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The semi-final of a national championship was postponed after officials lost keys to the stadium. Ultramarina and Mindelense had been due to play the first leg of their Cape Verdean Football Championship semi-final. But the game was called off when officials could not find keys to Ultramarina's ground. The Cape Verdean Football Federation (FCF) has now ordered Sunday's second leg to go ahead before the first game has been played. Ultramarina should have hosted the first leg on Tuesday but nobody could get into the Orlando Rodrigues stadium because the government employee with the keys failed to show up, the FCF said. A spare set could not be found, leaving players, officials and fans locked outside for around two hours, the FCF said in a statement on its Facebook page. The FCF has now opened disciplinary proceedings against Ultramarina, who have never won the title, with sanctions ranging from a warning to disqualification or relegation. The match had already b

Pouring rain could do nothing to dampen the spirits of scores of people who gathered outside the Bundestag in Berlin on Friday morning, some clutching rainbow umbrellas, to await parliament’s vote on a bill legalizing gay marriage in Germany. As news came that the bill had passed — convincingly — they broke out into loud cheers, wept tears of joy and exchanged kisses. Some popped champagne corks in celebration despite the early hour. This was the day that some had doubted would ever come. And now, in the space of a few days, an offer by Chancellor Angela Merkel to allow lawmakers a free vote on the issue has become all but law. Once Germany’s Senate approves the bill next week, as expected, homosexual couples in Germany will have the same rights as heterosexual couples to marry and jointly adopt children — barring any legal challenge. “It is a very important moment for Germany and for the queer people in Germany, because we fought really long for equality in our rights and now

Jay-Z is turning lemons into Lemonade with his 13th studio album. 4:44, released exclusively on TIDAL in partnership with Sprint, features 10 original recordings, many of which were seemingly written in response to his wife Beyoncé's deeply personal visual album. The trailer for the album featured cameos from Oscar-winning actors Mahershala Ali, Danny Glover and Lupita Nyong'o, and the album itself features tracks with Beyoncé (who is also a co-writer), Frank Ocean and Damian Marley—as well as the rapper's mom, Gloria Carter. iHeartRadio's The Beat shared exclusive audio of Jay-Z explaining the meaning behind his lyrics. 1. "Kill Jay-Z" Jay-Z referenced his famous elevator fight with sister-in-law Solange Knowles after the 2014 Met Gala. "You egged Solange on / Knowin' all along /All you had to say you was wrong," he rapped. The altercation, which was widely rumored to have been about fashion designer Rachel Roy, led Jay-Z to a reali

The names of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's twins have been revealed. The two named their twin babies Rumi Carter and Sir Carter(according to reports by TMZ), The music superstars' company filed trademark documents for the names on June 26, per the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  According to the filing, they requested trademarks to be used for various merchandise, including baby teething rings, baby carriages and strollers. It was reported Saturday, June 17 that the singer had given birth to her and the rapper's babies in Los Angeles. They join 5-year-old big sister Blue Ivy, who helped stir speculation that the twins had arrived when she was spotted at a hospital with her dad shortly before news of Rumi and Sir's births broke. To make this reveal even more exciting, Jay-Z just dropped his long-awaited album, 4:44, at midnight. In the deeply personal project, Jay tackles everything from those infidelity rumors, his newest bundles of joy and his tumultuous fr

Khloe Kardashian is done with her week-long birthday celebrations and is back to business. The 33-year-old reality star treated fans to a glimpse of her curvy figure as she modelled lovely items from her Good America fashion line.  In one of the photos, Khloe posed in a bejewelled transparent bodysuit that left little to the imagination. The bodysuit featured a very high cut that showed off her hip bone and toned abs. It is designed to be worn with trousers. She also shared another photo where she was covered up in a black leather off-the-shoulder jacket and her new skinny jean model for Good American. Though the outfit was more modest compared to the first, she managed to make it look seductive by sliding a hand into the jacket and touching her breast.

#CoupleGoals .... The fashionable couple have been touring Europe and making pit stops at some typical tourist attractions in some very atypical outfits Gabrielle Union and husband Dwyane Wade are currently making their way around the globe, and recently had an extended stay in Europe, including Paris Fashion Week Menswear. The couple shared images of themselves in front of a number of typical tourist attractions, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Trevi Fountain in Rome, and in the open fields of Tuscany. But being the fashionable duo that they are, they took it one step above and beyond in a series of stylish ensembles. Union’s stylist, Thomas Christos, and Wade’s stylist, Calyann Barnett, are accompanying them on their trip to make sure the couple is dressed in coordinating outfits ranging from Rick Owens to Valentino to Balmain. One look featured matching preppy outfits by Thom Browne. A hashtag has even been created to follow their globe-trotting adventures: #WadeWorld

Fans of the rapper are going wild after he shared a photo of himself sporting a beard on his usually clean-shaven face. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, captioned the photo: "Just a couple of guys from Compton and one from Detroit. With a beard." #thedefiantones." Eminem's Instagram followers seemed to lose themselves -- lyrical pun intended -- and threw shade at Slim Shady. Check out pic of his new look below:  Eminem's rap group D12 even joined the scruff, asking followers to weigh in on the beard. The people have spoken Em, they would like to see your face.

Earlier in June, Nigeria’s police caught the country’s most-wanted kidnapper, responsible for charging million-dollar ransoms for high-profile abductees. But even despite his arrest, the accused criminal—Chukwudi Dunem Onuamadkie, known by his alias of Evans—has proved to be a thorn in the Nigerian government’s side. Evans has given several interviews to media while in detention and become something of a social media celebrity. Now the kidnapper is trying to sue the Nigerian police and take the government to court too. Evans’s lawyer filed a case Wednesday at the high court in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub on the Atlantic coast, alleging that he had been illegally detained, Nigeria’s Premium Times reported. The suspect requested that he be either immediately charged to court or released unconditionally. Police captured Evans and six of his associates on June 10, following a gun battle at an upmarket Lagos property. They also seized weapons and munitions, including more than 1,000

Italian champions Juventus have confirmed that defender Dani Alves has left the club after one season amid speculation the Brazilian fullback is set to join Manchester City. The 34-year-old joined Juventus on a two-year contract from Barcelona last June and made 33 appearances as the club sealed the domestic double but fell to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. "Juventus Football Club is to part company with Dani Alves after agreeing to a termination of the player's contract," Juventus said in a statement. "Alves lifted two trophies in his single season in Turin, contributing to a third consecutive domestic league and cup double for the club before helping the team reach the Uefa Champions League final." Media reports in Italy and England have linked Alves with a move to Premier League side City for a reunion with manager Pep Guardiola, who he worked under at Barcelona. Fullbacks Gael Clichy, Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna all

Michelle Rodriguez is standing up for her female cast members. The actress announced on Instagram that she is prepared to leave behind her beloved role as Letty Ortiz in the hit "Fast and the Furious" franchise due to its lack of strong female voices in the series. "F8 is out digitally today," she wrote in the caption of her Instagram photo. "I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one or I just might have to say goodbye to a loved franchise. It's been a good ride & I'm grateful for the opportunity the fans & studio have provided over the years ... One Love."

Bournemouth have signed Netherlands defender Nathan Ake from Premier League champions Chelsea for an undisclosed club record fee, the south coast club confirmed on Friday. The 22-year-old made just 17 appearances for Chelsea since joining in 2011 and spent the first half of last season on loan at Bournemouth, where he scored three goals in 12 appearances, before being recalled by the London club in January. "I had a great time here last season so I'm really happy to be back," Ake told Bournemouth's website (www.afcb.co.uk) of a move British media reported to be for a fee of 20 million pounds ($26.01 million). "It's an exciting challenge... this is a new step and the right place for me to develop even more. With the help of the manager here I know I can keep improving and become a better player." Ake previously completed loan spells at Watford and Championship side Reading. "I am delighted that we have completed the signing

With 31 goals in 32 league games, Borussia Dortmund forward is hot property across Europe but he is set to snub the glamour of European football for the riches of Asia. PSG, Chelsea and Liverpool have all expressed interest in him but the Gabonese could be on his way to China in a deal which will make him Africa's highest paid player. Chinese Super League side, Tianjin Quanjian will offer Aubameyang an eye-watering £26.5m-a-year salary to make the move to China and rumours have it the player is considering the offer. Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke initially made it clear that the club would not allow their top scorer to leave for less than £63million, but Tianjin chairman Shu Yuhui looks set to table an offer in excess of £70m.

Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis has told supporters that the club is hunting for top players to boost the squad and defended the decision to hand long-serving manager Arsene Wenger a new contract after a season marred by protests. A vociferous section of fans turned on the manager as results faltered when Arsenal exited the Champions League and their hopes of a change of leadership were dashed when he signed a new two-year deal at the end of the campaign. "We're looking for top-quality players," Gazidis said at a fan event on Thursday. "We've got three times as many scouts as we had four years ago. I believe that to be a world-class football club you've got to be world class off the pitch." Some fans are disillusioned with the direction the club is heading in under Wenger, a feeling compounded by the perception that he is unwilling to spend big money on players that can take Arsenal to the next level. On the pitch, Arsenal won the FA Cu

Joachim Loew hailed Germany's "brilliant" 4-1 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup semifinal and said his youthful squad are ambitious enough to beat Chile in the final. Loew opted not to bring his World Cup winning stars to the Confed Cup, but Germany's young guns booked their place in Sunday's final in St Petersburg after a devastating opening spell in Sochi. Attacking midfielder Leon Goretzka, 22, hit two goals in the first eight minutes to stun Mexico. Timo Werner, 21, made it 3-0 midway through the second half, then Marco Fabian scored Mexico's late stunning consolation with a thunderbolt free-kick before Germany's substitute Amin Younes, 23, netted Germany's fourth. "From the beginning, we did exactly what we set out to do -- we were very dominant and brilliant in the opening stages," said Germany's head coach Loew. "They pushed us back a bit in the second phase of the first half, which was to be exp

While speaking at the launch of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme in Abuja yesterday June 29th, acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, said statistics from the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, shows that out of the active population of 70 million people in Nigeria, only 14 million of them are taxpayers. According to Osinbajo, 914 Nigerians pay between N10m and N20m tax yearly and that of the 914 persons, 912 of them are residents of Lagos state while the remaining two reside in Ogun State. The vice president said that this is considerably low considering the fact that Nigeria boast of very wealthy persons with choice properties within and outside the country. According to him, it is only those who work in very formal offices that mostly pay their tax. “Those who earn salaries that are known in a formal setting are those we know that pay taxes. Outside of that group of people, there are many high net worth individuals, self-employed persons and some c

On Thursday morning, while MSNBC's "Morning Joe" was on the air, Trump posted a pair of hateful tweets about co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. MSNBC responded with this statement: "It's a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job." The president's deputy press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, defended the tweets by saying Trump was responding to the "outrageous attacks that take place" on "Morning Joe" and other shows. Trump refuses to be "bullied," Sanders said on Fox News. "This is a president who fights fire with fire." Trump's tweets in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday said that "Morning Joe" is "poorly rated" (it's not) and that the hosts "speak badly of me" (that's true). He called both hosts disparaging names. Trump claimed that Scarborough and Brzezinski courted him

The actress took to social media to share photo of the black eye she sustained after her estranged husband Lanre Gentry, beat her up and wrote;

Connie Yates and Chris Gard have been told by Great Ormond Street their son's life support will be switched off tomorrow but he cannot leave the ward. The couple's 'final wish' for Charlie has been blocked and his mother Connie said today  'We promised our little boy every single day that we would take him home'. Mr Gard added: 'We know what day our son is going to die but don't get a say in how that will happen'. They have also released a heartbreaking photograph of them lying with Charlie as he faces his final hours (left) and thanked the thousands of people now known as 'Charlie's Army' who donated £1.4million for the US treatment being denied to him.

 Lionel Messi's Barcelona teammates landed in private jets in his Argentine hometown on Thursday on the eve of the star striker's celebrity wedding. Curious locals watched stars such as Luis Suarez and Carles Puyol as well as ex-Barca and current Chelsea player Cesc Fabregas disembark at the small airport in the northern city of Rosario. A host of footballing stars including Barcelona striker Neymar and ex-Barca star Xavi Hernandez were expected among the 260 guests at Friday's wedding at the Hotel City Centre Casino. "Is that Neymar or Xavi? Ah, whatever, take a photo all the same," said one local woman to her grandchildren as they watched from the terminal. The players arrived dressed in caps, hoods and dark sunglasses, with suitcases in hand. Local reporters broadcasting from the scene on radio and television told their audiences it was "the wedding of the century" for Rosario. Authorities said 300 police officers were deployed at key points in the

Bobrisky has been playing around with a lot of weaves during his ongoing trip to the US and he just went blonde. He shared new photos of the finished look on Snapchat and didn't hesitate to pass a message to his haters. See that after the cut...

             Wiz-Lion coming through with  the official artwork for his prospective album “Sounds From The Other Side” #SFTOS. The album is set to drop on the 14th of July. He shared the official album cover on his Instagram page today.. Check it out:

Popular OAP, Osi Suave has been called out by Twitter users for making false claims. Few hours ago, he shared a post revealing that he made his first million when he was 23 years old. Twitter users dug up his 2013 and 2015 tweets where he claimed he made his first million at 22 years and 25 years respectively. They also dug up his old tweets with varying stories about his mother. Check out tweets below:

Pop superstar  Ayodeji Balogun  popularly known as  Wizkid  shared new photos from a video shoot with Nigerian-America rapper  Wale  on his Instagram today. The  Starboy  boss was featured on “ My Love ” alongside  Major Lazer  &  Dua Lipa  off Wale’s “ Shine ” album. Wale himself shared a video of himself and Wizkid singing along to the song on his Twitter account. The video was directed by Patrick Elis who also shot the visuals to his Davido and Olamide assisted fire jam "Fine girl".

Koko Master D’BANJ ceo of DKM & DB Records is set for the release of his 4th Studio Album titled King Don Come. D’BANJ had earlier  announced the the forthcoming album will be available of the 7th of July 2017. The last time D’BANJ released an album was in 2008 which was  The Entertainer album, certainly, this should be worth the wait.  Check out the art cover pic below:

Serena Williams has made a habit of showing off her maternity style since revealing her pregnancy on Snapchat in April. Now, on the cover of Vanity Fair , there’s very little clothing involved at all. The tennis champion appears topless on the glossy’s August issue, wearing only a pair of nude panties and a delicate body chain. The image is nothing short of breathtaking. Williams, the undeniable greatest women’s tennis player of all time, looks strong, confident and gorgeous. The story inside the mag is equally engaging. Written by Buzz Bissinger, it dives deep into Williams’ love story with fiancé and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian . It details how the pair met (in Rome, at breakfast, when he sat down at the table next to hers totally uninvited), the number of pregnancy tests she took (six) and the rodent (surprise!) that has much to do with their courtship. “The full love story,” Bissinger wrote.