Gianni Infantino Becomes New FIFA President

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino has been elected as FIFA president after a second round of voting in Zurich. Infantino won the election with 115 votes, with Sheikh Salman receiving 88 votes. Prince Ali received four votes and no votes were recorded for Jerome Champagne.

FG Sidelines NCC, Strikes Deal With MTN, Collects N50 billion | Premium Times

The Ministry of Communications on Friday confirmed it collected N50 billion from MTN Nigeria on behalf of the Federal Government as part payment for the N780 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

NFF appoints Siasia as Super Eagles New Head Coach

The Nigerian Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles handler, Samson Siasia, as the new head coach of the national football team.

Bill Cosby Dismisses Lawsuit Against Beverly Johnson

Reports have it that Bill Cosby just pressed pause on his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Johnson but is not letting her off the hook.

Absolute Hearts Weekly Music Review

Once again it's Friday and the weekend is about to start, I hope you all had a great week? I am very happy with this week's review not only because we have so many great songs but also because due to popular demand we have extend our ratings beyond Nigeria. That's right people, starting from today we shall be rating the song of any known African artiste in as much as they have been able to win the hearts of we Nigerians.

Anthony Martial Injured

Looks like the injury situation in Manchester united just keep getting worst as Anthony Martial suffered an hamstring injury during the warm up from their Europa League tie against FC Midtjylland.

Arsenal And Hull FA Cup Fifth-Round Replay Set For March 8

The FA Cup fifth-round replay between Hull City and Arsenal will be played on Tuesday, March 8 according to the confirmation made by the Football Association. Discussions were held with all parties ahead of the replay, which will take place at the KC Stadium with a kick-off of 7pm.

FIFA Election Would Still Hold

The forthcoming FIFA presidential election will not be cancelled after one of the candidates in person of Jerome Champagne has failed with a late bid to have Friday's election postponed.

Novak Djokovic Pulls Out Of Dubai Championships

Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw from their quarter-final against Feliciano Lopez who has now moved into the Dubai Championships semi-finals. A below-par Djokovic informed the umpire of his decision after Lopez took the opening set 6-3 - but the world No 1 was clearly struggling with an eye condition and could not continue.

Olajumoke Orisaguna Is No Icon Or Role Model! - Kemi Olunloyo

Kemi Olunloyo, the daughter of a former governor of Oyo state, took to twitter to air some of her views on the Olajumoke story. Below are the series of tweets she posted:

#BREAKING: Sunday Oliseh Resigns As Super Eagles Coach

Super eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, took to twitter to announce his resignation as the Head coach of the Super Eagles team four hours ago. He also gave his reasons for resignation:

Steven S. DeKnight To Direct Pacific Rim 2

It is been reported that Legendary Pictures has found a director for the long-awaited Pacific Rim 2, but it’s not Guillermo del Toro Instead it’s Spartacus creator Steven S. DeKnight that will take the helm of the sequel.

Adele Voices Her Support for Kesha

At the 2016 Brit Awards, Adele picked up an award for Best British Female Solo Artist. While the honor didn't come as the biggest shocker to fans, the singer's acceptance speech may have caught a few people by surprise.

Kesha Speaks Out Says This Issue Is Bigger Than Just About Me

In a lengthy Facebook post on Wednesday, Kesha once again thanked fans for their support in the wake of her legal battles with music producer Dr. Luke. She wrote that this case has never been about a renegotiation of my record contract but rather, This is about being free from my abuser.

Jeremy Clarkson Apologizes To Producer For Alleged Physical And Verbal Attack

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has settled a racial discrimination and injury claim after an incident with a producer of the BBC show last March.  Clarkson was suspended after an alleged altercation with former producer Oisin Tymon at a hotel in Yorkshire, England.

I Am Not Crazy- Kanye West Says In Latest Twitter Spree

Kanye West took to Twitter again to offer a piece of his mind and this time around he began by directed his commentary toward recent 2016 Grammys, saying that while they are super important, there are so many cool artists whose hearts have been broken by the politics including mine. He did not attend the ceremony, where he was nominated for three awards and did not win any.

Kanye West Tears Into Taylor Swift During Screaming Nightclub Rant

Kanye West took his anger toward Taylor Swift offline on Tuesday, tearing into the singer in a profanity-filled rant during an appearance at 1Oak in Los Angeles.

Fitz Has A New Love On Scandal

Things are heating up between the President (Tony Goldwyn) and his new love interest Lillian (Annabeth Gish), the reporter who decided not to profile the most powerful man in the free world so she could date him instead.

I Had a Ton of Anxiety About Lamar Going to Kanye's Fashion Show- Khloé Kardashian

Khloé Kardashian has revealed she wasn't totally on board for Lamar Odom's trip to N.Y.C. for Kanye West's Madison Square Garden fashion show earlier this month.

Man Utd Will Be Without David De Gea For Midtjylland Second Leg

Manchester United will be without goalkeeper David de Gea for their Europa League second leg clash against FC Midtjylland according to Louis van Gaal. The Spaniard injured his knee in the warm-up for the first leg tie at the MCH Arena and was missing again as United beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup on Monday.

Jose Mourinho Would Wait Until Next Season For Right Move

Jose Mourinho has said that he prepared to wait until next season for the right moment to return to management despite the constant speculation linking him with Manchester United. the former Chelsea manager who spoke on Wednesday revealed he would be happy to bide his time before committing to a new club.

Harry Kane Out Of Tottenham's Europa League Clash

Tottenham would be without their striker Harry Kane who has been ruled out of the last-32 Europa League second-leg tie at home to Fiorentina on Thursday night after the Kane broke his nose during last weekend's 1-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

Winners Of Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are always an exciting evening in London, bringing us memorable moments like Madonna's Internet-famous tumble, Kim Kardashian's on-stage selfie and Taylor Swift 's always-stunning fashion statements.

Melania Trump Responds to All the Names Her Husband's Been Called

There have been far more far-less-flattering labels that have been attached to Donald Trump in the course of his colourful campaign and his wife, Melania, was confronted with an uncomfortable list in an interview with MSNBC that aired Wednesday morning.

Professional Boxers To Be Eligible For Rio Olympics

The president of world governing body AIBA has said that professional boxers would be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics. AIBA president, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, has indicated the last remaining barriers preventing full-time professionals from competing in the Olympics are to be abolished within a matter of months.

FIFA Reject Sepp Blatter And Michel Platini Appeals

FIFA has dismissed appeals from Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini against their bans from all football activity but they were able to get their bans reduced from eight years to six years by the FIFA appeal committee. The news comes after Platini and Blatter's hearings were held in Zurich earlier this month. 

David Haye Sure Of Frampton Victory

This Saturday IBF world super-bantamweight champion Frampton would be facing WBA holder Quigg in the Sky Sports Box Office unification bout and David Haye is adamant that the match-up is more one-sided having trained side by side with Frampton since joining Shane McGuigan's gym.

UNILAG Student Makes History, Graduates With 5.0 CGPA

Daniel Dada Ayodele, one of the undergraduates that will be receiving awards at the 2014/2015 Convocation of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) next week made a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00. 

EFCC Arrests PDP Former Acting Chairman, Uche Secondus

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the immediate past acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus.

The party’s director for new media, Adeyanju Ayodeji, said the EFCC accused Mr. Secondus of receiving buses illegally, and demanded he returned them.

James Harden Wasn't Committed Khloe Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian is opening up about her and James Harden's breakup as she has revealed in an episode of Kocktails With Khloe why she decided to end the relationship.