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Jose Mourinho facing 50 per cent PAY CUT to land Manchester United job    Jose Mourinho will have to take a massive pay cut to land the Manchester United job. Mourinho remains in pole position to take over at United, with Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal facing the sack. United's run of six games without a win - including three successive defeats - has pushed Van Gaal to the brink at Old Trafford.  Read More>>

Health scare for Pope Francis as he is unable to stand at Vatican speech Fears for the health of Pope Francis have resurfaced after he was unable to stand at an official event, explaining that he was 'not feeling strong.' Addressing Vatican officials in a Christmas speech on Monday, Francis said he had the flu. He said:    Read more »

Family members jailed after teenager was brutally beaten to death Members of the family of a teenage girl who was beaten to death at her home after suffering years of abuse were jailed today. Shahena Uddin, 19, suffered strange and brutal punishments at the hands of her family and was physically and verbally abused. Read More>>

Miss Universe contestants reveal no-makeup faces   Miss Australia Monika Radulovic The Miss Universe contestants have decided to bare their faces in a bid to prove that beauty is more than skin deep, the pageant queens have removed all their make up and posed for a bunch of stunning no-make-up selfies.  Check out More photos....     Miss Ireland Joanna Cooper   Miss Dominican Republic Clarissa Molina   Miss Bahamas Toria Nichole Penn   Miss Peru Laura Spoya   Miss Ghana Hilda Frimpong   Miss Ecuador Francesca Cipriani   Miss Argentina Claudia Barrionuevo,       Source: Daily Mail

Sir Alex Ferguson to help Manchester United hierarchy decide Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford future    Sir Alex Ferguson is helping decide Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United fate. The former United boss, together with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and former chief executive David Gill, held emergency talks at Old Trafford yesterday. Club officials are faced with a huge decision over the Dutchman’s future, after learning that first-choice replacement Jose Mourinho is being courted by his former club Real Madrid. Read More>>  

Worker accused of setting bomb under bosses' bed A bomb in a crawl space sent the owners of a northwest Louisiana horse farm flying from their bed to the floor, but they walked away uninjured, a law enforcement official said Monday. Authorities say a maintenance worker placed the explosive there, and he faces charges that include attempted capital murder and making a bomb.   Read more »

Wow ! MTO thinks Kris Jenner's boytoy Corey Gamble is gay...

Organ transplant recipient meets parents of girl who saved her life (photos) The parents of a five-year-old girl have met the child their daughter’s organs saved and discovered the pair have more in common than they could have imagined. Kyree Beachem, eight, of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, underwent a rare quadruple organ transplant in November after waiting five years for a liver, small bowel, colon and pancreas. Read more »

Arms deal scandal: Return your N260m share - Oshiomhole tells Anenih Edo state Governor Adams Oshiomhole has urged the former Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees and former Chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Tony Anenih, to return the N260m allegedly given to him by the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, from the $2.1 billion arms deal. Oshiomole said this at an APC rally in Benin City over the weekend “We have seen even the godfather’s name being mentioned. Even at old age, he collected N260m, and I want the godfather to deny or to confirm it. If he wants to refund the money, I will collect it from him and I will go to Abuja without deducting anything from it, and I will hand it over to President Muhammadu Buhari.  Read More>>

Nigerian Athlete Blessing Okagbare beats Usain Bolt to Guinness World Record Nigerian sprinter and long jumper Blessing Okagbare over the weekend beat the World's fastest man Usain Bolt to win the Guinness World Book of Records prize for most IAAF Diamond League appearances in 2015. Guinness Book of records said, “Multi-discipline athlete, Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria participated at 38 Diamond league events between July 3, 2010 and September 5, 2014. Read More>>

You mean a Nigerian president's daughter can't wear a $1k shoe again? President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, wore this lovely Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Satin pumps said to be worth $965 and $1,099.00 on EBay, on her birthday last week and some people are talking about it. She shouldn't wear designer shoes again because her father is president? What do you think?

Argentine fan spits on Lionel Messi at airport (photos) An Argentine fan who also supports River Plate of Argentina reportedly spat on Lionel Messi on Sunday evening after his club Barcelona celebrated winning the Club World Cup title in Japan where he scored in the 3-0 win. While heading through the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, he was allegedly abused by an irate fan. According to Spanish magazine Marca, Messi, who some football fans in Argentina don't like because they feel he shows more loyalty and zeal towards Barcelona than Argentina, was about to confront the fan when teammates Mascherano, Luis Suarez and coach Luis Enrique came to calm down the arising tension.   See More photos>>

Sepp Blatter Says,“I am still the president'' Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has responded to his 8year ban from football by FIFA's Independent Ethics Committee after the committee said he wrongfully paid 2million Swiss francs (£1.35m) to Michel Platini in 2011. Despite the pair's protests that they did nothing wrong when Blatter paid the former UEFA president the money nine years after both men claimed it was originally due, Blatter was fined 50,000 Swiss francs or £34,000 and Platini 80,000 Swiss francs or £54,000 in addition to being banned . Read More>>

Photos from the fatal acident on Benin-Okada Expressway A white commercial bus was involved in an accident along the Benin Okada expressway and went up in flames. The driver of the vehicle died instantly and was burnt beyond recognition. Only two of the passengers (a mother and her baby) survived the accident but were badly burnt. Eye witnesses at the scene said they heard cries of some of the passengers trapped but could not help them due to the heat of the fire.

Photo of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ all black and wearing traditional attires The photo was seen at St Pio, Surulere, Lagos. Dope or nah? Photo credit: Somi Ekhasomhi

Burundi rejects African Union peacekeeping force Burundi's government on Saturday rejected the African Union's plans to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to stop escalating violence triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's extended tenure in office, a government spokesman said. Read more »

Soulja Boy gets laser treatment on his face to remove his Gucci tattoo Rapper, Soulja boy for some reason has been on the task to remove some tattoos from his body and on Thursday, he revealed he was having laser treatment in a bid to remove his Gucci symbol tattoo that sits in the middle of his forehead and shared the video of him getting the laser treatment with his fans.  Photos of the laser treatment>>

'Star Wars:The Force Awakens' grosses whopping $120. 5 million for opening day Star wars:The Force Awakens grossed an estimated $120.5 million in its first day, including $57 million for Thursday night preview shows, making it the highest single day on record, according to Walt Disney Co. The tally topped the previous record holder, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," which grossed $91 million from its Thursday and Friday shows in July 2011. The film has already grossed more than $250 million worldwide.  Read more »  

Football manager Neil Lennon in 'knife threat' to mistress after she threatened to tell his partner about affair  Alleged threats: Bolton manager Neil Lennon   Soccer boss Neil Lennon’s mistress has told of their ­relationship – and how he made a knife threat to her when she told him she would tell his partner. It is a story the Bolton boss and BBC pundit tried to ban after he claimed he was the victim. Read More>>  

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey spend time together with their twins before Christmas in adorable family photos Friendly exes Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spent time together with their 4-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan and Nick's  mum on Friday, a week before Christmas, in a candy-themed eatery. Nick shared the photo on his IG page and captioned it: "#FestiveFamilyMoments,".  See More photos »