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Italian football legend, Gennaro Gattuso has announced he is leaving his role as AC Milan head coach. The Rossoneri failed to qualify for Champions League football despite a season-ending 3-2 victory against SPAL on Sunday. Today, the former Milan midfielder, whose contract runs until 2021, confirmed he is leaving the club and will not be taking any compensation. 'Deciding to leave Milan's bench is not easy but it's a decision I had to make,' he said, according to Italian newspaper Repubblica. 'There was not a precise moment in which I decided, it was the sum of these 18 months as coach of a team that for me will never be like the others. Months that I lived with great passion, unforgettable months. 'Mine is a painful but thoughtful choice. 'Am I giving up a two-year contract? Yes, because my story with Milan can never be a question of money.' In a statement, Ivan Gazidis, the club's chief executive, said: 'I have had the privi

“Game of Thrones” star, Kit Harington secretly checked into luxury rehab for stress and alcohol use ahead of series finale airing, which “really hit him hard.” Harington, 32, who played Jon Snow on the hit HBO series for eight years, has been at luxury Connecticut health retreat Privé-Swiss for nearly a month, arriving weeks before the show’s finale on May 19, Page Six reported. The British actor has been undergoing psychological coaching, practicing mindful meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat stress and deal with negative emotions at the facility, which costs over $120,000 a month. A friend told Page Six of Harington, “The end of ‘GoT’ really hit Kit hard … “He realized ‘this is it — this is the end’, it was something they had all worked so hard on for so many years. He had a moment of, what next? “He’s in the clinic predominantly for stress and exhaustion and also alcohol. A rep for the actor told the publication, “Kit has decided to utilize this br

Kylie Jenner's relationship with Travis Scott seems to be waxing stronger than ever. The make-up mogul took to her Instagram story to show off the expensive diamond- wristwatch she was gifted by her rapper beau, who is equally the father of her daughter, Stormi Webster. She captioned the photo of the timepiece: 'bae with spontaneous gifts @traviscott.'

Chelsea have reportedly agreed to sell Eden Hazard to Real Madrid for £115million, with the Belgian playmaker set to sign a deal worth £400,000 per week. The Belgian footballer has been linked with a move to the Spanish club for some time and according to the Sun, a fee has now been agreed for the 28-year-old. Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez told the Sun: 'We are working on a project to make people dream again, where we recover our hunger and ambition. I have already lived through this stage before. 'I have a dream that Hazard will arrive this year. Let's make a good team this year. 'I am very interested in him coming to Real Madrid and I am very hopeful that he will come this year. He's one of the great footballers. 'Last year we wanted him, but this year he only has one year left on his contract and it is easier.' The report details that Chelsea will receive £100m with a possible further £15m in add-ons for the former Lille playe

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have been sworn in for their second term by CJN Tanko Mohammed at an event holding at Eagle Square, Abuja. More photos below:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized gaming addiction as a Mental Health Disorder. The WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD),  describes addiction to digital and video gaming as "a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior" that becomes so extensive it "takes precedence over other life interests". The WHO's expert on mental health and substance abuse, Shekhar Saxena, said some of the worst cases seen in global research were of gamers playing for up to 20 hours a day, forgoing sleep, meals, work or school and other daily activities. He stressed that only a small minority of people who play digital and video games would develop a problem, but said recognition of early warning signs may help prevent it. "This is an occasional or transitory behavior," he said, adding that only if such behavior persists for around a year could a potential diagnosis of a disorder be made. Responding

Barcelona legend, Xavier Hernández has been appointed as the new manager of Qatari side Al Sadd. The 39-year-old who made 86 appearances as a player for the Qatar Stars League club since 2015, announced his retirement from football earlier this month. The legendary footballer has now penned a two-year deal to take over as manager, and the deal will see him become the boss of his former La Liga rival Gabi, who moved to the Middle East from Atletico Madrid last summer. Al Sadd confirmed Xavi will take charge of the pre-season training camp in Girona from July 14-29. Xavi, who is still Barcelona's all-time record appearance-holder across all competitions with 769 is also one of the world's best midfielders. He won eight La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns at the Spanish giants before leaving for the Middle East in 2015.  At the international level, Xavi was also key to Spain's World Cup triumph in 2010 and won the European Championships in both

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has released a new age classification in Nigeria. At the launch of the Revised National Youth Policy, 2019 which took place in Akure, Ondo State on May 24th, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, in a foreword presented at the launch, disclosed that the age bracket for the classification of youth in Nigeria has been reviewed downward from 18 – 35 years to 15 – 29 years. Dalung in his foreword, stated that the age classification had to be reviewed downward so that every federal government intervention programmes designed for youths will get to the youths themselves and not adults masquerading as youth. According to the Minimum Age Convention (1973), the general minimum age for admission to employment or work in Nigeria is 15 years. The United Nations defines ‘youth’ as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years.

Ukrainian Helen Ploskina, ranked 821 in the world in women's singles, has been banned for life and fined $20 000 for match-fixing offences, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said in a statement on Tuesday. The 22-year-old's offences took place in October 2016, it added. The TIU said an investigation had established that Ploskina "introduced another player to a corruptor, who offered that individual payment in return for agreeing to fix the outcome of matches." Ploskina was also found guilty of two offences of failing to report knowledge of corrupt activity and failing to co-operate with a TIU investigation. The Ukrainian had a career high WTA ranking of 698 in 2014.

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri suggested that Wednesday's Europa League final will not definitely be his last game in charge of the club as he confessed his "love" for English football. The Italian only took over at Stamford Bridge last year but is now being strongly linked with a return to Serie A, with media in his home country suggesting he will take the vacant coaching position at champions Juventus. "I want to think only to the final. I have a contract with Chelsea for two years, so first of all I will speak with Chelsea, but now is not the moment," Sarri said of the Juventus speculation at a press conference in Baku on Tuesday ahead of the final against Arsenal. The 60-year-old could replace the departing Massimiliano Allegri in Turin after a difficult season in London, and reports have said that Chelsea would not block his departure. However, he insists his first season in charge after arriving from Napoli can be classified as a success regar

Four year old twin, Kehinde Ogundairo, has died after a three-story building collapsed at Agarawu Street on Lagos Island today Tuesday May 28th. A two-year-old girl, Basit Raji and her grandmother, Silifatu Raji were also severally injured in the unfortunate incident. According to reports, the building had been marked for demolition by the Lagos state government. It collapsed around 10 pm on another building, a five-room bungalow located behind it at about 10pm when the occupants were getting ready to sleep. The area has since been cordoned off by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABCA)

Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur boss, Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as the new manager of Marseille. The 41-year-old Portuguese will replace Rudi Garcia, who left the club after helping them to a fifth-place finish in Ligue 1. “We’re delighted to bring in a coach whose success has been recognised at the highest level in Europe and the world,” Marseille owner Frank McCourt said. “The philosophy and approach to the game of Andre Villas-Boas fits with what we want for OM and will contribute to revitalising our project after a disappointing season. Our expectations are still just as big and we will make the necessary chances to achieve our objectives.” Villas-Boas, popularly known as AVB, has spent the past 18 months out of management following his decision to leave the Chinese Super League. He joined Chelsea from Porto,  where he won the Europa League aged just 33 – in 2011, but joined Tottenham in 2012 when the Blues sacked him.

British Prime Minister, Theresa May is "set to resign" after members of her own party joined calls for her to resign. This comes after Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom left her Cabinet job in anger over Ms May’s Brexit plan. Andrea Leadsom resigned, saying she no longer believes the Government’s approach will deliver on the referendum result to leave the European Union. Yesterday, Ms May faced calls from her own party to scrap her new Brexit proposal as  it faced near-certain humiliating defeat with dire consequences. She is understood to have "barricaded" herself in at Number 10, the official residence and office of the Prime Minister of the UK, as a growing number of Tories join the race for her job. She has previously agreed to set out the timetable for the contest to replace her after a crunch vote on her Brexit deal, widely expected on June 7. That deadline appears to have been brought forward with the announcement she will meet Sir Graham, chairman of

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State branch has said it has given a 24-hour notice before it commences a mass action and paralyse government activities.  This is coming few days to the May 29 swearing-in of the new government of Engineer Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. NLC Chairman, Comrade Bayo Titlola-Sodo made this disclosure while addressing journalists during Iftar (Fast-breaking) at the NULGE secretariat, Challenge, Ibadan, Wednesday evening. The impending strike, which commences tomorrow (Friday) according to him, is in solidarity with the primary school teachers who had been on strike since Monday. On Monday primary school teachers in the state on commenced an indefinite strike due to delay in payment of salaries of public primary school teachers and other requests. Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Oyo State wing, Comrade Samson Adedoyin maintained that the strike became necessary due to the inability of the state

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday said that its members should not be held responsible if there is any disruption in the university system, as the Federal Government had not shown commitment to carrying out the 2019 Memorandum of Action. The ASUU National President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this at a briefing in Abuja, to give an update on the ongoing renegotiation with the government and to clear the air over the N25billion confirmed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to have been approved for universities. Ogunyemi said the N25billion was meant to be a part-payment of the Earned Academic Allowances and should have been released between February 15 and 28, 2019, as agreed. But this was not done. He said, “Since information on the amounts mentioned in the media went round, the ASUU has been inundated with enquiries on the union’s perspective to the story. "Funding for the revitalisation of public universities has for years been of very hig

Brazilian/ Paris Saint-Germain striker, Neymar Jnr stepped out in style for the launch of his new fragrance with Diesel in Paris. The 27-year-old forward commanded attention as he arrived at the Diesel 'Spirit Of The Brave' fragrance party on Tuesday night rocking a quirky ensemble of black and gold. He wore a black shirt with gold embellishment across the front and finished the look off with a hat and a blingy chain around his neck. The sportsman completed his outfit with a sleek black blazer which he teamed with baggy shorts and zip-up suede black boots. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Neymar's net worth is approximately £99.8million ($140million). Scroll down for more photos.

Huge boost for the black stars of Ghana as striker Asamoah Gyan has bowed to a presidential request to make himself available for next month's Africa Cup of Nations just 48 hours after announcing his international retirement. Gyan quit the national team on Monday, seemingly unhappy at having the captaincy taken away from him despite having not played for Ghana since September 2017 due to injury. But he released a fresh statement on Wednesday, saying he had had a change of heart after being asked to play at the June 21-July 19 finals in Egypt by Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo. Fit-again Gyan, 33, added that he had accepted the presidential request "in good faith and will make myself available for selection by coach Kwesi Appiah. I remain committed to serving this great nation and the people of Ghana". Government spokesperson Eugene Arhin in a statement confirmed the president’s intervention. "The President urged him, in the national interest, to rescind

Opposition party, PDP and Reno Omokri have reacted to news of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa withdrawing as chairman of the 2019 Presidential Election Tribunal. In a post shared on Twitter, Reno said Bulkachuwa's action showed she is courageous and patrotic. Bulkachuwa stepped aside from the tribunal after the PDP accused her of having personal ties with the ruling party, APC. Read Reno and PDP's reactions after the cut.

The Authorities of the University of Uyo has banned the use of wristwatches by students in examination. A statement dated May 20 and signed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) Prof. Enoidem Usoro, said students are now prohibited from wearing wristwatches to examination halls; and the ban takes effect from the 1st semester 2018/2019 Examinations. Could this be a great step to curb exam malpractices and would this move be emulated by other institutions? Time would tell.

About six persons are feared dead after a building collapsed at Ezenwa Street Onitsha, Anambra state earlier today, May 22nd. According to eyewitnesses, the Four-storey building which was under construction, collapsed at about 2pm, trapping many of the artisans working in the construction site. The cause of the collapse might not be unconnected with the weak building materials used for the construction. Seven persons have been rescued alive while the remaining six, including the contractor, were still entrapped in the rubble. Some of the trapped persons are still answering their phones. Efforts are being made to rescue everyone alive.

Since Nipsey's death, there has been a battle for custody of his first child, a girl named Emani Asghedom, who he had with Tanisha Foster. Nipsey Hussle's sister, Samantha has been the one with 10-year-old Emani since Nipsey was killed in March but Tanisha has been in court since then fighting to regain custody of her daughter. Tanisha and Nipsey's family were in court on Monday to hash out the custody of Emani. Nipsey's family believe Tanisha, who has been known to shade Nipsey's fiancee Lauren London on social media, is an unfit mother for Emani. Note that Tanisha has a warrant out for her arrest relating to an unsettled DUI case in 2017. She also has a lengthy rap sheet filled with arrests dating back to 2006 and 2007. Monday's hearing was sealed but another hearing date has been scheduled in July. In the meantime, the child remains with her aunt. According to TMZ, Tanisha was angered by this and left the courtroom crying. Tanisha's lawyer,

Self-acclaimed male barbie,  Bobrisky (Idris okuneye)  recently shared a picture showing his "succulent boobs." which has drawn everyone's attention online.  Scroll down to see photos 

Ex gunner Olivier Giroud is relishing the prospect of beating his old Arsenal teammates when he lines up for Chelsea in the Europa League final in Baku on 29 May. The 32-year-old French World Cup winner's move across London 18 months ago has failed to deliver the regular first team football he hoped after falling behind compatriot Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the pecking order at Arsenal. However, he has played a huge part in the Blues run to the Europa League final and is the joint top scorer in this season's competition with 10 goals. "I always like playing against my old teams," Giroud, won three FA Cups in five-and-a-half years at Arsenal, told the Daily Mail. "It's going to be tough, and it could be painful if it's not going the right way, but you have to put the feelings and memories aside. "I enjoyed the years I spent there. It has been a big part of my career, my first club in England and it will always be

Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not be part of the squad for the Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The Armenia international's participation in the match had been in doubt due to the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and his native country. Arsenal had been working with Uefa over securing their player's welfare for the May 29 final. "We have thoroughly explored all the options for Micki to be part of the squad but after discussing this with Micki and his family we have collectively agreed he will not be in our travelling party," Arsenal said in a statement. "We have written to Uefa expressing our deep concerns about this situation. Micki has been a key player in our run to the final so this is a big loss for us from a team perspective. "We're also very sad that a player will miss out on a major European final in circumstances such as this, as it is something that comes along ve

Alaves appointed Asier Garitano as coach on Tuesday after Abelardo left at the end of his contract. Garitano, who took Leganes into La Liga in 2016, joined Real Sociedad last summer but was sacked in December after eight defeats in 17 league games. "Deportivo Alaves want to welcome the coach from Vergara and wish him the best of luck in his new era as a blue-and-white," Alaves said in a statement. Alaves finished 11th this season but were in contention to qualify for European competition for much of the campaign. "Alaves did their utmost to keep hold of me," Abelardo told reporters on Monday. "I know myself better than anyone and knew I couldn't reach the same heights as I have this season, which is why I chose to leave now."

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has all but ruled out playing singles at Wimbledon this year and said he will focus on doubles when he makes his comeback from hip-resurfacing surgery. The Scot has not played since his first-round exit from the Australian Open in January, but said last month he was finally pain-free after the operation and planning to return to the ATP tour. Murray, who will get a wildcard for the Queen's Club Championships in June if fit, told the Times that playing singles would be a step too far given the state of his rehabilitation. "It's not enough time," the 32-year-old said. "I'd say there's very little chance I'd play singles during the grass (season). Potentially doubles, but I'm not trying to get ready for singles. I've only just started moving now." Murray has started training since the procedure and hopes to emulate doubles veteran Bob Bryan, who successfully returned to competitive tennis after a simi

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