FIFA ban Real Madrid and Atletico

FIFA has suspended Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid from signing new players from now till January 2018 following irregularities in the signing of minors. 
The two clubs went to a FIFA court to contest the ban handed to them for not properly signing players under the age of 18 earlier this year, but in a new statement released today, the world's football governing body say both clubs have been suspended from making transfers for the next two years and have been fined £278,000 and £696,000 respectively. 

The FIFA statement reads: 

“The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by Spanish clubs Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid and to confirm in their entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the respective cases relating to the protection of minors. 

“As such, both clubs are to serve a transfer ban that prevents them from registering any players at national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods for breaching articles 5, 9, 19 and 19bis as well as annexes 2 and 3 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (the “Regulations”). 

“The transfer ban applies to each club as a whole — with the exception of the women’s, futsal and beach soccer teams – and does not prevent the release of players. “Additionally, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have been fined CHF 900,000 (£696,000) and CHF 360,000 (£278,000) respectively, while both clubs have been issued with a reprimand and a warning and given 90 days in which to regularise the situation of all minor players concerned. 

“The grounds of the decisions taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee were communicated to the parties concerned today. “For further information concerning the protection of minors, please read the FAQ document.”

Real Madrid also reacted to the news with their own statement. Theirs read: 

” In light of today’s decision by the FIFA Appeal Committee, Real Madrid C. F. wishes to communicate the following: 

“1. The club regrets said decision, understanding it to be deeply unjust and contrary to the fundamental principles of disciplinary law. 

“2. The club will begin the appropriate appeals procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), requesting that the decision be completely overturned, with absolute confidence that said organisation will come to an entirely favourable decision. 

“3. Real Madrid C. F. will request that the procedure be undertaken in an urgent manner in order to obtain a decision from the CAS as quickly as possible.” Real Madrid’s only summer business was to re-sign Alvaro Morata, while Atletico brought in Kevin Gameiro and Nico Gaitan as major transfers

Women loving the hardship

As Laurie Idahosa, who is married to late Archbishop Benson Idahosa's first son, Feb Idahosa, shared via her twitter page. Which do you agree with? More after the cut. 

The real change is here

The Police man who shot dead a commercial motorcyclist in Ondo state, over an alleged N50 bribe on Sept. 4th, has been dismissed from the Police Force and arraigned in court for Murder. The Inspector was arrested, his service riffle recovered and he faced an Orderly-Room trial (Departmental Court) on Tuesday 6th September. 


In a statement issued today by Abayomi Shogunle, Officer in Charge of Complaint Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Police Force, the inspector was identified as Anthony Nwadike and it was revealed that he had been dismissed from service, charged to court for murder. The statement read, 

Inspr Anthony Nwadike attached to Ore Division, Ondo State who shot and killed one SundayJoseph 'm' a commercial motorcycle rider along Odigbo-Omifon road Ore on 4th September, 2016 was tried in Orderly-Room and found guilty as charged. Punishment of DISMISSAL from the Force was awarded and approved by the relevant authority. Anthony Nwadike is hereby dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force. 

The said Anthony Nwadike was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 1, Oke Eda, Akure today 8th September, 2016 for the MURDER of late Sunday Joseph 'm' via Charge number MAK/311c/2016. The accused person was remanded in prison custody and case adjourned to 12th October, 2016. 
Discussions between the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State CP Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison and the family of the victim are still ongoing regarding wellbeing of dependent relatives. Any police officer involved in any act that is not justifiable under the laws of the land would be held accountable without delay as the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of IGP Ibrahim Idris is being guided by international core values of democratic policing, integrity and respect for the rule of law.

Best graduate,Best professor!! Wetin una don do sef!!!?

Since 1960 till date, what have we invented? What have manufactured? What have researched on successfully came out with problem solving result? what have we discovered?
We re overly blessed with all sorts of human and mineral resources, we re strong mentally and physically to endure any type of challenge life throws at us,in fact we are also blessed with many problems and challenges that should provide a platform for us to work and excel and feel the joy of conquest, but alas..( like I say I even know book) ehen.. Alas! We re still importing everything we need,even toilet paper, upon say we get leaves and corn something, we still import matches, toothpicks, pencil,rice and beans, I worked with someone who imported his water tank from Turkey only to fill it up with Nigeria water. For more than 50yrs now we had men and women graduate with first class in ( wetin dem dey teach for that university sef)? physics,chemistry, medicine, engineering of all kinds, (i know one wey graduate with first class in chemical engineering, she don manufacture three children now, still counting...) so where re all our graduates and professors that we can't manufacture anything to help solve our internal challenges, women still go to farm with babies on their back, mallam still pushing his cart filled with cans of water, people still drinking from stagnant water,go the rural areas and you ll see food,fruits and people rotting away..ehen !! (We still dey import orange juice) go to Benue state and you will cry when you see oranges on the floor of every compound rotting away.... Hmmmm na small thing I been wan write o, our professors first class people, una don really graduate? To be KONTINUED!!!

So if you dey vex....?  I dey vex too

Murdered for refusing to dance

A 22-year-old American college student was fatally shot in the face at the J’Ouvert festival in Brooklyn after she told a man to stop grinding against her.

St. John’s University student Tiarah Poyau was walking the pre-West Indian Day Parade route with three friends early Monday when she was accosted and told the man, "Get off me.’ Her friends, who were walking ahead of her at around 4:15 a.m., then heard a shot and saw her fall at Empire Boulevard and Franklin Avenue.

 Poyau had been shot in the eye at close range.

"This young lady is just a stellar person," said Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. "No issues in her life whatsoever, and none before either"

The 20-year-old thug who shot her was nabbedTuesday morning, September 6th, while drunkenly driving on a three wheels 2002 Ford Explorer and with a Caribbean flag wrapped around his bloody hand, according to police. He is being charged with murder and depraved indifference.

Before his arrest, suspect identified as Reginald Moise,20, told friends, "I think I shot somebody on the parade route. I didn’t know the gun was loaded," sources said. He had called his cousin looking to stash the murder weapon at her house. When he arrived, Moise then barely missed killing a one-year-old boy sleeping in his crib after he shot up a relative's apartment while hiding the gun. The bullet went through the relative's wall and into a neighbour's apartment

A cop who was at the scene with his partners took to Instagram to narrate Tiarah's last moments on earth.

"Her name was Tiarah Poyau and on Sundaynight while My partners and I didn't know her We spent her last moments on earth with her while she lay dying. Maybe it's because I'm a dad, maybe it's because I'm a human, maybe it's because I care, I don't know. I haven't been able to stop thinking about her. I cried on the way home from work for the first time in a long time. So sad. To her family I'm sorry for your loss if you ever see this. Know that we tried our best. God bless her and her family." Lohman wrote.

NYC Mayor Bill DiBlaiso had put a cancellation of the annual festival "on the table"

More photos of the victim below...

Man fights goat for eating his food

This video is so hilarious but has been deemed by some Nigerians as animal cruelty. According to the eyewitness who shared it via twitter, the goat ate this man's plate of food (Jollof rice). This must have struck a nerve as the man angrily grabbed hold of the goat, unbuckled his belt and thrashed it. Watch the video after the cut. 

Burnt Alive

A man who is alleged to have stolen a motorcycle popularly known as Okada, was burnt to death in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state.