France lays to rest priest who was slain by jihadists (SEE PHOTOS)

Thousands gathered at Rouen cathedral in northern France on Tuesday for the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest who was murdered by two jihadists last week.

Some 2,000 mourners were expected to pack the soaring Gothic sanctuary, with hundreds more watching the ceremony on a giant screen outside.

A section of pews was set aside for residents of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, the nearby industrial town where the two jihadists, both 19, slit Hamel’s throat while he was celebrating mass in an attack that shocked the country as well as the Catholic Church.

Verratti extends PSG contract until 2021 - Agents claims

Marco Verratti has signed a new contract to keep him at Paris Saint-Germain until 2021, according to his representative Donato Di Campli.

Verratti joined PSG from Pescara in 2012 and signed a one-year extension last February, tying him to the club until 2020.

The Italy international had reportedly been attracting interest from Real Madrid and Juventus but has signalled his commitment to the Ligue 1 champions by extending his stay for another season.

My girlfriend is now my husband - Story of a transgender lesbian

Posing happily with their three-year-old daughter, dad Dade Barlow and mum Tiffany Grimes look like any other contented family.

But Dade was born female, and when the pair first got together in 2008 theirs was a lesbian relationship.

After realising he was transgender, Dade began his transition to becoming a man aged 29 in 2011 - just before Tiffany became pregnant using a sperm donor.

Life coach Tiffany, 41, says: "When Dade told me he wanted to be a man, we nearly split. I'd left my previous husband because I believed I was gay - but I loved Dade and stood by him. Now we have our daughter, we're happier than ever."

Breaking | Buhari Makes Another Federal Appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Asiwaju Bisi Adegbuyi as the Post-Master General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Postal Services.

The appointment was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Tuesday in Abuja.

Dwindling Economy | Crude Oil Prices Crashes Below $40

Oil prices tumbled Monday below $40 per barrel for the first time since April, with both Brent and US crude prices falling by nearly four per cent. The latest slump in oil prices followed heightened fears of an oil glut after a survey suggested that crude oil output from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached record highs in July.

This posed greater concerns among managers of the Nigerian economy who had predicated the 2016 budget on oil benchmark price of $38 per barrel. The shortfall suggests that government’s plan to boost the economy through increased spending on infrastructure will struggle to take off this year. WTI crude plumbed $39.86, its lowest since April 20, trading $1.51, or 3.6 percent, lower at $40.09.

Dino Melaye enjoys vacation time with his beautiful daughter vacation (PHOTOS)

Senator Dino pictured with his daughter, Ruth Gbotemi Melaye, as they holiday together.

Pogba to Madrid? Paul Pogba jets into New York where Real Madrid take on Bayern

The France midfielder arrived in New York - where Zinedine Zidane’s side play Bayern Munich at the MetLife Stadium on Thursday morning

Paul Pogba has arrived in New York - sparking fears that Real Madrid could gazump Manchester United’s £100million world record bid.

Zinedine Zidane’s side play Bayern Munich at the MetLife Stadium on Thursday morning.

Aww! Lovely photo of gospel singer Eben and his son, Joshua

Like father like son! God bless you, Sir

U.S Vice President conduct same-sex wedding for two White House workers

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden officiated a wedding for two longtime White House staffers, in his house yesterday. Brian Mosteller director of Oval Office operations for President Barack Obama and Joe Mahshie, a trip coordinator for first lady Michelle Obama, tied the knot during an intimate affair in the living room of the Vice President's home.

"She does not want to remain a Muslim" - Mother of rescued Chibok says

Amina Ali, a schoolgirl who was rescued after two years in Boko Haram captivity, may never be the girl she once was, her mother fears. Binta Ali was also worried her daughter was being pressured into following Islam.

Amina, one of more than 200 girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014, and her four-month-old baby were rescued in May near Damboa in the remote northeast, by soldiers working together with a Civilian JTF.

SAD! Man Hangs Himself On A Palm Tree In Ikot Ekpene (PHOTO)

On what could be termed as tragedy, residents of Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State woke up to the news of the death of a young man Timothy Akan who apparently committed suicide by hanging on a palm tree. What could have led the young man to take his life can't be ascertained immediately as note a note was left by him to know the reason.

Hullabaloo of Buhari's appointees coming from the North is unnecessary - Reno Omokri

As shared by Reno Omokri

OMG! Music Producer, Irv Gotti shares x-rated oral s*x action on Snapchat (18+ Video)

Murder Inc. CEO Irv Gotti‘s girlfriend model Ashley Martelle has shocked Snapchat users this week with x-rated footage now going viral.

Woman whose Husband chopped off her hands for not conceiving says she stayed in her marriage to save it

Woman whose Husband chopped off her hands for not conceiving has come out to say she stayed in her marriage to save it. When Jackline Mwende sought advice on her bad marriage, she was given the same counsel many women in abusive relationships get: stay and fight for your marriage. The first pastor she went to for advice told her to stay and pray for her marriage.

Long before Ms Mwende's hands were hacked off by her husband, Stephen Ngila, 34, for not conceiving, their seven-year marriage had been plagued with constant fights that stemmed from not having a child.

Borno State | Troops foils attempted Boko Haram attack on Yauri village (Graphic Photos)

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole accompanied by Civilian JTF on Monday, August 1st, successfully thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists on Yauri Community at the outskirts of Maiduguri city, Borno State. 

France Authorities says they have Shutdown 20 Mosques In Eight Months

French authorities have shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be preaching radical Islam since December, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday.

“There is no place … in France for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don’t respect certain republican principles, notably equality between men and women,” the minister said.

Messi is the Best Player in History – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has said his countryman Lionel Messi is the best footballer of all time. The head of the Catholic Church was speaking in Krakow, Poland, on a trip for the World Youth Day.

PMB mystifies on how GEJ Successfully Managed Economy – Senator Urhoghide

Senator representing Edo South senatorial district, Matthew Urhoghide, has lamented the worsening economic situation in the country saying President Muhammadu Buhari is at a loss on how former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to manage the economy successfully.

The naira fell to an all-time low of N335 against the dollar on the inter-bank market last Friday

The Central Bank of Nigeria had announced a hike in the benchmark interest rate from 12 per cent to 14 per cent last week, a move seen by analysts as tailored towards braking the downward slide of the Nigerian currency by inducing a return of foreign investors back into local assets.

Rihanna Goes Post-Apocalyptic for W Magazine September 2016 Cover

Rihanna gets covered in jewels on a special collector’s edition of W Magazine‘s September issue.

The 28-year-old entertainer stars in the spread as pop’s Furiosa, the last woman on earth and the ruling warrior queen in a dark, dystopian future.

Alerts! Fraudsters using Ogoni Cleanup To defraud unsuspecting Public – FG

The Federal Government has warned the public to beware as fraudsters are using the Ogoniland cleanup to extort money from unsuspecting people from people of the Niger Delta.

This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Isiaka Yusuf, the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Environment,on Monday.

Osun State | Government tax N700 on each Slaughtered Cow

The Osun State Government on Monday announced that butchers in the state would henceforth pay N700 as a levy for every cow slaughtered for sale in the state.

The announcement followed a decision reached a meeting between the state government and Osun Cattle Butchers Association in Osogbo.

Mr Wale Adedoyin, a consultant to the state government, who represented it at the meeting, told newsmen that the levy was introduced to boost the internally-generated revenue of the state.

Governor Ambode Leads List of Top Performing Governor, Gov Obiano follows

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is leading other Governors in the ongoing poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine to determine Nigeria’s top performing Governor.

The poll, tagged ‘Good Governance Polls for Nigeria’s Top Performing Governor’ started two weeks ago with Governor Ambode maintaining the lead with increased 36.1 percent of the total vote casts, while Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State closely trailed with 25 percent.

Budget Padding | APC Summons Jibrin over His allegations against Dogara And Others

The National Leadership of APC yesterday wrote a letter to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, summoning him to appear before it at the National Secretariat of the party today August 2nd.

Jibrin has continued his media campaign against the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers and nine other lawmakers, accusing them of budget padding and corruption.

Watch How Nigeria Air-force prepares assaults against Oil Vandals at Arepo (VIDEO)

The Nigerian Air Force has released a video of how its fighter jets destroyed four major camps of suspected militants, who are said to be armed pipeline vandals at Arepo, Ogun State.

The strikes were part of aerial operations to dislodge militants that have terrorised riverside communities of Ogun and Lagos states.

Watch below:

Yeni Kuti pays tribute to her late father, Fela ... Today makes it 19 years he passed on

Music Legend passed on August 2nd 1997. His daughter, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, took to her Instagram page to remember him. 

She wrote;

Folorunsho Alakija graces the Cover Of Forbes Africa Magazine August Edition

Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, executive vice chair of Famfa Oil one of the largest deep water oil discoveries in Nigeria with a joint partnership with international giants Chevron and Petrobras covers the August 2016 edition of Forbes Africa.

With an estimated net worth of $1.73 billion, Alakija’s rise to becoming the second richest woman of African decent behind Isabel dos Santos and the fourth richest person in Nigeria has come at an extraordinary fight against the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In Enugu | ICPC Arraigns Surgeon For Demanding N320k Bribe Before Carrying Out A Surgery

A former Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Professor Martin Aghaji, has been arraigned before Justice R. O. Odugu of a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 4-count charge of allegedly demanding and receiving bribe in the course of his official duties.

Ali Modu Sheriff says Anenih No Longer PDP Bot Member

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that a former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih is no longer a member of Board of Trustees of the party.

It said Anenih voluntarily resigned from the Board instead of responding to the query issued to him for alleged anti-party activities in 2015.

Anenih, a former chairman of the Board was queried for alleged anti-party activities in Imo State in 2015, but instead of replying the query, he said he was resigning from the Board.

Leroy Sane completes £37M move to Manchester City

Manchester city has signed Schalke forward, Leroy Sane for the sum of £37m on a five-year deal after he completed his medicals at the Etihad on Monday afternoon.

He is Pep Guardiola’s fifth signing this season and he will join new arrivals, Gundogan and Nolito in hoping to have a successful spell at the club.

Argentina appoint Bauza as coach

Argentina has appointed former international Edgardo Bauza as head coach, filling the void left by Gerardo Martino.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Monday, shortly after Brazilian club Sao Paulo revealed Bauza, 58, had accepted an offer to lead the national team.

Argentina had been seeking a replacement for Martino, who resigned following the country's heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in June, with Jorge Sampaoli and Marcelo Bielsa linked.