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Paul Pogba has called on Manchester United to "wake up" after a third straight draw over the Christmas period saw them slip behind Chelsea in the Premier League table. Draws against Leicester and Burnley either side of Christmas severely undermined United's status as challengers to Manchester City and Saturday's 0-0 stalemate at home to Southampton means they are now third in the standings, 15 points adrift of City. The problems are mounting for manager Jose Mourinho, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's knee problem keeping him out for a month and Romelu Lukaku taken off on a stretcher after a nasty clash of heads with Wesley Hoedt. The Football Association has also decided to take action against Ashley Young after footage emerged of the player apparently elbowing Dusan Tadic in the stomach during the Southampton match. Everton are United's next opponents at Goodison Park on New Year's Day and Pogba has demanded better from his side, despite the short tu

The man arrested by Russian authorities over an attack on a supermarket in Saint Petersburg has admitted to planning the act and planting the homemade bomb that wounded 18 people, investigators said Sunday. "During questioning, the suspect confirmed having organised and carried out the crime," the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. "He said his act was motivated by a hatred of the organisers and members of the psychological centres he attended". The suspect also hid two USB drives that contained "information on the reasons which pushed him to commit the crime and a picture of the explosive device" near the scene of Wednesday's attack. The man had been registered at a psychiatric clinic since the age of 19, investigators said. A court in St Petersburg on Sunday ordered him to be detained until February 28, according to Russian news agency Ria Novosti. The suspect was named as 35-year-old Dmitry Lukyanenko, a resident of

Police in Houston, Texas said Sunday they had arrested a belligerent man in possession of a number of guns at a high-rise hotel where a major New Year's celebration is planned. The arrest, coming as cities across the country and around the world were preparing New Year's Eve celebrations, sparked fears of a repeat of the Oct. 31 mass shooting from a hotel room in Las Vegas, Nevada, that left 58 killed and hundreds wounded. Houston police said they had yet to determine whether the man had any ill intent. They have yet to release his identity. Police Lieutenant Gordon Macintosh said police were called to the Hyatt Regency Hotel shortly after midnight to deal with a "drunk, belligerent suspect." The first officers to respond had to call for backup when the man refused to comply with their orders, Macintosh said in a video interview carried on the Houston Chronicle website. When police escorted the man back to his room, they found "several g

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB, is to  conduct its optional mock examination in January, preparatory to a better examination later in the year. The board made this disclosure in a statement signed by its Head of Media, Mr Fabian Benjamin and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The board also reiterated the need for candidates to register on time and ensure that they follow due process in order to avoid avoidable challenges. “As we prepare for the 2018 examinations, beginning with the optional mock, we urge candidates to register on time, make clear their choices of institutions, disciplines and examination centres in the process. “Candidates must note that their first choice can be a College of Education, a university, an Innovation Enterprise Institution, a polytechnic or a monotechnic. “Others include, the Nigerian Defence Academy or the Police Academy. “We will conduct a better examination, ensure more transparent admission and make more remit

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a cafe in Cameroon’s far north region Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 28 others, witnesses told AFP. Witnesses said the woman entered the cafe at around 7:00 am before detonating her explosive vest in Bia, a village close to the border with Nigeria. The area has seen frequent attacks by the Boko Haram jihadist group in recent years. Those hurt in the blast were taken to a nearby hospital, witnesses said. Since 2014, when Cameroon began its fight against Boko Haram, the group has killed at least 2,000 civilians and military personnel and kidnapped a thousand more in the country’s far north, according to the International Crisis Group. Since the group emerged eight years ago, it has launched attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad the nations bordering Lake Chad and caused the deaths of at least 20,000 people and the displacement of more than 2.6 million.

Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said. The gunman's motive wasn't known but investigators believe it was an isolated incident. "I want you to know right now that this has nothing to do with terrorism," Capt. Robert Plummer told reporters outside the scene of the shooting. The shooting happened before 7 a.m. at Arizona Charlie's Decatur, which is located west of the Las Vegas Strip. According to police, the suspect, Christopher Olague, ran from the hotel-casino after the shooting and into a nearby neighborhood where he tried to enter two homes but the residents were able to keep him out. Police found him in a laundry room accessible through a garage of the second home after he appeared to have shot himself in the head, Lt. Dan McGrath said. According to McGrath, Olague tried to

Police are investigating the apparent electrocution of two people early Friday at a Detroit Public Lighting Authority building, Fox 2 reported on Saturday. A worker reportedly told Fox 2 he found the bodies just after 6:30 a.m. when he went to the substation to investigate a power outage. The pair are suspected of breaking in the front door of the substation, and, according to Fox 2, they were in the process of stealing copper wiring when they were electrocuted. Police confirmed to the news organization that two men pried open the front door of a Public Lighting substation, and once inside made contact with 24,000 volts of electricity. According to the police, the electricity caused their bodies to be fused together, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not yet given the names of the men. The substation is located on the city's east side. 

Police in New Orleans have arrested a 67-year-old man after he allegedly helped swindle people out of thousands of dollars as a middleman in a "Nigerian prince" Internet scam. Michael Neu, of Slidell, is facing 269 counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, the New Orleans Advocate reported. The phishing scam involves getting an email from a Nigerian official who claims the recipient has been named a beneficiary in a will and will inherit at least $1 million. The victim is then asked to send personal information which is used to con them out of their money. “Most people laugh at the thought of falling for such a fraud, but law enforcement officials report annual losses of millions of dollars to these schemes,” a police report said. Neu allegedly participated in hundreds of scams and wired money to co-conspirators in Nigeria. The investigation is ongoing, and is likely to continue for some time, as many individuals complicit in such crimes live outsi

A man who spent more than two years in jail for a rape he did not commit had his conviction quashed after a relative took only a minute to uncover a series of bombshell Facebook messages missed by police  that proved his innocence. In the latest rape case to highlight failings in the criminal justice system, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the jury at Danny Kay’s 2013 trial was only shown doctored transcripts of crucial Facebook chats between Mr Kay and his accuser. In an exclusive interview with the MoS, Mr Kay said archived versions of the original messages proving he had consensual sex with his accuser were found by his sister-in-law, Sarah Maddison. When she showed the Facebook exchange to the officer in charge of the investigation, he said: ‘How did you know how to find the messages and we didn’t?’ By then, Mr Kay had spent three months in jail. It would be another three years before his conviction was overturned. The Appeal Court heard earlier this month that pol

China's complete ban on ivory trade went into effect Sunday, officials said, a major step forward in Beijing's efforts to rein in what was once the world's largest market for illegal ivory. "From today... the buying and selling of elephant ivory and goods by any market, shop or vendor is against the law!" the forestry ministry said on its official account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. "From now on, if a merchant tells you 'this is a state-approved ivory dealer'... he is duping you and knowingly violating the law." The ministry added that the ban also applied to online sales and souvenirs purchased abroad. According to the Xinhua state news agency, a partial ban had already resulted in an 80 percent decline in seizures of ivory entering China. Domestic prices for raw ivory are down 65 percent, it said. The total domestic ban was announced at the end of last year. By this March, Xinhua reported, 67 factories and shops invo

Thirty people were killed and 16 injured early Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on a road in central Kenya, police said. "We have 30 dead," said Rift Valley traffic police chief Zero Arome of the 3am accident close to Nakuru town. "All the bodies have been removed from the wreckage and injured people taken to hospital." The accident occurred close to a notorious stretch on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway when a bus travelling from Busia, in western Kenya, collided with a truck coming from Nakuru. Police said the death toll for that stretch of road has now reached 100 this month alone. Arome said the drivers of both vehicles were among the dead, as well as a three-year-old child, while the injured had been taken to a Nakuru hospital. One survivor, speaking from his hospital bed, said he had been asleep at the back of the bus when the collision happened. "All I heard was a loud bang and screams from all over," he said. &

Paulo Dybala should avoid worrying about comparisons with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo if he wants to become the best player in the world, said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri Saturday. The 24-year-old Argentine linked with a possible move to Manchester United  has not hit the heights of last season despite scoring 14 goals in 19 Serie A games including a double in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Verona. Dybala had been on the bench in the previous three games but started on Saturday and ensured the six-time defending Serie A champions won for the first time in Verona since 2001.  “It’s important that Paulo found the net again,” said Allegri. “After the goal, he started to play better, as he was in a delicate moment where things weren’t quite going his way. “Psychology is everything in football and confidence is key.  “You have to be focused and determined. I think the only advice for Paulo is to think just about his football and his journey, not worrying about comparisons

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) was full of appreciation to their former Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oladele Amoda, who retired from the company after 35 years of meritorious service, while he also used the epoch event to launch his auto-biography. The 800 seater capacity hall of Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos was filled to the brim with dignitaries across all sectors in attendance to honour the outgoing helmsman of the firm. Amoda joined the defunct Nigeria Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in 1983 as an engineer, served in various capacities within the organisation until his appointment as MD/CEO of EKEDC in 2011 and the quality of guests confirmed the respect and regards the celebrant commanded in the sector. Aside celebrating his exit from EKEDC, the occasion also afforded Amoda the opportunity to launch his autobiography titled: ‘Forget Not His Benefits’, a book that showcases the lifetime, lifestyle, s

Gucci Mane is a changed man, and while he's been mending a lot of fences and repairing burned bridges since he came home prison, his relationship with former protege Waka Flocka Flame is damaged beyond reconstruction. What exactly caused the major rift is very serious in Waka's eyes. "That man know what he did," the "Hard in the Paint" rapper said in a recent interview. "Deeper than music, deeper than anything anybody can even imagine. When it's like that, it's personal." For the most part, Waka has stayed mum on the topic, but he recently decided to open up on the matter on Twitter. "I  ready to answer every fan question about me and gucci," he wrote. "#nointerviews #noHating #noshade #justbigfacts this the last time I’m a speak on this situation." It appears at least one aspect of the beef has to do with Gucci selling the Brick Squad name, and according to Waka, Guwop's new biography is filled with lies a

Offset's legal team is taking off on the woman who recently claimed to be pregnant with the Migos rapper's baby, and recently served the woman with a cease and desist order. As previously reported, over the weekend, a woman named Celina Powell claimed that she was knocked up by the "Bad and Boujee" rhymer.  Posting a picture of a sonogram, she caption the pic, "These past few months have been a complete mess, but I finally found enough strength to open up about what’s going on. Yes I am expecting & yes she’s a GIRL 💖 my whole life is changing and right now it’s definitely for the better. I’m not sure what the future holds but I hope [Offset] & I work this out for the sake of Karma Lee Cephus." Powell is known for making similar false claims with other celebrities and has since taken down the post. Set later denied the claims, saying he's never had contact with the woman in question. Now he's taking it a step further. According to T

Demonstrators attacked a town hall in the Iranian capital Saturday as protests spilled into a third night despite government warnings against any further "illegal gatherings" and moves to cut off the internet on mobiles. Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz, while reports spread rapidly that several people had been shot dead by police in the town of Dorud. A swirl of wild rumours, combined with travel restrictions and a near-total media blackout from official agencies, made it difficult to confirm the reports. The authorities appeared to respond by cutting internet access to mobile phones, with the main networks interrupted at least in Tehran shortly before midnight, AFP reporters said. Several Iranian news agencies warned Telegram, the most popular social media service in the country, might soon be shut down after communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi accus

Russian investigators on Saturday arrested a suspect behind the Saint Petersburg bomb attack which tore through a supermarket this week, wounding 18 people. "The suspect is being questioned," a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko, said in a separate statement. "The organiser and direct perpetrator who triggered an improvised explosive device on December 27 in a supermarket in Saint Petersburg was arrested during a special operation by the FSB", the security services added, according to Russian news agency Interfax. The news agency quoted a source close to the case as saying the suspect was 35-year-old Dmitry Lukyanenko, a resident of Saint Petersburg and member of the nationalist "New Age" movement. The homemade bomb had been placed in a locker at the supermarket in northwestern Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city and President Vladimir Putin's home town. A pregnant women was among those injured i

Zara Tindall and her family's sun-kissed festive break continued with an outing to a high-end Sydney restaurant and cocktail bar. Zara, 36, was spotted relaxing with friends and looking after daughter Mia Grace, four, at Hugo's Manly, in Manly Wharf. Zara looked happy and relaxed as she chatted with friends and husband Mike Tindall while little Mia Grace poked her head over the edge of the balcony to soak in the view. The restaurant and cocktail bar 'offers an unforgettable dining experience in one of Sydney's most spectacular waterfront locations', according to its website. The menu, which starts at $34 for a main course, offers 'contemporary Italian cuisine, which consistently receives accolades from the food industry and dining public'. Zara - who is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband Mark Phillips - is believed to have jetted out to the beach resort for some winter sun earlier this month. She was spotted dining

President Omar al-Bashir issued a decree to install the state of emergency in North Kordofan and Kasala for six months, SUNA said, without providing any reason. Kasala is on the country’s eastern border with Eritrea. A state of emergency is already in force in seven other conflict-ridden states. These include the five states that make up the region of Darfur, where government forces have been battling rebels since 2003. The state of emergency also applies to the two states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, where government forces have been fighting insurgents since 2011. According to the constitution, parliament needs to approve the president’s decree within two weeks.

A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a 12 storey tower block in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Flames and smoke spread to several floors of the building and one person has been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. The building is situated close to Afflecks Palace, an indoor market situated on the next street. Twelve fire engines were deployed and a firefighter was seen leaping from one balcony to another after being pictured outside a burning apartment. As the blaze raged, Manchester Fire and Rescue Service tweeted: 'We still have 12 fire appliances tackling the blaze in the Northern Quarter over a number of floors. 'Firefighting in still ongoing and one casualty has been taken to hospital suffer by smoke inhalation. Please avoid the area as roads are still shut.' In a statement, the service also said: 'We're currently tackling a fire on the 9th floor of a 12 storey building on Joiner Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter.&

Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, law enforcement officials said Saturday. Wichita Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston on Friday characterized the hoax call as “swatting” in which a “prankster” called 911 with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping to draw a SWAT team to the victim’s address. Authorities haven’t released the name of the man who was killed Thursday, but relatives have identified him as 28-year-old Andrew Finch. Tyler Barriss, 25, is suspected of making that call and was arrested in Los Angeles on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Wichita Police Department in statements emailed early Saturday afternoon. Officer Paul Cruz, a spokesman for the Wichita police, said the two city police departments are working with the FBI on the case, but provided no further details including on possi

A forty-year-old cleric, Samuel Hamza has committed suicide at Ungwar Romi area in the Kaduna state capital. Hamza, until his death was a pastor of a Pentecostal church in the area.He sent himself to an early grave by handing himself with a rope on the fan inside his house. His lifeless body was on Friday night found dangling on a rope inside his room by his neighbours. Although the cause of the suicide act is not yet known, some of the neighbours told Channels Television that the deceased has been passing through some kind of depression since he lost his wife in 2015. They, however, expressed surprise that he could take his life because of emotional challenges. The late Pastor Hamza who residents and neighbours describe as a gentleman lost his wife in 2015 who gave him a male child.

We've seen a few feats of athleticism from Migos member Quavo before, but does he have what it takes to play quarterback in the NFL? He thinks so, and wants the Houston Texans to give him a call. On Monday Dec. 25, the banged up Texans had to insert their fourth quarterback this year, when Taylor Heinicke entered the game. For some backstory, both Heinicke and Huncho played high school football in Gwinnett County, Ga., with Huncho playing QB for Berkmar High School and Heinicke leading the Collins Hill High School Eagles in the late 2000s. Heinicke went on to play college ball at Old Dominion University in Virginia, and Quavo started a life of trap rapping.  It is unclear whether they faced off against each other on the field, but someone clearly thought to make the comparison. Quavo recently posted a screenshot of a headline he captured on his Instagram page which does just that. “Details on Texans Playing a Quarterback Who Was Only Slightly Better Than Migos’ Quavo i

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Liberian President-elect and ex-World Footballer of the Year, George Opong Weah on his victory in a keenly contested Presidential election re-run. The party in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan also congratulated all Liberians for the peaceful and successful political transition saying the development “Is a firm and loud statement that democracy has taken firm roots not only in Liberia but also in the entire African continent. “Equally commendable is the commitment of the Liberian National Electoral Commission for its internal reforms that paved the way for a credible election which outcome is in consonant with the wishes and aspirations of the citizens.  “As a leader in the West African Sub-region, Nigeria, especially under the PDP played key roles in ensuring the political stability in Liberia and must continue to show direction by ensuring the consolidation of democratic practice and culture both at home a

Medical personnel is now free to treat victims of gunshot without waiting for a police report and it is official.A bill giving effect to the policy was signed into law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Entitled Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, it was among the six bills signed by the President. The rest are Anti-Torture Act 2017;Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment) Amendment Act, 2017; the Federal Capital Territory Water Board (Establishment) Act 2017; the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (Establishment) Act 2017. Mr. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), told  State House correspondents in Abuja that the Gunshot Act specifically stipulates that a person with gunshot shall be received for immediate and adequate treatment by any hospital in Nigeria with or without an initial monetary deposit. He explained that “Furthermore, a person with gunshot wo