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Former Manchester United captain, Rio Ferdinand, has said Romelu Lukaku is having a negative impact on two players at the club. Ferdinand, speaking to BT Sports, insisted that Marcus Rashford should be given an extended run in Jose Mourinho’s starting line-up. Lukaku was dropped from the side which beat Everton at Old Trafford last weekend, having embarked on a nine-game run without a goal in all competitions. Rashford himself was axed from the starting line-up at the Vitality Stadium, but staked his place for regular inclusion with a dramatic stoppage time winner and Ferdinand believes his all-round game marks him out as a better option than Lukaku to lead the line. “When you look at Lukaku his goal-scoring record is up there. It’s fantastic, he scores goals. “But in the best teams you need more than that. You need to be able to bring other players into play. “You need to be able to complement other players in the team. Things need to be set-up off you. At the moment I...

Apple, the world’s leading smartphone maker, on Friday, launched iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max in Nigeria at the Villa Medici, Victoria Island, Lagos. Popularly referred to as ‘The Big Screens’, the iPhone Xs and Xs Max are Apple’s most recent products right after the iPhone X and iPhone 8 plus. It is a worthy upgrade to the iPhone X with a handful of remarkable improvements. Sivadoss Vijayakumar, Regional Head, West Africa Operations, Redington, spoke on the need for continued innovation and unique additions in creating devices that cater to the demands of users through applicative and emotive value. “It has been a commendable journey for Apple in Nigeria and last year, iPhone X was a game changer for us all. Year by year, Redington is going strong and is continually committed to making this relationship stronger with your continuous support and trust,” he said. This year marks the largest displays ever included on iPhones, with the iPhone Xs and Xs Max each featuring ...

A gunman stormed a yoga studio and opened fire, killing two and wounding 5 others. He then committed suicide by turning the gun on himself. Scott Paul Beierle, 40, burst into the studio in Tallahassee, Florida, loaded his gun in front of people and opened fire. As he started to shoot, terrified class members began to bang on windows to warn others away from entering while one man was pistol-whipped as he tried to stop the attack. The murder-suicide at the studio, which is part of a small shopping centre, happened around 6pm local time on Friday. Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21, were named as the two people who sadly died and both had links to Florida State University. The conditions of the other victims are unclear. From the scene, Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox said: In my public service career I have had to be on some bad scenes. This is the worst. Please pray. Elle Welling, 26, said she was leaving a store across the street...

A Germany based Nigerian man, Murphy Idahosa, was today November 3rd banished from Edo state over a video he posted on Facebook a while ago attacking the person of the Oba of Benin. In the video, Murphy was seen blaming the Oba of Benin for the high rate of trafficking among girls in the Benin kingdom. He returned home recently and was taken to the Oba's palace where he was declared an enemy of the Oba and then banished from the kingdom

Fans react during a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the Leicester City helicopter crash which killed Leicester City Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ahead of the English Premier League football match between Everton and Brighton and Hove Albion at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England on November 3, 2018. Photo: Oli SCARFF / AFP Leicester’s grief-stricken players paid an emotional tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ahead of their Premier League clash at Cardiff on Saturday as the devastated club returned to action for the first time since their owner’s tragic death. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester’s King Power Stadium following last Saturday’s match against West Ham. The horrific accident triggered a week of mourning in Leicester and around the world of football. Vichai was adored in Leicester after his eight-year reign peaked in 2016 when the 5,000-1 outsiders became Premier Leagu...

Michel Platini, a former UEFA president, has named France and Real Madrid defender, Raphael Varane as the player that deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award ahead of Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi and others. Recall that Varane was shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d’Or award earlier this month. “It has never been easier than this year to choose who is going to win the Ballon d’Or,”  Platini told RMC. “It’s a Frenchman who is going to win the Ballon d’Or. I hope so. There’s only one player who has won the Champions League and the World Cup – it’s Varane. There’s always the Ronaldo-Messi debate, but this year there’s only one, one who has won all that, his name is Varane. “He’s an excellent player. I would have voted for him, the results are the only objective thing, everything else is subjective. “We can have opinions about Griezmann, Mbappé, [Olivier] Giroud, [Hugo] Lloris, Modric… But the only one who has won everything thi...

Everything you need to live well According to a report by Hollywood Life, international pop star and her billionaire boyfriend, Hassan Jameel has parted ways. It is gathered that the 30-year-old nine times Grammy award-winning songstress and the Saudi billionaire decided to call things off because their romance fizzled out. Further fueling the speculation is the fact that Rihanna hasn’t been spotted with Jameel since July. A source close to the Anti hitmaker reveals to Hollywood Life that, “Rihanna is totally single again. Things kinda fizzled between her and Hassan a while ago. Their lives were really busy and it was hard for her because she often didn’t feel like a priority to him.” Hassan presides as the deputy president and vice chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel, a family-owned operation that runs its diversified businesses (transportation, engineering, etc.) in 30 countries. It was once even deemed the “world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota and Lexus v...