Five Premier League players earning £10,000 or less a week

To some players, joining the Premier League club is an opportunity to walk into a life of luxury. Some players will leave big clubs in other countries to join the Premier League irrespective of the position of the club - a mid-table or clubs struggling to survive relegation.

Though a lot of players in the EPL earn above the £300,000-a-week mark like Mesut Ozil of Arsenal and David de Gea of Manchester United - £375,000-a-week.

There are other players making impacts in the league but earn below £10,000-a-week wage. Some of these players are

Scott McTominay (Manchester United) – £10,000

He is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Scotland national team

Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) – £10,000

He is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United, on loan from Manchester United

Rhian Brewster (Liverpool – on loan at Swansea) – £10,000

He is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Swansea City, on loan from Liverpool.

Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) – £8,000

He is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Norwich City and the Finland national team.

Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) – £8,000

He is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Matty Longstaff (Newcastle United) – £850

He is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) – £692

He is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a midfielder.

Oxford English Dictionary adds 29 Nigerian words and expressions

Oxford English Dictionary has added 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to the dictionary. The full list of the new entries is below:

• agric, adj. & n.
• barbing salon, n.
• buka, n.
• bukateria, n.
• chop, v./6
• chop-chop, n./2
• danfo, n.
• to eat money, in eat, v.
• ember months, n.
• flag-off, n.
• to flag off in flag, v.
• gist, n./3
• gist, v./2
• guber, adj.
• Kannywood, n.
• K-leg, n.
• mama put, n.
• next tomorrow, n. & adv.
• non-indigene, adj. & n.
• okada, n.
• to put to bed, in put, v.
• qualitative, adj.
• to rub minds (together) in rub, v./1
• sef, adv.
• send-forth, n.
• severally, adv.
• tokunbo, adj.
• zone, v.
• zoning, n.

Homeless chess champion from Nigeria 'gets apartment' after crowdfund

Homeless chess champion from Nigeria 'gets apartment' after crowdfund.

More than $180,000 was raised for him after he won New York State's chess championship. The money means that Tanitoluwa Adewumi 8 years old US chess champion and his family will be able to move out of the homeless shelter they've lived in for the last two years, according to reports.

Tanitoluwa moved to New York City with his family two years ago as refugees from Nigeria. The family has been living in a homeless shelter and his parents say he can only practice the game on the floor. That hasn't stopped Tanitoluwa's unwavering dedication to improving his chess prowess. 

Tanitoluwa, meanwhile, is preparing for the national championship in May. “I want to be the youngest grandmaster in the world,” Tanitoluwa said.

Bala Haruna is dead, few days after celebrating Buhari's reelection inside gutter

Bala Haruna, the Bauchi man who fulfilled his vow to spend ten minutes inside a gutter and drink the gutter water should Buhari win the presidential election has reportedly died.

Bala was rushed to the hospital after complaining about severe abdominal pains and severe stooling of blood for two days and after series of tests conducted, was diagnosed with Gastrointestinal bleeding including hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia which was contacted from the gutter water he drank which was contaminated. 

He spent several days in the hospital before he gave up the ghost early Tuesday morning.

Trump insists Mexico wall will be built despite deal to end shutdown

US President Donald Trump insists the US will still build a wall along its border with Mexico, despite ending the longest-ever US government shutdown without securing funds for the project.

On Twitter, Mr Trump said the deal to temporarily reopen government was "in no way a concession" on the wall.

The bipartisan agreement announced on Friday covers just three weeks.

Mr Trump indicated he might trigger another shutdown or declare a national emergency if his demands are not met.

The Republican  president has vowed to reject any budget unless Congress includes $5.7bn to fund his signature campaign pledge. The Democratic Party, which controls the House of Representatives, has flatly refused.

Conditions for the Removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria

President Buhari, in removing Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen, had claimed that he acted based on a Code of Conduct Tribunal order.

Buhari has also sworn in Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN.

The question on everyone's lips at the moment is whether the President has the capacity to direct the suspension of Onnoghen. Does he or does he not? - NO

What the constitution said.

“(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, a person holding any of the offices to which this section applies may only be removed from that office by the President acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misconduct.

 “(2) This section applies to the offices of the Chairman and members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, the Federal Civil Service Commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the National Judicial Council, the Federal Judicial Service Commission, the Federal Character Commission, the Nigeria Police Council, the National Population Commission, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission and the Police Service Commission.”

In section 292, the constitution reads:

“(1) A judicial officer shall not be removed from his office or appointment before his age of retirement except in the following circumstances -(a) in the case of – (i) Chief Justice of Nigeria, President of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and President, Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by the president acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate.

 “(ii) Chief Judge of a State, Grand Kadi of a Sharia Court of Appeal or President of a Customary Court of Appeal of a State, by the Governor acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly of the State, Praying that he be so removed for his inability to discharge the functions of his office or appointment (whether arising from infirmity of mind or of body) or for misconduct or contravention of the Code of Conduct.”

Thai girl band BNK48 sorry for Nazi T-shirt controversy

One of Thailand's most popular pop bands has apologised, after a member wore a T-shirt with a Nazi swastika on stage during a televised rehearsal.
Photos of BNK48 singer  Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha with the shirt went viral this weekend, causing the Israeli embassy to express "shock and dismay".
The CEO of BNK48, and the 19-year-old singer, have met the Israeli ambassador and apologized.

Images of Hitler, swastikas and other Nazi regalia are fairly commonplace on T-shirts and memorabilia in Thailand, a phenomenon blamed on a lack of historical understanding rather than political leanings.

The latest faux pas was committed by Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha, one of the singers of BNK48, when she wore the red-and-black top complete with a swastika during the group's rehearsal on Friday.

The deputy chief of mission of the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok took to Twitter to express "shock and dismay" at the outfit, given that Sunday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.