Cristiano Ronaldo's partner Georgina Rodriguez loses her dad after a long battle with illness

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's partner Georgina Rodriguez has reportedly lost her father after a long battle against illness.

News of her father's death surfaced after the Spanish beauty posted a photo on her Instagram earlier this week from her native home in Buenos Aires and wrote: 'Coincidences of life. I land in the country I was born in at the same time and the day of my birth 25 years ago.'

2019 election: NBC sanctions NTA, AIT, Channels TV, TVC for allowing hate speeches by politicians

Four major television stations in the country have been sanctioned by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC for airing hate speech.  

The television stations are: Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, African Independent Television, AIT, Channels TV and Television Continental, TVC. They were sanctioned for allowing hate speeches by politicians from both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to be aired on their networks.  

According to the Director General of NBC, Malam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, he said letters to the affected organisations notifying them about the sanction were awaiting delivery in his office.  

Lee Daniels breaks down in tears as he addresses the homophobic attack on his 'son' Jussie Smollett (video)

Lee Daniels, who calls Jussie Smollett his son, became emotional while addressing the homophobic attack on the Empire actor.

Jussie was beaten, had a rope placed round his neck, and his attackers poured bleach on him as they yelled, "This is MAGA country." (read here). The attack landed him in a hospital in Chicago.

American producer, Lee Daniels, took to social media to address the attack. He became tearful as he said his 'son' didn't deserved the attack, neither did he deserve the hate letter he got, which reads, "You will die black fag." 

Watch Lee Daniels address the attack in the video below.

Bollywood actress and Arsenal ambassador Esha Gupta forced to apologise over racist comment about Alex Iwobi (Screenshots)

Bollywood actress and Arsenal ambassador, Esha Gupta, has been forced to apologize after she was slammed online over a racist remark against Nigerian footballer Alex Iwobi. 

The 33-year-old who is a well-known Arsenal fan and ex-girlfriend of defender Hector Bellerin was reacting to Gunners' FA Cup defeat by Manchester United when the racist remark was made.

She posted a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation between herself and another person on Instagram where Alex Iwobi was described as a 'gorilla.'

In the image, she shared, Esha who helped the club launch a kit in 2017, received messages from @Varun_Gupta17 which read: "Solves our winger issues. I can't see that gorilla faced Iwobi running down the flank again. He's so bad ya." 

Empire star Jussie Smollett lands in hospital after he's brutally attacked by two homophobic men

Jussie Smollet, who stars as Jamal Lyon in Empire, was brutally attacked by two homophobic men and he ended up in the hospital.

The men beat up Jussie Smollett, put his head in a noose and screamed, "This is MAGA country."

Sources directly connected to Jussie tell TMZ, the actor arrived in Chicago from New York late Monday, and at around 2 AM he was hungry and went to a Subway with plans to get food. However, he was attacked.

When they saw Jussie, the men - both white - yelled: "Aren't you that faggot 'Empire' nigga?" 

They then viciously attacked Jussie. He fought back, but they beat him badly and fractured a rib. They put a rope around his neck, poured bleach on him and as they left they yelled, "This is MAGA country." 

Removal of Walter Onnoghen is an Islamic agenda- Nigerian Christian Elders Forum says

The National Christian Elders Forum have described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen and appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as acting CJN, as an Islamic agenda and have called on all Nigerians to resist the Islamists in the country.

In a statement  titled, “CJN Onnoghen: What is really at stake and the way out.” and released yesterday, the elders which include Lt.Gen. Theophilus  Danjuma,  Solomon Asemota (SAN),  Prof. Joseph Otubu, Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro (retd.), Dr  Kate Okpareke, Dr Ayo Abifarin, Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd.), Elder Moses Ihonde, Elder Nat Okoro and Elder Matthew Owojaiye, alleged that Nigerians unwittingly elected an Islamist organization in 2015 and must do everything to ensure they do not return to power in 2019.

Read part of their statement below

“In 2015, Nigerians unwittingly elected an Islamist government into office, supposedly on a platform of democracy. It is with this as background that the questionable suspension of the CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, should be situated. The ‘judicial coup’ is not only against the judiciary, but also the constitution that is under attack and with it, the sovereignty of the Nigerian state as a democratic nation.

Chicago Police release two photos of potential persons of interest in the Jussie Smollett hate crime attack

Chicago police have released photos of two people wanted as potential ‘persons of interest’ connected to the alleged hate crime attack on actor, Jussie Smollett.

After combing through hours of surveillance footage from both public and private cameras around the scene, this is what authorities have managed to come up with;

'No man deserves to be judged just because he sins differently' - Bobrisky reacts to homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett...Abomination

Bobrisky has reacted to the recent homophobic attack on Empire actor, Jussie Smollett.

Jussie was beaten, had a rope placed round his neck, and his attackers poured bleach on him as they yelled, "This is MAGA country." (read here). The attack landed him in a hospital in Chicago.

According to Bobrisky, 'heartbroken, don’t even have the words right now! How inhumane, but it’s no surprise as the hearts of men are desperately wicked. Sending you love and light, Get well soon. No man deserves to be judged just because he sins differently! May the angels protect you,You are loved!'.