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Former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, looks set to make his return to football after accepting a job with FIFA, according to ESPN. Wenger has not been directly involved with the professional game since he left the Emirate Stadium last year. The Frenchman has recently hinted that he would welcome a return, provided the right offer came along. The newspaper reports Wenger has now accepted a role with the world governing body as a technical director. The 69-year-old will take on the post at FIFA while he waits a suitable offer. The requirements of his new position are yet to be defined but FIFA are hoping to utilise Wenger’s vast experience and knowledge. Wenger, who spent over two decades at Arsenal has been working as a TV pundit since leaving the Gunners.

A week After young Nigerian rapper and singer, Olanrewaju Pelepele shared an emotional video online talking about how depressed he was and his plans to take his own life. At the time, he wasn’t taken seriously and now, he has made good on his promise and has taken his life. He was found stone-cold dead in his apartment on Friday, September 20th, 2019. His death stems from his long battle with depression and his inability to fully break into the Nigerian music industry despite 10years of hard work.

Paul Simon knows a talent when he hears the person sing. That is why the singing icon allowed Kodi Lee to perform Simon And Garfunkel’s 1970 hit  Bridge Over Troubled Water  during the quarter-finals of  America’s Got Talent . On Wednesday, Lee crossed the final bridge to become the 14th season’s champion, netting US$1mil (RM4.19mil) and a chance to headline shows at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from Nov 7 to 10. The 22-year-old, who is blind and has autism, was an early hot favourite to triumph. He was fast-tracked to appear in the quarter-finals, with the judges, including Simon Cowell and actress Gabrielle Union, gushing over his performance in the audition round. On Wednesday, the other nine finalists were not a match for Lee. His win was also a triumph for his mother who spotted his talent early and took efforts to help forge a path for him. “I realised he’s an entertainer. Through music and performing, he was able to withstand living i...

Madonna is set to ban mobile phones for her London residency. The 'Material Girl' hitmaker will be performing for 15 nights at the city's iconic Palladium venue in February next year, and she could enforce a rule introduced on her 'Madame X' tour which got underway in the US this week.  When punters enter the venue, they must put their phone in a lockable Yondr case, which can only be opened in certain designated areas. The devices stay in the possession of the owners throughout the evening. In an email sent out to ticket buyers, they were told: "Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras or recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space." Meanwhile, the Queen of Pop was recently forced to reschedule some dates at the start of her tour due to the "highly specialized production elements" of the show. In a statement, the 'Vogue' hitmaker admitted she had "underestimated" the time...

Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped one place, from 33rd to 34th in the latest ranking released by FIFA on Thursday.   The Super Eagles, who were held to a 2-2 draw by Ukraine in a friendly last week at the Dnipro Arena gathered 1482 points during the month under review. Gernot Rohr’s men however remain unmoved in Africa as they maintained third position behind the Teranga Lions of Senegal (20th in the world) and Carthage Eagles of Tunisia (29th). Reigning African champions, the Desert Foxes of Algeria (38th) and Morocco (39th) completes the top five teams on the continent. Benin Republic and Lesotho, the Super Eagles opponents in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double header billed to hold on November 10th and 14th ,are 18th and 39th respectively in Africa and are 83rd and 137th in the world in the latest FIFA Ranking Nigeria will face five-time World Champions, Brazil in a friendly on October 13 at the National Stadium in Singapore. Belgium remain in top positio...

Huawei will step up its presence in the global market for computer hardware, a top company official said on Wednesday, as the Chinese telecom giant weathers a US assault on its 5G network and smartphone business.  Deputy chairman Ken Hu said the strategy is based on expectations that "incredible computing power" is going to be needed as the world turns to complicated and resource-hogging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. "We have a lot of challenges ahead of us. We need to beef up our computing power, explore new architectures, and develop processors that meet people's needs across all scenarios," Hu said at a tech conference in Shanghai. Huawei is already the world leader in telecom networking equipment, the number two smartphone producer, and is expected to dominate in ultra-fast future 5G networks. But it has been swept into the trade war between China and the United States, with its future prospects now ...

The Malawian Government announced that it had hired two buses to repatriate nationals, who were displaced, following xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. The buses left Johannesburg on Tuesday evening and the repatriated Malawians would be back home on Thursday, Secretary for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, Wilson Moleni, said in a statement.  Moleni said the repatriation was decided after the government received a report from the Malawi High Commission in South Africa that 113 Malawians had been displaced. The displaced Malawians were being kept in temporary shelters set by South Africa’s disaster management authorities in Katlehong town, 35 kilometres east of Johannesburg, the secretary said in the statement.  He added: “Out of the 113 displaced Malawians, 76 expressed willingness to return home’’.  Upon arrival, the repatriated Malawian nationals will be provided with temporary shelter in the commercial city of Blantyre before trav...

While Tekashi 6ix9ine's cooperation against alleged Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods members might require that he enter witness protection, the rapper seemed to enjoy his own music when it played in court on Tuesday, bopping his head along with the beat during his appearance. The rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, testified in the racketeering case against accused Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods members Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack,” with whom he allegedly associated. Ellison stands accused of kidnapping and robbing Tekashi at gun point in July 2018. Mack allegedly peddled drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, and ecstasy. The prosecution played excerpts from two music videos of Hernandez’s songs, “Gummo” and “Kooda.” At prosecutors’ request, Hernandez pointed out alleged gang members who appeared in these vids.  When the excerpts played, Hernandez subtly but perceptibly nodded with the rhythm, sometimes moving his head from side to side in a swa...

Nigerian Music Star, Tiwatope Savage popularly known as Tiwa Savage is excited as her new track 49-99 appears in New york Times Square Bill Board. Tiwa Savage feels so excited as her new track with the video of 49-99 appears on new york times square electronic billboard. She was seen screaming in excitement. Tiwa savage to the world!

Flames swept a boarding school early Wednesday in the West African country of Liberia, killing at least 28 children and trapping others in the rubble.  The students were sleeping in a dormitory attached to a mosque when an electrical issue is suspected to have sparked the fire, a police spokesman said.  The blaze remains under investigation.  At midday, officers were still searching for the missing in Paynesville City, a suburb of the Liberian capital, Monrovia, as Red Cross ambulances rushed to treat the injured.  The victims are thought to be boys ages 10 to 20 who were studying the Koran. “My prayers go out to the families of the children that died last night in Paynesville City; as a result of a deadly fire that engulfed their school building,” Liberian President George Weah said in a tweet. “This is a tough time for the families of the victims and all of Liberia. Deepest condolences go out to the bereaved.” Gaylor Mulbah, who lives next door to ...

N o fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso.  Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, made the disclosure in an interview with the   News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)   in Ouagadougou yesterday.  She said the victims of the sex-trade were mainly underage girls kept in appalling conditions in Ouagadougou and in mining camps across the West African country.  Ahmed, who has been in Burkina Faso since August 2017, said that over 200 Nigerian girls had been voluntarily repatriated this year.  According to the Ambassador, many of the girls, who were promised jobs in the country and Europe by the human traffickers, are not willing to return home.  “The spate of human trafficking here in Burkina Faso is a big concern to the embassy because at present, we have nothing less than 10,000 Nigerian girls who have been trafficked into Burkina Faso as commercial sex workers. “And most of these girls are underage; m...

The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou, where the ECOWAS nations were joined by Mauritania and Chad.  ECOWAS had decided to mobilise "the financial resources of up to a billion dollars for the fight against terrorism", said Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou.  The money, paid into a common fund, would help reinforce the military operations of the nations involved -- and those of the joint military operations in the region. Full details of the plan would be presented to the next ECOWAS summit in December. The fight against the rising tide of jihadist violence in the region has so far been hampered by a lack of funds.  The G5 Sahel, a joint taskforce, was created in 2014 to try to tackle the problem, backed by former colonial power France.  From July 2017, it pooled troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger in a bid to drive back the j...

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had her medical worries aired on the TV series, after she was seen experiencing pain in her hands and arms. The doctor  said it was actually psoriatic arthritis a type arthritis caused by psoriasis, and not lupus. As a result, her joints are affected, causing them to become swollen, stiff and painful. After the ultrasound on her hands, the doctor told her: ‘First of all, if you have any evidence for lupus, we would have screened it. ‘You do not have lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. So, you can be reassured. You probably have psoriatic arthritis because psoriasis comes and goes. ‘There’s nothing there right now.’ Kim seemed relieved and declared that she could handle a condition that comes and goes, after fearing she could have had lupus an autoimmune disease which attacks your healthy tissue. She’s now on medication to help her cope with her pain. Speaking with ET online about the issue, Kim explained: ‘When you do have ...

The next Labour government could potentially legalise all drugs - including cocaine and heroin. In an interview this weekend with The Sunday Times, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said in government her party would "establish a royal commission to review independently all drugs legislation and policy to address related issues of public health." Labour would then follow its recommendations, if it suggested decriminalising some or all drugs including cocaine or heroin. Ms Abbott said: "There is nothing more important than preserving the life of our citizens, our current approach to drugs is simply not doing that." She said the party would also explore the idea of overdose prevention clinics state-run facilities where users would be able to safely inject themselves. The ECHO has been running a series of features in recent weeks looking at the drug problems across Liverpool and Merseyside, which appear to be growing. Campaigners have called for a tota...