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'We fear UK may deny Lionel Messi & Neymar entry visas due to ongoing legal battles'

European football's representing body, UEFA has said that the body fears Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Neymar Jnr might be denied entry visas into the U.K for the UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff this May in the event that they overturn a 4-goal deficit to Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at Camp Nou to qualify, because of lingering legal battles with the Spanish government.

Another motivational tweet by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, 0.7 GPA, depressed and quit...
True, #KeepGrinding

Royal Air Force bans servicewomen from wearing skirts on parade

In an attempt to make service more inclusive to transgender personnel, the Royal Air Force has reportedly banned women from wearing skirts on parade.
The change is understood to have followed after some servicewomen had complained that marching in skirts is uncomfortable to them.
Confirming the new policy to the Sun, an RAF source said the updated uniform policy was designed to reflect the RAF as a 'modern and inclusive employer.

South Africa soon to become the first African nation to legalize cannabis sativa, popularly known as marijuana/weed/pot for entirely therapeutic purposes. In a letter addressed to Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), who have been championing the authorization of the Medical Innovation Bill, the Medicines Control Council (MCC) revealed that the proposed guidelines on cannabis production for medical use would soon be published.

Lent fast is a Christian tradition and the 2017 season kick off today March 1, 2017 with Ash Wednesday and ends on 13th April, 2017. It will last for 40 days until Easter. The Lent period reflects when Jesus fasted and suffered in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights, before he started his ministry. According to the Bible, he was tempted by Satan during this time, but each time he managed to refuse his temptations. Happy Lent!

The Chinese government is as of now considering giving families financial support to have more than one child in a bid to reach higher birth rate targets with population of over a billion people and counting.

It's an unbelievable turn around from more than four decades of the country's one-child policy with strict/ harsh penalties for having more than one child, including fines and forced abortions.

As per new reports, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has rejected a mammoth £30 million per year deal to manage in the Chinese Super League, despite the fact that he isn't sure of his future at Arsenal taking after fan dissents at the Emirates.

Arsene Wenger, 67, has a £8 million a-year deal to manage Arsenal FC that runs till this late spring, and despite being unsure if his contract will be renewed or not due to unrest at the Emirates Stadium over the English club's trophy drought, many feel Wenger should have accepted the huge offer from CSL which will make him the highest earning coach.

Happy March 2017 to you all... Make a better person of yourself in this new month.

'Let's make this fight happen' - Floyd 'Money' Mayweather calls out UFC's Conor 'Notorious' McGregor

Undefeated retired boxing champion, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather calls out UFC reigning Lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, saying it's about time they battled for the satisfaction of the fans. McGregor and Mayweather have been going at each other via web-based networking media for months and the retired boxer who turned 40 on Saturday has now officially called McGregor.

From Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial singing along, Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo, Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw all got caught up in the frenzy.
See the footage after the cut

Asghar Farhadi, Director/Producer, won his second Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but Farhadi was not in attendance to claim the Oscar for his film, "The Salesman."

Asghar Farhadi boycotted the Oscars awards in protest of President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily barred travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Iran, from entering the United States of America.

Salome Kwarwah, the Liberian nurse who survived the deadly Ebola epidemic dies of complications from pregnancy on February 22, 2017 at age 28.
Salome thought her life was over when she tested positive for Ebola, which killed her parents. But after recovering at the Elwa 3 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola treatment center in Monrovia,Liberia, she began working as a mental health counselor there, helping others to fight the virus. She told her story before her demise:

The 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) took place on Sunday, honoring the best in film. “La La Land,” tied the all-time record with 14 nominations. Viola Davis won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. With her Oscar win, Davis puts herself one step closer to a possibility of an EGOT (an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony). With the win for her work in the 2016 film “Fences,” Davis already has an Emmy, two Tonys, five Screen Actors Guild awards, a Golden Globe and now an Oscar. Congratulations to her and other winners. Full list of winners after the cut..

Speculations suggest Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho is in regular contact with Brazilian Barcelona forward, Neymar Jnr in a bid to bring the star-man to England.
According to SPORT, a Spanish newspaper, Mourinho has been trying to get Neymar to join United - explaining how the transfer would benefit the attacker's career and allow him to develop as a player.

US rapper, The Game earlier today ranted on Instagram after he found out Meek Mill had been busy liking memes mocking Nicki Minaj - Kind of a bittered-ex thingy (Read here)
The Game unfollows everybody except Nicki Minaj on Instagram after the rant... Perhaps he'll get a Nicki reward after-all!

Video: Oscars 2017 Goof: "La La Land" wrongly announced the winner for best pictures

There was a major goof during Oscar awards last night when Actress/Presenter Faye Dunaway announced "La La Land" as the winner for best pictures that ought to have gone to "Moonlight."

While the "La La Land" cast was in front of an audience embracing each other and giving their addresses, maker Jordan Horowitz made a declaration that stunned everybody. "Moonlight" had really won, holding up the card proving "Moonlight" was the winner.

The newly elected chairman of the US Democratic political party, Thomaz Perez has answered President Donald Trump's congratulatory message with a very blunt and direct tweet.
He wrote:

Call me Tom. And don't get too happy. @Keithellison and I, and Democrats united across the country, will be your worst nightmare

Football: Jose Mourinho reveals the moment he'll leave football

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, in a quite and rare emotional fashion revealed the moment he'll retire from coaching in a night his Manchester United side were celebrating the EFL Cup after defeating Southampton 3-2 at full-time at Wembley Stadium.

Manchester United defeat Southampton 3-2 at Wembley thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic's brace and one from Jesse Lingard.
Southampton however came on level terms at 2-2 after their new signing Manolo Gabbiadini found the back of Manchester United's net twice in three minutes.

U.S rapper, The Game comes for Meek Mill on Instagram for liking posts and memes that mock Nicki Minaj after Remy Ma bodied her in a 7-minute diss track titled Shether. (Read here)

The Game in his true fashion found a way to get in on the drama... For a start, it got the Game a follow from Nicki Minaj.

Check after the cut for The Game's slanderous post about Meek Mill.

Game of Thrones' Neil Fingleton passed away following a heart failure on Saturday, February 25, 2017.
He starred in blockbuster movies such as X-Men: First Class and Jupiter Ascending, Mag the Mighty in the fantasy series.

Neil Fingleton stands at 7 feet 7" passing the height of Chris Greener to become Britain's Tallest Man in 2007.

Earlier yesterday I shared a post (here) about an on-going beef between Remy Ma And Nicki Minaj - because of Remy Ma's 7-minute career-wrecking diss track aimed at Nicki Minaj. She alleged Nicki Minaj f*cked Trey Songz rapping - 'Only time you touch a trigga is when you fucked Trey Songz'.

The trigga line kinda struck line I guess because Trey Songz' been on every social media trying his best to clarify he didn't shag Nicki Minaj...

Trey Songz who himself just got out of a misunderstanding with Keke Palmer is doing his best to make sure the allegation does not stick but the internet is not having his denials and good guy antics.

See what Trey Songz wroke after the cut

Manchester United obviously were the favorite to win the EFL facing Southampton in the final at Wembley stadium. The game took an astonishing turn when Manolo Gabbiadini scored twice in three minutes - 45' and 48' time-mark canceling out Zlatan Ibrahimovich's and Jesse Lingard's goals and the struggle began for the Red Devils until 87th minute when Zlatan Ibrahimovich for the second time in the night found the back f the net - heading home a sublime cross from Manchester United's ever relevant defensive midfielder, Anders Herrera.

Full-blown beef between self proclaimed Queens of rap Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma got even more interesting when Remy Ma dropped a seven-minute Nicki Minaj diss track titled 'Shether'. The internet hasn't gotten anything like in a while... originally owned by Nas Ether.
"You a A-list groupie"
"You only fronted on Mariah 'cause Mariah don't carry"
"Only time you touch a trigga is when you fucked Trey Songz"
Peep after the cut for the knockout lyrics

Claudio Ranieri sacked by Leicester City Football Club just nine months after leading them to their first ever Barclays English Premier League trophy in the club's one hundred thirty three-year (133) history.
Following a poor run in the league so far this season leaving the defending champions in the relegation zone, the sixty-five-year-old had it coming - only a matter of time which ran out today.

No less than forty people killed in an explosion in the Shia zone of al-Bayaa in Baghdad. The blast originated from car loaded with explosives parked close to an auto dealership in Shia.
This is the third bomb blast to happen in Baghdad in three days. The first car bomb happened on Tuesday in the south of Baghdad while another explosion on used-car dealers occurred on Wednesday, killing eighteen individuals.

English Premier League referee, Mark Clattenburg, swaps English Premier league for Saudi Arabia in a megamoney move.
Clattenburg, 41, who has been a celebrated referee since 2004 called an end to his premier league career on Thursday.

Now you can try this at home!

Football: UCL: Real Madrid came from behind to dampen SSC Napoli's UCL hope

Lorenzo Insigne put the visitors ahead just eight minutes into the game at Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the knockout stage of the UEFA champions league.
The game ended 3-1 in favor of Zinedine Zidane's men when a comeback was initiated by Karim Benzema at the nineteenth minute, Toni Kroos at the forty ninth minute and a sublime volley by Casemiro at the fifty fourth minute.
World best footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo failed to find the back of the net yet again making tonight his longest goal drought ever.

Arsenal FC faced Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena in the first leg of the knockout stage of the UEFA champions league (UCL) and the hope of qualifying for the next round looks more unlikely for Arsene Wenger's men after going down five goals to one (5-1) to FC Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena.

Also reaching an unwanted milestone - making them the first English club to concede two hundred (200) goals in UCL.

Perhaps they can turn things around in the 2nd leg (miraculously).

See the scorers and time after the cut

Luis Enrique's Barcelona came short of what was expected of them while Unai Emery's PSG ran rampage with four goals, two from Angel Di Maria as he celebrates his birthday, one from new arrival Julian Draxler another one from Edison Cavani and a whole lot of missed chances by the Ligue 1 side.

Barcelona will have to turn this four goal deficit around if they must qualify for the next round.
#UCL

Happy Valentine's Day

Dscus wishes friends and lovers all over the world a happy Valentine's Day... Have Fun!
#Novemberbabies

As shared by CNN on twitter: Not many people will agree.

+CNN International A new "wrong" study, you mean?!

55% Americans support President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban

US President Donald Trump who is still as of now anticipating the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on his travel ban, tweeted out a Morning Consult/Politico poll that shows more Americans support his travel ban.

The poll shows that 55 percent of the 2,070 respondents support revoking federal funding to sanctuary cities and the same percentage are for the ban that locked out immigrants for seven Muslim-majority countries.

In the wake of the uncertainty of the health of the President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, a Facebook user by the name Aliyu Hashim shared quite a disturbing post threatening non-Northerners in the West African nation (Nigeria).
I implore Facebook to swiftly take down this hate post - as I understand it's against there policy.
And someone please borrow this Mallam some sense.
+Facebook+ Fan Page

Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny handed a 5-year suspended prison sentence

Aleksey Navalny, a Russian opposition leader was slapped with a five-year suspended prison sentence subsequent to discovering him blameworthy of embezzlement, a move which may jeopardize his intention to run for the office of the President of the Russian Federation against incumbent President, President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Navalny was discovered liable of misappropriation in connection to a timber firm called Kirovles.
Aleksey was sentenced at the Leninsky District Court in Russia.

As shared on twitter... Read it all and you'll arrive at the same conclusion as me, and for a benefit of doubt, the guy in question will have to tell a really compelling story to exonerate himself... Crazy things happen!

Ivanka Trump's fashion line was dropped by nordstrom and various other luxury department stores. It's believe the Ivanka became a target after a series of "controversial laws" signed by her father, U.S President Donald Trump especially the travel ban...

The dumbest yet? As posted on twitter by the Queen...

Don't skip school.

Convo between a cheating mom and her son

What would you do?!

A hundred and more killed in avalanche slide along Afghan-Pakistani border

Over hundred people were killed and more buried in avalanches in Afghanistan and Pakistan villages following a three-day snowfall.

Amongst the casualties are mostly women and children.

Most of the casualties occurred in Afghanistan as many - over 60 in number are injured as fear grips the numbers of casualties may spike...

U.S President, Donald Trump took to instagram to congratulate New England Patriots and star man Tom Brady with an "amazing comeback" to defeat Atlanta Falcons to claim their 5th Super Bowl win.

Could this be the breakthrough to treating cancer?

A patient by name Bob Berry was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 years ago with an estimated 12-18 months to live but live expectancy was restored after new tests show no traces of cancer in his system after signing up for a clinical trials for a cancer treatment that is combined with immunotherapy to help bolster the immune system.
He's one of 12 people worldwide on clinical trials for the new drug.

Patrice Evra has uncovered he was near re-joining Manchester United yet says a man at the club likely halted his hopes of coming back to Old Trafford.

Patrice Evra, 35, played for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson from 2006 to 2014, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League among other noteworthy trophies.

Pele has asserted that Barcelona and Brazil hotshot Neymar is in fact technically better than Real Madrid and Portugal charm Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, is the current world best player with four Ballon d'Or awards only second to Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi who has won the prestigious FIFA award for a record five-time. Ronaldo also got the honor for the Men's Player of the Year from FIFA taking after his Champions League and European Championship wins.

The title hope seems more and more realistic for Chelsea as they cruise past Arsenal today at Stamford Bridge. The match ended 3-1 with goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and consolation for Arsenal by super-sub Olivier Giroud.
Arsene Wenger could be seen communicating from the stands as serves his touchline ban for pushing a fourth official.
The Arsenal side were no match - largely due to injured players so the Gunners were forced to improvise at the midfield.
Chelsea Football Club now sits on top of the English Premier League with 59 points.

Sex abusers yell Allahu Akbar as they are sentenced to 81 years in jail

Mohammed Sadiq and Tayab Dad respectively

Sex abusers yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as a posse of six men were sentenced to 81 years over the awful sexual abuse of two young ladies in Rotherham.

A total of six men (three of them reportedly brothers) were convicted of multiple crimes - rape and false imprisonment after their pre-teen victims were systematically groomed.

Altogether, the men were sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to nineteen "disgusting" offenses against the "guileless and powerless" victims.

Evgeniy Romanov, a poacher and an influential businessman found himself in hot water when pictures of him posing with one of the six endangered Siberian Tigers he killed made it to the internet.

Upon investigation and search conducted at one of his properties, the authority dead sea eagles, seven spotted deer, four dead Steller's sea eagles, a cinereous vulture and a mandarin duck.animal skin and further investigations revealed he killed all these animals including forty-six Himalayan Bears as "Trophies" (Bear paws are used in traditional medicine by the Chinese)

Viktoria Reymer was allegedly raped and murdered by a ~~family friend~~ Evgeny Bukharin, in the Russian city of Novokuznetsk.

Suspect Evgeny Bukharin, 40, offered Viktoria Reymer, 12, a ride on his snowmobile when she held up at a bus stop on a visit to her elder sister - reports gathered.

He took Viktoria Reymer, to his own home, where he sexually attacked her and threw her alive down a 330ft mineshaft.

Chelsea iconic defender and one of the best defensive right backs at his prime, Branislav Ivanovic called time on his nine-year remain at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday with a move to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg on a two-and-half year deal.

Ivanovic's contract at Stamford Bridge was set to at the finish of the season, but opted out to earn playing time as it's all footballers' dream.