Football news for the week...Man City lose, Chelsea 2-0 Hull city, Man U 1-1 Stoke (All the weekend's EPL results)

Man City lost for the first time this season to Tottenham 0-2 while two goals from Willian and Diego Costa were enough for a resilient and determined Chelsea side to defeat Hull city at the KCOM Stadium. Leroy Fer's 8th minute goal wasn't enough for Swansea as a spirited Liverpool side scored two goals through Roberto Firmino and James Milner. Manchester United despite having all the possesion in the world and being the better team over 90 mins still played out a 1-1 draw with Stoke City at Old Trafford after goals from Anthony Martial and Joe Allen. See the other results of EPL matches this weekend and more photos after the cut.

Rivers state Governor, caught kissing his wife during the Independence day

The Executive Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and his wife, Suzette Eberechi Wike were seen doing their PDA while others watch, during independence celebration in the state yesterday. Very sweet of them.

Photos: Abuja girls convert Nyanya market to brothel

The chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Abdullahi Candido has condemned in strong terms the conversion of shops at the Nyanya market, Abuja into brothels, residential houses and schools.

Officials of the council discovered on Wednesday when it embarked on the evacuation of street traders at the market that several shops have been turned into residential houses, schools and “red light district” by women of easy virtue.

In a chat with DAILY POST, one of the resident commercial sex workers at the Nyanya market said the place was her only source of livelihood, especially now that the economic recession was biting really hard on the country.
“You know say the market no get gate, so e dey open 24/7, people dey stay for here from night till morning. I don dey do this business for this place; e don reach like two years
now. As Naija hard so, na only dis place dey help us survive.
Dem dey give us from one thousand to three thousand, but if business bad, we deny reduce am. If you come here in the night now, you go see plenty customers for here,” she revealed.
Meanwhile, security agents who entered one of the shops, bumped into a commercial sex worker and her supposed client. She, however, claimed that he was not a client, but her lover who came to visit her.

The security men, however, arrested three ladies and two men engaging in sexual activities in the shop turned into a brothel.

Goodluck Jonathan writes Nigerians a heartfelt Independence Day message

Guys, read ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s message to all Nigerians as we celebrate Independence day. today.

Reactions from Nigerians continue below. Someone said he wishes God will bring GEJ back to villa to correct what Buhari has damaged. Do you want that too? Another person called Buhari a 'coconut head president'.

Man spends $26,000 on surgery to look like David Beckham

An unemployed 19-year-old British man, Jack Johnson, says he has spent £20,000 (about $26,000) of Benefits money, on surgery to look like soccer star David Beckham. Johnson says he spent the money on procedures for his cheeks, chin, eyebrows, lips, teeth and tanning injections to try to look like Beckham.
He says even though he knows he doesn't yet look like Beckham, it will cost him another £30,000 in procedures to help him reach his goal.
Johnson who admits to being in a lot of debt says Doctors have shot down some of his requests.

In an interview with This Morning on ITV, he said:
"Obviously, I know I don't look like him," Johnson said. “I'm not that stupid but I've got a long way to go to get my goals to look like him.”
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Happy 56th Independence Day Nigeria & Happy New Month!!

Happy 56th Independence Day Nigeria and Happy New month to you and your loved ones, sweethearts!

Rejoice and celebrate today with pride. We may not be where we should be or wish to be, but then, our future is brighter. Happy Independence Day Nigeria!

Veteran Nollywood actor, Elder Maya is dead

Veteran Nollywood actor, Martins Njubuigbo, popularly known as Elder Maya has died months after battling a liver-related ailment. Actor Yomi Fabiyi broke the sad news last night.