Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards ahead of Griezmann and Mbappe (Photos)

Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned Player of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards which took place at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Thursday night.


The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was named ahead of French footballers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann to pick up the award for the fifth time.


The Portuguese footballer who attended the event with fiancee Georgina Rodriguez and son Cristiano Junior, said: 'What better way to start the new year. Thanks for the appreciation and the care that I have received today.'





Other winners were Best Coach of the Year Didier Deschamps and Brazilian legend Ronaldo, who received a Player Career Award.

'R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people” - John Legend speaks out In new documentary

John Legend is one of the few stars speaking out in Lifetime’s new documentary titled Surviving R. Kelly.



The shocking 6-part docuseries features wide-ranging interviews with R. Kelly’s family members, former friends and colleagues, but most notably, women who claim that for decades the hit-making singer and producer used his power and influence to sexually and physically abuse women and young girls.



“R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people” Legend, 40, said during an interview for the documentary. Legend has openly supported women’s right’s organization Time’s Up and the #MuteRKelly boycott.



Throughout the documentary Legend shares reflections on Kelly throughout the years. Recalling the singer’s biggest hit off of the 1996 Space Jam soundtrack, Legend says “‘I Believe I Can Fly’ is a powerful song and it inspired a lot of people. It was just massive.”



Legend is the only major performer speaking out in the documentary but he is not the only prominent figure who takes part. Wendy Williams is interviewed along with founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke and popular radio hosts Charlamagne Tha God and Tom Joyner. Chance the Rapper also makes a brief appearance, voicing regret for working with Kelly amid the recent allegations.

Anambra police nab man who robbed his cousin who was on holiday in Nigeria (photos)

The police in Anambra state have arrested Ebube Osinachi Okoye, pictured above, for stealing the properties of his cousin who came to Nigeria to spend the yuletide.



According to reports, Ebube who is described as the most trustworthy cousin of the victim, stormed the home where the cousin stayed and stole everything the cousin came to Nigeria with. Immediately after the theft, he went into hiding, waiting for the cousin to fly back to his base abroad.

Luck however ran out on him as he was apprehended in Ekwulobia where he was with his girlfriend.

Love & Hip Hop couple Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are officially married after 'secret wedding'

Love & Hip Hop couple Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are said to have officially tied the knot.

Sources close to Erica, told Media Take Out that the couple got "legally" married in Atlanta this week. The paperwork was filed at the Fulton County court, so the marriage is official.

The insiders explain, "They are married now legally, but they will be having a full ceremony later on this year."

This comes after days after Erica added Safaree Samuels' surname to hers on her social media accounts, and having revealed on Twitter that she will be Mrs. Samuels in 2019.

NAF Helicopter Crash: "Marriage to a soldier is the greatest sacrifice of life"- Lance Corporal Adamu Nura celebrated wives of military men same day he died

Lance Corporal Adamu Nura, is one of the 5 crew members on board the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Mi-35M Helicopter which crashed in combat on 2 January 2019, while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion, Damasak in Borno State.

Hours before his death, the deceased personnel, took to Facebook to celebrate his wife and other women married to military men. Read his last Facebook post on January 2nd.



"MY WIFE! MY LOVE!! MY QUEEN!!!
I salute you.
My man of the year goes to all the WIVES of our soldiers who stay home alone and lonely while their husbands suffer in the dangerous field of war zones.

Marriage to a soldier is the greatest sacrifice of life. Any woman who marries a soldier can do anything for love. She knows the uncertainty of her marriage but because of her patriotic and true love, she reached a vow to a soldier.

Any woman married to a soldier should be celebrated and appreciated. Her husband is not hers alone but for the nation. A soldier can spend a whole year without seeing his wife or family and the diligent woman would remain faithful to the union.

In a sane clime, special considerations would have been given to wives of soldiers but here we look away as if their condition matters not. Where ever you are today, stand erect and show respect to the wives of our gallant men.

God shall bring your sacrificial men back home safe and healthy. We appreciate your support at the home front. For those whose husbands are no more, God shall send your helpers.

God bless the WIVES of our soldiers.

Appreciatively musing

Photos from Regina Askia's look alike daughter, Tessa's 17th birthday dinner

Yesterday January 3rd, one of actress Regina Askia-William's daughter, Tessa, turned 17 and her mum threw a birthday dinner for her. The resemblance between Regina and Tessa is uncanny. See more photos below

''Nigeria is home to the largest number of backward unprogressive fools'' - Burna Boy

Burna Boy posted this on his Instastories following the backlash he received from Nigerians after demanding that organizers of Coachella 2019 festival, puts some respect on his name by increasing the font size used in writing his name on their flyer.

Photos: Two Ghanaian footballers, David Accam and Florence Dadson tie the knot

Hiostory was made in Ghana yesterday as two footballers in their national team, tied the knot.

David Accam who plays for the Ghanaian National male football team, Black Stars and Florence Dadson who plays for the Ghanaian female football team, Black Queens, exchanged marital vows in the presence of their friends and family members.

Both footballers are based in the United States of America and had been dating for about a year.



David Accam, a foward, plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer (MLS), and made his international debut for Ghana in 2015 for an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Uganda.

Florence Dadson is also an attacker and has represented Ghana at both U-17 and U-20 levels. She played for Ghana at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Both of them are stikers. Congrats to them.

More photos below