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Mrs Clinton could announce her running mate as soon as Friday Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton could reveal her running mate as early as Friday, according to US media. Her announcement would come ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which is due to begin on Monday in Philadelphia. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a favourite choice among Democrats, has said she was "probably not" the choice. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has emerged as a leading contender for the role. The former secretary of state may reveal her vice-presidential pick on the campaign trail in the key battleground state of Florida.

  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the third-richest person in the world, with his net worth topping a staggering $65 billion. Bezos, 52, pulled ahead of Warren Buffett to claim third spot on theBloomberg Billionaires Index, after his value of $65.05 billion surpassed the investor's by just $32 million. The tech tycoon has enjoyed a remarkable 2016 that has seen his wealth increase by $5.4 billion this year alone, according toBloomberg. Bezos' bump up the rankings was fueled by Amazon's recent record-setting performance that saw the company announce its most profitable quarter ever in April.

A former supermodel who was awarded a staggering £75 million from her Saudi billionaire ex husband could now have the settlement delayed after the terminally ill Sheikh died. International businessman Sheikh Walid Juffali passed away in Zurich on Wednesday following a lengthy battle with cancer. Earlier this month his ex-wife, former Pirelli calendar girl Christina Estrada, took the 61-year-old to the High Court where her fight for a share of his fortune became one of the highest-stakes divorce battles of its kind.

Search volume index in the US for Trumps sits at 100, Kardashians at 73 Washington, Chicago and New York are adding the most to increase Most searched include ‘Donald Trump family’ and ‘The Trump family’ However, outside of America the Kardashians still rule the roost It seems America is no longer keeping up with the Kardashians, but has found a new family to follow. Following the RNC, the Trumps have surpassed the reality television stars as the most searched family in the US, according toGoogle Trends.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell)July 22, 2016 Yes, Kevin Durant broke the hearts of Oklahoma City Thunder fans this summer. But 48 cents for a jersey—any jersey—is absurd. A few weeks after KD bolted to the Golden State Warriors, a local OKC sporting goods store marked No. 35 jerseys down 99 percent and sold them for less than two quarters. This was a statement more than a business move. According to ESPN.com's Darren Rovell, they originally went for $69.99 and eventually sold out.

Gianni Infantino: not coming to Lagos FIFA President Gianni Infantino who is due in Nigeria on Sunday, will no longer be visiting Lagos. According to an itinerary released by the Nigerian Football Federation, Infantino would now visit only Abuja.

Donald Trump’s 1-hour-and-15-minute speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night evoked the dark themes of his campaign — immigration, banning Muslims, American violence — and in due fashion, Twitter erupted. The Republican presidential nominee was introduced by his daughter, Ivanka, who described him as “colorblind” and “gender neutral.

MH370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah New York has obtained a confidential document from the Malaysian police investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that shows that the plane’s captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, conducted a simulated flight deep into the remote southern Indian Ocean less than a month before the plane vanished under uncannily similar circumstances.

Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images "I will stay at Real Madrid. I am going to triumph here," Rodriguez said, per Sport. "I'm going to fight to win a place at Madrid. It is my dream. I know that an offer of 85 million arrived for me at the club but I did not leave."  Rodriguez Linked with Premier League Switch

Jose Mourinho insisted that he can't judge his Manchester United players on a 4-1 pre-season defeat to a fitter Borussia Dortmund side in Shanghai, saying: 'The engines were completely different – it was Formula One against Formula Three'. A weakened United team stalled in the stifling heat as Mourinho suffered his first defeat since taking over from Louis van Gaal.

Happy nightmares! Australian road-safety commission creates the perfect man for car-accident survival. Let's all be thankful we did not evolve in his image. Here's  Graham . Let's suppose you met Graham at the corner store, or at a bar, or he sits next to you on an airplane. Once you stopped screaming, you might say to him,

The ex-Sunderland, Bolton, and West Ham manager has signed a two-year deal. The 61-year-old was the unanimous choice of the three man selection panel Sam Allardyce England's new manager has been confirmed as Sam Allardyce. 'Big Sam', the former Sunderland, West Ham and Bolton manager, signed a two-year deal to manage the national side.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, lamented that the rising cases of militancy, pipeline vandalism, theft and sabotage of oil and gas assets has led to the curtailment of about 700,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil. Dr Maikanti Baru, GMD NNPC In his presentation during a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff in Abuja, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru,

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has often been the cause of consternation from supporters due to a perceived inability to close out major transfer deals. The Frenchman’s latest news on the summer transfer window, then, is probably unlikely to change those same fans’ opinions ahead of the new English Premier League season.

Luis Suarez believes Lionel Messi should win this year's Ballon d'Or award The Uruguay striker thinks Messi still has the edge over Cristiano Ronaldo Many believe Ronaldo's Champions League and European Championship victories place him ahead of Messi but Suarez doesn't agree with that

Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images Police secures the area outside a shopping center in Munich on July 22, 2016 following a shooting. At least one person has been killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Munich on Friday,... Police said they expect there will be multiple people dead in a shooting at a shopping mall in Munich, the German news agency dpa reported Friday.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would not accept an endorsement from onetime rival candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, he said Friday. Trump spoke two days after Republican delegates booed the Texas senator off the stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland for declining to endorse the party’s candidate. Trump said any direct support from Cruz would be moot at this point at a news conference Friday, CNN reported.

The Federal Government has given 14 front-line solar developers a nod to generate about 1,125 megawatts, through solar, to the national grid, as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola assured that the price Nigerians pay for the supply of electricity is expected to drop as the technology grows better. Speaking in Abuja at the signing ceremony organised by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, the minister stated that with the determination of the present administration to provide incremental, stable and uninterrupted power supply to Nigerians, all areas would be explored to deliver on this. The energy to be generated by the developers is valued at 11.5 cents approximately N23.

 Ministers look set to call off search by December after last area is scoured If there is no new evidence on its location, the search will be 'suspended' MH370 disappeared during a flight from Beijing in March 2014, carrying 239 Officials admit that the likelihood of recovering the doomed plane is fading The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be 'suspended' if the plane is not found in the current search area as hope fades for the victims' families. Ministers downplayed claims they had been searching the wrong area for two years citing there was not enough evidence to suggest the pilot glided to the sea instead of plummeting, which would have changed the dimensions of its possible location.

Celine Dion did work, work, work, work, work on “The Tonight Show” Thursday. During a game of “Musical Impressions,” the singer broke out a little bit of Cher and Michael Jackson, but pulled out all the stops when Rihanna came up.

FG Vows to Recover from Recession Disbursements to the three tiers of government from the federation account appreciated significantly after many months of weak disbursements with the sum of N559.032 billion being shared among the federal, state and local governments for the month of June 2016. This is the first time the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is sharing such an amount which the state governments said will allow them to pay salaries and meet other financial obligations. An elated minister of finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun told journalists at the end of the monthly FAAC meeting in Abuja yesterday that the appreciation in the amount shared for June 2016 came Inspite of the country technically entering recession.

Turkey coup tensions spill onto German streets   Berlin (AFP) - The failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stoked tensions in Germany's three-million strong Turkish community, prompting demonstrations and threats that have put the authorities on edge. After days of purges amid a crackdown on suspects and Erdogan's rivals in Turkey, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere issued a stern warning to partisans among the world's largest Turkish diaspora. "We don't want these kinds of conflicts to play out in Germany with violence in the streets," he told ZDF public television.

  Donald Trump's spirited, hour-long address to the Republican National Convention was heavy on law and order, from the crimes of illegal immigrants to terrorism — here are five significant themes. A triumphant Donald Trump has accepted the Republican White House nomination, promising fearful Americans that "safety will be restored" if they shun Hillary Clinton and politics as usual to make him president. Trump says Clinton caused 'death' and 'destruction' as secretary of state Trump's acceptance speech boycotted by many big-name Republicans Candidate revealed little about his policies Mr Trump "humbly and gratefully" accepted the nomination before 2,000 raucous Republican Party activists in Cleveland, offering a strikingly populist pitch for the White House. Between defining chants of "USA" and "Trump, Trump, Trump", the mogul-turned-TV-star-turned-politico cast himself as the "law and order candidate...

French soldiers patrol Nice's promenade des Anglais where a truck mowed down 84 people last Thursday Credit: Luca Bruno/AP Photo Authorities in Nice have rejected a request from French anti-terror police to delete surveillance camera images of the Bastille Day truck attack, as a row intensified over alleged security failings. The clash occurred as a petition was launched for three "heroes" who risked their lives trying to stop the attack to receive the Legion on Honor - France's highest award - and five suspects were formally charged overnight in relation to the killing.

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State Relative calm has returned to the troubled Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau after a 24-hour curfew by the state security council. Mr Tyopev Tema, the Plateau Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bokkos on Friday. NAN reports that the curfew had been so effective that all the roads and streets within the council were virtually empty safe for security agents parading and keeping the peace of the area. The PPRO said that calm had returned to virtually every nook and cranny of the area.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been filmed winning a spectacular point in a game of foot-volleyball during training on the club's pre-season tour of China. Rooney stretched to toe poke the ball over the net before it was returned with venom. But the United and England skipper put his head in the way and miraculously won the rally. 'Wayne Rooney can deal with anything,' was the jokey caption on the United Instagram account.

Paul Pogba may be a matter of days away from becoming the world's most expensive player, but the Manchester United target remains the kid who is content with having a ball in the playground. United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has already thrashed out the terms of Pogba’s prospective five-year contract worth £220,000 a week, but the sought-after midfielder was thousands of miles away enjoying the final few days of his holiday. Pogba, who was pictured earlier this week playing basketball with Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, returned to the sport in which he has made his name, playing football with friends in a Los Angeles park.

Usain Bolt  The ban on Russia’s track and field athletes from the Rio Olympic Games will scare drug cheats and help clean up the sport, Jamaica’s six-time Olympic gold medallist, Usain Bolt has said. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from next month’s Games. The ban on Russia’s track and field team going to Rio was imposed last November by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after an independent report uncovered rampant state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics. It was maintained in June after the IAAF Council ruled that not enough progress had been made in transforming Russia’s anti-doping programme. “This will scare a lot of people and send a strong message that the sport is serious about cleaning up.

Ghana to hold elections December 7: electoral commission Accra (AFP) - Ghana's presidential election will now be held on December 7, after parliament voted against an amendment to push the vote forward by one month, the electoral commission said on Friday. Lawmakers late on Thursday rejected a bill seeking to change the date for the polls from December 7 to the first Monday of November for every election year. "Despite the demonstration of our preparedness to deliver a credible and world-class elections on the proposed November 7 date, parliament in its wisdom has decided not to pass the amendment," the electoral commission said in a statement.

President Kiir South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, has called on the Vice President, Riek Machar, to return to Juba to re-establish a peace agreement signed in August. In a statement by his Spokesman, Ateny Wek-Ateny, on Friday in Juba, the president asked Machar to make contact with him in the next 48 hours. “I will be expecting a response from your good self within 48 hours. “I am appealing for your return while reiterating my 100 per cent commitment to ensuring your protection and overall security,’’ he said.

Associated Press Jose Mourinho after being informed he's expected to deliver trophies immediately at Old Trafford. "I'm not going to hide behind three bad seasons, three bad championships, behind two seasons not even with the fourth place finish. I'm not going to hide behind that, I'm not going to hide also in that fourth is the target and everything better than that is amazing for us. No, I want to win the title." On Thursday evening Jose Mourinho gave his first interview with the British press from the team's hotel in Shanghai, relayed here via the Guardian. As ever in his honeymoon period at a new club he was in ebullient form. In a wide-ranging interrogation, amongst other topics, he held court on what Zlatan Ibrahimovic will bring to the party (an amazing body, apparently), Juan Mata's future (he has one, perhaps), Wayne Rooney's captaincy (not in question), his short-terms aims for himself (convincing the club's owners he's the right...

  Udo Udoma: Nigeria Budget and National Planning minister The Federal Government on Thursday dismissed insinuation in some quarters that it would not be able to pay its workers’ monthly salaries from October due to current economic and financial challenges in the country. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, stated this in Abuja while addressing State House correspondents after the monthly National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. He stated that even though the country was facing economic challenges, Federal Government would continue to pay its workers’ salaries as when due.

Demi Lovato may be to blame for Nick Jonas breaking the chains of his relationship with Olivia Culpo. The vocal pop star, who is currently on tour with the singer, confessed she wasn't a fan of Jonas' ex, former Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo and told her singing bestie he should "f--- anybody" he wants. "Honestly, I didn't like her anyway.' It's not because she's mean or anything, but he has such a great sense of humor and I want him to be with someone that makes him laugh," she explained to Billboard magazine.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tag-teamed Donald Trump on Twitter tonight as the Republican gave his seminal convention speech. ' "I’m with you*" ' Clinton said, mimicking him. '*Not included: women, African Americans, LGBT people, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants...' Sanders said, 'Looks like Ted Cruz was right about one thing. Trump does not understand what the Constitution is about. '

       A white supremacist gang member who disappeared more than a month ago after cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet has been captured. Ricky Reasoner, 33, a member of the Aryan Syndicate, vanished on June 7. He was caught just after midnight in Lakewood, Colorado on Thursday.

The recent outcry and protests from Enugu, the home state of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu against his perceived persecution may not be out of place. The senate forgery trial of Ekweremadu has sparked off protests and demonstrations in Enugu in recent times. It could sound out of place in some ears,

Amber   has been struggling while navigating her way through a very public divorce from Johnny Depp. But it appears as if the 30-year-old actress has not been doing so alone. The Rum Diary star has been 'spending a lot of time' with Elon Musk, 45, worth a staggering $12.7 billion, according toTMZ.  

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Ida has called on the Nigeria Football Federation leadership to forget the hiring Frenchman, Paul Le Guen as Super Eagles technical adviser and hand the job over to coach of the current Flying Eagles Emmanuel Amuneke. Peterside, speaking from his base in South Africa told Daily Sunsport that had told the leadership of the NFF two months back to hand the job over to former Barcelona winger because he is the best coach in Nigeria at the moment.

Yakubu Dogara A former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, opened up on Thursday on why the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, sacked him on Wednesday. Jibrin, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kano State, claimed in a statement that he was being victimised by the Speaker because he objected to a request Dogara made that he (Jibrin) should allocate projects worth N40bn to him in the 2016 budget.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, said the outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, did not have any credible evidence to prove the allegations of sexual misconduct against three members of the House of Representatives. The three lawmakers are the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Mr. Terse Mark-Gbillah (All Progressives Congress, Benue); Mr. Samuel Ikon (Peoples Democratic Party, Akwa Ibom); and Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (APC, Bauchi).

Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said there is an urgent need to reform institutions in the country, adding that the education sector particularly needs a complete overhaul. Obasanjo, who spoke at the 18th Valedictory Service of Good Shepherds Schools, Ota, Ogun State, said the decay in the country had eaten deep into the education sector.

 The Flying Eagles won’t be going on strike thanks to the timely intervention of the Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Seyi Akinwumi who gave the cash strapped team a gift of N5 million ($17,000). Seyi Akinwunmi, NFF 1st Vice President Since the start of qualifiers for next year’s Africa Youth Championship, the Nigeria Under-20s who have won all of their games so far are yet to be paid their match bonuses,

Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, yesterday,  noted that poor packaging and labelling of goods produced in Nigeria was the reason some countries banned their importation. Executive Director of NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at a one-day export workshop organised by the South-South Regional Office of the council, said that several countries had banned Nigerian products because of poor packaging.

Luck ran out of four young men said to be trading in human parts as they were, yesterday, arrested by operatives of Criminal Investigation Department, CID, of Akwa Ibom State Police Command, when the suspects went looking for a buyer of a human skull in their possession. The suspects and their ‘cargo’. The suspects are Emmanuel Edet Ikot, 17,  from Edeabasi, Oron; Ubong Udong, 18; Bright Effiong Okon, 19 and Okon Ita, 20, from Orukim. The alleged leader of the group, Emmanuel Edet, denied the accusation, saying he only stumbled on a human skull while working at an uncompleted building for a man (names withheld) in Oron.

THE power sector received a boost, yesterday, following the signing of Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, between Nigerian Electricity Bulk Trading Plc, NBET, and 14 solar energy firms to the tune of  $2.5 billion. Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (2nd right), shortly after the signing ceremony of Solar Power purchase agreement between National Bulk Electricity Trader(NBET) and Fourteen Solar Power Developer at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), Maitama,FCT, Abuja on Thursday 21, July 2016. The signing, which was supervised by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, is described as the largest investment in the sector ever.

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel has listed 30 points in his application for leave to appeal Oscar Pistorius's 6-year sentence for murder. File picture: Siphiwe Sibeko. Credit: REUTERS Pretoria - Pretoria High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa had “undue sympathy” for Oscar Pistorius, which resulted in her handing down a six-year jail sentence. The sentence, according to prosecutor Gerrie Nel, was not only shockingly lenient, but also “startlingly” and “disturbingly inappropriate

Mourinho reminded the Swedish superstar that one big title was missing from his awesome collection of prizes - thePremier League. And he played to Ibrahimovic's ego by saying that if he joined Manchester United then he could become the first player to win championships in what are considered to be the three most difficult European leagues - Italy, Spain and England.

A closer look at some of the claims made during Republican nominee's acceptance on Thursday Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) Despite promising "the truth, and nothing else" in his convention speech, Donald Trump presented the nation with a series of previously debunked claims and some new ones Thursday night — about the U.S. tax burden, the perils facing police, Hillary Clinton's record and more.