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UEFA on Tuesday elected French football legend Michel Platini unopposed for a third straight term as president of Europe’s governing body. Platini, 59, was returned by acclamation by the 54 member federations as there was no other candidate. Platini promised to run the world’s most powerful continental federation with more “democracy” and also offered more cooperation with the heads of other confederations.

Diego Simeone has agreed a new contract with Atletico Madrid that will keep him in charge at the club until 2020. News of the Argentinian manager’s continued tenure was reported by Atletico’s Twitter feed. Simeone thanked the club and its staff “past and present” for the hard-work and belief they have given him. He wants to keep Atletico moving forward, reported by AS: “Ahead of us we can look forward to a new stadium, there is a great deal of excitement.

Real Madrid have suspended their supporter, who has been identified as one of those who attacked Gareth Bale’s car on Sunday, following the El Clasico defeat. Luis Suarez scored the winner for Barcelona, after Cristiano Ronaldo had cancelled out Jeremy Mathieu’s opener, as Madrid fell four points behind in the title race. As the players drove out of the training camp after arriving from Nou Camp, three men insulted and hit at least one of their vehicles. Forward Jese, Carlo Ancelotti and Sergio were the other targets of the attack.

Mother of Ghallywood actress, Nadia Buhari- Chaddy has given some clue on the identity of the father of her daughter’s newly born babies. News had earlier surfaced that the father of the kids is not from Nigeria or even a celebrity but her former university mate. While the actress fans are still waiting patiently to get the big news of who may be the father of the twins, her mother took to her instagram page yesterday to post a man hugging her daughter .

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission and five others to pay the All Progressives Congress (APC) N500 million for unlawfully shutting down the party’s presidential campaign fund raising platform. The order was given by Justice Ibrahim Buba on Tuesday in response to APC’s originating summons on the shutting down of its fund raising platform by the NCC. Buba said the APC’s position was protected by the constitution with regard to pushing for its fundamental rights once violated.

The Airbus A320 operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in southern France earlier this morning, police and aviation officials said. The plane was travelling from Barcelona, Spain, to Duesseldorf, Germany. The local La Provence newspaper said the Airbus A320 was carrying 142 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, citing aviation officials. The passenger plane had flight number 4U9525 and disappeared from radar at around 9.39am.

US singer Taylor Swift poured out heavy cash to purchase two new domains TaylorSwift.porn and Taylorswift.adult. According to US magazine, The two URLs were included in a group of new generic top-level domains that are slotted to become available for public purchase on June 1st. Brands and celebrities are reportedly given access to those in their name in what is known as a “sunrise period,” ahead of the sell date. According to CNN, Swift was joined in her preemptive move by Microsoft, which bought the URLs Office.porn and Office.adult.

A lot of models especially in the US hate it when they are considered plus size. It’s actually killing especially when they have worked very hard to bring their body to a reasonable shape and once it’s exceeding US size 4, they are forced to accept the label (plus size) which they hate. Australian model Stefania Ferrario is sick and tired of being called plus-size. The 21-year-old took to social media to voice her outrage, posting a n.*ude selfie with the phrase “I am a model” written on her stomach.

Veteran actor Akin Lewis & Toyin Alausa in new TV series pictures In a chat with Sun newspaper, Veteran actor Akin Lewis opened up on how his first marriage of 20 years got dissolved. He also talked about coping with female fans. Failed marriage: “Hmmm, my saddest moment was when my first marriage broke up. For 27 years, I never knew the kind of woman she was. When the marriage was 20 years, she dissolved it, not that I dissolved it. My wife actually dissolved the marriage.

Just before noon on February 14, 2015, the President addressed the world press. It was well-attended with journalists from countries like Haiti, the Comoro Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Belize, Papua New Guinea and Iceland. Abubakar Shekau How I ended up at Aso Rock is a gist for another day. For now, however, may I just tell you that I was an invited guest -- waiting in the north-by-northwest corner of the refurbished media room when the press conference was taking place.

Today an Army disposal squad will try to prise the 550lb bomb out of a building site in Bermondsey, where thousands were told to flee their homes These are the first pictures of a huge unexploded Blitz bomb putting lives at 'significant risk' in central London. Today an Army bomb squad will try to remove the 5ft-long Second World War device from a building site without letting it expode. If the 550lb bomb does go off, it will obliterate nearby buildings and damage homes up to 650ft away - including flats on six housing estates.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashian star had her famous behind on full display Oh my, Khloe! Khloe Kardashian was giving sister Kim a run for her money in the rear stakes yesterday. The reality star was showing off her very impressive behind as she stepped out in Los Angeles. Dressed in some very tight gym gear, the newly blonde stunner was seen heading for a work out.

Abu Wael Dhiab went to Argentina in February to campaign for the release of all Guantanamo detainees The new Uruguayan government says it will no longer grant asylum to prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. In December, Uruguay gave sanctuary to six Arab men who had been held at the US base in Cuba for 12 years. Opinion polls said most Uruguayans rejected the decision taken by outgoing President Jose Mujica.

After overhearing a co-worker saying the word ISIS, Kirk Soccorso showed them his tattoo - but it proved to be a huge mistake A worker claims to have been fired because of his ISIS tattoo, inked on the inside of his lip. But Kirk Soccorso, who worked at the a Home Depot store in New York, insists that his tattoo is not a pledge of allegiance to the vile terrorist militants. The now unemployed man claims he got the controversial tattoo four years ago when dating a girl named after the Egyptian goddess of nature.

The Cheonan sank on 26 March 2010, killing 46 sailors North Korea has rejected South Korean calls for an apology over the sinking of a warship, calling it an "intolerable mockery". The move comes as South Korea prepares to mark five years since the Cheonan went down on 26 March 2010 with the loss of 46 lives. Seoul says Pyongyang torpedoed the ship, but North Korea rejects this.

Jolie carried a high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer Actress Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer. Writing in the New York Times, Jolie said she had the surgery last week as she carries a gene that gave her a 50% risk of developing ovarian cancer. Two years ago, Jolie, whose mother died from cancer, had a double mastectomy.

Security has been stepped up around the museum following last Wednesday's attack Tunisia's Bardo Museum is due to reopen less than a week after gunmen killed at least 22 people, mostly European tourists, in the capital Tunis. A concert and a public rally are expected, with museum officials saying they want to show the world that the gunmen "haven't achieved their goal". There are fears the attack - claimed by Islamic State (IS) - will hit Tunisia's vital tourism industry.

PLUS: A number of Premier League clubs want to sign Radamel Falcao when his loan deal ends at Manchester United this summer On the move: Manchester City players expect the club to bid for Cristiano Ronaldo The January transfer window has come and gone, leaving us bereft of done deals and Jim White for another few months. But the big wheels of industry never stop turning, meaning there are always plenty of rumours and half-truths doing the rounds.

Relations between the White House and Benjamin Netanyahu's government have been strained Israel has strongly denied a report that it spied on talks between Iran and the US over Iran's nuclear programme. A senior Israeli official told the BBC that the claims, reported in the Wall Street Journal, were "utterly false". The Journal said Israel wanted details of the talks in order to build a case against a nuclear deal with Iran.

Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Monday advised Enugu women not to cast their votes for General Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, else they would end up in prison custody with their husbands. The First Lady spoke during PDP women rally at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu. While reeling out names of prominent Igbo personalities, including late Biafra warlord, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, who she said were all imprisoned by Buhari, she urged the women to reject APC in order to escape such experience.

The Ugandan national team has arrived safely in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ahead of Wednesday’s international friendly against the Super Eagles. The arrival of the Cranes in Uyo was confirmed via a tweet from the official handle for the Federation of Uganda Football Associations @OfficialFUFA. Eighteen players as well as other football officials are in the Uganda contingent hoping to test their talents against the Nigeria national team.

David Cameron has said he does not want to stand for a third term as British Prime Minister because a “fresh pair of eyes and fresh leadership would be good”. In a candid interview with the BBC at his home in Oxfordshire, Cameron said there are some “tremendous people coming up” including George Osborne, the Chancellor, Theresa May, the Home Secretary, and Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London. He said that while he feels “fit and healthy enough to do the job” and has the “passion” to stand for another five years, he is not “contemplating” a third term beyond that.

They are often referred to as the Nollywood love birds. Ramsey Nouah and Genevieve Nnaji have come a long way in the entertainment industry, but it has been long their fans saw them together on same movie scene. Longing for such great movies again, during a recent interview on CNN’s African Voices, a fan asked Ramsey if he would ever work with Genevieve Nnaji again.

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on their victory over Senegal in the finals of the 2015 African Youth Soccer Championship on Sunday. In a statement by the Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, Jonathan joined other soccer-loving Nigerians in applauding the Flying Eagles’ glorious triumph over their Senegalese opponents who, as tournament hosts, played in the finals with the vociferous backing of a partisan home crowd.