost my temper," she said. "Society is not safe any more - for a neighbor to do this to my gran is just terrible".

Mia, 89, (surname withheld) was raped on Monday on a raised platform outside her house in the village of Ban Na.

Yap has admitted what he did and was taken to hospital. He had a broken arm and damaged ribs after the beating handed out by the grand daughter.

He intends to press charges for assault against her, reported Daily News.

Mia is constantly vomiting and won't eat. She is in another hospital recovering from her ordeal.

Rapper, Olamide welcomes second son in US with his fiancee and mother of his first child

Nigerian rapper, Olamide and his fiancee, Bukunmi have welcomed their 2nd child, a baby boy in Maryland, USA.

The bouncing baby boy arrived yesterday, July 1st 2019. His birth comes 4-years after Olamide welcomed his first son, Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji.

Meghan Markle accused of being "difficult" and has already "gone through 3 nannies" in just 6 weeks of her son's birth

Meghan Markle is being accused by the British press of being "difficult". According to them, she has gone through 3 nannies already in the few weeks that she's been a mother.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed baby Archie on May 6, 2019. Though Meghan's mum, Doria Ragland has been around to help with caring for the baby, professional nannies have been employed. But, according to Dailymail, at least two of the three nannies employed these past few weeks were so upset that they quit.

The publication claims Meghan has lost a number of staff since she got married to Prince Harry, largely because of her demanding nature. She lost a female bodyguard, a personal assistant and a private secretary. Now, nannies are also leaving as soon as they come. She has reportedly "gone through 3 nannies in six weeks."

However, Meghan's reps do not agree with Meghan being labelled "difficult."

Addressing why Meghan let go of three of Archie's nannies, the palace rep said that the couple's decision in choosing a nanny for Archie,was "deeply personal" and "depends on the needs of the baby and parents".

Ex-Liverpool & Chelsea coach, Rafa Benitez unveiled as manager of China's Dalian Yifang on huge £12m-a-year deal

Benitez had just left Newcastle following the expiration of his contract. The news of his departure brought backlash from supporters, who hit out at owner Mike Ashley and questioned the ambition of the club. 

The Champions League winning boss took to his personal Twitter account to confirm the news after agreeing to the move to Asia on a lucrative contract.

'After a long path... we start a new challenge! I'm happy to begin this project with Dalian Yifang,' wrote the former Liverpool boss.

Wimbledon: Cori Gauff Defeats Venus Williams, In Tears After (Photos) - she cant believe it

15-year-old Cori Gauff was left in tears after a stunning first round victory over top favourite Venus Williams at Wimbledon, MySportDab reports.

Cori became the youngest woman to win a main-draw Wimbledon match since Jennifer Capriati beat defending champion Martina Navratilova in 1991

She won 6-4, 6-4 before collapsing onto the Court 1 grass clutching her face while the emotions spilt out.

‘Now I have had the guts to,’ said the 15-year-old, having composed herself after the emotional moment of victory, when a look of disbelief spread across her face.