Kanye West has accused the Democratic Party of brainwashing blacks and promoting policies that are harmful to the race.

The 42-year-old rapper who disclosed this in an nterview with radio host Big Boy while promoting his new Christian-themed album 'Jesus Is King', added that he doesn't think it's smart for black people to give bloc votes to Democrats.

'You are quite easily controlled if they know everybody gonna be blue [Democrat]. If you go to a white [person] bar, you gonna hear people talking Independent, you gonna hear people talking Democrat, you gonna hear people talking Republican' he said.

Kanye also affirmed that African-Americans have no culture while responding to a question of abandoning his culture to support President Donald Trump. According to him, the adopted mishmash of consumerism has kept black people trapped as opposed to entrepreneurship and self-ownership which is the traditional Republican ideology.

On if he was tacitly endorsing racism with his support for Trump, Kanye flipped the question around, saying:

'The most racist thing a person can tell me is that I'm supposed to choose something based on my race'.  

West also clarified in the interview that he would not tell any black American how to vote, bizarrely stating: ''I'm not telling nobody to not vote Democrat, I love Obama, I love lemonade, I love Wingstop, I love polos, I love Jordans'.

The rapper who lashed out at the Democrats for encouraging abortion, backed his claim by quoting the scriptures "Thou shall not kill." Kanye further stated that he is not afraid of being 'cancelled' over his controversial opinions.

The born-again Christian remarked: 'I'm only afraid of my daddy, God. I done been 15 years. I'm telling you that God is showing you that you can have your own thoughts, bro. I been canceled before there was cancel culture.'

A PhD holder, who is one of those rescued from an Islamic rehabilitation Centre in northern Nigeria, explained that he was placed in there because his family believe he "became a Christian".

Dr Hassan Yusuf, with a Ph.D in Energy Economics, said his family put him in the torturous Islamic rehabilitation centre in Kaduna and abandoned him there after he returned to Nigeria to visit them and they noticed he wasn't raising his kids in the Islamic way.

"They say I became a Christian. Because I spent sixteen years in the UK, I married there. So, I go back to Nigeria to come and settle my family, and the extended family came and told these people (the Islamic rehabilitation centre) that I became a Christian and I was trying to convert my children to Christians.

"I just found myself here one night - one morning - about two years ago."

Dr Yusuf said they are chained, starved and tortured in the centre. He added that he's diabetic and they feed them only carbohydrates. He also said their access to their loved ones was restricted and he lacked access to drugs for his diabetes.

He managed to survive thanks to the little kids who hang around and bring him something he "soaks and drinks".

Speaking of his experience in the centre, he said he hasn't experienced anything as horrible as life in the centre since he was in military school. He added that life in the rehabilitation centre is worse than life was in military school because he is now older and diabetic.

Another victim, an MSc degree holder, also narrated his experience. He said he has no idea why his family put him in the centre.

Ed Sheeran is now UK’s richest star under 30 after taking the top spot from Adele.

The 28-year-old singer who has had a successful year topped Heat magazine’s annual guide to the UK’s wealthiest stars aged 30 and under, having jumped from an estimated worth of £94 million in 2017 to £170 mil

Sheeran, who was in second place last year, took the first spot from fellow music star Adele as she turned 31 in May. She is no longer eligible for the accolade

According to Standard UK, the increase in Sheeran’s wealth is partly due to his world record-breaking, highest-grossing two-year Divide Tour, which saw him play more than 250 shows to more than seven million fans since March 2017.

In addition, Sheeran’s songwriting efforts have helped him to shift 150 million records across the world for both himself and other artists including Justin Bieber, Anne-Marie and Rita Ora, bringing him substantial royalties.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, 30, is at number two with an estimated wealth of £90 million. In third place is One Direction star Harry Styles, 25, who has an estimated fortune of £64 million.

SEE THE FULL HEAT RICH LIST 2019

 1. Ed Sheeran, 28, (£170m)

2. Daniel Radcliffe, 30, (£90m)

3. Harry Styles, 25, (£64m)

4. Emma Watson, 29, (£57m)

5. Niall Horan, 26, (£54.8m)

6. Little Mix (£50m)

7. Louis Tomlinson, 27, (£46m)

8. Liam Payne, 26, (£44m)

9. Cara Delevingne, 27, (£39.5m)

10. Zayn Malik, 26, (£38m)

11. Sam Smith, 27, (£34m)

12. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 29, (£21m)

13. Rita Ora, 28, (£17.8m)

14. Stormzy, 26, (£12m) - NEW ENTRY

15. Dua Lipa, 24, (£11.8m) - NEW ENTRY

16. The 1975, (£10.9m)

17. Sophie Turner, 23, (£8.5m)

18. Daisy Ridley, 27, (£8.4m)

19. Nicholas Hoult, 29, (8.3m)

20. Dev Patel, 29, (£7.5m)

21. John Boyega, 27, (£6.6m)

23. Sam Faiers, 28, (£6.3m)

= Joey Essex, 29, (£6.3m)

24. Tommy Mallet, 27, (£5.2m) - NEW ENTRY

25. Maisie Williams, 22, (£4.5m) - NEW ENTRY

27. George Ezra, 26, (£4.4m) - NEW ENTRY

= Jess Glynne, 30, £4.4m - NEW ENTRY

28. Olivia and Alex Bowen, 25 and 28, (£4.3m – joint) - NEW ENTRY

29. Billie Faiers, 29, (£3.6m) - NEW ENTRY

30. Tom Holland, 23, (£3.5m) - NEW ENTRY

Terror group, ISIS ‘already has a new leader’ barely 480hours after former head, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew up himself and three children to escape US military raid in Syria. 

According to reports, Baghdadi’s successor is a former Iraqi army officer named Abdullah Qardash (sometimes spelt Karshesh). Not much is known about Qardash, who once served under Saddam Hussein.But he is understood to have already taken over a number of duties from al-Baghdadi prior to his demise this week when he detonated a suicide vest, reported Mail Online. 

An official told Newsweek: ‘Baghdadi was a figurehead. He was not involved in operations or day-to-day. All Baghdadi did was say yes or no, no planning.’

The succession news comes as experts have warned the IS and the extremist jihadist movements have over the last one-and-a-half decades repeatedly shown resilience after the death of key leaders.

And their militants, battle-hardened by years of fighting, remain in place around the world. The group may have been ready for the death of Baghdadi and after an initial adjustment period of a few months could even use it as a rallying case for launching new attacks, they added.

The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place Sunday night at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, with actress Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and comedian, Funnybone as hosts.

See the full list of winners at AMAA 2019 below....

1. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad

1. Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes (WINNER)

2. Tosin Coker – Lara and the Beats

3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

2. Best Diaspora Short Film

1. Bail (UK) (WINNER)

2. Oath Bound (UK)

3. Fevah (USA)

4. I Am Superman (Brazil)

3. Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)

2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope)

3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)

4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)

5. My Friend Fela (Brazil) (WINNER)

4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

1. Nine Nights (UK)

2. Olympia (USA)

3. Traffik (US)

4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) (WINNER)

5. Sprinter (Jamaica)

5. Best Achievement in Production Design

1. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

2. Rafiki (Kenya)

3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)

4. Urgent (Morroco)

5. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. Best Achievement in Costume Design

1. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

2. Light in the Dark (Nigeria)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. King of Boys (Nigeria)

5. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

6. Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

8. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. Best Achievement in Make-Up

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Gold Statue (Nigeria)

3. Veronica’s Wish (Uganda)

4. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

5. Before the Vows (GHANA)

6. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

8. Best Achievement in Soundtrack

1. Subira (Kenya)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER)

3. Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA)

4. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

9. Best Achievement in Visual Effects

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Knockout Blessing (Nigeria) (WINNER)

4. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

5. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. The King of Boys (Nigeria)

7. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

10. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film

1. The Delivery Boy

2. Lara and the Beats

3. Makeroom

4. King of Boys (WINNER)

5. Gold Statute

6. Up North

7. Knockout Blessing

11. Best Documentary

1. Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive (Cameroun)

2. The State Against Mandela (South Africa)

3. Golden Fish, African Fish (Senegal)

4. Skin (Nigeria)

5. Khartoum Offside (Sudan) (WINNER)

6. Le loups d’or de Balole (Burkina Faso)

7. Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye (Niger)

8. No Gold For Katsaka (Burkina Faso)

9. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

12. Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

3. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER)

4. Bahasha -The Envelope (Tanzania)

5. Azali (Ghana)

13. Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film

1. The Fisherman (Ghana)

2. A Tune of Kora (SENEGAL) (WINNER)

3. ICYASHA (Rwanda)

4. NAMOW2018 (KENYA)

5. Vagabond (GHANA)

6. Measure of a Woman (SA)

7. Mma Moeketsi (SA)

8. Motswakwa (BOTSWANA)

9. Tonight’s Opening Act (EGYPT)

10. Hello Rain (NIGERIA)

14. Best Achievement in Sound

1. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Makeroom (Nigeria)

4. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

5. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

15. Best Achievement in Cinematography

1. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER)

3. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

4. Redemption (Mozambique)

5. Rafiki (Kenya)

6. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

16. Best Achievement in Editing

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

3. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

4. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER)

5. The Gold Statute (Nigeria)

6. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Sew The Winter To My Skin (S. Africa)

17. Best Achievement in Screenplay

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)

5. Gold Statute (Morocco)

6 Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

8. Up North (Nigeria)

18. Best Animation

1. Kitwana Journey – Kenya

2. Choices – Nigeria (WINNER)

3. Isolated- Kenya

4. Afrogames – Burkina Faso

19. Best Young/Promising Actor

1. Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub) URGENT

2. Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze) LIGHT IN THE DARK

3. Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) BURIAL OF KOJO (WINNER)

4. Emilio Bilo (Azarias) Mabata Bata

5. Jamma Ibrahim (Amir) The Delivery Boy

6. Catherine Credo (Neema) Fatuma

20. Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Remilekun “Reminisce” Sarafu (Makanaki) King of Boys

2. Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (WINNER)

3. Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin

4. Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North

5. Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabina) The Burial of Kojo

6. Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing

21. Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Eniola Shobayo (Vivian) Knockout Blessing

2. Linda Ejiofer (Oby) Knockout Blessing

3. Kandyse McClure (Golden Eyes) Sew the Winter to My Skin

4. Adesua Etomi (Kemi) The King of Boys (WINNER)

5. Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark

6. Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption

22. Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue

2. Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo

3. Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats

4. Jimmy Jean Louis (Robert McQueen) Rattlesnakes

5. Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption

6. Marc Zinga ( )Mercy of the Jungle) (WINNER)

7. Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin

8. Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma

23. Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafik

2. Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark

3. Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story

4. Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma

5. Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats

6. Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys (WINNER)

7. Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy

8. Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki

24. Best Director-First Feature Film

1. Blitz Bazawule – The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) (WINNER)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Sippy Chadha – Subira (Tanzania)

4. Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows (Ghana)

25. Best Director

1. Wanuri Kahui – Rafiki (Kenya)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Daryne Joshua -Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)

4. Jahmil X. Qubeka – Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER)

5. Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys (Nigeria)

6. Mohcine Besri – Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mickey Fonseca – Redemption (Mozambique)

8. Joël Karekezi- Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

26. Best Film

1. Rafiki (Kenya)

2. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

3. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

4. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Redemption (Mozambique)

7. King of Boys (Nigeria)

8. Urgent (Morocco)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) received over bullion vans linked to former Governor of Lagos and the Party's chieftain, Bola Tinubu during the 2019 Presidential election.

Recall that the anti-graft agency was petitioned to investigate Tinubu over the source of money allegedly conveyed in bullion vans to his residence.

Submitting the petition to EFCC on Friday October 25, the convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju said;

 “To the best of our knowledge, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a private citizen who ordinarily should not be seen with a convoy of Bullion Vans.

“The commission would recall that it was reported all over the news that Bullion Vans allegedly containing an undisclosed amount of cash were seen entering the home of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State on the eve of Nigeria’s presidential elections. Tinubu himself admitted to this fact while responding to questions by journalists.

“What are Bullion Vans doing in the house of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

“Who owns the content, believing to be cash in the Bullion Vans that were seen entering the house of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of Nigerian presidential elections?

“Has the commission, based on its core mandates, investigated the source of the Bullion Vans?

“We cannot as a nation have two separate rules for fighting corruption, one for those opposed to the ruling party and another for supporters of the government."

However the Lagos state chapter of the APC rubbished the claim, daring those behind the allegation to come up with proof that Tinubu had stolen any money.

 “Let them come up with the proof. The man is a private citizen and he has been out of government for the past 12 years.

“If he has decided to spend his money on his party, how is that a problem? Let them come up with a proof that somebody’s money is missing" Spokesperson of the party in Lagos State, Abiodun Salami told Daily Trust.

It has been revealed in newly released documents that the Secret Service visited Eminem over 'threatening lyrics' against Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka on his 2017 Revival album.

The agents reportedly visited and spoke with the legendary rapper in January 2018 about his track 'Framed,' which they say showed the star 'exhibiting inappropriate behavior'.

The authorities said Eminem, 47, 'threatens protectee' in the song which speaks of kidnapping Ivanka, 37, in his car trunk.

Back in August 2018, Eminem appeared to confirm the Secret Service visit in the song The Ringer.

In the song, he rapped: 'Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service, To meet in person to see if I really think of hurtin' him, Or ask if I'm linked to terrorists, I said, "Only when it comes to ink and lyricists."'

Then in an interview with Sway Calloway he said: 'They came to my studio, yeah. They were basically asking me questions about my lyrics to see what the intent was behind them and if I was making an actual threat or just expressing myself.'

A Freedom of Information Act request filed by Buzzfeed later confirmed that the Grammy award winner met with agents.

On the controversial song and visit to Eminem, Secret Service documents state: 'The song was about a murder that he could remember and must be 'framed' with the specific lyrics, 'Donald Duck's on as the Tonka Truck in the yard.

'But dog, how the f*** is Ivanka Trump in the trunk of my car? ... ' cause I feel somewhat responsible for the dumb little blonde Girl, that motherf***in ' baton twirler that got dumped in the pond, Second murder with no recollection of it .'

The documents continues: 'This is not the first time MATHERS made threatening comments towards POTUS and his family. In June 2017, MATHERS freestyled comments that were threatening in nature towards POTUS.'

When Trump did not react to earlier jibes, Eminem said: 'I feel like he's not paying attention to me. I was kinda waiting for him to say something, and for some reason, he didn't say anything.'

The document states: 'At the conclusion of the interview, Agents again offered to answer any questions. It was also explained that any additional questions about this investigation should be directed to the USSS [United States Secret Service] Office of Government and Public Affairs. Counsel then escorted Agents from Mather's office.'

The case was non-referred, the documents confirm.

See  the full 'threatening lyrics' that saw Eminem interviewed by the Secret Service.

Woke up, it was dawn, musta knew somethin' was wrong

Think I'm becomin' a monster 'cause of the drugs that I'm on

Donald Duck's on, there's a Tonka Truck in the yard

But dog, how the f*** is Ivanka Trump in the trunk of my car?

Gotta get to the bottom of it to try to solve it

Must go above and beyond, 'cause it's incumbent upon me

Plus I feel somewhat responsible for the dumb little blonde

Girl, that motherf***in' baton twirler that got dumped in the pond

Second murder with no recollection of it

US Federal prosecutors have said that an Atlanta Georgia-based Nigerian, Olufolajimi Abegunde has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for his role in an internet fraud scheme that stole an estimated $15m through computer and wire fraud.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis, Tennessee, said on Thursday, October 24th that the 32-year-old Abegunde was sentenced Tuesday for wire fraud, the second Nigerian to be sentenced in less than a week. Last week in Missouri, another Nigerian, Segun Prosper Otaru was also jailed for cyber fraud. 

After his arrest last year, Abegunde lied to Nigerian officials that his arrest was based on mistaken identity and asked for help to get him out of the FBI jaws. But court documents showed otherwise.

Prosecutors said the Atlanta resident and several other people created fake business emails and profiles on dating websites to trick victims into sending money to bogus bank accounts. Funds were laundered and wired to destinations in Nigeria, Ghana and some other West African countries. The scams caused about $15 million in losses for victims.

Abegunde’s role was that he helped launder money through a compromised business email of a land title company located in Bellingham, Washington, and a real estate company in Memphis, Tennessee.

Make-up mogul and reality star, Kylie Jenner took to her Instagram page to share one of her favorites pregnancy photos while she was pregnant with her daughter, Stormi.

Sharing the adorable photo, she wrote: 'I have so many belly photos but this one has always been one of my favorites. baking my little baby storm was such a special time in my life. I actually became so much stronger and independent throughout the entire experience. women really are amazing.'

Kylie Jenner welcomed her daughter with estranged boyfriend, rapper Travis Scott on the 1st of February 2018.

Kanye West has declared himself the greatest human artist of all time.

The 42-year-old rapper and father of four made the declaration as he spoke about his new album, politics, and religion in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1.

Prior to the arrival of his new album release, ‘Jesus Is King’, West revealed that this Christmas, he’s releasing a new “Sunday Service album” called ‘Jesus is Born’.

West said: “Now that I’m in service to Christ, my job is to spread the gospel, to let people know what Jesus has done for me,” he said.

“I’ve spread a lot of things. There was a time I was letting you know what high fashion had done for me, I was letting you know what the Hennessey had done for me, but now I’m letting you know what Jesus has done for me, and in that I’m no longer a slave, I’m a son now, a son of God. I’m free.”

Speaking on his Sunday Service performance at Coachella and his Yeezus tour, which included a Jesus Christ lookalike, he said:

“God was using me and it lined up amazing, like, literally the Sunday was Easter Sunday, Kanye said of his performance at Coachella.

Of his Yeezus tour, West went on: “[God] is saying, ‘Let me take this Nebuchadnezzar-type character’ – Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, and he looked at his entire kingdom and said, ‘I did this.’ I stood on the top of the mountain talking about Yeezus, saying, ‘I’m a God’—I had a guy dressed as Jesus.”

West also discussed his meeting with US President Donald Trump last year and his decision to wear a Make America Great Again hat.

He said: “Give me some other examples where someone is saying what isn’t culturally what you’re supposed to say…Give me an example where someone is saying what you’re not supposed to say. You don’t want to say it, do you liberal?” he said to Lowe.

He continued: “And now—I am unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time. It’s not even a question at this point. It’s just a fact. For the greatest artist in human existence to put a red hat on was God’s practical joke to all liberals. Like, ‘Nooo, not Kanye!'”

West also discussed his bid for the 2024 US presidency, saying that he is “likely” to run for president.

“There will be a time when I will be President of the United States and I will remember…any founder that didn’t have the capacity to understand culturally what we’re doing.”

On his ongoing beef with Drake, Kanye said: “Me and Drake had this disagreement and he refused to speak to me for six months. That was so painful…You cannot be in service to God and be mad at your brother next door…I go to Drake’s house with no security and just leave my number.”

He went on: “God is funny. Drake lives four blocks down the street from me. So that shows you that God has a sense of humour. Now, liberals love art, right?”

PSG/Brazil star Neymar Jr. and last year's Ballon D'or winner Luka Modric have been excluded from the 2019 Ballon D'or nominee list released Monday night with favorite Virgil Van Dijk competing against Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the France Football organized award.

The Ballon d'Or has been awarded by the French magazine, France Football, since 1956 and sees their editorial staff put together the initial 30-man shortlist.

Modric beat Messi and Ronaldo to last year's gong following his impressive run at the FIFA 2018 World Cup and Real Madrid's Champions League win but his omission this year makes him the first player in history to miss out on nomination the following year after winning it. Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was included on the 30-strong shortlist, along with World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have both won the Ballon d'Or a joint-record five times.

 Below are the nominated players for the 2019 Ballon D'or award.

Sadio Mane - Liverpool

Sergio Aguero - Manchester City

Frenkie de Jong - Ajax/ Barcelona

Hugo Lloris - Tottenham

Dusan Tadic - Ajax

Kylian Mbappe - PSG

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool

Donny van de Beek - Ajax

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal

Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen - Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus

Alisson - Liverpool

Matthijs de Ligt - Juventus

Karim Benzema - Real Madrid

Georginio Wijnaldum - Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool

Bernardo Silva - Manchester City

Heung-min Son - Tottenham Hotspur

Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich

Roberto Firmino - Liverpool

Lionel Messi - Argentina/Barcelona

Prince William is said to be "very worried" about his brother Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after he watched their emotional documentary where they opened up about their struggles with mental health while on their African tour.

The Duke of Cambridge is said to be hoping his brother and Meghan are "all right" after the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.

In the documentary which aired on ITV on Sunday night, October 20, Harry described his grief surrounding his mother’s death as a "wound that festers".

Harry continued: "I thought I was out of the woods and then suddenly it all came back."

Harry was also asked about his relationship with brother William during the documentary, and admitted that they are currently on "different paths".

He told journalist Tom Bradby: "We are brothers. We will always be brothers. We are certainly on different paths at the moment but I will always be there for him as I know he will always be there for me. We don’t see each other as much as we used to, because we are so busy, but I love him dearly."

Meghan also spoke of her struggles amidst the constant media scrutiny and said she has not been OK behind the scenes. She added that the past year has been "hard".

Following their revelation, a Kensington Palace source told the BBC that there is a view that the couple are currently in a "fragile place".

Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry And Meghan In Their Own Words, said he wouldn’t be surprised if the couple took a step back from their public duties for good.

He said: "A year ago I would have said no, but now I wouldn’t be surprised."

He continued: "I think if they have a six-week holiday and have a break, hopefully they might come to their senses and realise it isn’t working for anyone. It’s storing up long-term problems. There’s nothing to be gained unless they’re paving the way to leave."

Mr Dampier stated that the Queen had also been concerned about the "direction Harry and Meghan are taking", adding that it was "very serious".

Harry and Meghan currently have a full schedule of engagements and commitments until mid-November. After this point "they will be taking some much-needed family time", the Sunday Times reports.

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has stated that his attention has been drawn to an order said to have been granted by a Federal High Court in Lagos for a temporary forfeiture of his property on 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi, following an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the Federal High Court in Lagos must have been misled into granting that order as neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any application by the EFCC for any forfeiture order.

It is my belief that the Court was not informed of a pending Order of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja restraining @officialEFCC from taking any steps regarding the seizure of the property in question pending the determination of a suit filed before that Court.

He said there is a subsisting court order issued by the Federal High Court, Abuja, in which the same property was a subject matter and where the EFCC and the Federal Ministry of Justice were parties. According to Saraki, the court in that case gave an order restraining the EFCC from taking any further action until the matter is determined.

“We are sure the FHC judge in Lagos was not aware of all these facts and has therefore been misled into giving the temporary forfeiture order. The affected property, House Number 17 A and 17B, was specifically listed in the case against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in which the EFCC was part of the prosecution and the case went up to the Supreme Court where the apex court in its July 6, 2018 judgement ruled in his favour.

“The Supreme Court has ruled that the source of funds for the purchase of the property was not illicit as claimed by the prosecution. On pages 12, 13 and 26 of the judgement of the highest court, this particular property on 17A McDonald Street, Ikoyi, was specifically referred to and the court upheld the no case submission of Dr. Saraki and therefore ruled in his favour.

“We know that any action which tends to mislead the court amounts to misrepresentation and it is a good ground for us to get the Court to throw away the order it issued today. We are sure the order will be reversed.

“We therefore call on all the friends, associates and supporters of Dr. Saraki to remain calm because we know this action will not stand when the court gets to hear the side of the former Senate President”, Saraki stated.

Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, has stated in its Global Wealth Report 2019 that the number of rich Chinese has surpassed the count of wealthy Americans for the first time as both countries keep churning out millionaires.

The Swiss bank’s annual wealth survey released on Monday, October 21st found 100 million Chinese ranked in the global top 10% as of the middle of this year versus 99 million in the United States.

“Despite the trade tension between the United States and China over the past 12 months, both countries have fared strongly in wealth creation, contributing $3.8 trillion and $1.9 trillion respectively,” said Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe, global head of economics and research at Credit Suisse CSGN.S.

The ranks of the world’s millionaires have risen by 1.1 million to an estimated 46.8 million, collectively owning $158.3 trillion in net assets, 44% of the global total, the study found.  The United States added more than half of this number –675,000 new millionaires – to its sizeable stock.

A decline in average wealth in Australia largely due to exchange rates resulted in 124,000 fewer millionaires there, while Britain lost 27,000 and Turkey 24,000. The report estimates that 55,920 adults are worth at least $100 million and 4,830 have net assets above $500 million.  It forecast global wealth which increased 2.6% over the past year would rise by 27% over the next five years to $459 trillion by 2024. The number of millionaires would also grow over this period to almost 63 million.

The share of the world’s bottom 90% accounts for 18% of global wealth, compared to 11% in the 2000. “While it is too early to say wealth inequality is now in a downward phase, the prevailing evidence suggests that 2016 may have been the peak for the near future,” it said.

Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern. 

The Liberals were victorious in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 10:30pm Toronto time on Monday, according to the national broadcaster CBC. Trudeau needed to win 170 seats to secure a second majority government. 

In his victory speech, Justin Trudeau told Canadians that even if they didn't vote for him, the Liberal Party works for all people of Canada

US President, Donald Trump has also congratulated Trudeau for a wonderful and hard fought victory with a Tweet that reads, 'Congratulations to Justin Trudeau  on a wonderful and hard fought victory. Canada is well served. I look forward to working with you toward the betterment of both of our countries!'.

Trudeau, 47, was endorsed by Barack Obama in the last days of the campaign, but his standing as one of the few remaining progressive leaders in a major democracy was undermined by the emergence of blackface images, and lingering criticism of his handling of a major corruption inquiry.

Ahead of the vote, polls showed him neck-and-neck with the Conservative leader Andrew Scheer. But with neither of the main parties reaching the number of seats needed for a parliamentary majority, Canada is headed towards a minority government, and Trudeau will be forced to co-operate with smaller left-of-centre parties to govern.

The 13th edition of the Headies Awards took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites and witnessed amazing performances from talented acts.

Teni, Falz, Burna Boy and Rema were some of the big winners of the night. While Teni won four awards for best vocal performance (female), best recording of the year, best pop single and Headies Viewers' Choice, Falz bagged three awards for best rap singer,best rap album and album of the year.

Top performance from veteran singers, Zaki Adzay, Sunny Neji, Victor AD and Wurld; who emerged winner of best vocal performance (male) wowed the audience and viewers of the show.

The event was hosted by TV personality, Nancy Isime and rapper, Reminisce.

Below is the full list of winners (in bold):

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

GoodGirl LA – ‘Bless me’

Waje – ‘Udue’

Teni – ‘Uyo Meyo’ (WINNER)

Tems – ‘Mr Rebel’

Falana – ‘Repeat’

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

Tay Iwar – ‘Utero’

Johnny Drille – ‘Finding Efe’

Nonso Bassey – ‘411’

Funbi – ‘Serenade’

Wurld – ‘Wishes & Butterfly’ (WINNER)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

Crayon

Buju

Barry Jhay (WINNER)

Oxlade

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

Erigga – ‘Motivation’

Chinko Ekun – ‘Able God’ (WINNER)

Zlatan – ‘Leg Work’

Barry Jhay – ‘Aiye’

Lyta – ‘Time’

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.

Adekunle Gold – Ire

Heal D World – Patoranking

Olanrewaju – Brymo

Uyo Meyo – Teni (WINNER)

Ye – Burna Boy

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

‘Talk’ – Falz (WINNER)

‘We Don’t Do That Over Here’ – Hotyce

‘40ft Container’ – Illbliss ft. Olamide

‘Sacrifice’ – Payper Corleone Ft. Alpha Ojini

‘Gang Gang’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

‘Cash’ – Lady Donli

‘Mr Rebel’ – Tems

‘Finding Efe’ – Johnny Drille (WINNER)

‘Heya’ – Brymo

‘Ire’ – Adekunle Gold

BEST RAP ALBUM

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review.

‘Moral Instruction’ – Falz (WINNER)

‘Crown’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon

‘A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl’ – M.I Abaga

‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)’ – Show Dem Camp

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

YCEE – ‘Balance’

Boogey – ‘Implode’

Paybac – ‘Implode’

Ghost – ‘Crown’

Tec – ‘Crown’

AQ – ‘Crown’ (WINNER)

BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

‘Like’ – Reekado Banks Ft. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee

‘One Ticket’ Kiss Daniel ft. Davido

‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

‘Killin’ Dem – Burna Boy Ft. Zlatan (WINNER)

‘Amaka’ – 2baba Ft. Peruzzi

BEST PERFORMER

A non-voting category for the artistes whose stagecraft, showmanship and performance routines are exceptionally conceptualized and executed in the year under review with consideration of live performances.

Falz

Tiwa Savage

Brymo

Yemi Alade (WINNER)

Adekunle Gold

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

‘Tipsy’ – Odunsi ft. RAYE

‘Serenade’ – Funbi

‘Uyo Meyo’ – Teni

‘Wishes and Butterflies’ – Wurld

‘Gimme Love’ – Seyi Shay ft. Runtown (WINNER)

BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).

‘Ye’ – Burna Boy

‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD

‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

‘Case’ – Teni (WINNER)

‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML

‘Baby’ – Joeboy

BEST R&B/ POP ALBUM

A category for the best r&b/pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

‘rare.’ – Odunsi (The Engine)

‘Outside’ – Burna Boy

‘No Bad Songz’ – Kizz Daniel

‘Mayor of Lagos’ – Mayorkun (WINNER)

‘About 30’ – Adekunle Gold

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

A voting category to award the fan’s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

Mr Eazi

Burna Boy

Teni (WINNER)

Fireboy DML

Rema

Joe Boy

Wizkid

Davido

Zenith Bank, GTBank, Access Bank, United Bank of Africa and First Bank (FUGAZ) have increased their loans and advances to N9.34 trillion in the first half of 2019 according to findings by Nairametrics.

Zenith Bank

Zenith Bank’s loans and advances dropped from N1.82 trillion in December 2018 to N1.80 trillion by June 2019, a drop of 1.09%. 

Loan distribution by sector:

Oil and Gas – N541.9 billion

Manufacturing – N507.2 billion

Government – N311.5 billion

General commerce – N225.8 billion

Agriculture – N104 billion

Power – N92.7 billion

Consumer credit – N45.9 billion

Education – N4.3 billion

Details: Access Bank

Access Bank’s net loans and advances increased from N2.14 trillion as at the end of December 2018 to N2.85 trillion by June 2019, an increase of 33%.

Loan distribution by sector:

Oil and gas (Services, upstream, downstream, refinery) got 29.6% of the total loan

General commerce – 11.5%

Real Estate – 7.7%

Government – 7.5%

Finance & Insurance – 7.5%

Construction – 6.9%

General –  4.2%

Transportation – 3.3%

Manufacturing – 3.3%

Food manufacturing – 2.8%

UBA Plc

UBA Plc’s loans and advances increased from N1.73 trillion in 2018 full year to N1.77 trillion 2019 half year, by 2.2%.

Distribution by sector:

Oil and Gas – 21%

Manufacturing – 18%

Government – 12%

Commerce – 11%

Power – 10%

Consumer – 9%

Others – 7%

Communication – 6%

Real Estate and Construction – 3%

Agriculture – 3%

UBA, bank, loans, loan

First Bank of Nigeria

The Nigerian oldest financial institution’s loan also dropped from N1.72 trillion to N1.59 trillion within the same period.

Distribution by sector:

Oil and Gas (upstream, downstream, services) – 34.8%

Manufacturing – 14.4%

Government – 9.7%

Real Estate – 7.9%

Information and Communication – 6.7%

Construction – 6.3%

Consumer – 5.6%

Power & Energy – 4.1%

General Commerce – 4.0%

First Bank, loans, loan

GTBank

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc increased its loan and advance by 0.79%, from N1.26 trillion to N1.27 trillion within same period.

Distribution by sector:

Oil and Gas (upstream, midstream, downstream) – 44%

Manufacturing – 19%

Individuals – 11%

Government – 5%

Info, Telcom & Transport – 4%

Capital market & financial institutions – 4%

General commerce – 4%

Others – 4%

Construction – 3%

Agriculture – 2%

Education – 1%

Meanwhile, the CBN report showed that secured loans to households are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2019. According to the CBN, this will be due to improving liquidity position and higher risk appetite of lenders.

While there was an increase in both unsecured and secured lending to households, lenders recorded lower losses given by default from households lending in Q3 2019 and this is expected to further improve in Q4 2019.

The bottom line

A quick look at the trend of unsecured credit to households over Q1 to Q3 2019 showed that despite the fluctuations in trend of approved loan applications, the availability of unsecured credit to households improved.

While the CBN attributed the increase in unsecured credit provision to improved risk appetite and improved liquidity, this might also be attributed to the rising number of fintech companies in the lending market in Nigeria.

Meghan Markle has revealed that she has not been finding it easy with the intense media scrutiny and being a new mum and a newlywed.

The Duchess of Sussex revealed in a new ITV documentary that she has not really been OK behind the scenes and it's been a struggle to cope.

ITV's Tom Bradby followed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their recent 10-day tour of Africa and he got to speak with Meghan about how she has been coping through pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood amid the pressures of press interest in her public life as a member of the Royal Family.

Meghan looked emotional as Bradby asked her the question and she admitted that the glare of the intense spotlight and the incessant and often negative press coverage from some sections of the media had made things harder at a time when she was already "really vulnerable".

Bradby spoke to Meghan in a garden in Johannesburg, South Africa, about her experience before and after giving birth to Archie in May.

He raised concerns Harry had shared with him earlier in the trip that she could suffer in the face of the same media pressures he believes harmed his mother Diana.

Bradby told Meghan: "He’s obviously very concerned about protecting you, and protecting you from what he felt his mother went through. It’s obviously an area one has to tiptoe into very gently."

He then asked Meghan what the impact had been "on your physical and mental health of all the pressure that you clearly feel under?"

"So that was made really challenging and then when you have a newborn … especially as a woman, it’s really, it’s a lot.

"So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mum or trying to be a newlywed."

When Bradby asked how she was coping, Meghan said: "Thank you for asking because not many people have asked if I’m ok.

"But it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes."

Bradby then added: "And the answer is, would it be fair to say, not really ok? That it’s really been a struggle?”

To which Meghan replied: "Yes."

Meghan added: "Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable."

Bradby travelled with the royal couple and their son Archie on the recent 10-day tour of Africa for an ITV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, which airs on Sunday at 9pm on ITV.

The royal couple's tour of Africa, which ran from the end of September to early October, was notable for the unprecedented statement issued by Prince Harry in which he accused sections of the British tabloid press of pursuing a "ruthless campaign" against his wife.

The Duke of Sussex’s public statement was released on the couple's website on October 1 as it was announced Meghan was suing the Mail on Sunday after it published a private letter she wrote to her father. The paper denies wrongdoing and confirmed it would defend the case.

In his statement, Harry claimed some newspapers had "vilified (his wife) almost daily for the past nine months" and published "lie after lie" at Meghan’s expense because she was out of public view on maternity leave.

An agreement has been reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the new minimum wage adjustment.

The agreement was reached after about four days of the meeting. According to the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo, both the government and the organized labour signed Terms of Settlement on different percentages of adjustments.

“After some delicate negotiations (with both Ministers as conciliators) Government & Labour have finally reached an agreement on the consequential adjustments of other wages following the implementation of the enhanced minimum wage of N30,000. We are now working on the communique.

“At about 3 am this morning, we signed this Terms of Settlement b/w Govt & Labour which reveals different percentages of adjustments in other wages after the minimum wage adjustment. Those of the law-enforcement agencies have also been done, but are not captured in this Memorandum.” Keyamo tweeted on his official Twitter account, @fkeyamo.

At about 3am this morning, we signed this Terms of Settlement b/w Govt & Labour which reveals different percentages of adjustments in other wages after the minimum wage adjustment. Those of the law-enforcement agencies have also been done, but are not captured in this Memorandum.

The Federal Government and the National Assembly had approved the minimum wage of N30,000. The implementation has, however, been delayed since the approval.

No more strike: In August, the President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said the union was not prepared for any strike but a memo posted by Keyamo disclosed that the recent conciliation meeting was organized when the labour union threatened that it could not guaranty industrial peace after October 16, 2019.

Although the time the agreement on the consequential adjustments would reflect on workers’ wages wasn’t stated in the memo shared, it has allayed the fear of any potential strike by the organised labour.

The consequential adjustments: According to the memo seen by Nairametrics, the increment varies for all levels of workers from GL-07 to GL-18.

GL 07 = 23.2%

GL 08 = 20%

GL 09 = 19%

GL 10-14 = 16%

GL 15-17 = 14%

Former Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson allegedly fixed a football match with a corrupt agent who gave him a £30,000 gold Rolex, a court heard today.

Football agent, Giuseppe ‘Pino’ Pagliara, 64, made the claims to an undercover reporter posing as a businesswoman looking to invest in football players, jurors were told.

Pagliara is on trial for bribery at Southwark Crown Court alongside assistant head coach of Barnsley Football Club Tommy Wright and fellow football agent Dax Price. All three deny the charges.

The trio were charged following allegations of corruption published by the Daily Telegraph in 2016, one of which led to Sam Allardyce resigning as England manager.

He said the legendary manager fixed a champions league game against Italian giants Juventus and alleged Ferguson pocketed money from transfer deals, Southwark Crown Court heard.

Pagliara and fellow agent Dax Price allegedly tried to “impress” Claire Newell by arranging meetings with prominent footballing figures such as Steve McLaren, Harry Redknapp, and manager Neil Warnock, prosecuter Brian O’Neill QC told Southwark Crown Court.

O'Neil said Pagliara claimed that “99 percent of the people in football if they weren’t in football, would be selling second-hand cars.”

Pagliara was said to be“furious” with Redknapp for suggesting the reporter should buy a football club instead of using a legal loophole to get around a ban on third-party ownership of players in England during a meeting in July 2016, the court heard.

Describing another meeting, Mr O’Neill said: “Towards the end of the meeting Pagliara launched into what could only be described as a diatribe of Sir Alex Ferguson, accusing him of having conspired with Pagliara to fix the result of a football match between Juventus, a club which Pagliara was associated with, and Manchester United in the Champions League for which Pagliara had thanked him with a gold 30 grand Rolex watch.

“Pagliara went on to accuse Sir Alex Ferguson of having taken money as part of transfer deals. He claimed that he had paid Ferguson before.”

He added: “To the outside world, the plan being espoused by Mr. Pagliara, it would look as though the player in question was owned by the football club in Belgium when actually the player was owned by a third party.

“And that, said Pagliara, was the plan that he wanted to end upbringing to England because that’s where the money is.

“He went to speak about placing players in Italian clubs where he had various connections before moving them to England.

“‘You have to have an offshore account somewhere and that’s where we do it. For example Antonio Conte [then head coach at Chelsea[ has winked at us and said, “yeah, I want that player, is there a little coffee for me Pino?”’

“A little coffee, she said. ‘Yeah, that’s what he’ll say: yeah of course there is and now I’m negotiating a coffee as well and we are not talking about a double espresso.’

“He went on to say he would disguise it as a consultancy agreement by another trusted individual.

“‘Claire, I’ve opened so many Swiss bank accounts for managers that you would not believe’.”

Tommy Wright, 53, then assistant head coach of Championship club Barnsley, accepted a cash bribe to get players to sign up with the agents, the court was told.

Undercover reporter Claire Newell and her team set up a fake company and told Pagliara and Price that she wanted to invest in football players, jurors heard.

The court was told that they arranged for a £5,000 bribe to be handed in an envelope to Scots-born Wright, who played top-flight football for Leeds, Leicester City, Oldham, and Middlesbrough.

Wright, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, denies two counts of accepting a bribe, while Pagliara, 64, of Bury, Greater Manchester, and Price, 48, of Sittingbourne, Kent, deny two counts of paying and facilitating a bribe.

The prosecutor said of Mr Price: “He went on to say this: ‘There are certain people like Harry Redknapp; he needs looking after. There are certain people like Neil Warnock.’

“It’s no part of this prosecution to malign those individuals about whom they spoke.

“These people were not present when these things were being said about them and were in no position therefore to challenge, deny or rebut those allegations.

“However, it’s significant evidence in the case of the defendant who said the words and any other defendant who was present and did not disassociate themselves from those words.

“And that’s because it’s evidence of that defendant’s knowledge or belief of corruption within football in this country and elsewhere and his willingness in just to condone such practices, but also to embrace and exploit them and that’s why this evidence is relevant and admissible.”

Kizz Daniel has been dragged back to court by his former record label, G-Worldwide who are seeking N500m in damages over an alleged breach of contract.

The Label in the lawsuit filed by its counsel Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), are seeking the sum of Two Hundred Million Naira (N200,000,000) in damages, One Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Seven Naira (N179,499,957) in special damages for breach of contract, One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N150, 000, 000) for contract exit fees, among other reliefs.

Recall a court injunction issued against the singer stopped him from performing throughout December 2017, hence the name change to Kizz Daniel as his former stage name 'Kiss Daniel' was trademarked by G-Worldwide. Kizz Daniel was then able to float his record label 'Flyboy Entertainment' and also released his sophomore album 'No Bad Songz'.

When the matter came up before the Federal High Court on Monday, October 7, 2019, GWW through its Solicitors informed the Court that it had filed an application seeking two alternative prayers; A prayer for stay of proceedings pending reference of the matter to arbitration as provided under the enabling contract between both parties and a prayer granting leave to amend its originating process.

The case which was brought before a High Court sitting in Lagos was adjourned till January 21, 2020.

Bella Hadid has been named as the most beautiful woman in the world, according to the ‘Golden Ratio of Beauty’. 

The 23-year-old was found to be a 94 per cent match to the ratio, a mathematical equation known as Beauty Phi devised by the ancient Greeks.

In second place was Beyoncé was who was a 92.44 per cent match, and taking third place was Amber Heard with 91.85 per cent.

Ariana Grande came in 4th place with 91.81% and Taylor Swift round up the top 5 with 91.64%. The overall top 10 most beautiful women according to the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi included: .Kate Moss (91.05%); Scarlett Johansson (90.91%); Natalie Portman (90.51%); Katy Perry (90.08%); and Cara Delevingne (89.99%).

They calculated the perfect face shape, including the size and position of the lips, nose, chin and jawline with Bella’s features most closely matching the ideal ratio. The top ten list was compiled by a Harley Street clinic surgeon, Dr Julian De Silva, who used digital facial mapping to see how modern celebs matched up. 

Bella came out on top with a 94.35 per cent match, although her sister, fellow supermodel Gigi Hadid, 24, failed to make the top ten.

“Bella Hadid was the clear winner when all elements of the face were measured for physical perfection. She had the highest overall reading for her chin which, with a score of 99.7%, is only 0.3% away from being the perfect shape.

Bella also came second behind Scarlett Johansson for the positioning of her eyes. Beyoncé ran her a close second, scoring the highest marks for the shape of her face (99.6%) and getting very high scores for her eyes, brow area and lips,” Dr. De Silva said.

The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said Thursday that Brussels had come to an agreement with Britain on a Brexit withdrawal agreement to be presented to EU leaders.

“Where there is a will, there is a deal we have one! It’s a fair and balanced agreement for the EU and the UK and it is testament to our commitment to find solutions,” Juncker tweeted.

“I recommend that EUCO endorses this deal,” he said, referring to the European Council of the leaders of member states that was to meet later Thursday.

Affirming Junker’s statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson also on Thursday announced what he said was a “great new deal” for Britain to leave the European Union, as leaders gathered in Brussels for talks.

“We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control,” he wrote on Twitter, calling on lawmakers in London to approve the agreement at a rare sitting of parliament on Saturday.