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After being accused of sexually assaulting the wife of a popular musician, Pastor Biodun has finally broken his silence.   Pastor Biodun   The pastor in charge of Common Wealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo has reacted to reports that he raped Busola Dakolo, wife of Nigerian musician, Timi Dakolo.   In a statement he released online, the pastor denied ever raping the woman.   "I have NEVER RAPED before, not even as an unbeliever!"  the man of God summarized.   Read the statement below:  

The Spain defender told The Sun: 'Honestly, the times that he had to cope with the rumours. 'He always showed his desire not to sign for an English team, even if he could have better contracts. 'He has never been a selfish person. 'He always had this dream to play for Real Madrid and we will see what happens. 'But I think he has been very honest until the last day.' Hazard spent seven years at Chelsea having moved to Stamford Bridge in 2012 from Lille for £32million. He called time on his Blues career with a year left on his contract to pursue his dream of working with Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane. Eden Hazard turned down better offers from Premier League clubs to join Real Madrid, according to his former Chelsea team-mate Cesar Azpilicueta. The Belgium international completed his move to Los Blancos earlier this month in a deal that could rise to £150million. Now Azpilicueta has revealed Hazard had been sent more lucrative deals from English

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City could find themselves banned from Europe in 2020, Guardiola has never spent longer than four consecutive seasons in charge of any one club A season outside of the Champions League can prove disastrous for many clubs on a financial level. City would lose a sizeable chunk of income without European football. In the 2017-18 season they received more than £57m in prize money alone. The figure for the season just gone will have been more again. That is a drop in the ocean for City's owners, who under expulsion from the tournament would technically be able to put more of their own money into the club for that season. It is reportedly part of the reason why Milan are currently negotiating their own ban from the Europa League for the coming campaign. However, City would have to be careful to avoid then breaking Premier League FFP rules. These are more lenient that UEFA's - allowing clubs to lose up to £100m over the course of three seaso

The 17-year-old insisted it was 'a dream come true' after completing the move on Thursday Van der Berg made 15 appearances in the Eredivisie last season and another five in other competitions as he comes in to bolster Jurgen Klopp's backline. Liverpool will see how the centre-back develops and may decide to give him time in the Under 23s or send him back out on loan. The youngster has also earned four caps for Holland at Under 19s level. Liverpool have completed the signing of PEC Zwolle defender Sepp van der Berg. The Reds agreed to an initial fee of £1.3million for the highly-regarded centre-back on Thursday which could rise to £4.4m should Van der Berg go on to make a certain number of appearances in the Premier League and Champions League. The 17-year-old will report to Melwood on July 6 to meet his new team-mates ahead of the new campaign. Van den Berg told the club's official website: 'It's just an amazing feeling. 'It is, for me, the

WEma Bank Peeved by the alleged concessions granted Wema Bank through an ex-parte motion, CMB Maintenance and Investment Company has assured homeowners in its Pearl Gardens and Nuga Park schemes of the safety of their properties as it contests the order in court. In the appeal, CMB is relying on the refusal of the court to grant Wema Bank its request that CMB give up its properties and funds. It seeks to take advantage of the indemnity provided by the court by showing that Wema Bank should not have filed the motion and that the order should not have been made. In its exparte motion, Wema Bank had prayed the court to “issue an order directing the Defendants, either by themselves, agents, assigns or privies to yield up possessions and deliver up to the Receiver Manager all the mortgaged properties covered by the Deeds of Legal Properties dated 04/01/15, 04/01/15, 15/02/15, 20/01/15, 05/01/15 and 26/02/15, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice further to th

President Donald Trump issued a warning to his Russian counterpart Friday against meddling in US elections, laughing and smiling as he told his counterpart not to interfere. "We have many things to discuss, including trade and some disarmament, some little protectionism, in a very positive way," Trump said.  Trump said when questioned by reporters whether he would issue a warning on the matter during their talks. "Don't meddle in the election, please," Trump said, smirking and wagging his finger at Putin. It was an off-hand moment that came at the start of the men's first meeting since the conclusion of Robert Mueller's investigation. Trump said he enjoyed a "very, very good relationship" with Putin, and said "many positive things are going to come out of the relationship." In the seven months since Trump last encountered his Russian counterpart, the Russians detained a former Marine on espionage charges and were accuse

The trial of suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans continued on Thursday at the Lagos High Court Sitting in the Igbosere area with the prosecution seeking to add, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana as a witness in the case. The prosecuting counsel, Mr Yakubu Oshoala, who filed an application to that effect, told the court that an issue came up during trial within trial which required the prosecution to call an additional witness. Evans had told the court that his confessional statement which he made to the police after his arrest in 2017 was made under duress. The court, therefore, conducted a ‘trial within trial’ to ascertain whether the defendant’s statement was actually made under duress. Evans is currently facing two separate charges, bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and attempted murder, before Justice Adedayo Akintoye. In the first charge, Evans is standing trial alongside Joseph Emeka, Ugochukwu Nwachukwu a

The plan to elevate Lagos to become a smart city is not a mere political rhetoric, but an agenda that is being supported by policies that will make the goal achievable, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The Governor said his administration’s commitment to reinvigorate the state’s economy and make it a smart city was reinforced by its growth potential and profile as one of the top investment destinations in Africa. The smart city agenda, Sanwo-Olu said, is on course, stressing that his administration would achieve the goal in partnership with private sector as key driver of development. The Governor spoke on Wednesday at the 13th Annual Business Law Conference organized by Business Law section of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at the Eko Hotels and Suites on Victoria Island. To achieve the aim, Sanwo-Olu said his government had identified key areas to drive growth, stating that investment in infrastructure remained prominent. He said: “As Africa’s most

COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo has been exposed by the wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo who accused him of r*ping her.     COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo   The wife of the popular singer, Timi Dakolo, Busola has left Nigerians in shock after revealing that popular COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo r*ped her when she was still very much younger.   Busola, the mother 3, revealed this in an  exclusive with Y!Naija , and also said the man of God has engaged in many sexual harassment related issues.   She further explained how Pastor Biodun allegedly tried forcing to have s-x with her in his matrimonial home when she came to assist his wife after she delivered her first child.   The revelation is coming as her husband, Timi Dakolo recently launched an attack on the clergyman, without revealing the name of the man of God. He also accused the pastor of taking advantage of women in his ministry and leaving them broken emotionally.   Read the interview as reported b

The Manchester City boss revealed that her will return to Barcelona 'sooner or later' And the 48-year-old could be going back sooner than expected. 'I'm trying to be a good coach - that hasn't gone too badly in this decade. I will return to Barcelona to live, sooner or later.' Guardiola is entering his fourth season at City and has never lasted longer at one club in his management career so far. Speaking at the presentation of the Cruyff Court near Barcelona this week, he said: 'I will return to Barcelona sooner or later. But as president, forget about it. 'To be president, you have to know [what you're doing] and be prepared - to have knowledge that I don't have. Pep Guardiola has put Manchester City on alert after revealing he wants to return to Barcelona 'sooner or later'. The Spaniard still has two years remaining on his deal at the Etihad after leading City to a historic domestic treble last season. Guardiola began h

Mesut Ozil is set to stay at Arsenal next season as the club's plan to offload their top earner stalls. The German is proving a huge financial burden for the Gunners due to his £350,000-per-week wage. The north London club are open to offers for him ahead of the transfer deadline as they look to release some extra funds for manager Unai Emery to strengthen his squad. But the Gunners are yet to receive any formal approaches for their 30-year-old World Cup winner. Arsenal are working on deals to sign Celtic left back Kieran Tierney, 22, and St Etienne defender William Saliba, 18. But the club are working with a tight transfer budget of around £45million this summer.

The balls originated as a collaboration between the French sculptor César Baldaccini and Apollonia’s father, Lionel Poilâne, during the run up to the 1998 World Cup, hosted in, and eventually won by, France. One of César’s enormous metal sculptures stands close to the bakery on Rue du Cherche-Midi, a centaur-like man with — clear as day — two big metal balls dangling from his horse end. It’s clear that Poilâne is a place that welcomes artists; in the office just off the front room, paintings of Poilâne’s bread line three of the four walls, starting around waist-high and stretching to the tall ceiling. The fourth wall is dominated by an elaborately detailed frosted glass window allowing anyone in the back office to peek out and see the customers lined up for the day. Pierre Poilâne, Apollonia’s grandfather, used to let art students barter the paintings for his bread, although today many artists simply send in paintings and sculptures gratis, inspired by the quality of Poilâne’s bread

Soccer is the food of life in more ways than one. The goods arrayed in the window of Poilâne’s unassuming little storefront in the sixth arrondissement are typical of what you’ll find at any bakery in Paris: pains au chocolat, tartes aux pommes, small shortbread cookies called punitions. But proudly set out on a green turf mat, next to 11 cookies arranged in a 3-4-3, sits the real pièce de résistance: a full-sized regulation soccer ball, complete with light and dark panels, and made of nothing but bread. The store has been there since 1932 and has seen the neighborhood gentrify, the buildings transforming from monasteries and convents to a row of fashionable shops and eateries. Inside, the front room is tiny but warm, large enough for maybe a dozen people to crowd in if they don’t mind some uncomfortable touching between strangers. To the right, more punitions, along with smaller sliced loaves and jars of jam. To the left, several rows of enormous sourdough rounds, the top shelve