Aliko Dangote wants to buy Arsenal Football Club

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has caused a stir by announcing he would like to buy Arsenal. Dangote may not be well-known to English fans but he certainly has the money to achieve his dream should the current majority shareholder Stan Kroenke give him any encouragement. Sportsmail takes a closer look at the billionaire with ambitions to join the Premier League elite.
He's a 57-year-old Nigerian who has amassed a fortune by becoming majority shareholder in giant cement, flour and sugar companies. Dangote Sugar supplies 90 per cent of Nigeria's 170million population - that is a lot of sales. He is also building a private oil refinery in one of the country's jungle swamps which is due for completion in 2018.

Google Releases “My Ramadan Companion” To Assist Muslims During The Holy Month.

Google has just released a tool called “My Ramadan Companion,” primarily for the 1.6 billion Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan. The personal hub will provide customized information throughout Ramadan for Muslims, including sunrise and sunset timings around the world, relevant content on YouTube, culinary lectures, a calendar organizer, and traffic status.

North Korea says it faces worst drought in a century

North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century, sparking fears of worsening food shortages.

State news agency KCNA said main rice-growing provinces had been badly affected and more than 30% of rice paddies were "parching up".

Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans are believed to have died during a widespread famine in the 1990s.

This drought is unlikely to be as deadly because of recent agricultural reforms, correspondents say.

The United Nations World Food Programme says North Korea regularly faces significant food shortages and currently about a third of children in the country are malnourished

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Escaped Tiger in Tbilisi Killed Man Before Being Caught and Put Down

A tiger that escaped from the Tbilisi Zoo during flooding in the Georgian capital killed a man before being captured and killed, news agencies reported on Wednesday.

          

       Residents in Tbilisi were warned on Sunday to keep off the streets, because of fears that they were at risk of being mauled by frightened lions, tigers, bears and other beasts that were roaming the city after torrential rains allowed the animals to leave their enclosures at the zoo.

US 'Big Brother' to feature first transgender contestant

"Big Brother" will feature its first transgender houseguest on this summer's upcoming season. 

Audrey Middleton, 25, who was born Adam, will compete in the 17th season of the reality show, reported Variety online. 

"Audrey Middleton is a 'Big Brother' super fan who applied online, like many other hopeful houseguests, and was open about her transition in the application process," a CBS spokesperson said. 

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"It is customary for 'Big Brother' houseguests to share personal news inside the house, and Audrey plans to discuss her story with the houseguests in her own words during the premiere episode on Wednesday, June 24." the spokesperson added. 

Middleton, a digital media consultant, hails from a small Georgia town. 

According to her biodata on CBS' website, she is a former competitive swimmer and MMA Ring Girl who loves to dress up and "look fabulous head-to-toe, but also isn't afraid to get dirty." 

"I think that I'm bringing in a very versatile perspective of a character that hasn't been brought before," Middleton said in her introduction video for the show. 

When asked how she'll be perceived by America during the new season, she added, "I think there's a chance I could be a misunderstood hero, but I'm going to be a hero.

Wiz Khalifa Pleads Guilty to Possessing Pot Paraphernalia

      Rapper Wiz Khalifa, real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz, has reduced his jail time after pleading guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia, Philly reports.
        He was arrested last year at the El Paso International Airport after authoriries found drugs in his possessions. KVIA said the charge was decreased to a Class C misdemeanor and a $500 fine.

In May 24, 2014, Wiz Khalifa performed at El Paso's Neon Desert Music Festival. The next morning, he was found with 0.5 grams of marijuana as he passed through the El Paso International Airport's TSA checkpoint. He was arrested and taken to the airport's holding cell. This is when he took a selfie that caused an internal investigation in the area, said E! Online.

Boko Haram bombs kill 13, injure 45 in northern Nigeria

Bombs found at an abandoned stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists exploded, killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others in northeast Nigeria, locals and a hospital source said.

At least two of the devices went off as people were taking them past a market to be defused at a military base on Tuesday afternoon, locals told Reuters.

Nigerian Idol: Checkout Who Bags 7.5M Grand Prize

The fifth edition of the ‘Nigerian Idol’ has come to an end with Kunle Ogunrombi (K-Peace) emerging winner.

K-Peace’ beat Dolu to emerge the winner. Her victory came along with a cash prize of N7.5 million, SUV car, and a recording deal with Universal Music Company.

Njoku gets N640,000 fine, three-match suspension

Nigeria defender Ugo Njoku has been suspended for three matches and fined 641,349.27 Naira by FIFA after being found guilty of elbowing Australia striker Sam Kerr in their last match.

The substitute escaped the referee’s sanction for the action in the second half but has now been punished after a post-match video assessment.

The Australian striker suffered a broken jaw from the incident.

Chad says Boko Haram responsible for bombs that killed 27

At least 27 people, including four suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters, were killed and 100 others were injured on Monday in two attacks in Chad's capital, N'Djamena, which the government blamed on the Nigerian militant group.
The attacks, which included at least one suicide bomb, are the first of their kind in Chad, an oil-producing nation and a major Western ally which has spearheaded offensives on al Qaeda-linked groups in Mali and on Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.

Kim Kardashian West - Kim Kardashian West: Sister slamming is 'uncomfortable'

Kim Kardashian West finds it ''weird and uncomfortable'' hearing her sisters slam her on 'Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons'.

The 34-year-old star admits it is tough to take when her siblings Kourtney andKhloe Kardashian are ''not saying the nicest things'' about her on the reality show, but she is an avid viewer because she loves to see what the pair have been doing while shooting the programme.

Chris Brown denied entry to Canada before Toronto, Montreal shows

Chris Brown abruptly cancelled his Tuesday-night concert in Montreal, and another show in Toronto, after being turned away at the Canada-U.S. border. 

The 25-year-old R&B star said on Twitter he was denied entry at the border just hours before he was to take to the stage in Montreal. 

"The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!" Brown tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. 

Federal investigators say truck involved in California train crash wasn't stuck on tracks

 
Federal investigators say were trying to determine why a pickup truck driver drove on to tracks and abandoned his truck, leading to a train crash that left three cars derailed and dozens injured in Southern California.

"It was not stuck, it was not bottomed out on the track or something like that," National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said at a media briefing late Tuesday at the crash site in Oxnard. Officials had said immediately after the crash that the driver got stuck on the tracks.

Karim Benzema posts photo of himself sitting on £1.2m Bugatti Veyron

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema isn't shy when it comes to flaunting his wealth.

On Friday the France international took to Instagram to post a photo of his £1.2m Bugatti Veyron - a car which is no longer in production.

Coincidentally, Bugatti confirmed today that the last ever Veyron model has been produced and sold to a customer in the Middle East.

The fastest road car in the world is believed to have a top speed of 288mph while the 0-62mph sprint takes less than two and a half seconds.

Benzema was the highest paid French sportsman three years ago, earning an eye-watering €13m in 2012.