Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, died at the age of 89. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” the media mogul wrote. “We could feel peace enter the room …

MAN City owner Sheikh Mansour has splashed out £500million on a megayacht so big that it would only just fit in the club’s 55,000-capacity stadium. He will take delivery of the 525ft vessel before the start of the season — and has named it Blue in tribute to his Premier League champions. Sheikh Mansour has splashed out £500million on a megayacht so big that …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has stated that Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere (Odumeje) must pay the cost of demolishing a building in his church in Onitsha. Soludo, who spoke at the weekend, said there were several notices sent to Odumeje and other house owners, whose properties were marked for demolition. According to the governor, those who did not remove such …

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the recent visit of some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to their Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, as an exercise in futility. The governors of Lagos, Ekiti and Ondo states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dr Kayode Fayemi and Olurotimi Akeredolu met with Wike in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Friday, But speaking with reporters …

Chelsea are currently “the only club” that will realistically sign Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, according to journalist Gianluca di Marzio. The Portugal international has told the Red Devils hierarchy that he wants to be sold this summer if they receive a ‘satisfactory’ offer for his services. Numerous clubs have been linked since the rumours started last weekend with …

Russian officials have recently made statements threatening to reclaim Alaska, which the U.S. bought from Russia in 1867, but it’s possible President Vladimir Putin isn’t interested. In 2014, during his annual Q&A with Russian citizens, Putin was asked about taking back the territory. Questioner Faina Ivanovna told him it’s something Russians “would be very happy to see happen.” “Why do …

Elon Musk has announced the deal to buy Twitter for £34billion is off. A legal document stated: “Mr. Musk is terminating the Merger Agreement because Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions of that Agreement”. Musk, who is worth an estimated £214billion, had promised that Twitter will continue to be a platform for free speech. He tweeted: “I hope that even …