Ballon D'or award to be seprated from World Footballer of the year as FIFA ends it's partnership with France Football

France Football- the original organizers of the Ballon D'or Award have announced that they've ended their 6 year partnership with FIFA and that from next year the Ballon D'or award won't be associated with the World's football governing body.

The statements by FIFA and France Football explained that from next year France Football will organize the Ballon D'or Award while FIFA will organize the FIFA World player of the year.

Ahead of the 61st edition of the Ballon d’Or, France Football released a statement explaining the new changes to the competition format.

Ballon D'or Changes:

1.The voting will only include votes from journalists. National team managers and captains no longer have a vote.

2. The shortlist of finalists for the Ballon d’Or award will increase from 23 to 30.

3.There will be no three man finalists ahead of the award ceremony.

4. The Ballon d’Or will be presented before the end of the calendar year, as oppose to January.

During FIFA's partnership with France Football that lasted from 2010-2016, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the coveted Ballon d’Or award so from next year, the two players can compete for both awards..

Nigerian Navy arrest leader of notorious Niger Delta militant group, four others

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday, September 14th, said that it has arrested 5 Niger Delta criminals including the leader of a notorious militant group, one Uduak Etim Thomson of the Bakasi Strike Force.

In a statement signed by its spokesman, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, the militants perpetuated series of crimes, including attack on market women and other traders, siphoning of crude oil and destruction of pipelines.

"As part of efforts to eliminate unwholesome activities perpetuated by criminals in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian Navy has arrested one of the top leaders of a group which goes by the name Bakassi Strike Force (BSF)

"The suspected Militant Mr Uduak Etim Thompson aka SANGATA was arrested on 12 September 2016 at his hideout in Calabar by a joint team from Nigerian Navy Ship VICTORY and Defence Intelligence Agency”. It would be recalled that some top members of the BSF had earlier been arrested. "These arrests bring to fore the commitment of the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies to stamp out the menace of criminal brigandage in the region.

"Investigation into these untoward activities have commenced and the perpetrators will be handed over to prosecuting agencies for further action."

Hillary Clinton's doctor releases new medical records, say her infection is non-contagious

Hillary Clinton's campaign team has released new medical records and information about the presidential candidate after the media and general public raised eyebrows over her health in the aftermath of her collapse on Sunday.

On Monday her campaign team said she was diagnosed with Pneumonia and now her personal doctor Dr. Lisa Bardack, who's also the chair of Internal Medicine at CareMount Medical in Mount Kisco, New York has released more information on her health following her decision  to take three days off the campaign trail.

'I evaluated Clinton at least four times this month -- including Wednesday -- and found that the Democratic nominee had a small right middle-lobe pneumonia.' Dr Bardack wrote in a letter released to the media. The remainder of her complete physical exam was normal and she is in excellent mental condition."  

"My overall impression is that Mrs. Clinton has remained healthy and has not developed new medical conditions this year other than a sinus and ear infection and her recently diagnosed pneumonia, She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States."

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Wednesday's disclosures were "pretty similar" to information she released last year saying the information isn't comprehensive.

"This is certainly not a release of medical records by any means. This is very similar, in some ways, to what we got in July of last year," Gupta said.

Danish man who rode a bicycle from Denmark to Nigeria received in Calabar

26 year old Danish man, Sunnel Thuesem, a bicyclist, was warmly received by some Cross Rivers state government officials yesterday after he rode a bicycle from Denmark to Nigeria (Lagos-Benin-Calabar) and enroute Cameroon to South Africa. Among the appointees who received the young Danish bicyclist were Prince Godswill Edward (ex president Jonathan's son in-law) who is the special adviser to the state governor Ben Ayade on Youth Affairs, S.A Sports Mr. Effiwatt. and Mr. Eric Anderson S.A Tourism. More photos after the cut...

45 year old woman arrested for having sex with her 25-year-old son

A North Carolina woman, Melissa Nell Kitchens, 45, has been arrested by Buncombe County police for allegedly having sex with her 25 year old son Shaun Thomas Pfeiffer .

 The mother and son, both of Ashville, who face felony incest charges, were arrested last week and could both face up to three years in jail. They allegedly had a sexual relationship last month.

Melissa is being held on $5000 bail while her son Pfeiffer was being held on $70,500 bail, according to the Buncombe Sheriff's office. In addition to incest charges, he's facing charges of indecent liberties with a child and is expected in court on Sept. 30.

Melissa hinted at some shady relationship between her and her son who on Facebook is listed as 'married' in a Facebook post last year.

“Can’t get over How Handsome You Are and I’m about to Cry, Things are Very Stressful and I Love You and I respect Any Decision --- As Long as your Happy and Safe...I miss you & wish I had more time with you.”she commented on a photo of her son.

Source: NYDailyNews

THERE WAS NO BUS TO GO TRAINING IN ATLANTA - MIKEL OB

Nigeria captain at the 2016 Olympics Games, Mikel John Obi has confirmed that the squad had financial problems ahead of the competition especially during their camping in Atlanta, USA.



It was reported that the Nigerian team skipped workouts on several occasions while in America as a result of no bus provided to take them to training and they find it difficult to have their meals, if the Chelsea midfielder did not intervene.



"It wasn't a great experience in the build-up in Atlanta. There was no food for the guys, no bus to go to training, no pitch to train on,’’ Mikel explained to chelseafc.com.



“Coming into the team I tried to help as much as I can. The boys had suffered for two years, working very hard trying to play in Rio.




“I wanted to help as much as I could and they all say they owe me. It’s a great achievement that we managed to go there and win a medal.’’




The 29 years old midfielder will make his 250th appearance for Chelsea if selected for Sunday's Premier League game against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. @mikel_john_obi @thenffofficial @chelseafc

Brazilian couple has 13 sons and won't stop having kids until they have a girl (photos)

Brazilian couple Irineu Cruz and his wife Jucicleide Silva have been trying for the past 20 years to conceive a daughter without success. They have 13 sons ranging from 1 month to 18 years old. When the couple got together, they planned that the mother would name the girls while the father named the boys. The father has named 13 of their children who are all boys while the mum is yet to name any child because they don't have a daughter yet. And the woman says she will continue to bear children until she gets a daughter. See more pics after the cut...