Former Arsenal player Jose Antonio Reyes dies in car crash aged 35

Gone too soon!

Arsenal  legend Jose Antonio Reyes was killed today in a car crash as he reportedly made his way home to his wife and children.

The 35-year-old was killed alongside his cousin as the Mercedes they were travelling in came off the road and burst into flames near to his hometown in Spain.

The ex-Spanish international and Arsenal hero – who was part of the Gunners’ Invincibles side that went unbeaten in the 2003/04 Premier League season – died near Seville, Spain.

Reyes’ 23-year-old cousin Jonathan died, Spanish media reports, while a third person, Juan Manuel Calderon, suffered 60 per cent burns and was taken to hospital after the car crashed at around 11.40am.

It is understood the footballer was on his way home to his family after training, having not been picked for the match against Cadiz tomorrow, Spanish media reports.

Reyes leaves behind two daughters, Noelia, five, and Triana, two, with wife Noelia Lopez, and a son, 11-year-old Jose Antonio Jr, from a previous relationship.

Arsenal today lowered its flag to pay respect to Reyes as former manager Arsène Wenger said: “I am devastated to hear the terrible news about Jose. To his family and friends, all support from everyone in the Arsenal family. He will remain forever in our hearts.”

The crash is thought to have happened just outside of Seville on a road between the city and Utrera, the town of Reyes’ birth.

His former side Sevilla tweeted earlier today: “We couldn’t be confirming worse news.

"Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace.”

A minute’s silence will be observed later today at the Champions League final in Madrid in memory of Reyes, and seven matches in LaLiga have been postponed.

And Reyes’ hometown Utrera has declared there will be two days of mourning and all flags in the town will be flown at half mast.

Reality star Khloe reveals her greatest mistake in life

Former Big Brother Naija housemate,Khloe has revealed the greatest mistake she’s ever made.

According to her, it was giving her trust to someone.

She added that when you give your trust to someone, you give them the power to destroy you. She revealed she has learnt her lesson and won’t put herself in that position again.

Wendy Williams stuns in new photo

TV talk host, Wendy Williams is living her best life after dumping her love rat husband, Kevin Hunter.

The talk show host has been going out more, dressing in sexier outfits and looks better than ever.

Regina Daniels poses with her step-kids, shuts down pregnany rumours

Regina Daniels is definitely living her best life as a married woman.

The 18 year old who recently got married to billionaire, Ned Nwokwo, posed with three of his kids from his other wives.

She also shared photos of her bare belly, shutting down rumours that she’s two months pregnant.

Regina Daniels is Ned Nwoko’s 6th wife.

'My nude pictures were to show the woman I’d become' - Actress Uche Ogbodo

Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo, might be daring when it comes to her hairstyle and fashion sense in general but no one knew what she had up her sleeves when she recently celebrated her birthday.

To the amazement of her fans, the actress released some nude pictures to mark her birthday and as expected, it trended on the Nigerian digital space.

In an exclusive chat with Saturday Beats, the actress noted that she released the raunchy photos to let the world know the woman she had become.

She said, “I wanted to show the world the woman I have become. I am grown, mature, daring, beautiful and confident.”

Soon after the picture was released, some Nigerians did not waste time in expressing their opinions about the pictures.

While reacting to the backlash she received from Nigerians, the actress said it was expected.

"Well, as a public figure, one would usually expect such backlash. Not everyone will sing your praises at all times. Some will definitely find faults with the things you do. So it was expected,” she said.

Since her nude pictures surfaced online weeks ago, there has been a debate on whether the actress had a plastic surgery.

However, she was quick to clear the air, saying, “My body is 100 per cent natural. I haven’t altered my body by having a surgery yet. I only dedicate my time to keeping fit and watching my diet. I have never considered plastic surgery. My body is perfect and I love it. I keep in shape so no need for plastic surgery.

"Keeping fit is easy because it is something that can be done anywhere and anytime. It is really easy to combine it with my job. It doesn’t distract me at all. It helps me to also alleviate stress from my life. I love keeping fit.”

Sharing some of the secrets of her success, she said, “It might be hard work, opportunity, and consistency. I am passionate about my job, I take it really seriously. I try to give my best to every role I’m given to play. I put my soul in it. I guess all these things play out well for me in keeping me in the movie scene. And finally, the fans love me and they are not tired of having me.”

Woman inflicts machete cuts on 12-yr-old son over missing N500

Cruel. Wicked. Heartless. These were some of the negative adjectives residents used to describe a woman, Basirat Abiodun, after she allegedly inflicted machete cuts on her 12-year-old son, Timothy Jimoh, who she accused of stealing a sum of N500.

Basirat, had accused the boy of spending the alleged stolen money on candies.

The boy, according to sources, was asleep at their Adigbe, Abeokuta residence, penultimate Saturday when Basirat unleashed brutality on him.

Attempts by neighbours to rescue the boy were said to have fallen on Basirat’s deaf ears, who threatened to deal with them, for poiking their noses into her home.

She was said to have brought out a cutlass and inflicted cuts on the boy’s head, arm and legs. A bystander forced his way into Basirat’s apartment and rescued the boy, who was subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment.

Concerned neighbours reported the incident at Adigbe Police Division, and Basirat was arrested.

Sources said the money which Timothy spent on candies was actually given to him by a man who noticed they were hungry. It was the money that Basirat passed off for her money and subjected her son to brutality.

"The money was actually N100. Timothy and his younger sibling were actually hungry when a man saw them and gave them the money.

"Basirat had passed off the money for hers and instead of listening to his son’s explanation, she cruelly beat up the boy and inflicted machete cuts on him," a source who did not want her name in print said. From The Nation.

Body of missing 4-yr-old found inside septic tank

Several hours after he was declared missing, a four-year –old, Oluwaposi Sobowale was found dead in a septic tank at Ikopa Tuntun area of Asero, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

According to sources, the toddler and his siblings were taken to their grandmother’s residence at Ikopa Tuntun penultimate Monday, by one of his father’s apprentices at the behest of their mother.

It was said that the boy’s grandmother had gone to church and the boys were left in the house by the apprentice who left to attend to a customer.

The boy was declared missing afterwards, until men of Obantoko Police Division on the advice of a resident searched a nearby septic tank where the toddler’s body was found. Sources however claimed the boy’s death was more than meets the eye.

It was said that the boy’s body was found in the septic tank which was covered, fuelling suspicion he might have been dumped there after he was killed by unknown persons.

"What baffles us is the fact that we had checked the septic tank several times on the day the boy went missing. We were however shocked that his body was found in the same septic tank the following day.

"We suspect that he might have been killed; probably his head was smashed with a hard object as blood was still coming out of his nostrils at the time he was found."

Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was not aware of the incident. He said he would confirm from the division in charge of the matter ad get back to our correspondent. But he was unable to do so at press time.

I’m not a weakling – Obaseki warns opponents of his re-election bid

Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State, has warned political detractors not to mistake his calm disposition for weakness.

Obaseki stated this when the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) National Butchers Union, Market Women, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) youths and students, held a protest march to endorse him for second term.

He also made it clear that he would respond to opponents of his second term bid with positive works, adding that ‘Never again will the food of the children be given to the dogs’.

The Governor, who was represented by Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Barrister Paul Ohonbamu, said the social contract he entered with the people in 2016 was being fulfilled across the state.

According to him: “Obaseki is a development warrior. He wants to create an alternate society where honour will be given to men and women who deserve it and not those who bought them.

“That is the society he wants to create where there will not be primitive accumulation. Where there will not be wastage.

"Obaseki believes the wealth of a state is not measured by the opulent of rulers of that state but the productivity of the people of the state. People are not comfortable with the process he is adopting.

"The process of changing the fortunes of Edo people is being opposed. It is a system that can create winners and losers in the political arena and economy market place.

"They are not comfortable because the type of politics Obaseki is playing is too sophisticated for them.

"Obaseki has said he will continue to be an agent of the people. You must see the government as your agent to do that which you desire in line with legitimate expectation.

"Those who threatened that they will let hell loose, I want to tell them that no Governor is a weakling. Every Governor can sting, every Governor can strike. We are fortunate to have a governor who is an unwilling serpent.

“This fight is not Obaseki’s fight. The people put him there. He has the legitimate votes of the people and he cannot betray the trust. The goodwill cannot be squandered.”

Court remands SS II student, others in prison custody for alleged internet fraud

Justice Garba Umar of the Federal High Court Benin City on Friday ordered that Akhigbe Gabriel, an SS II student, be remanded in prison custody for alleged impersonation and internet fraud.

Ganriel was remanded along with Adesuwa Precious, Ogheneteru Pezu, Kenneth Owa, and Isaac Nkemdule until the next adjourned date.

They were accused of defrauding one Joy to the tune of N150, 000, which was allegedly transfered into a bank account of one of them.

The action was allegedly committed contrary to Section 15; sub-Section 2 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.

Gabriel, a.k.a. Matt Chan, who is facing a four-count charge, allegedly impersonated an American, Matthew Chan and sent male nude pictures to another American Candy Cerfi.

The judge particularly berated Gabriel, who pleaded guilty to the charges.

He expressed worry that the accused would never hold any public office in future “after making himself a convict,” instead of focusing on his studies and completing his education.

Actress Anita Joseph cuts a sexy figure in all-black outfit

Yum, yummy, yummiest......

Whether sitting, standing, lying down even to sleep self, Anita Joseph hips never lies.

"I have never been so proud" - Davido hails daughter Imade as she becomes an entrepreneur

Young boss in the making!

Proud daddy Davido took to Instagram yesterday to hail his first child Imade Adeleke, 4, as she launched her new line of organic hair care products  "Auora"..

Reacting to the "young entrepreneur" move, he said, he has never been so proud in his life as his child becomes a boss just her 'daddy'.

"Greedy piece of crap" - Feminist cursed Regina Daniels' mother

Omo Chioma, a Nigerian feminist took to Facebook to cursed the hell out of Rita Daniels, the mother of teen actress,Regina Daniels.

Omo Chioma was reacting to Regina’s wedding as a 6th wife to billionaire businessman, Ned Nwokwo.

She called her a “greedy piece of crap “ amounts many other derogatory words. See below:

Hungary arrests captain of cruise ship involved in fatal crash

The captain of a boat involved in a deadly river collision in Hungary was arrested on Thursday as hopes faded for any further survivors.

A small sightseeing boat collided with a larger river cruise ship on the Danube in Budapest on Wednesday, capsizing the smaller vessel. It took just seconds for the Mermaid to sink with 35 people on board.

At least seven people were confirmed dead on Thursday and 21 others were missing, while seven survived. Most of those on board were South Korean tourists on a group tour.

The Hungarian captain and a crew-member of the Mermaid are still missing.

Police arrested the 64-year-old Ukrainian captain of the 135-meter, four-story Viking Sigyn.

He was "questioned as a suspect... in relation to endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths."

Police said security camera footage "shows that before the collision, the Mermaid turned towards the German-built Viking Sigyn cruise boat for some reason. The Viking then turned the small boat over, and it sank within seven seconds."

Police said the 70-year-old Mermaid was serviced regularly and had no obvious faults.

German man arrested in Denmark after dead bodies found

Danish police have arrested a 19-year-old German man after one of two dead people found in a house that had burned down was found to have died before the fire occurred.

The suspect was arrested late on Wednesday without resistance and appeared in court on Thursday to face manslaughter charges, they said, adding that the man denied the accusations.

The two bodies were both of residents of the house, one male, aged 61, and the other female, aged 85, police said.

They said an autopsy had shown that the man had been killed before the house burned down, but gave no details of how he met his death. The woman died of carbon-monoxide poisoning.

The house, situated in the town of Blavand on Denmark's west coast, caught fire on Tuesday. Police from the South and South Jutland force said they were continuing with their investigations.

Investigators have so far not spoken about possible connections between the German suspect and the two deceased. From DW

Eid-Fitri: FG declares next Tuesday and Wednesday public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eid-Fitri Celebration.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public Relations, of the ministry, on Friday in Abuja.

Ehuriah congratulated the Muslim faithful on successful completion of the Ramadan Fast and enjoined all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration to pray for the peace, unity, prosperity and stability of the nation.

She admonished Nigerians to shun hate speeches and divisive tendencies and join hands with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to build a peaceful, strong and united Nigeria so as to achieve the next level of socio-economic development.

She wishes all Nigerians a happy, peaceful and rewarding Eid-Fitri Celebration.