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Nigerian singer, Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has revealed that he is attracted to “wicked women.” The ‘Cubana’ crooner disclosed this in a recent interview with Stand Out TV. Joeboy, however, clarified that he did not mean evil women but “hot energy” women. He said, “There is this thing I say, I say I like wicked women. When I say wicked, I don’t mean like the person has to be evil. But there’s a certain… I don’t know how to describe it. “Me… Read the full article here

Barcelona youngster Gavi has said he does not care about Real Madrid’s signings. He said this while reacting to Jude Bellingham’s transfer to Real Madrid. Real Madrid recently completed the signing of England international Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund for €103 million. The 19-year-old put in phenomenal performances for Dortmund and England in recent times. However, Gavi said he is not bothered about Los Blancos’ signing the young prodigy and is focused on competing for… Read the full article here

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that underscores the growing ties between the two countries. Modi’s flight landed at Cairo’s international airport Saturday afternoon, coming from a four-day trip to the United States where he held talks with President Joe Biden, delivered a speech to the US Congress, and met with top American and Indian executives. It’s the first state… Read the full article here

At a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora, North Korea’s vice foreign minister Im Chon Il “expressed firm belief that the recent armed rebellion in Russia would be successfully put down”, the official Korean Central News Agency said.Heavily armed Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group pulled back after advancing most of the way to Moscow this weekend, easing Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades. Im added that the “strong Russian army… Read the full article here

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to offer as much as €150m (N134.9bn) to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli this summer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria international is one of the hottest properties on the transfer market this summer after leading Napoli to the 2022/23 Serie A title with a league-high 26 goals last season. Osimhen also provided five assists and netted five times in the Champions League to take his total for… Read the full article here

Nigerians have taken to social media to call entertainer cum politician Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W over rumoured affairs with former label signee Eniola Akinbo, best known as Niyola. According to an online platform (not The PUNCH), the ‘Lagos Party’ crooner who tied the knot with actress Adesua Etomi in 2017 has been cheating on his wife with Niyola, whom he impregnated on multiple occasions and also directed to abort all pregnancies. Banky… Read the full article here

Mikel Arteta has hinted that Chelsea forward Kai Havertz is on the verge of signing for Arsenal, but refused to discuss a potential move for Declan Rice.In an interview with Marca during a short break in Mallorca, Arteta was questioned about German international’s pending move to the Gunners.Usually, Arteta does not discuss players that could potentially be on their way to Emirates Stadium – as is the case with Rice – but gave an open response when asked about the pending Havertz deal.

Receive free Russian politics updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Russian politics news every morning. China’s foreign minister Qin Gang met Russian deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko on Sunday as Beijing tries to gauge the impact of warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s insurrection on the political stability of one of its closest strategic allies. Chinese state media said the pair, who were pictured smiling and walking together after their meeting… Read the full article here

Lai Oso, a Nigerian communication scholar and professor at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies (FCMS), Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, is dead. Though the authorities at LASU are yet to confirm what many have described as an unfortunate development, some of Mr Oso’s colleagues on the campus confirmed the news in separate interviews with PREMIUM TIMES. The newspaper gathered that the don died in a ghastly auto accident Saturday evening on his way back to Lagos from… Read the full article here

The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied dragging President Bola Tinubu’s administration to court over the appointment of Service Chiefs. Keyamo said those circulating the claim on social media are mischief makers. Keyamo was accused of dragging Tinubu to court over the appointment of Service Chiefs without the approval of the National Assembly. However, Keyamo said his tweet on the matter was misconstrued, stressing that he only praised… Read the full article here