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Michael Gove, who sensationally turned on his long-time ally Boris Johnson to upend the race to be Britain’s next premier, said Friday his record as a leader of the pro-Brexit campaign made him the best candidate. Setting out his platform to succeed Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, the bespectacled justice minister admitted he was not charismatic, but vowed to be the standard-bearer for change after Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union. Eurosceptic Gove also insisted that if he wins the keys to 10 Downing Street he would not activate the trigger to start negotiations on Britain’s divorce from the EU until at least next year. “Whatever charisma is, I don’t have it,” Gove told reporters, but added: “The country voted for no more politics as usual, no more business as usual, and that is why I’m standing, as the candidate for change.” Gove, who worked closely with former London mayor and “Leave” campaign figurehead Johnson ahead of last week’s referen...

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she will abide by decisions of the FBI and prosecutors on whether to bring charges over presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while at the State Department. “The recommendations will be reviewed by career supervisors and by the FBI director, and they will present it to me and I fully expect to accept the recommendations,” Lynch said at a conference in Aspen, Colorado. The announcement by Lynch was pushed to the fore after her impromptu meeting with former president Bill Clinton at the Phoenix, Arizona airport this week touched off a political firestorm, with Republicans arguing that the encounter compromised the integrity of the investigation. Lynch said it was “important to make it clear that that meeting with president Clinton does not have a bearing on how this matter will be reviewed, resolved, and accepted by me.” But she swiftly acknowledged the poor optics of the meeting, which presumptive Republi...

US President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday to advance $1.9 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, saying Republicans should set aside politics to tackle the fast-moving disease. “This is not the time to play politics,” Obama said in remarks delivered in the White House Oval Office following a meeting with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci and other officials. “Congress should not leave, should not adjourn, until they get this done,” he added ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend. There is no vaccine to prevent Zika, which is actively spreading in about 50 countries and territories, including Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Experts have warned the continental United States will likely see mosquito-borne transmission this summer. “The good news is we feel fairly confident that we can develop an effective vaccine for Zika,” Obama added. The Zika virus can cause microcephaly and other...

Capital inflows into frontier markets, including Nigeria, may slow as investor confidence has been severely undermined by the uncertainty created by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The Sub-Saharan Africa Economist, Renaissance Capital, Yvonne Mhango, stated this in an emailed note on the potential effect of Brexit on the region. According to her, the region tends to be affected by global events via the financial and trade channels. The Central Bank of Nigeria had recently liberalised the foreign exchange market, with many analysts saying the move would help in luring back investors who were spooked by monetary controls introduced initially by the bank including a 16-month currency peg of N197-N199 to a dollar. But the Brexit vote may have dampen the appetite of investors looking to bring back capital into Nigeria. “In brief, of the bigger SSA economies, Kenya is one of the countries most exposed to a Brexit (relatively), via the tourism, trade and financial c...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, was our guest at the PUNCH FORUM, where he entertained questions on a variety of issues, including the ongoing anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari and the need to heed clamour for the restructuring of the country. Dayo Oketola, Tobi Aworinde and Toluwani Eniola present the excerpts During the Abacha era, you wrote a book, “The open sore of a continent: A personal narrative of the Nigerian crisis.” To quote one of the many statements you made there, “We may actually be witnessing a nation on the verge of extinction. We must also not neglect to decide the precise nature of the problematic. That is, are we trying to keep Nigeria as a nation, or are we trying to make it one? The difference is crucial.” Is Nigeria dying as a country? I distinguish between what I call an organically evolved human entity and one which is arbitrarily imposed; in other words, which is created and constructed outside the will, the volition of the peopl...

Rihanna has once again fueled dating rumours after she was pictured last night entering the hotel room of off and on boyfriend Drake after their performance in Manchester last night as part of her ANTI- World tour. The duo were spotted returning to the same hotel following a visit to the Chiltern Firehouse, a day after he reportedly told a Manchester crowd at Old Trafford stadium:  'Shout out to the most beautiful, talented woman I've ever seen. She goes by the name of Rihanna ... I'm getting my heart broken.' More photos after the cut.

Jose Mourinho's son, Jose Mourinho Jr. took to his Twitter handle to announce he has signed a two year deal with Fulham FC. He plays as a goalkeeper.

Moment crazy Cristiano Ronaldo fan runs into pitch to hug him (Photos/Video) A fan shocked a football stadium in Marseille last night as he sprinted into the football field aiming for Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro 2016 quarter final game against Poland. Moments later around a dozen security guards rush after the fan, tackling him down to the ground and handcuffing him. From the look on Ronaldo's face you could see how shocked he was as he tried his best to evade the over zealous Portugal fan. Watch the video below...

Miami Police have arrested a man Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, 44, and his sister, Salma Hernandez after finding a record-setting $24 million in cash during a raid on their Miami home. According to  Miami Herald  who reported the news, police alleged that Hernandez trafficked marijuana out of his business shop located on the 7200 block of Northwest 54th Street and that he had ties to drug dealers trafficking marijuana in Tennessee. Miami police found rolls of mostly $100 bills neatly packed inside 24 orange Home Depot buckets hidden in a secret compartment in the attic. The attic was on the 2nd floor, down a hallway near the bedrooms of Hernandez-Gonzalez’s 2 children. The money room could only be accessed through the attic. Police also found a Tec-9 pistol and bags of cash, each labeled $150K. He's been granted a $4m bail. “For a man with $20 million in his walls, an elevated bond is clearly necessary,” said Miami-Dade prosecutor Adam Korn at Hernan...

Manchester United hs unveiled Zlatan Ibrahimovic as its new signing this evening. The Swedish striker had confirmed he'll be moving to Man U on Instagram and Twitter  on Thursday  and today the club confirmed the move. The club on it's official website wrote; 'Manchester United is delighted to announce the signing of Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimović.'   'Ibrahimović, 34, made 180 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 156 goals. He has won championships in four different leagues since beginning his professional career with Malmo in 1999. Zlatan represented his country 116 times, scoring 62 goals, before announcing his retirement from international football last month.' "I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United and looking forward to playing in the Premier League," Zlatan told the club's website. "I cannot wait to work with Jose Mourinho once again. He is a fantastic manager and I am ...

The mother of one took to IG to reach out to rapper Iggy Azalea, whose fiance Nick Young got his baby mama pregnant while engaged to her. What a man!  *sigh* My heart goes out to you @thenewclassic I have been through heartbreak as well so I know what ur going through. Stay strong and keep ur head up my Rosebuds and I support you and we think ur AMAZING!!! Not only beautiful but extremely talented! I remember watching ur YouTube videos a few years back thinking "Wow this girl is gonna be a star" and you are! Let all the hate go in one ear and out the other.... Trust me I deal with just as much hate if not more. The great thing is it's the beginning of the summer and now you can be a hoe! Lol Date a bunch of hot guys and give yourself some new cool options 😂😂😂 #NoCuffingSeason BUT seriously if you wanted to take Nick back cuz the Love is still there... Fucking do it!!! And Fuck what the world gotta say! Muva is here for you either way sweetheart and so is so many o...

Wales shockingly defeated Belgium 3-1 to advance to the semi-final stage of Euro 2016. Goals from Ashley Williams, Robson Kanu and Voakes was enough to neutralize a Naingollan opener and lead Wales to an unprecedented European championship semi-final berth. Wales will play Portugal in Lyon  next week Wednesday  as Real Madrid teammates and the World's most expensive football players ever Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale square up against each other.

Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen are just 2 of the celebrity ladies who pop up in  Fergie ‘s brand new video for her single,  M.I.L.F. $ . M.I.L.F is a saucy acronym which we will not expand on out here. Other hot mums in the video include Ciara, Alessanda Ambrosio, Gemma Ward, Tara Lynn, Devon Aoki, Angela Lindvall, Isabeli Fontana, Amber Valletta and Natasha Poly. The song is the first single from Fergie’s long-awaited second solo album “ Double Duchess “.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned against international “hysteria” following last week’s vote for Britain to leave the European Union. In an interview with National Public Radio, the US president said that he respected the results of the referendum. However for Obama, the vote means that “a pause button has been pressed on the project of full European integration.” “I would not overstate it,” he added. “There’s been a little bit of hysteria post-Brexit vote, as if somehow NATO’s gone, the trans-Atlantic alliance is dissolving, and every country is rushing off to its own corner. That’s not what’s happening.” Obama said the vote “speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalization.” He described the results as a reaction to a rapidly growing European Union “that was probably moving faster and without as much consensus as it should have.” “I think this will be a moment when all of Europe says, ‘Let’s take a breath and let’s figure out h...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the EU could survive a Brexit and warned Britain the union would not tolerate “cherry-picking” in upcoming negotiations on their future relations. “The EU is strong enough to withstand Britain’s withdrawal,” she told the German parliament ahead of a crisis summit of the 28 member states in Brussels. “It is also strong enough to successfully defend its interests in the world in future.” Voicing confidence in the union as it confronts the first defection since its founding, Merkel said the EU would continue to be a guarantor of “peace, prosperity and stability”. Merkel, who is expected to take a leading role in future negotiations with London, again voiced her regret that Britain had voted in a referendum last week to quit the bloc. She said both sides had a “strong interest” in maintaining “close and friendly relations”. But she stressed Britain would not be able to dictate the terms of its ties to the EU. “We will ens...