Melania Trump breaks silence, condemns violence

 

United States First Lady, Melania Trump, on Monday condemned last week’s violent breach of Capitol Hill by supporters of her husband, President Donald Trump.

The president’s wife also urged Americans to “take a moment, pause, and look at things from all perspectives.”

In a statement released by the White House, Melania said she was “disappointed and disheartened” by the incident that drew global outrage.

She said, “Make no mistake about it, I absolutely condemn the violence that has occurred on our Nation’s Capitol. Violence is never acceptable.

“I implore people to stop the violence, never make assumptions based on the colour of a person’s skin or use differing political ideologies as a basis for aggression and viciousness.”

Melania also dismissed “false and misleading accusations” against her from some unidentified people, who she said were seeking to be relevant.

“This time is solely about healing our country and its citizens. It should not be used for personal gain,” she said.

She thanked millions of Americans who supported the Trump presidency over the past four years, saying it was the honour of her life to serve as the country’s First Lady.

Vice President Mike Pence was presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the Nov. 3 presidential elections when armed Trump supporters stormed the building, forcing a shutdown.

Five persons died in the incident for which the president is facing another threat of impeachment from the House of Representatives for allegedly inciting it.

The outgoing First Lady said she was saddened by the deaths, and expressed her condolences to the families of the victims.

EPL,Best player’ in Premier League for 2020 revealed

 

Former Liverpool striker, John Aldridge has named “flawless” Fabinho as the “best player” in the Premier League for 2020.

He also believes that Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, Tottenham’s Heung-min Son and Jordan Henderson were among the stars to shine brightly last year.

While Henderson captained Liverpool to their first EPL title in 30 years, Son performed incredibly well for Tottenham while Fernandes has become a talismanic presence at Old Trafford.

Manchester City attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named the PFA Player of the Year 2020 while Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy continue to bang in the goals.

However, Aldridge sees Liverpool’s Fabinho to be deserving of the biggest player title.

He told Sunday World: “There was a lot of debate over who was the best player of 2020 and Jordan Henderson got a few nominations, but I’d be tempted to select another Liverpool player for that prize.

“Bruno Fernandes has been superb since he arrived at Manchester United in January and the Tottenham duo of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min have been top class.

“Yet when I look at a player who has been most influential in the best team in the land, my focus falls on Liverpool’s flawless maestro, Fabinho.

“He took some time to find his feet at Liverpool, but Fabinho’s importance to Jurgen Klopp’s side has been highlighted time and again in recent months.”

Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona’s squad to face Real Sociedad confirmed

 

Barcelona’s squad to face Real Sociedad in Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final tie has been revealed.

Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman, named a 21-man squad on Monday to tackle Real Sociedad at the Nuevo Arcángel stadium in Córdoba.

Koeman’s men head to the game following a 4-0 win over Granada in the La Liga on Sunday.

Barcelona’s squad against Real Sociedad: Ter Stegen, Dest, R. Araujo, Sergio, Griezmann, Pjanic, Braithwaite, Messi, O. Dembélé, Riqui Puig, Neto, Lenglet, Pedri, Trincao, Jordi Alba, F. De Jong, Umititi, Junior, Iñaki Peña, Ilaix and O. Mingueza.

Piqué, Coutinho, S. Roberto and Ansu Fati are all still out due to injury.

The kick-off time for Barcelona vs Real Sociedad is 9 pm, Nigerian time.

NEWS : Angry mob roasts three suspected thieves to death in Cross River

 

Angry mob has roasted three suspected thieves to death at different locations in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The incidents, which took place in the early hours of Monday, occurred at different locations in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state.

One occurred at Atu by Palm Street, another at Mayne Avenue by Inyang while the third person was burnt at EfioAnwan Street at Anantigha, all in Calabar South.

 reporter, who moved round the local government area (Calabar South), observed that the suspects were burnt beyond recognition by the mob who hanged old vehicle tyres across their necks, poured petrol and set them ablaze.

It was gathered that one of the suspected thieves who operated at different location, was caught and brought to Atu by Palm Street where he lived and burnt to death.

It was alleged that he used master key to break into people’s houses and shops to steal.

“You can see the keys beside his burnt body,” a resident of the area pointed it out to our reporter.

Sadly, for the one at Mayne Avenue by Inyang, a Keke Napep (tricycle) driver who did not give his name said: “The suspect used to drive Keke Napep, suddenly he stopped. I don’t know that he has gone into stealing.

“The economy is hard but stealing is not the best option. Just look at the way he died, so bad. He was struggling, so they broke his legs, before putting tyres on him and lighting the fire,” a witness lamented.

The third incident that occurred at EfioAnwan, residents said: “He stays around here and still goes about stealing around here.

 So, the people said it was too much and decided to end his life since whenever he is arrested by the police, he will come out, boasting and still continue with his stealing – disturbing the neighbourhood”.

When contacted via Phone on Monday, DSP Irene Ugbo, Police Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Command, 

confirmed the incidents and said she had earlier warned against mob attack as it was not unlawful, noting that the Command had asked residents to report such in incident to the Police.

“Residents should avoid jungle justice, it is not healthy for our development, economically, socially and politically, we should report such incident to the Police and watch what we are going to do, people should have confident on us,” she stressed.

SPORT : FA Cup, Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea know fourth round opponents

 

All the clubs left in the FA Cup after the third round, will discover their next opponents by Monday night.

It will be a double draw, as both the ties for the fourth and fifth round will be conducted.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will be in the hat.

Also, there will be League Two side, Crawley Town who shocked Leeds 3-0 on Sunday.

The draw is scheduled to take place from 7.10pm GMT on Monday, January 11, 2021.

The FA Cup fifth round draw will follow, with a scheduled start time of 7.23pm GMT.

The 16 fourth round ties will be played across the weekend of January 23 and 24. The eight fifth-round ties will be played on Wednesday, 10 February.

ENTERTAINMENT : Trump a failed leader, worst President in US – Schwarzenegger

 

Hollywood star and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has described President Donald Trump as the worst President ever in US history.

Arnold said this in a video shared on Sunday on his Instagram page while comparing the riot at the US Capitol

 which Trump incited, to Kristallnacht, the night in November 1938 when Nazi thugs attacked Jewish Germans and their property.

 recalls that Trump supporters broke into the Capitol on Wednesday and caused mayhem.

The actor said the incident at the US Capitol trampled the very principles on which the country was founded.

Schwarzenegger, describing Trump as a failed leader, said he has taken solace in the fact that Trump’s presidency

 would soon be over and be as irrelevant as an old tweet.

“He is a failed leader. Trump will go down in history as the worst president ever. The good thing is he soon will be as irrelevant as an old tweet.

“Also to those who think they can overturn the United States Constitution, know this: You will never win,” he said.

Schwarzenegger criticising the US President over his several unfounded claims of election fraud, said American democracy is like a weapon.

“Our democracy is like the steel of this sword. The more it is tempered, the stronger it becomes.

“Wednesday was the Day of Broken Glass right here in the US. The broken glass was in the windows of the US Capitol.

“These mob did not only shatter the windows of the Capitol, they shattered the ideals we took for granted. They did not just break down the doors of the building that housed American democracy,” he added.

According to him, Trump sought to overturn the results of the election and sought a coup by misleading people with lies.

In conclusion, he pledged to stand with President-elect Biden in defense of US democracy from those who would threaten it.

Schwarzenegger was a member of the Republican Party and elected as governor in California in 2003 until 2011
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ENTERTAINMENT : I almost died after my marriage ended in 2 weeks – Comedian, Princess

 

Popular Nigerian Comedian, Oluwadamilola Adekoya, also known as Princess says she almost died after her marriage crashed.

Recall that Princess got married in 2013 at Balmoral Events Centre, Oregun, Lagos to a Yoruba movie actor/producer,

 Jeremiah Adeshola.

However, their marriage lasted for just two weeks.

Finally speaking about her marriage, Princess on TVC said she slid into depression and almost lost her life after the marriage crashed.

She said: “I nearly died when my marriage ended in two weeks, I was down with depression.

“It happened to Funke, Tiwa Savage and they came out strong. Funke tried to talk to me but I could not come out on top like them but remained down.

“I nearly died if not for people who loved me.”

Recall Tiwa Savage’s marriage to Teebillz crashed in 2016 after the latter accused the singer of infidelity.