Floyd Mayweather buys watch worth $18 million and 50 Cent drags him for it

Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has bought a new wrist watch worth $18 million.

The madly expensive time piece is called the Billionaire Watch and it features 239 emerald-cut baguette diamond stones, each weighing up to 3 carats. The watch is super famous and was made by Jacob & Co. back in 2015

Mayweather shared the news to Instagram while promoting the jeweller he bought it from. Floyd said he bought the watch from a Japanese jeweler named Tadashi Fukushima and adds that he'll never buy any jewelry from anyone else ever again.

After Mayweather shared the news, 50 Cent, who is the king of savagery, blasted him and called him a dumb fool for buying the expensive wrist watch.

Drug dealers sentenced to death and killed immediately in front of school children in China

A couple of drug dealers were sentenced to death then executed immediately in front of school children to serve as a deterrent to the children.

The criminals were sentenced to death by shooting and immediately marched to a firing squad as part of a government crackdown. School children were made to watch the execution.

Pan Hui, a teacher from the local Yunlong Middle School, told China News that such events could help "educate" and "frighten" the students, and they could also make the students fearful of committing crimes.

"Our school has been carrying out anti-drug educational campaigns constantly to keep the students away from drugs," said teacher Pan.

Around 300 residents of Haikou, in southern China’s Hainan Province, were also in attendance at the execution, which was filmed and posted online. The move was part of the government’s campaign known as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on 26th June each year.

The first criminal, 39-year-old Cai Liqun, was found guilty of selling methamphetamine and magu. The latter is a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, and is a relatively new type of drug in China. The other criminal, 36-year-old Huang Zhengye, was found guilty of transporting and selling methamphetamine. He was caught in possession of 4,749.8 grams (10.47 pounds) of methamphetamine and 71,100 yuan (£8,143) in relation to drug dealing.

A total of eight people were sentenced to death that day.

NBA overall number one draft Deandre Ayton Is a Nigerian

19-year-old Nigerian, Deandre Ayton was selected as the first overall pick by the Phoenix Suns at the 2018 NBA draft on Thursday, June 21 at a glamorous event held at the Barclays Center in New York.

Deandre was born to British-Nigerian, Edward Egerue who is also from Imo State, Nigeria. His mother, Andrea is a Bahamian of Jamaican descent.

Deandre was 12 when he was scouted by the All Bahamian Brand who were visiting Bahamas Academy High School, a tiny private school then located on Wulff Road in Nassau.

In his opening speech while fielding questions from the press right after the Draft ceremony, Deandre said, "Having my name called being the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing. Having all that confidence leading up to that point when I saw Adam Silver come out, I was just waiting for my name. He just called it and my mind went blank. I just did the routine everyone else is supposed to do and I just soaked in and enjoyed the moment. I saw the reaction on my ma’s face and it was just priceless."

One of the reporters also asked him before the end of the press session about opening his jacket during the first interview and he responded, “You can see a few flag in my jacket; you know my dad is from Nigeria and my mom is Jamaican and I’m Bahamian. So, I’m representing all those countries in one. I’m not just a Bahamian, I’m Nigerian and I’m Jamaican. So I want the world know that.”

It may also interest you to know that Sport brand, Puma already signed Deandre Ayton along with two other candidates, Marvin Bagley III and Zhaire Smith before they got drafted. The multi-million-dollar endorsement deal puts the 7.1ft Nigerian-Bahamian superstar on the same platform with other Puma brand ambassadors - Jamaican athlete, Hussein Bolt and Barbados Popstar, Rihanna.

In 2017, five players of Nigerian descent Semi Ojeleye, Wesley Iwundu, Ike Anigbogu, Bam Adebayo and Ogugua “OG” Anunoby were also picked at the NBA draft. Nigerians at home and diaspora will be looking forward to see and celebrate their own on the world’s biggest Basketball league.

Victor Oladipo wins Most Improved Player at #NBAAwards

Victor Oladipo speaks onstage at the 2018 NBA Awards at Barkar Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has been named the 2017-18 Most Improved Player at the NBA Awards Monday night.

According to Bleacher Report, Oladipo beat Houston Rockets center Clint Capela and Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie to bag the award.

Oladipo, 26, averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and an NBA-best 2.4 steals.

“Shout out to the Pacers organization for believing in me, all the Indiana Pacers. It’s only the beginning for us. We’re just getting started,” Oladipo said after receiving the award, according to Indianapolis Star.

Watch him receive the award below:

Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Sport

'Nigerian kids are over schooled, parents send them off as earlier as 1 and they spend the next 20 years of their lives in classes' - Nigerian journalist

According to Nigerian journalist, Jide Taiwo, 'I think Nigerian kids are overschooled. Parents send them off as earlier as 1 and they spend the next 20 years of their lives in classes and lessons and holiday coaching and summer coaching and all what not'.

'I would like to let everyone know I am in complete remission' - Super Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme shares update on his battle with Leukemia

Nigerian Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme who was diagnosed with Leukemia about a year ago has said he's getting better and finally out of remission.

Ikeme wrote, 'after a tough year and intense chemotherapy throughout I would like to let everyone know I am in complete remission'.

Though he's not totally out of danger, he further said, 'I still have hurdles to get over to be cured but I can hopefully now move forward with some normality. I would like to thank my family/friends to start with who have gone above and beyond for me. The support I have received from Wolves/Nigeria, the football world and from people from all over the world has been hard to put into words. I can’t thank everyone at the Christie and heartlands hospital enough for there care!!!What next who knows... I’m just taking it a day at a time'.

Nigerian author Anietie Isong shortlisted for Society of Authors’ Mckitterick Prize

A Nigerian author, Anietie Isong has been shortlisted for the MckitterickPrize for his debut novel, Radio Sunrise.

The Mckitterik Prize is awarded to a first novel by a writer over 40.

See the full shortlist below:

• Darke by Rick Gekoski (Canongate Books)
• The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard (Pan Macmillan)
• Yes by Anne Patterson (Silvertail Books)
• The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades (Chatto & Windus)

Click here to see the full shortlist for the Betty Trask, Tom-Gallon, andSomerset Maugham prize.

The Society of Authors announced the shortlisted authors on June 13. The prizes will be awarded at The Authors’ Awards on July 19 in London. The Society of Authors’ Awards is the UK’s biggest literary prize with fund of more than 98,000 Euros awarded to writers in poetry and non-fiction.

Homeless Belgian couple found $350000 gave it away, and now they are on trial for money laundering

A homeless Belgian couple found €300,000 (around $350,000) in an abandoned building where they were squatting and they were generous enough to share the money with friends and people who had helped them in the past. But they are now on trial for money laundering.

The couple, whose names have been given only as Joey, 32, and Kimberley, 33, found the money in an old Singer sewing machine while squatting in an abandoned building. Local police discovered that the couple had found the money after the property of a friend with whom Joey and Kimberly were staying was searched during a drug raid. Joey was found to have €50,000 ($57,000) in cash on him, The Guardian UK reports.

After learning about the cash, the prosecutor’s office in the Belgian city of Ghent brought up money laundering charges against Joey and Kimberly. Apart from the couple, the nine friends who received the money are also being prosecuted.

The prosecutor said:

They shared the money as well-wishers. But of course you cannot hand out money that is not yours. And the people who took the money should have known that Joey and Kimberley could not have come by such sums of money in a normal way.

The couple’s lawyers told the court that their clients had planned on buying a house with the money, adding that the investigation itself is void.

The prosecutor’s office in the Belgian city of Ghent is seeking 18-month suspended prison sentences and fines of €6,000 ($6,900) for Joey and Kimberly. The judge is expected to give his decision in two weeks.

How 12-year-old girl stopped train from killing over 300 people in Zimbabwe

A 13-year-old girl has been rewarded by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) for averting a train disaster that could have killed at least 300 people when she was only 12.

Nozipho Sibanda, a form one pupil of Entumbane High School in Zimbabwe, saw a broken railway line in Sawmills last September, an hour before a Bulawayo-bound train from Victoria falls was set to pass. The girl rushed to inform the station manager at Sawmills railway station and station manager stopped the train that was due to pass on that track within an hour. At the time, she was a 12-year-old Grade Seven pupil at Sawmills Primary School.

In appreciation of her life-saving act, last Friday the NRZ went to her school and committed to pay her school fees until she completes secondary school. The NRZ also guaranteed her a place at its training school in Bulawayo should she wish to be enrolled there.

NRZ Regional Marketing Manager Mr Joseph Temai commended Nozipho for her sense of responsibility.

He said: 

She saved over 300 lives in a passenger train that was coming from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo. She did something that some adults may have failed to do. As part of our whistle blowers programme, we decided to give her a small token of appreciation as a gesture to show gratitude to her family and her school for cultivating such good habits in a child.

It was midweek in the morning and she was on her way to school. She noticed that part of the railway line was broken and she went to notify the station manager before going to school. It shows the kind of family and home that she was brought up in.

Mr Temai said property worth millions of dollars were saved and the lives of about 300 passengers were spared because of Nozipho's act.

He said:

She helped to save the Government’s and taxpayer’s money. Another person may not see the value of this as one may not see themselves as a beneficiary of railway services. When one considers that our food is transported via rail, our coal for electricity is transported via rail and other goods and services, it is important to note that we are all beneficiaries.

World Health Organization says video game addiction is a mental disorder

The World Health Organization on Monday classified "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition. 

The condition described as ‘gaming disorder’ will be added to the 11th edition of WHO’s International Classification of Diseases.

The U.N. health agency said classifying "gaming disorder" as a separate addiction will help governments, families and healthcare workers be more vigilant and prepared to identify the risks.  But the agency and other experts were quick to note that cases of the condition are still very rare, with no more than up to 3 percent of all gamers believed to be affected.

Dr. Shekhar Saxena, director of WHO's department for mental health and substance abuse, said the agency accepted the proposal that gaming disorder should be listed as a new problem based on scientific evidence, in addition to "the need and the demand for treatment in many parts of the world."

Dr. Joan Harvey, a spokeswoman for the British Psychological Society, warned that the new designation might cause unnecessary concern among parents.

"People need to understand this doesn't mean every child who spends hours in their room playing games is an addict, otherwise medics are going to be flooded with requests for help," she said.

Others welcomed WHO's new classification, saying it was critical to identify people hooked on video games quickly because they are usually teenagers or young adults who don't seek help themselves.

"We come across parents who are distraught, not only because they're seeing their child drop out of school, but because they're seeing an entire family structure fall apart," said Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones, a spokeswoman for behavioral addictions at Britain's Royal College of Psychiatrists. She was not connected to WHO's decision.

Bowden-Jones said gaming addictions were usually best treated with psychological therapies but that some medicines might also work.

The American Psychiatric Association has not yet deemed gaming disorder to be a new mental health problem. In a 2013 statement, the association said it's "a condition warranting more clinical research and experience before it might be considered for inclusion" in its own diagnostic manual.

Dr. Mark Griffiths, who has been researching the concept of video gaming disorder for 30 years, said the new classification would help legitimize the problem and strengthen treatment strategies.

"Video gaming is like a non-financial kind of gambling from a psychological point of view," said Griffiths, a distinguished professor of behavioral addiction at Nottingham Trent University. "Gamblers use money as a way of keeping score whereas gamers use points."

He guessed that the percentage of video game players with a compulsive problem was likely to be extremely small—much less than 1 percent—and that many such people would likely have other underlying problems, like depression, bipolar disorder or autism.

Griffiths said playing video games, for the vast majority of people, is more about entertainment and novelty, citing the overwhelming popularity of games like "Pokemon Go."

"You have these short, obsessive bursts and yes, people are playing a lot, but it's not an addiction," he said.

Source:  Medical Xpress.

Brazilians paying homage to Ooni Of Ife

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi is currently on a tour of Brazil, meeting with Brazilians to reconnect them with their African roots. 

He's photographed here speaking with a cross section of indigenes who knelt to pay homage before the king!

Cristiano Ronaldo is worth a staggering $400 Million

Real Madrid and Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is not only one of the greatest footballers of all time but he's also one of the richest sportsmen in the World.

According to an article on Time Magazine, the 33-year-old soccer star, who is a forward on Spain’s Real Madrid team and also plays for Portugal’s national team, has a massive net worth of around $400 million.

He was considered the highest-paid athlete in the world for the last two years until American boxer Floyd Mayweather dethroned him this year.

Ronaldo who also falls behind his football rival Lionel Messi, is now the third-highest paid athlete thanks to his $61 million salary and bonuses as well as the $47 million he earns in endorsements, according to Forbes.

The Portuguese star who's one of the most popular figures in the world has more than 322 million social media followers, with 129 million followers on Instagram, 122 million on Facebook and almost 74 million followers on Twitter. 

Jada Pinkett Smith explains why she and Will Smith can never divorce no matter what happens in their marriage

Over the years, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage has been plagued with divorce rumors. There have also been rumors that they have an open marriage. But Jada has now revealed that only death will separate her and Will.

Jada told Sway & The Morning's Shade 45 show that she will not divorce Will Smith no matter what.

She said: “Here’s the thing about Will and I, it’s like, we are family, that’s never going down! It’s just not! Ever! Yeah, because we are family—take out all that whole marriage, relationship, crap—at the end of the day, Will and I are family, I’m going to hold him down.”

She also revealed that Will Smith still goes on vacations alone with his ex-wife Sheree Fletcher and she's 100% comfortable with it.

Opening up about her love for Will and Sheree's son, Trey Smith, and the importance of him having alone time with both parents, Jada explained: "I feel as though Trey needs to feel that dynamic between his two parents. That’s very important that he can feel that connection and feel where they do meet. So he can feel that parental connection. I think that’s important. They actually just came off of one. She went to Jordan and Israel with them."

Sound Sultan tweets that Nigerians are too scared to fight those in power and the replies he got are quite interesting

See the replies he got below

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation announces N700 million grant to promote agriculture

Mr. Chris McAllister, Managing Director of BAT Nigeria with Chief Kola Jamodu, Chairman Board of Directors, BAT Nigeria Foundation

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATN Foundation) unveiled its 4 year plan, to invest seven hundred million Naira (N700, 000,000) to support smallholder farmers, young agric-preneurs and agric-related government interventions. This announcement was made at the unveiling of the Foundation’s 2018 - 2022 Country programme.

The strategy for deployment is simple, fund rural agriculture enterprises to move farmers from subsistence to commercial farming; create young agric-preneurs by promoting a commercial mindset towards agriculture; ensure human skills development for the adoption of good agronomic practices and provide access to markets to promote viable and sustainable businesses.

“If we get it right in Agriculture, Nigeria would be unstoppable, but In the era of modernization, many farmers struggle with the pre-requisite needed to move from small scale to large scale agriculture and the inability to transit, threatens their ability to rise out of poverty” observed Chris McAllister, the Managing Director of BAT Nigeria; “As a responsible organization, BAT Nigeria will continue to provide funding and other necessary assistance to the Foundation to ensure that it is able to constantly support agricultural enterprises and improve the livelihood of those living in rural communities”.

“It is our belief that the Country Programme launched today would move Nigeria a thousand steps closer towards achieving the 2030 United nations sustainable development goals were livelihoods are improved, poverty is eradicated and there is zero hunger. A Nigeria that is safe for you and I, where entrepreneurial dreams come true and we all thrive, reaching our full potential, while ensuring ‘No One is Left Behind’” said Abimbola Okoya, the Executive Director of BATN Foundation.

All agriculture related institutions, the government, NGOs CSOs and development partners, the Foundation would work with in this four year period, are encouraged to leverage on the grant being made available to ensure the realization of the set objective – to empower rural Nigeria for a sustainable future

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation was established in 2002 To improve the lives of those living in rural areas, with special emphasis on smallholder farmers, their families and communities. Till date, they have touched the lives of over 28,000 beneficiaries, implemented about 200 projects nationwide, supported 44 institutions and invested N1.5 billion in development activities. By 2022, the goal is to support 62, 000 smallholder farmers and use all platforms to advocate on issues that affect them. You can join the conversation using #supportsmallholderfarmers.

 Ms. Abimbola Okoya, Executive Director, BAT Nigeria Foundation with Mrs. Ololade Johnson-Agiri, General Manager, BAT Nigeria Foundation

Mrs. Ololade Johnson-Agiri, General Manager, BAT Nigeria Foundation

American boxer Deontay Wilder agrees terms to fight Anthony Joshua in the UK later this year

American boxer, Deontay Wilder has agreed terms to fight Anthony Joshua in Britain later this year, in a bout that would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000.

Joshua (21-0) is the holder of the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles while Wilder (40-0) is the WBC world champion.  

Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel told ESPN they had agreed to the latest terms offered by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn. “We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the U.K. Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the U.K.,” Finkel said.  

Wilder, in a message posted on his Twitter account, confirmed he had agreed to fight in Britain but said an offer to Joshua of $50 million to fight in the United States was still on the table. “The $50M offer for him to fight me next in the US is still available,” Wilder said on Monday.  “Today I even agreed to their offer to fight Joshua next in the UK. If he prefers the fight in the UK, the ball is in their court.”  

The WBC title is the only one remaining on Joshua’s radar after he added the WBO championship to his collection, by defeating New Zealand’s previously unbeaten Joseph Parker in March by unanimous decision.

'' It’s confusing for Buhari to honour Abiola and admire his tormentor-in-Chief, Sani Abacha'' Soyinka says in front of Buhari

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka today told President Buhari that honroing late Chief MKO Abiola and praising his ''tormentor in chief'' was quite confusing.

Prof. Soyinka spoke at the Presidential Villa during the conferment of posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on the presumed winner of the June 12 presidential election, the Late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.

Though the Nobel Laureate did not mention any name, his words pointed to the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha who President Buhari had praised in recent times. Speaking at the event, Soyinka said

“I would like to make a request Mr President that you stop creating confusion in the minds of Nigerians. Stop confusing Nigerians.  It is not possible to honor MKO Abiola in one breathe and and then admire his tormentor in another breath. Loyalty is all very well but that loyalty can become perverse if that loyalty is retained to an individual who if he were alive today, would be before the international court of crimes against humanity, one who broke the laws of Nigeria, committed crimes humanity. It is confusing if professional loyalty is carried so far. 

We had a private conversation sometime ago and remember that one of the things I mentioned to you was this, You are fighting corruption, how come it that a notorious corrupt ruler is honored by one of the most important avenues in the FCT. The answer you gave to me was not too satisfactory but I let it pass. Today perhaps is also a day for us to inaugurate our hall of shame to future generations'' he said

After 20 years, Yahoo messenger will shut down finally on July 17

Yahoo Messenger, one of the first instant messaging service has announced that it will shut down on July 17.  

Yahoo made the announcement on its website, where it said the service can be used normally only until next month.

Read the full statement below...

A while back we announced that we had completely modernized the technology that powered Yahoo Messenger. We made significant upgrades to key areas like photo sharing, made the service faster and more secure.  

With the new platform, we were also able to build new types of messaging products and integrations. For example, our recently announced group messaging product, Yahoo Squirrel, aimed at improving the productivity of messaging, is based on this platform. Note: Yahoo Squirrel is invite-only still, but we will be opening it up to everyone shortly.  

While there are many big messaging services today, just as in many things, the next phase of disruption in messaging is right around the corner. That is where we as engineers, product managers and designers have shifted our focus.  

So as we continue to build and innovate products on our new messaging platform, we are announcing today that we will retire Yahoo Messenger, effective July 17, 2018.  

Yahoo Messenger has had an amazing run. Over its twenty years, Yahoo Messenger introduced hundreds of millions of people to the joys of just the right emoticon for the moment (aka emojis). Yahoo Messenger changed the lives of millions, and thousands of people have sent us letters and photos over the years to share their stories of meeting a spouse over the service, keeping in touch with kids while serving overseas in the military, or introducing grandparents to new members of the family from across the globe.  

We are thankful to the hundreds of millions who have used Messenger over the years as well as the thousands who have worked on it inside Yahoo for more than two decades.

Donald Trump finally meets Kim Jung-un, says 'The fact that I am having a meeting with North Korea is a major loss for the losers and haters'

US President, Donald Trump is holding a history-making summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in Singapore where he has said 'it's an honor' that he expects will blossom into 'a terrific relationship' with the longtime U.S. antagonist.  

He also told reporters after a working lunch that he had a 'really fantastic meeting' with Kim and that he believes was 'really, very positive. I think, better than anybody could have expected, top of the line, really good. We're going right now for a signing,' he said.  

Trump and Kim began the summit with a hearty handshake, exchanging pleasantries for the cameras and meeting one-on-one for 38 minutes with only translators present while the world watched with anticipation as the first-ever meeting between a U.S. president and a North Korean leader unfolded.  

The U.S. president said they would be 'signing' an unspecified document at the conclusion of the summit..

See Trumps's tweets below trolling haters and losers...

The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the U.S., say the haters & losers. We have our hostages, testing, research and all missle launches have stoped, and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2018

Stock Market up almost 40% since the Election, with 7 Trillion Dollars of U.S. value built throughout the economy. Lowest unemployment rate in many decades, with Black & Hispanic unemployment lowest in History, and Female unemployment lowest in 21 years. Highest confidence ever!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2018

Meetings between staffs and representatives are going well and quickly....but in the end, that doesn’t matter. We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2018

''Obasanjo was not elected as President in 1999, he was appointed'' MKO Abiola's daughter says

Tundun Abiola who is one of the daughters of the presumed winner of the 1993 Presidential election, MKO Abiola, was a guest on Rubbing minds yesterday to discuss the recent honor done on her Father's memory by President Buhari.

Last week, President Buhari announced that June 12th will become the official democracy day and that the highest honorary title, GCFR, will be conferred posthumously on Abiola.

Speaking during her interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Tundun criticised former president Olusegun Obasanjo for failing to recognise her father who was elected unlike him that was appointed.

''Obasanjo was appointed the president, he was not elected president. We did not have any election in 1999, we had a coronation. When you know you were not elected, you know you were selected and just appointed president by the military, it is galling for him to have acknowledged a democratic process. President Obasanjo and my father had a relationship then; so what happened in their lifetime continued even after my father was dead. He cannot bear the idea of Moshood Abiola – so he did not do it,” she claimed

Ooni of Ife to sign Treaty making Salvador in Brazil a twin city to Ile Ife

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi will sign a treaty declaring Salvador in Bahia, Brazil, a twin city to Ile-Ife, Osun State.

According to Vanguard, the bill had been passed by the Congress of Salvador, and the Ooni is expected to sign on behalf of the Yoruba people around the world.

The treaty has been described by Ayo Omidire, the Director, Institute of African Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, as an opportunity for cultural exchange and artistic and economic empowerment.

A statement released by the Ooni’s Palace read:

The treaty is for the entire Yoruba race. Ile-Ife was mentioned specifically being the headquarters of the Yoruba race. So as Ife is the recognised ancestral home of the Yoruba people, Bahia is henceforth seen as the headquarters of Yoruba race in Americas. All Yoruba speaking states will benefit from the opportunities listed in the agreement.

Kim Jong Un lands in Singapore ahead of his June 12 summit with President Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed in Singapore today ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could end a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and transform his secretive, impoverished country.  

When Trump and Kim meet on the resort island of Sentosa on Tuesday they will be making history having been enemies since the 1950-53 Korean War, the leaders of North Korea and the United States have never met previously or even spoken on the phone.  

Kim arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport after his longest trip overseas as head of state wearing his trademark dark Maoist suit and distinctive high cut hairstyle. He was greeted by Singapore’s foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, who posted a picture on Twitter of him shaking hands with Kim and the message: “Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore”. 

Manchester United signs Diogo Dalot for £17.4m from Porto

Manchester United have announced the signing of full-back Diogo Dalot from Porto on a five-year deal.

The Portugal Under 21 international was bought for £17.4million and has the option to stay an extra year in his contract. 

The 19-year-old who can also play left back helped Portugal win the 2016 UEFA European Under 17 Championship, scoring twice in five games in Azerbaijan including once in the final against Spain. 

On signing the teenager, United coach Jose Mourinho told the club's official website : 'Diogo is an extremely talented young defender with all the qualities to quickly become a great player for this club. 

'He has all the attributes that a full back needs: physicality, tactical intelligence and technical quality, combined with a Porto Academy mentality which prepares players for the maturity they need at the professional level. 

'In his age group, he is the best full back in Europe and we all believe he has a bright future ahead of him at Manchester United.' 

Dalot who is now the second player to be signed ahead of next season after  Brazilian midfielder Fred, said: 'Joining Manchester United is an unbelievable opportunity for me. 

'I have grown up in Porto's Academy and I am so thankful for everything they have done for me. 

'But the chance of coming to the biggest club in the world is something I just couldn't turn down. 

'I'm excited about working with Jose Mourinho and learning everything I can from such a successful coach.

'I am looking forward to playing alongside the fantastic players in the squad.'