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  Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has penned a new contract with Stoke City. The midfielder is now tied to the English Championship side for another year. An official statement from the club read, “Contract extensions have been activated to retain the services of defender James Chester and midfielder John Obi Mikel.” Mikel Obi, two others need rest – Michael O’Neill Mikel Obi left Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor early in 2020 and signed a short-term deal with Stoke. The Potters failed to make the Championship playoffs following their mid-table finish, but the club was impressed with Mikel Obi and have decided to keep him on. The Nigerian featured in 41 of Stoke’s 46 league matches and was one of manager Michael O’Neill’s first names on the team sheet. The 34-year-old will, however, aim to assist the club in achieving their primary objective of gaining promotion to the Premier League next season.

The management of the University of Lagos has dismissed two lecturers caught on camera demanding sex from a ''student'' The lecturers Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Dr. Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences were filmed demanding sex from a reporter, Kiki Mordi, who posed as a minor seeking admission into the tertiary institution. According to a news publication released by the school today June 2, the lecturers' dismissal was approved by the Governing Council of the University on May 31 and took effect on the same day. See the newsletter below  

  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, June 1,  signed a law prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in girls and women's sports at public schools in his southern US state. "We believe that is very important that the integrity of these competitions are preserved," said the Republican governor as he signed the measure into law at a Christian school in the northeastern city of Jacksonville. "In Florida, girls are going to play girls' sports, and boys are going to play boys' sports," he said. "We're gonna go based on biology, not based on ideology when we're doing sports."   The law, which goes into effect on July 1, requires girls and young women to state their biological sex through their birth certificate in order to compete in a team. DeSantis signed the measure on the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month.   "Appalling," tweeted Florida state representative Carlos Smith, a Democrat who identif...

A mum left a suicide note for her husband then hanged her 14-year-old daughter before killing herself. Mariolina Nigrelli, 40, and her daughter Alessandra Mollica were found dead on May 31 in their country home in Sicily, southern Italy, by the teens' father. The mum also left a note on the kitchen table which read: "I'm taking Alessandra away with me, I'm sorry I ask for forgiveness."     According to local media, when the father, Maurizio Mollica, had last spoken to his wife a day before, they had disputes over their daughter's education.   Mariolina Nigrelli, 40, Alessandra Mollica, 14, and her father Maurizio Mollica also 40   He told La Republicca: "Yesterday afternoon, shortly after seven, my wife did not answer the phone. I was worried.   "I looked for them everywhere in the village, then I went to our country house. And there I found myself in front of the tragedy."   The well-known blacksmith had found his wife and teena...

  Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Juventus are reportedly set to be banned from the Champions League this week.  The three European giants are facing disciplinary proceedings from FIFA over their plans to form the European Super League. They have insisted that they are within their rights to form a new competition and claim that UEFA and FIFA have no right to get in their way.  Of the dozen clubs to form the new breakaway league outside UEFA's control, only Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are still on board.   The other nine, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City, signed a letter of apology to UEFA and pledged to give £12.9m to grassroots football.    La Liga president and UEFA Executive Committee member Javier Tebas said on Tuesday June 1, that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus should be 'scared' of the outcome of UEFA's disciplinary proceedings against them. ...

Actor, Robert Hogan has died at the age of 87 after suffering pneumonia complications. The star, known for his roles in TV shows like The Wire, Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order, died in his home in Maine on May 27, his family has confirmed. The actor, whose career spanned six decades, had been living with vascular Alzheimer’s disease since 2013. Originally from Queens, Hogan joined the US Army at an early age and served in Korea, before returning to New York to work in engineering.     He then joined the world of theatre and he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan to hone his craft. In 1998, he won the Outer Critics Circle Award for his stage role as attorney Clarence Darrow in Never the Sinner. Hogan is survived by his novelist wife of 38 years, Mary, his three children from a previous marriage, and his two grandchildren.

The African Union has suspended Mali from its membership in response to last week's military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, the union has announced. The military led by Assimi Goita (pictured above) arrested interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane last week and pressured them to resign, halting a transition to democratic elections after ousting the previous administration through a coup last August . Former vice president Assimi Goita, a colonel who led the August coup and last week's revolt, was declared president on Friday, last week. The African Union has now called for "an unimpeded, transparent and swift return to the civilian-led transition ... failing which, the Council will not hesitate to impose targeted sanctions," the AU's Peace and Security Council said. The AU suspension comes days after West African regional bloc,  ECOWAS suspended Mali on Sunday, May 30. Its not the f...