White House denies report Trump shared classified information with Russian officials

The White House denied an explosive Washington Post story Monday that President Donald Trump shared classified intelligence information during a meeting with members of the Russian government last week.

According to The Washington Post, the nature of the information was related to an Islamic State terrorist threat and gathered by a United States intelligence partner. The report notes that Trump disclosed the information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak last Wednesday, despite Russia not being a member of the intelligence-sharing arrangement from which the information originated.

Zidane dismisses James Real Madrid exit talk

The future of the Colombia international remains unclear, but the Blancos coach would not entertain rumours of a close-season exit.

Zinedine Zidane refused to be drawn into discussions over James Rodriguez's future at Real Madrid, insisting he and the squad are interested only in Wednesday's crucial La Liga clash with Celta Vigo.

Berlusconi calls Macron’s 64-year-old wife ‘a beautiful mum

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has joked about the nearly 25-year age gap between French President Emmanuel Macron and his older wife, calling her the leader’s “beautiful mum”.

“We have a 39-year-old guy [as French president] with, however, good work experiences, and, above all, with a beautiful mum who has taken him by the arm ever since he was a boy,” Berlusconi said late Monday during a campaign event in Monza, near Milan.

Ndidi wins Leicester City Young Player of the Year Award.

The Nigerian was rewarded for his commanding displays for the Foxes this season, and has now thanked everyone who made it possible

Wilfred Ndidi has thanked well-wishers after he was named Leicester City Young Player of the Year.

The time spent watching Zee World can get you 2 Masters' courses -Jim Iyke

Nollywood veteran actor, Jim Iyke who is the only boy in a family of about 5 girls recently took to Instagram to lament on how his sisters kept him waiting on an empty stomach and how he planned to teach them a lesson.

Saraki, Dogara condemn anti-corruption war

Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, took the Federal Government to the cleaners over its anti-corruption war. 

 While Saraki claimed the anti-graft war was sensational and selective, Dogara insisted the war was only “dealing with the symptoms of corruption.
” The two National Assembly leaders spoke in Abuja, at the public presentation of Senator Dino Melaye’s book, “Antidotes For Corruption: The Nigerian Story.
” Saraki particularly came hard on anti-corruption agencies, alleging that they were under pressure to justify their existence and show that they were working. He said this led to media trials of suspects by anti-corruption agencies, noting that the agencies left the substance of anti-corruption war, but focused on the show. He said: “Let us imagine a society today in Nigeria where all the proceeds of corruption are well utilized rather than the one minute or five-minute sensation that we see in the fight against corruption. It is my view that we must fight corruption with sincerity.

Trail of global cyberattack could lead to North Korea

Cyber security researchers tracking the global cyberattack tonight say the trail could lead back to North Korea. 

 Analysts from Google and and at least three major cybersecurity firms have pointed to a piece of code that appeared in both an earlier version of the WannaCry virus and the 2016 attack on international banks attributed to the North Korea-linked hackers Lazarus Group.
“There is a link,” said John Bambenek of Fidelis Cybersecurity. “We are really drilling down on what it means but there is part of the code that is shared between WannaCry and a known DPRK hacking tool.

Katy Perry Reveals New Album Title, 'Witness'

Katy Perry revealed the name of her upcoming fourth major label album on Monday morning (May 15), Witness, which will drop on Capitol Records on June 9. 

The release has already been preceded by the hit single "Chained to the Rhythm" with Skip Marley and the follow-up, "Bon Appétit" featuring Migos.

Eva's ex-fiance compares Iyanya to Tekno and says he should just stick to whining his waist

According to rumor flying around  that female rapper Eva Alordiah has reportedly called off her 15 months engagement to her fiancé. 

Caesar a TV presenter proposed to rapper Eva Alordiah while she performed on stage at the Headies in 2016, many were impressed and began to wish the couple well.

Man City set to offload Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho

Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is set to become the most surprising member of manager Pep Guardiola’s summer clearout at the Etihad Stadium with the club willing to listen to offers for the 20-year-old Nigerian. 

German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund have already expressed an interest in the young forward who was tipped for the top by former City boss Manuel Pellegrini and has scored 21 goals for City despite making only 20 starts. 

Chelsea stars dominate premier league team of the season

Kante, Alexis & Hazard lead Premier League Team of the Season.

Chelsea picked up the domestic honours in England, and they dominate Goal's XI for the outstanding players in the division over the course of 2016-17 After the shock of Leicester winning the Premier League title last season, this term has gone much more to form.
The ‘Big 6’ will indeed finish the campaign leading the way once again, with Antonio Conte’s Chelsea coming out on top quite comfortably in the end.

Liverpool Philip Coutinho puts Barcelona move on hold

Coutinho keeps Barcelona intrigued as his trickery lifts Liverpool closer to the Champions League

The best players drive clubs towards their ambitions, which is exactly what the 24-year-old did in a luminary showing in the Reds's 4-0 victory Philippe Coutinho’s first successful dissection of West Ham arrived on 35 minutes. Before calling for possession, he had spotted Daniel Sturridge’s exploitation of their defence and duly threaded a pass through five markers into the path of the striker’s run. 

Double tragedy for Anenih as son dies while wife is yet to be buried

This is certainly not the best of times for Tony Anenih, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Edo state.

Known as ‘Mr Fix it’ in political circles, the veteran politician learnt of the death of Eugene, one of his sons, at a time when he is still mourning the loss of his wife.

Putin warns against 'intimidation' of North Korea after missile launch

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as "dangerous" but warned against "intimidating" Pyongyang.

Speaking in China, Putin called for a peaceful solution to the ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported.

Yoruba Oba's and The Supremacy Battle

As Olugbo says he’s most prominent; Olubadan vows to respond

By Ola Ajayi

Ibadan—There appears to be no end in sight to the supremacy battle among Yoruba obas as the Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba Obateru Akinruntan, who presides over a reconciliation committee he and others set up to facilitate unity among the monarchs, has said he remains the most prominent king in the zone.