Oh Dear! NFF Pays Just N100k Each To Falcons Out Of Outstanding Millions, Girls Remain In Hotel

Protesting players of the Nigerian senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons may have soft-pedalled on their decision to openly confront the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and the federal government over the non payment of bonuses and other allowances running into millions of naira after winning an unprecedented eight African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon a fortnight ago.

The African champions refused to vacate their hotel in Abuja, insisting they will remain there until they were paid their money. A visit to the hotel yesterday by Sports Vanguard showed that the girls who were hitherto eager to talk to the media concerning their plight were no where to be found as they stayed back in the rooms with a directive to the front desk staff that they do not want to talk to anybody.

Buhari, Ghanaian President, Others To Put Pressure On Jammeh To Concede Defeat

The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has welcomed plans by a high-level African and UN delegation to visit the West African state tomorrow to put pressure on long-serving ruler Yahya Jammeh to accept defeat in the 1 December election.

Mr Barrow is quoted by AFP news agency as saying:

It's giving us confidence and it will give confidence to every Gambian that the world is concerned about Gambia."

Mr Barrow won the election by a narrow margin

Photos: Tenant Flees Home With Neighbours’ 10-Month-Old Son

An unemployed young man, John David, has left a couple –Abdulrahman Balogun and his wife, Bunmi – in sorrow after he allegedly abducted their 10-month-old boy.

David and the couple live in Okokwu community, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Punch Metro learnt that David had pretended to be playing with the kid, Richards, on their premises last Sunday around 7pm and eventually fled with him.

It was gathered that Abdulrahman and Richards were set to leave for a church service that day, and Abdulrahman were waiting outside for Bunmi to dress up.

Presidency Concludes Plan To Sell Two Presidential Aircraft

The Presidency has concluded the process for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7x executive jet and Hawker 4000, The Punch has learnt.

In a statement on October 4, the Presidency had confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari had authorised the sale of the two jets.

Advertisements were then placed in newspapers for interested buyers to bid for the aircraft.

A top Presidency source told a Punch correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Monday that the process of selling the aircraft which was handled by the Office of the National Security Adviser had been concluded.

Anti-Islamic Dutch politician's popularity soars after he is convicted for discrimination

The West appears to be in the febrile grip of a far right movement and it's in full swing. First the British voted Brexit, America followed suit by electing Donald Trump, Italy joined the party, Germany partially did with Angela Merkel's suggested ban on Burqha and Austria avoided it by only a slim margin. Netherlands is the next stop. Geert Wilders, a 53yr old Anti-islamic MP is the country's conservative poster boy who has vowed to confiscate Qurans, close mosques and Islamic schools and according to polls, his Freedom Party is set to be the country's biggest in parliament after the forthcoming March elections.

'I wasted money on cars, fake friends & nightclubs after struggling to handle fame'- Boateng reveals

Former AC Milan and Ghana star footballer Kevin Prince Boateng has revealed how he couldn't cope with the fame of being a rich professional footballer and ended up wasting his money on cars, partying and fake friends.

Boateng, who now plays for Las Palmas in Spain, became very popular when he played for AC Milan but in a new interview has now revealed the bad sides that come with being a professional footballer.

Beautiful photo of Beyonce, Mariah Carey and their kids backstage at a Christmas concert

Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy attended Mariah Carey's Christmas concert. Queen Bey and her daughter took photos backstage with Mariah and her twins and another child. Hope seeing Blue Ivy play with Mariah's kids won't make Kanye angry again. Mariah shared the photo above and wrote:

"Backstage at Christmas time with our beautiful children. @beyonce 😘 #christmas #family #love". More photos after the cut..