Manchester United players returned from Moldova, where they played FC Sheriff in the Europa League last Thursday with food poisoning, the UK Sun reports. United picked up a 2-0 win on their first trip to the Eastern European country. First-half goals from Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo saw Erik ten Hag’s side bounce back from their defeat against Real Sociedad in the competition. However, it has now emerged that at least 12 members of the squad began to feel ill upon their return on Friday morning. United flew back to the UK on a private jet after the game, but yet still picked up ..read more

Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri became the Premier League’s youngest-ever player, yesterday, making history when he came on as a substitute in their 3-0 win at Brentford, reports espn.com. Nwaneri came on for Fabio Vieira in the 90th minute as Mikel Arteta’s men cruised to a 3-0 win at the Brentford Community Stadium. Vieira had earlier struck a superb goal in his first start for the club, while William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus were also on target as Arsenal moved back to the top of the table. At 15 years, five months and 23 days, Nwaneri broke the record previously held by Liverpool’s Harvey E ..read more

Men of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service in Ede, Osun State, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old herbalist, Ismail Adewuyi, for allegedly stealing a female corpse’s head and intestines at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, in the Ede area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adewuyi, who was armed with assorted charms, stormed the cemetery in the early hours of Saturday, exhumed a corpse, cut the head and brought out its intestines.  He was said to be making his way out of the cemetery when luck ran out of him as a member of hunters service, who had susp ..read more

In Egypt, volunteers build a "waste pyramid" on the Nile before COP27 Egyptian volunteers from the "Verynile" initiative board kayaks to catch bottles, cans and other plastic waste floating on the Nile. They then collect the waste in large blocks to form a pyramid, "a huge symbol" for the country, which will host the next UN global climate conference (COP 27) in November. Africanews ..read more

We’ve helped more than a billion people connect with loved ones in a trusted space on Messenger, and we know that people want to engage in real time with larger communities over shared interests. Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced we’ll begin testing the ability for people to start Community Chats in Messenger in the coming weeks, allowing people to create a Facebook Group, start chats and audio channels, and invite others to join their new group all within the app. We’ll also be expanding Community Chats to even more Facebook Groups.       Why Community Chats?   Comm ..read more

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has pledged to commence prosecution of households without waste bins in the state from October 1, 2022. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA,  who disclosed this on Friday in Lagos during the third anniversary of Lagos Recycling Initiative (LRI), urged residents to start waste segregation at the point of generation, to reduce the volume of waste going to the landfills. He  appreciated the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for modifying and supporting the recycling initiative, while also prai ..read more

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has provided his thoughts on why people are obsessed with the rivary between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The France international admitted that the over a decade long rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo has consumed an entire generation of football fans, including himself. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal as reported by PSGtalk, the French striker addressed the rivalry between the two superstars. “They[Messi and Ronaldo]changed the way people approach the game,” Mbappé told the newspaper. “I think that’s why their rivalry obsessed so m ..read more

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged two Nigerians for $6.2million wire fraud after attempts to scam Americans of $25.2million. The defendants are accused of defrauding nearly two dozen public and private entities around the United States, including at least one in Oregon. The Department of Justice (DoJ) indictment unsealed in federal court charged Efeturi Ariawhorai a.k.a Efeturi Simeon, 35, a citizen of Nigeria and Vanuatu. The other is Ikenna Nwajiaku, 41, believed to be residing in or near Lagos. The FBI declared them fugitives. Ariawhorai and Nwajiaku face 11 ..read more

Jamaican-American rapper, Brittany Nicole Carpentero, popularly known as Diamond The Body, has revealed that she has slept with at least 2000 people. Gistmania recalls that the curvy rapper recently triggered speculations of a possible relationship with Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy after she shared their intimate photo in bed on social media. During a recent interview, Diamond revealed that she has slept with both men and women alike, stressing that she does not feel bad about her outrageous body count. When asked to roughly estimate the number of people she had slept with, the rapper ..read more

Nigerian Singer Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, professionally known as Peruzzi, has reacted to claims that he writes some of Davido’s songs. The 30BG singer and songwriter took to social media in response to a tweet from a follower who claimed that the singer was responsible for 80% of his label’s boss, Davido’s songs. Recall that Peruzzi made a music video for his hit song, “Hypertension” on Monday, September 12, 2022. Reacting to the video, a tweep wrote: “After seeing this video, I agree that Peruzzi wrote 80% of Davido’s hit! Same pattern bro!!” Peruzzi did not remain silent as he cha ..read more