33 year old British billionaire businessman James Stunt, who is married to Petra - the daughter of Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone - went on a shopping spree in London yesterday in a luxury motorcade fit for a president. The cars, which included two Rolls-Royce vehicles - thought to have a minimum value of £285,000 each, two Range Rovers and other luxury cars - were spotted lined up outside an auction house in London as the art dealer, accompanied by his vast team of security staff, went inside to buy more art work.
James is said to be worth about £5.5billion. Members of his team were seen carrying the paintings out from the auction house and loading them into the waiting fleet. More photos after the cut...
James and his wife of 4 years, Petra pictured above. James made his money from the gambling, art, mining and Transcontinental shipping industry. He reportedly has over 200 rare collector’s cars between his collections in the US and UK which reportedly includes two Rolls-Royce Celestials, three Lamborghinis, two Mercedes and two Range Rovers.
The award-winning actress and stunning fashionista turned 40 yesterday July 12th and hosted a dinner party with family and friends. Happy belated birthday to her. More pics after the cut...
This has to be their one of their sickest videos yet. ISIS over the weekend released a video showing the mass executions of prisoners. The men - in their hundreds - were made to lay in shallow graves and were then sprayed with bullets. The men are believed to be military cadets captured during their battle with the terrorists. The men were brought to their death place in trucks and were heard in the video pleading for their lives before they were machine-gunned. Some were shot individually and their bodies dumped into the Tigris River, while an excavator is seen shifting piles of bodies as the executions continue into the night. More photos after the cut...
Male fans at Nicki Minaj's concerts must really enjoy themselves...she gives them a show! The rapper performed last night at Splash! Festival in Germany, wearing a sheer costume comprising of black lace veil and a sheer wrap skirt, which she later peeled off. See more photos after the cut...
Nigerian Prison sources say ex Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido and his two sons Aminu and Mustapha, have been flown to Abuja this morning ahead of the court hearing for their bail application holding tomorrow July 14th. The former Governor and sons who are standing trial for allegedly collecting bribe totaling N1.35 billion from government contractors when he was governor, were on July 9th ordered to be remanded in Kano Prisons by Justice Evelyn Anyadike.
Former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido and his two sons may regain their freedom on Tuesday.
Federal High Court in Kano State had last week ordered that the immediate former governor of Jigawa State , Alhaji Sule Lamido, his two sons and one other person be remanded in prison custody over 28-count charge of alleged money laundering charges.
Information made available to LEADERSHIP through Lamido's spokesman, Malam Kyari J. Madamuwa, revealed that a vacation judge has been appointed and will sit on Tuesday, adding that they were hopeful Lamido and his two sons and one other person would be granted bail. Lamido was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) along with his two sons, Mustapha Sule Lamido and Aminu Sule Lamido and one Aminu Wada Abubakar over alleged money laundering charges to the tune of N1.3 billion.
The accused persons, who were charged under various money laundering prohibition acts, pleaded not guilty to all the charges counted against them in the court.
However, in his submission, last week counsel to the defendant, Mr. Offiong E. Offiong, while seeking for the bail of his clients, told the court that they have applied for the bail since last Tuesday, stressing that the alleged offences are bailable.
Hence, the presiding judge adjourned the case to 28th September, 2015 for continued hearing and ordered that the accused be remanded at the prison custody pending the bail application by the defence lawyer to the vacation judge at the Abuja Federal High Court.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's goalkeeper
Asmir Begovic takes part in a training session at the Sammy Ofer
Stadium in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa on November 15, 2014 (AFP
Photo/Jack Guez)
London (AFP) - Premier League champions Chelsea on Monday announced the signing of Bosnian international goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Stoke City.
Begovic,
28, has agreed a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea paying
Stoke an undisclosed fee to make the goalkeeper their second major
signing of the summer.
British press reports put the fee at £8 million ($12.4m, 11.2m euros).
"I
am very happy to be joining Chelsea FC. After speaking at length to the
manager, I feel like I can develop here and be an important part of
this team," Begovic told Chelsea's official website.
His arrival in west London follows the signing of Colombian striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan from Monaco, and the giant shot-stopper will give Thibaut Courtois competition for places between the posts after Petr Cech was sold to Arsenal.
Begovic,
who went to school in Canada and represented that country at the
under-20 World Cup in 2007, spent more than five years with Stoke after
moving to the Britannia Stadium from Portsmouth in 2010.
It wouldn't be
unfair to say that 26-year-old Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz spent
much of his time under the radar, most likely due to career decisions.
He started his career at Chilean club Cobreloa, moving to Colo-Colo
after three seasons of service in 2009, helping the latter win a Chilean
League title. He then moved to Argentinian club Quilmes, but only spent
half a season with them before joining Argentinian head coach Jorge
Sampaoli in Universidad de Chile in 2011.
Aranguiz was fundamental for
the club and especially for Sampaoli's tactics, which were heavily
influenced by Marcelo Bielsa. But unlike his colleagues who lost their
way after the coach left "La U" for the Chilean national team, Aranguiz
found further success.
The midfielder was bought by
Spanish club Granada in 2014 but was quickly sent on loan in January of
the same year to SC Internacional, a traditional Brazilian club. In
Brazil, he also made an instant impact, scoring goals at the State
Championship and in the Brazilian League while helping his club achieve a
Copa Libertadores berth. He was bought by the Brazilian club after he
was named State Championship MVP in June in the same year.
He had been involved with the
Chilean national team since 2010, but it wasn't until the last World Cup
that Charles Aranguiz started making noise while playing for La Roja.
Scoring against Spain in the Maracanã last year and being a key player
for the team that won Chile's first Copa America in 99 years a few weeks
ago, he was quickly linked to a number of European clubs - including
Chelsea.
Just what is it that has made him so sought after?
First, Aranguiz is a
jack-of-all-trades kind of player. He's not a destroyer, nor a deep
playmaker and neither a box-to-box midfielder. But he can help a team in
all of these roles.
For Internacional, Aranguiz
recorded 2.7 successful tackles and 1.4 unsuccessful ones per 90 minutes
played, which would bring him to a tackling success of approximately
66% while receiving 7 yellow cards and no reds in 24 matches. He's not
as good as Matic in his positioning, but he has more awareness as a
pivot player than Fabregas or Ramires.
He's known to be a great short
passing player, connecting almost 87% of his passes. He's not as good as
Fabregas with killer and pin-point passing, but his cool head will help
his team with cycling possession and setting up the tempo.
Aranguiz is also reckoned as an
accurate shooter and a good free kick taker. Of his 6 goals scored for
Internacional in the Brazilian League last season, none were penalties.
He's got a good awareness inside the box, as that is where 5 of those
goals came from, but he's also got a powerful shot from outside the box
having scored some screamers in his career.
He's also very versatile. A
natural pivot midfielder in a 4-2-3-1, Aranguiz has also seen playing
time as a wide midfielder and as an attacking midfielder for Chile and
also for Internacional.
Second, his cost. With a
rumoured price tag of £16 million, Charles Aranguiz might be too
expensive for most South American and European clubs to take a look at,
but certainly not to English clubs with their new TV deal.
Third, his utility. As
mentioned before, Aranguiz can do almost anything in the midfield with
mild success at club and national team level. With John Obi Mikel
perhaps looking to leave Chelsea and Ramires' lack of technique becoming
a glaring weakness, it makes sense for Chelsea to look for an upgrade
in the position and Aranguiz seems to fit the bill perfectly.
Moving to get Charles Aranguiz
is not without risk. Although he's been quite successful for his
national team, he never experienced European football, which might be a
huge problem given the gap in quality between South America and Europe
at the moment.
Also, at 26 years old, he has
practically no resale value. We didn't mind that while buying Willian,
Diego Costa and Fabregas and they've been staples in our squad; but we
did the same with Cuadrado and Torres. Aranguiz still is a gamble and
while he wouldn't be much of a hit on Chelsea's books - his weekly wages
in Brazil are probably less than £25,000 - he'd still generate a loss
for Chelsea if he fails to adapt to English football.
Finally, there's the risk of
unsettling the squad. Mikel's transfer out seems more than ever before,
but we have heard of talks between the club and Ramires for a contract
extension while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is supposed to be integrated into the
first team squad. If Aranguiz manages to adapt quickly to English
football like he did in Brazil, I'm sure he'd jump into Chelsea's third
preferred pivot player behind Matic and Fabregas, "robbing" playing time
from Ramires, RLC and from Mikel if he stays.
Even with those lingering
problems, I'm confident in Aranguiz's ability to justify his transfer
fee. He adapted to Brazilian football seamlessly, which is something
other quality South American players failed at before. Although he's
close to his physical peak, his game is more related to his mental
strength and acute technique. He's also quite consistent, and enjoys
playing high stake matches as shown by his performance against Argentina
in the Copa America finals.
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday named a
new housing minister and replaced the head of the royal court in his
latest government shuffle.
A decree named Minister of State Khalid bin
Abdulrahman al-Issa to replace Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Suwailem as head
of the royal court, a type of gatekeeper to the king.
The decree gave no reason for that or the other changes.
Suwailem
had held the post since late April when he took over from Salman's
powerful son Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a major shake-up
which saw the king's son named Deputy Crown Prince and second in line to
the throne.
Mohammed bin Salman is also defence minister and holds other positions.
Concentrating power in his inner circle, the king at that time also named Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince.
A
day later, King Salman further streamlined administration by merging
the royal court with the crown prince's court, based on a suggestion by
Mohammed bin Nayef, official media said at the time.
A separate royal decree on Monday named Majid bin Abdullah bin Hamad al-Hugail as housing minister.
The decree described Hugail as a professor.
He replaces an official who temporarily held the portfolio after the previous minister's dismissal in April.
The kingdom is building hundreds of thousands of homes for its citizens in an effort to address a severe shortage.
Another
royal decree named Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Musaid bin Jalwi
al-Saud as governor of the Northern Frontier Province which borders Iraq
to replace the previous governor who died this month.
Prince Mishaal had been serving as an adviser to the king.
33 year old British billionaire businessman James Stunt, who is married to Petra - the daughter of Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone - went on a shopping spree in London yesterday in a luxury motorcade fit for a president. The cars, which included two Rolls-Royce vehicles - thought to have a minimum value of £285,000 each, two Range Rovers and other luxury cars - were spotted lined up outside an auction house in London as the art dealer, accompanied by his vast team of security staff, went inside to buy more art work.
James and his wife of 4 years, Petra pictured above. James made his money from the gambling, art, mining and Transcontinental shipping industry. He reportedly has over 200 rare collector’s cars between his collections in the US and UK which reportedly includes two Rolls-Royce Celestials, three Lamborghinis, two Mercedes and two Range Rovers.
