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Chelsea are reportedly open to selling the 26-year-old for just €15 million (£11.8m), but Paris Saint-Germain and Athletic are also interested in acquiring the right-back Manchester United are interested in a move for Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta, according to  AS . The report claims that Athletic Bilbao and Paris Saint-Germain are also in the running, while Chelsea would be willing to accept offers of just €15 million (£11.8m). Azpilicueta was a key part of Chelsea’s Premier League title victory under Jose Mourinho’s reign two years ago and the Portuguese would be interested in bringing his former player to Old Trafford. But Athletic believe that they could lure the 26-year-old back to Spain as he would be reunited with friends Mikel San Jose and Raul Garcia. Meanwhile, PSG are searching for defensive reinforcements at right-back due to Gregory van der Wiel’s exit and Serge Aurier’s likely departure.

The Portugal international was linked with a move to Barcelona and Liverpool previously but has signed for Thomas Tuchel's side Raphael Guerreiro has completed a move to Borussia Dortmund from Lorient, agreeing a four-year deal at Signal Iduna Park. The 22-year-old defender played 102 Ligue 1 games for Lorient during a three-year spell and had been linked with potential moves to Barcelona and Liverpool in the off-season. But Dortmund confirmed they have won the race for his signature on Thursday. The transfer fee is reportedly €12million, with Guerreiro's former club retaining a sell-on clause.The completion of the deal left Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc delighted as the club added to the signings of Marc Bartra, Ousmane Dembele, Mikel Merino, Emre Mor and Sebstian Rode. "Raphael Guerreiro is a technically skilled player who feels at home in several positions," he said. "We are very happy that he chose Borussia Dortmund." lef...

The Argentine, who is currently playing for his country at the Copa America, is set to swap Benfica for the Champions League finalists once formalities are completed Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with Benfica to sign midfielder Nicolas Gaitan. Gaitan made 37 appearances this season as Benfica claimed a league and cup double for the third year in a row. The 28-year-old, who joined from Boca Juniors in 2010, is part of Argentina's squad competing the Copa America Centenario. Gaitan will travel to Madrid to "complete all the formalities" once his participation in the tournament in the United States is over. He has made 15 appearances for his country, scoring twice.

The Bianconeri are keen to keep hold of the France international this summer despite Real Madrid emerging as the frontrunners to sign him in the coming weeks Any club wanting to sign Paul Pogba this summer will have to pay a world-record fee of €160 million, according to  Marca . The France international has been linked with the likes of Manchester United and Barcelona, though Real Madrid have emerged as the frontrunners to prise him away from Juventus in recent weeks. But the  Bianconeri  are reluctant to sell one of their prized assets and have placed the huge price tag on Pogba in a bid to ward off interest.

Tyga opened up about his two-year off and on relationship with the 18-year-old model during an interview with BigBoy TV on Friday, June 17, 2016, disclosing that he felt like their love life had “overshadowed” his career. According to news reports,  Tyga , reportedly blames his reality star ex,  Kylie Jenner  for his lack of success, claiming that he felt overshadowed by the teen who is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the business industry. Tyga  opened up about his two-year off and on relationship with the 18-year-old model during an interview with  BigBoy TV  on Friday, June 17, 2016, disclosing that he felt like their love life had  “overshadowed”  his career. “When you’re in a very public relationship like that, it’s hard for other people to see you differently than that. “Being in that, it took a lot, career-wise, everything. It overshadowed a lot of my talents and a lot of things that I worked hard f...

Cristiano Ronaldo was criticised heavily for his performance and post match out-burst against Iceland in their opening game but he had the chance to put things right when Portugal took on Austria in important group F clash on Saturday night. But just like the first game, they dominated the game and created loads of chance but failed to score. Ronaldo missed couple of easy chances before he was given the chance to redeem himself late in second half via penalty but he fluffed his lines and hit the woodwork. 79′ 0 – 0 Cristiano Ronaldo (missed penalty). Martin Hinteregger brought down ronaldo inside the box and referee awarded the penalty which was missed by Real Madrid record scorer.

A part of the popular Ogun River which flows under the Kara Bridge around Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State suddenly and shockingly turned dry today June 18th. The Kara cattle market community under the bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has become a Mecca of some sort as people besieged the community to see the dried section of the river which once provided water for the Kara cattle and ram market. Residents of the area say they woke up this morning to see the river which served as one of their means of transportation where canoes were used to reach the dense waters, totally dry and it wasn't like that the day before. The surface of the water had become firm and people can now stand on the portion of the river. What do you guys think happened? More photos after the cut...

The reduction came after aspirants were said to have complained about the high cost of the forms. The  Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) has returned N3 million to each aspirants who purchased the party's  Edo State  governorship election forms for N16 million. The reduction came after aspirants were said to have complained about the high cost of the forms. According to the party's  publicity secretary in Edo State,  Chris Nehikhare , the party reduced the fee from N16 million to N13 million, with N10 million being for the form, N1 million for expression of interest, and N2 million for administrative charges. The election is scheduled for September 10, 2016. However, the party had held a successful ward and local government congresses to elect the special delegates that will elect its candidate for the governorship election, with  Gabriel Suswam,  former Benue State governor, as the head of the committee that supervised the congress...

About 20 people have been killed inside Turkey this year by Islamic State shelling across the border. U.S.-led coalition jets and Turkish artillery killed 13 Islamic State militants in Syria on Saturday, military sources said. The Turkish army fired howitzers at 32 targets in northern Syria to take out Islamic State weapon systems as the militants prepared to shell sites across the Turkish border, the sources told Reuters. About 20 people have been killed inside Turkey this year by Islamic State shelling across the border. NATO member Turkey is a member of the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State. 

It was further reported that after her arrest and detention on Thursday, June 16, 2016, Zonnique was released on Friday morning, June 17, 2016. American rap act,  T.I.  is in the news following the arrest of his stepdaughter,  Zonnique Pullins , at the Atlanta airport. According to Hotnewhiphop, Zonnique, a member of girl group, OMG , was arrested by a TSA agent for carrying a concealed weapon inside the airport. An X-ray machine at the airport had blown Zonnique's cover revealing that she was carrying a semiautomatic pistol in her bag. It was further reported that after her arrest and detention on Thursday, June 16, 2016, Zonnique was released on Friday morning, June 17, 2016. It is unsure if the authorities will be pressing further charges, but the member of T.I. and Tiny large family has been allowed to return home. Zonnique is one of the seven children of the Hip Hop family, who live in Atlanta and recently welcomed a new child, Heiress Diana...

Investigators have confirmed links between the perpetrators, some of whom were based in Belgium. Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across  Belgium  overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday, June 18. "In connection with a criminal investigation concerning terrorism... 40 persons were taken for questioning. Twelve among them were arrested. The investigating judge will decide on their possible detention later today,"  the statement said. Europe is on high alert as the Euro 2016 soccer tournament is under way in neighbouring  France . Islamist suicide bombers killed 32 people in Brussels in March following attacks in Paris in November in which 130 people died. Investigators have confirmed links between the perpetrators, some of whom were based in Belgium. Flemish public broadcaster VTM said the people arrested overnight were suspec...

Mursi, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, has already been sentenced in three other cases, including the death penalty for a mass jail break. Egypt's former president  Mohamed Mursi  was handed another life sentence on Saturday, after a court found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets. Mursi, leader of the outlawed  Muslim Brotherhood , has already been sentenced in three other cases, including the  death penalty  for a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising against former president  Hosni Mubarak  and a life sentence for spying on behalf of Palestinian group Hamas. The court on Saturday also said the death penalty had been approved for six others accused alongside Mursi, including three journalists sentenced in absentia. Two other defendants that had worked in Mursi's office were sentenced to life in prison. The sentences are the latest in a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood since an army takeover stripped Mursi ...

The suspect identified as Duru Samuel Ikechukwu, will reportedly forfeit the said amount as well as spend six months in jail for his crime. A man has reportedly been sentenced to jail for six months after failing to declare $86,000 out of a total sum of $96,000. The suspect identified as  Duru Samuel Ikechukwu , will reportedly forfeit the said amount as well as spend six months in jail for his crime.  Duru was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu while on a trip to China in December 2015 and has now been handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution. On Thursday, June 16, 2016, the suspect pleaded guilty in court to the one-count charge levelled against him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defence counsel, Ikuka Kennedy, reportedly pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy seeing that the convict has shown remorse for his actions and is a first time...

It also accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demands apologies from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to former President  Goodluck Jonathan  for the lies the party ruling party told against him. The party also asked the APC to apologise to Nigerians for the propaganda it dished out during the the 2015 election campaign. The PDP said this on Saturday, June 18, in a series of tweets via its handle @PdpNigeria. It also accused the  Muhammadu Buhari  administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The opposition party said what the present government successfully did in one year was shut down the economy, ruined businesses, drove away investors and gave excuses. It also condemned Buhari's silence on the killing of 18 wome...

The accused, Dr Anthony Madu, 45, is reported to have been carrying out well-paid jobs in secret while on paid sick leave from another hospital. A Nigerian gynecologist has been ordered to repay £75,620.73 within the next six months or go to prison, after being accused of fruad. The accused,  Dr Anthony Madu , 45, is reported to have been carrying out well-paid jobs in secret while on paid sick leave from another hospital. Madu who is Nigerian born, was reportedly convicted on six counts of fraud, and was given a two-year suspended sentence back in 2014. According to  Daily Mail , the accused is reported to have been given an obstetrics and gynaecology registrar post at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, in August 2009 but was suspended and placed on extended leave two months later over the allegations that he had falsified his training record as well as his unsavory con duct towards other staff members. Dr Madu reportedly began submitting sick ...

Noor Al Faris took end of year gifts to the next level with her shocking expression of gratitude to her teacher simply identified as Nadia A nursery school pupil from Kuwait has reportedly gifted her favourite school teacher with a luxury Mercedes car for helping her graduate from Kindargerten. Noor Al Faris  took end of year gifts to the next level with her shocking expression of gratitude to her teacher simply identified as  Nadia . Miss Al Faris pictured sitting on the hood of the car, which has; 'This car is for my favourite teacher Nadia'  written in Arabic on the windscreen of the white Mercedes, is all smiles. She went on to disclose that she had wanted to express her gratitude to Miss Nadia after she graduated from her local Nursery this week. Local media reports that Miss Al Faris' father whose identity has been withheld, is responsible for buying the car which was gifted to Miss Nadia who reportedly helped little Miss Al Faris recover and ...

The Nigerian Instagram user, who according to his bio, is a Bureau De Change owner, shared this photo showing stacks of cash. He captioned the photo:  " Well, I never wanted a million dollar face with a dollar in my pocket, That's fame. I always want millions of dollars in my bank and I careless if nobody knows who I am. #TimeisMoney. $4m"

Dominique Nwametu Oputa, daughter of Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy, graduated from The Art Institute of Atlanta, US yesterday June 17th. Her mother, Diane and other family members attended her graduation.  More photos after the cut.

Former BBA housemate Geraldine Iheme-Bazuaye and her twin sister, Jacqui Imananagha, both lawyers, turned a year older today, June 18. To celebrate their day, they shared this lovely photo taken on Geraldine's wedding day. 

Actress and The Real Co host Tamera Mowry shared this beautiful photo of herself and adorable mini me daughter, Ariah. Can it get any cuter than this?!

A 17 year old Bronx teenager, Carl Ducasse, was stabbed to death by a homeless man after giving $2 to another homeless man, because the money was too small, the victim’s mom said Saturday. The teenager who was set to graduate high school this month, was knifed multiple times in his chest late on Friday, police said.  The teen’s mother, Angela Ducasse, while weeping said: “The homeless guy wanted more.” “He died because of $2. I can’t believe he’s gone.” “He was never a kid of the streets,” said Angela Ducasse. “He was a regular teenager. He was never arrested. He said he wanted to be a lawyer. We already bought his graduation clothes.” She said after giving the $2, Carl bent down to pick up his dropped phone, that was when the killer struck. The suspect also stole the teen's phone after he collapsed on the sidewalk. Police confirmed Ducasse was approached by a man asking for money, while they were arguing, a second man armed with a ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on the US government to provide evidence against the three lawmakers that were accused of sexual misconduct in the US. Samuel Ikon (PDP, Akwa Ibom), Mohammed Gololo (APC, Bauchi) and Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue), were accused by the US government of sexual misconduct while they were on an official assignment in Cleveland, USA in April this year. In a series of tweets, Dogara argued that until they is an evidence to prove they are indeed guilty and also tried in court, the accused lawmakers are still innocent. See the tweets after the cut... Dogara stated the only thing he has received from the US government was the letter indicting the three lawmakers which according to him is not sufficient to use to indict them. See more of his tweets after the cut...