Boko Haram attack kills 3, injures many others in Nigeria-Cameroon border

A three-year-old child is among the latest casualties recorded from an attack on Limani, a border community between Nigeria and Cameroon in the night of Thursday, 15.

The incident happened in Limani, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon

Chief Bisong Etahoben announced the saddening incident through his Twitter account saying: “3-year-old infant killed, 3 individuals seriously wounded and four others with light injuries after last night su*cide bomb attack in Limani.”
His claim was confirmed in a report by The Guardian which put the figure of the dead at three and disclosing that the attack was carried out by a female bomber. 

The report said the female bomber blew herself up behind a school in the town.

https://twitter.com/ChiefBisongEta1

Like Nigeria, Cameroon has been facing attacks from the Boko Haram terrorists.

Socialarena9ja recently reported that two Boko Haram bombers who attacked the city ended up getting killed in their own explosion while another one was shot dead by the army. Cameroon based investigative journalist, Bisong Etahoben, announced the attack in a tweet he made on Tuesday morning. 
Watch this video of some children narrating their experience about Boko Haram attacks:

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Nigerian man steals over N2.8M from pastor who accommodated him in Austria

A Nigerian pastor based in Salzburg, Austria is currently regretting ever accommodating a homeless country man.

PulseNg reports that the young man, Taiwo Abayomi, made away with the pastor's money running into €6,500. Abayomi had approached Pastor Anthony Titus, claiming he was a born again Christian who was stranded and had nowhere to stay. He took him in after the approval of his wife and children. But after staying in the household for two weeks, Abayomi, absconded while they were away in church.
Read the account by the pastor below:


Nigerian man steals over N2.8M from pastor who accommodated him in Austria

"A Nigerian pastor who lives in Salzburg, Austria, accommodated this young man in his house because he claimed to have no home. "Last Sunday, he was told to come along to the church service but he claimed he had an appointment and when they left him, he made away with the Pastor's €6, 500. "When they called him, he said God had directed him to another place and up till now, no one has heard from him... Please if you can help rebroadcast." The aggrieved Pastor himself also posted this appeal for anyone who knows Abayomi to forward to him:
"Hello everybody; I want everyone to take a proper look at this young man. He identifies himself as a Christian and as someone who needs help. So I decided wit the audience of my wife and children, to accommodate him in our home. "After staying for two weeks, he took the money I kept in my bedroom and ran away with it. Please if anyone knows him, tell him to restore what he has stolen from me. "His name is Taiwo Abayomi." 
        
This is so sad, can't someone help anyone anymore? 

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Check out beautiful photos of mum who found her soul mate at the age of 42

Like the popular saying goes ‘true love never dies’. However, majority believe in this parlance while others are of the opinion that love does not exist.


42-year-old woman and her soulmate

For this woman is different as she did not give not give up on love but made sure she found her soul mate at the age of 42 years old. Her look-alike daughter took to her Twitter handle on Thursday, June 15 to share pictures of her beautiful mother with her lover.

Identified as @therelkluvv on Twitter she shared amazing photos of her mother and her new lover whom shares the same date with her. She said: “My mom really met her soul mate at 42. They have the same birthday and took nice pictures to celebrate.” 

See post below:

https://twitter.com/therealkluvv/status/875166665012543488/photo/1


Lovers and birthday mate

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Notorious kidnap kingpin Evans drops another bombshell, says he was once a victim of kidnap

- The notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans has dropped another bombshell - He said he was once a victim of kidnap in 2015 by another gang of kidnappers in Anambra state - Evans was on Saturday June 10 arrested by the police detectives in Lagos Another shocking revelation emerged on Thursday June 16 as the notorious kdinapper, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, told police detectives how he was abducted in 2015 by another gang of kidnappers operating in the eastern part of the country. Vanguard reports that the detectives succeeded in recovering a gold ring worth $75,000 from his house.


Evans 

Socialarena9ja gathered that Evans said a gang of desperate kidnappers trailed him from Nnewi, his home town sometime in 2015, while he was cruising in his brand new black latest G-Wagon towards the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra state.
He said the period was the era when he was terrorizing the east with his criminal contemporaries like late Ngwu Ekere Omu, Vampire, Osisikanku and others. He disclosed that when he got to a spot close to Onitsha, the gun-totting young men intercepted and bundled him into their car and zoomed off towards Enugu-Onitsha express way. According to him, “When they ended up at a hidden spot which I later knew was inside one of the riverside areas in Anambra state, they brought me out for interrogation. I boldly introduced myself as Evans. Initially, they were shocked but later they started looking at me with skepticism. “I then asked them the name of their leader and after they reluctantly told me it was ND, short for Ndubisi, I informed them that he was serving a prison term at the Port-Harcourt prisons. “That was when they started believing that I was the notorious Evans, widely known in crime circles. Nevertheless, they put a call to their leader in Port-Harcourt prison and as soon as they mentioned my name, he ordered them to take me back to where they picked me without delay.” It was learned that ND, their leader, who is still serving a long sentence in Port-Harcourt prisons, masterminded the first kidnap incident in Lagos state in 2011. Also, police detectives have recovered a gold ring worth over $75 from the house of the kidnap kingpin after carrying out another thorough search in his mansion at Magodo phase 2, Lagos. Documents discovered inside the house also showed that just four days before his arrest, he sent N20 million to his wife in Ghana through a Bureau de Change which was delivered to her in Ghanaian currency, Cedi. This is as they were said to have also recovered another mansion belonging to him in Ghana, making three, the number of mansions he has in the West African country. NAIJ.com also gathered that detectives attached to the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Team, IRT, led by Abah Kyari, have commenced inventory of all the landed and physical properties owned by the arrested kidnap kingpin, Evans. This is as they are also investigating all the transactions he carried out with banks in the country within the period he was terrorising Nigerians. Reliable sources informed that they will spread their dragnets to every part of the country where he operated and even neighbouring countries where he was reputed to always run to after collecting huge ransoms from his victims. Sources said Ghana and South Africa will top the list of countries where they hope to liaise with International police, Interpol, in tracking the suspect’s assets. PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 new app According to the sources; another vital area the detectives will focus on is telecommunication. “This is because we would like to find out how he was able to knock out our intelligence efforts towards arresting him for so long. "If not that the Inspector-General of Police equipped us with the latest communication gadgets, it would have been impossible to arrest Evans. “So far, Evans, has been trying to recant all the confessional statements he made earlier during interrogation but I assure you that very soon, he will open up and we will nail him finally,” police sources stated.’’ NAIJ.com had previously reported that Evans said he would not have been arrested if his charms had not failed him at the last minute. He said he didn’t know what went wrong with his charm that made it possible for the police to apprehend him. 

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Queen's 2017: Dan Evans, Juan Martin del Potro out of Aegon Championships

Evans is ranked 54th in the world, while Del Potro is back in the top 30 after struggling with injury in recent years

2017 Aegon Championships
Venue: Queen's Club, London
Dates: 19-25 June
Coverage: Comprehensive live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, Red Button, Connected TV and online daily

British number three Dan Evans and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will both miss the Aegon Championships at Queen's because of injury.

Evans, 27, retired against Germany's Dustin Brown in the recent Surbiton Trophywith a calf injury, missing this week's Nottingham Open as a result.

Argentina's Del Potro, 28, is still struggling with the groin problem that hampered him at the French Open.

It is not known if they will be fit for Wimbledon, which starts on 3 July.

World number one Andy Murray heads the field at Queen's, aiming for a record sixth title.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka and 2016 Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic are also playing in the west London event.

However, French Open winner Rafa Nadal has also pulled out of the tournament after being advised to rest by his doctor.

Following the withdrawals of Evans and Del Potro, Britain's James Ward has been given a wild card as he continues his comeback from a knee injury.

The 30-year-old, who was a semi-finalist at Queen's in 2011, has only played once on the ATP tour this year - losing to Evans at Surbiton - and is currently ranked outside the top 1,000.

BBC Sport will provide the usual comprehensive live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, Red Button, Connected TV and online daily throughout the competition.

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Cheick Tiote: Ivory Coast midfielder's body flown back home for funeral

Cheick Tiote's body has been flown back to Ivory Coast where a private funeral for the Beijing Enterprises midfielder will take place.

Ivory Coast players including Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony (white shirt) carried Tiote's body when it arrived at the airport in Abidjan

Tiote, 30, who was a member of the Elephants squad that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, collapsed and died during a training session with his Chinese club last week.

On Tuesday there was a memorial service held in the Chinese capital, attended by family, friends and former team-mates.

The BBC understands that Tiote's family wants him buried in his home town Yamoussoukro but the Ivory Coast Football Federation prefers Abidjan.

Hundreds of people, including former Elephants coach Herve Renard, were at Abidjan's international airport to receive Tiote's body on Thursday.

Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony, Celtic defender Kolo Toure and ex-Arsenal forward Gervinho were also among the crowd.

Toure described the former Newcastle United midfielder as "a great player, a warrior" and said he was "shocked" by his death.

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                  Transfers

There is "mutual tension" between Chelsea and their manager Antonio Conte after the Italian told striker Diego Costa by text message that he is not part of the plans for next season. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

The club wish to patch things up with Costa, 28, who is willing to discuss his future, but Conte is refusing to back down. (Sun)

Conte has also set a number of conditions which include a direct line of communication to owner Roman Abramovich, if he is to stay as manager at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Record)

Also at Chelsea, contract negotiations with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 25, have stalled over his wage demands. The Belgium keeper is on a £100,000-a-week deal, which comes to an end in two years' time.(Times - subscription required)

Cristiano Ronaldo, 32, has told Real Madrid he wants to leave Spain and his decision is "irreversible". (A Bola)

Jose Mourinho has valued Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 26, at £100m amid interest from Real Madrid and has told the La Liga champions they can sign the Spaniard for £45m plus striker Alvaro Morata, 24. (Daily Star)

But Real say they want £78m for Morata despite details of a "hugely attractive package" being agreed with Manchester United. (Independent)

Meanwhile, Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, 28, is already planning for life as a Manchester United player. The two clubs are yet to agree a fee for the £44m-rated Croatia player. (Manchester Evening News)

After completing a deal for defender Victor Lindelof, Manchester United could go back to Benfica to sign £15m-rated midfielder Anderson Talisca, 23, who spent last season on loan at Besiktas. (Daily Mirror)

Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27, remains a target for Everton despite the Merseyside club signing Dutchman Davy Klaassen. (Wales Online)

Liverpool want to raise about £60m on player sales by offloading defender Mamadou Sakho, 27, for £30m, full-back Alberto Moreno, 24, for £12m and 23-year-old forward Lazar Markovic for £20m. (Times - subscription required)

New Watford manager Marco Silva could move for Markovic, having worked with the player last season when the Serbia player was on loan at Hull. (Times - subscription required)

Arsenal have had a £17.6m bid rejected for Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado, 29, but the Serie A champions are looking for about £30m for the former Chelsea player. (Sun)

The Gunners have also made a £10.5m bid for Fenerbahce centre-back Simon Kjaer, 28, who is also wanted by city rivals AC and Inter Milan. (Turksvoetbal - in Turkish)

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal, 31, says he is "almost certain" fellow full-back Hector Bellerin, 22, will stay at the club next season amid interest from Barcelona. (Evening Standard)

West Ham have dropped their interest in £15m-rated Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, 27, but Everton, Newcastle and West Brom are all keen. (Daily Star)

Manchester City striker Patrick Roberts, 20, who scored 11 goals on loan at Celtic last season, has held talks with French side Nice over another loan move. (Sun)

But newly promoted Huddersfield are set to offer him the chance to play in the Premier League. (Daily Record) 

Tottenham are a number of clubs interested in signing Lazio forward Keita Balde, 22, who is valued at £30m by the Serie A club. (Daily Mirror)

Southampton intend to interview former Ajax boss Frank de Boer and ex-Valencia manager Mauricio Pellegrino to replace the sacked Claude Puel and hope to make an appointment by the end of next week. (Daily Telegraph)

However former Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel has ruled himself out of the Southampton vacancy. (Sky Sports)

Stoke would want more than the British record £30m Everton paid to sign Jordan Pickford, if they were to sell goalkeeper Jack Butland, 24. (Stoke Sentinel)

Several Premier League clubs, most notably Newcastle, have enquired about Valencia's £13.1m-rated centre-back Aymen Abdennour, 27. (Foot Mercato)

French Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain have ended their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, as the club's new sporting director Antero Henrique deems the £61m-rated player to be too expensive.(Goal.com)

Marseille are trying to sign full-back Bacary Sagna, 34, who is a free agent after being released by Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18, has rejected the club's offer of a new £80,000-a-week contract. His current deal expires in 2018. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has made a bid to appoint Oxford manager Michael Appleton as his assistant. (Daily Mail)

Meanwhile...

A hair restoration company has tweeted images of Wales midfielder Joe Ledley - a free agent after being released by Crystal Palace - who is having surgery for a hair transplant. (KSL Hair)

Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian has returned to Italy... as he married his long-term fiancee at a ceremony close to his home town of Legnano. (Sun)

Darmian's new team-mate, defender Victor Lindelof, headed to a well-known Chinese restaurant in Manchester after sealing a £31m move to Old Trafford. (Daily Mail)

Best of Thursday's transfer news

Arsenal are prepared to use French striker Olivier Giroud, 30, as part of a deal to sign Monaco forward Kylian Mbappe, 18, or Lyon counterpart Alexandre Lacazette, 26. (London Evening Standard)

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez is interested in reuniting with 30-year-old defensive midfielder Lucas Leiva, who is believed to be available for about £4m from Liverpool. (Northern Echo)

Paris St-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, 24, could be nearing an £88m move to Barcelona after being spotted - with his agent - in the same Ibiza restaurant as the Spanish side's superstar forward Lionel Messi.(Goal.com)

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British and Irish Lions: Warren Gatland to call up new players

Warren Gatland is set to call up at least five players to bolster his British and Irish Lions squad before the first Test against New Zealand.

Maori All Blacks v British and Irish Lions
Date: Saturday, 17 June Time: 08:35 BST Venue: Rotorua International Stadium
Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app

The British and Irish Lions have won two of the first four games on the tour to New Zealand

The Lions face Maori All Blacks on Saturday (08:35 BST) and the Chiefs on Tuesday, before the first Test against the All Blacks in Auckland on 24 June.

Head coach Gatland wants the extra players to ensure that none of the Test squad have to play twice in a week.

The players may well come from Wales and Scotland, who are in Australasia.

Wales are currently in Auckland having beaten Tonga 24-6 on Friday, with Scotland in Sydney to face Australia on Saturday.

England would have several strong candidates to be drafted in, but Eddie Jones' squad is preparing for the second Test in Argentina, which is in a different time zone and may count against those players.

Gatland mentioned calling up new players as a possibility last year, and the Lions say it was always part of the tour's planning.

Wales interim head coach Robin McBryde, speaking after the win over Tonga, said he was willing to help out the man he is filling in for.

"We weren't short-sighted enough to think we would come all the way to the other side of the world and not support the Lions if the call comes," he said.

"If we can support them then we'll help them out, but I don't know what Warren is going to do."

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell is likely to be a candidate to be called up with Owen Farrell injured and facing a race to be fit for the first Test a week on Saturday.

His compatriot Jonny Gray is another player likely to be considered by Gatland with doubts over the fitness of England lock Courtney Lawes, who was injured in Tuesday's defeat by the Highlanders.

Englishmen George Ford, as No.10 cover, and second-row Joe Launchbury would be powerful options if Gatland accepts the extra travelling time and the additional period they may take to assimilate to New Zealand time.

Lions tour
3 June	Provincial Barbarians	Won 13-7
7 June	Blues	Lost 22-16
10 June	Crusaders	Won 12-3
13 June	Highlanders	Lost 23-22
17 June	Maori All Blacks
20 June	Chiefs
24 June	New Zealand
27 June	Hurricanes
1 July	New Zealand
8 July	New Zealand

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