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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he is willing to sign Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez when the transfer window opens. The 26-year old, who won the PFA Player of the Season award at the end of 2015/2016 season, scored 10 goals and provided seven assists as Leicester finished 12th in the league and reached the Champions League quarter-finals this season. But he has asked the club to let him leave though he only just signed a four-year deal last August. Despite expressing his interest in Mahrez publicly, Wenger did not confirm if a bid has been made yet. “Have we made a bid for him? No. Not yet. Not yet means it could happen, it could not happen,” said Wenger. “I think he had a huge impact at Leicester when they won the championship, like everybody else,” Wenger told Bein Sports. “It’s been a different season this year but it doesn’t take anything away from his qualities.” Vía Nigeria News, Headlines and Opinions – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he is willing to sign Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez when the transfer window opens. The 26-year old, who won the PFA Player of the Season award at the end of 2015/2016 season, scored 10 goals and provided seven assists as Leicester finished 12th in the league and reached the Champions League quarter-finals this season. But he has asked the club to let him leave though he only just signed a four-year deal last August. Despite expressing his interest in Mahrez publicly, Wenger did not confirm if a bid has been made yet. “Have we made a bid for him? No. Not yet. Not yet means it could happen, it could not happen,” said Wenger. “I think he had a huge impact at Leicester when they won the championship, like everybody else,” Wenger told Bein Sports. “It’s been a different season this year but it doesn’t take anything away from his qualities.” Vía Nigeria News, Headlines and Opinions – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...

http://ift.tt/2q625wc The “Carter push party” which held on Saturday In Los Angeles, had African drummers, people dressed in African outfits and Afrobeats music blasting in one of the make shift huts.<br /> Grammy award singer Beyonce,35, who is expecting twins with husband Jay-Z, had an African themed baby shower to celebrate her upcoming bundles of joy with friends and family. The “Carter push party” which held on Saturday In Los Angeles, had African drummers, people dressed in African outfits and Afrobeats music blasting in one of the make shift huts. Celebrities in attendance included Jay Z, Mum, Tina Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Solange, Michelle Williams and a host of others. Beyonce and Jay Z, officially became billionaires according to Forbes which has placed their joint wealth at $1.16 billion. Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper | Nigeria News and World News http://ift.tt/2rEsulQ

http://ift.tt/2qKHHC1 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan (R) and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (L) greets members of his party during the Extraordinary Congress of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara, on May 21, 2017. ADEM ALTAN / AFP Turkey’s ruling party was on Sunday set to select President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its chief after a nearly three year break, swiftly pouncing on a key change agreed in the controversial April referendum on expanding his powers. The special congress of the the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara was to choose Erdogan — the only candidate — to replace Prime Minister Binali Yildirim as party chairman. Erdogan had rejoined the AKP, which he co-founded, on May 2 after a majority of voters on April 16 approved the changes to create an executive presidency. Under the old constitution, the head of state had to sever ties with their political party and Erdogan in August 2014 left the AKP and step...

http://ift.tt/2oWXxf9 Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast Nigeria, civilian and security sources told AFP on Wednesday. PHOTO:AFP Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast Nigeria, civilian and security sources told AFP on Wednesday. Two Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Damboa, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest, last Friday. “Shekau was wounded in the bombings and is believed to be receiving treatment near the Nigerian border with Cameroon around Kolofata,” said one source with contacts within Boko Haram. “His deputy, Abba Mustapha, alias Malam Abba, was killed in the attack along with another key lieutenant, Abubakar Gashua, alias Abu Aisha,” he added. Babakura Kolo, a member of the civilian militia in the Borno state capital, Mai...