Raul: Ancelotti deserves thanks for Real Madrid achievements

The club legend says the Italian did a very good job at the Santiago Bernabeu but accepts that coaches will always come under fire when failing to win major trophies

Real Madrid legend Raul has insisted that Carlo Ancelotti should be thanked for the great job he did at the club before his sacking on Monday.

Luis Enrique: This is the best Real Madrid for years - and we were better

Luis Enrique says Barcelona's Liga success is even more impressive as it arrived in spite of the best Real Madrid team in recent years.
Barca celebrated their title triumph on Saturday, ending the league season two points clear of Madrid despite a 2-2 draw at home to Deportivo La Coruna on the final day.

Rio Ferdinand retires from football

The 36-year-old has called time on his 19-year career, having won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United

Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from professional football.

Casillas holding out for €14m pay-off as De Gea waits in the wings

The club captain won't ask to leave the club in a bid to ensure he receives a sizeable loyalty bonus By Alberto Piñero in Madrid

Iker Casillas and Real Madrid look set for a summer stand-off as he refuses to request a move in a bid to ensure he receives a €14 million pay-off.

Valverde: I don't know how to stop Messi - but we'll try

Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valderde admits he does not have a plan to stop Lionel Messi in Saturday's Copa del Rey final.
Messi scored in both of Barcelona's cup final triumphs over Bilbao in 2009 and 2012 and has enjoyed an exceptional run of form in 2015 to help the Catalans close in on the treble.

GEJ says - I wasn't interested in politics + pics from his reception in Bayelsa

Former President Jonathan said during his reception in Bayelsa yesterday that before he became deputy governor of the state, he had no interest in politics. Narrating how he dabbled into politics, Jonathan said,

“It all started with me and Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. I knew Alamieyeseigha when he wanted to contest the governorship of Bayelsa State under the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party. That was the first time I knew Alamieyeseigha. We formed groups in every local governments – two persons to sign petition to enable Alamieyeseigha to contest. But a late Chief Judge asked me and one person from Ogbia to sign the petition. Even though I was a civil servant, I signed the document. I was in the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission then. Of course, when he started his campaign, I joined.

His story is very interesting. Continue to read it plus photos from the reception after the cut...

Video: "Igos Yahoo Love ft Helen Paul, Dj Xclusive & Uvbi"

After a successful 3years of Igos Live Comedy Concerts. Igos returns in grand style to uphold his promise to give you another quality time with the 2015 edition of Igos Live Comedy Series.

Former president Jonathan & wife at Thanksgiving Service today

Former President Jonathan & former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the Saint Peters Anglican Church, Yenagoa during a Special Thanksgiving Service for the Former President today Saturday May 30th.

Meanwhile, spot CAN president, pastor Oritsejafor with the former First Family in Bayelsa today. He sent a rep to the inauguration yesterday in Abuja...this means like Patience Jonathan, he didn't want to be there!

Two friends die trying to stop a suicide bomber

2 volunteer security guards (pictured above) are being hailed as heroes for stopping an ISIS suicide bomber reaching worshipers at a mosque in Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Independent UK reports; 

Two young men who reportedly stopped an Isis suicide bomber entering a mosque in Saudi Arabia are being hailed as heroes after being killed when he blew himself up. 

The friends, named as Mohammed Hassan Ali bin Isa and Abdul-Jalil al-Arbash, died after reportedly turning the attacker away from the Imam Hussein mosque in Dammam yesterday. Eyewitnesses claim the man was disguised as a woman and tried to enter through a closed female entrance before going to the main gate, where the pair were manning a civilian checkpoint.

Official portrait of the new First Lady-Photos

Yesterday, the official portrait of the new First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was released and some think the new president has already broken a promise.

Found this article on Breaking Times titled 'Buhari breaks campaign promise as Presidency releases official portrait of First Lady'. Below is what the reporter wrote. Read and tell us what you think...

Barely 24 hours after his inauguration as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria, it appears President Muhammadu Buhari may have broken a campaign promise to scrap the office of the First Lady. An official portrait of the wife of President Buhari with complements of the national flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to match her new office has been released by the Presidency.