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By Mod - 5 hours ago -  Arsenal's Player of the Month of August, Matteo Guendouzi has discussed factors that motivated him to sign for North London football outfit, Arsenal.   Matteo Guendouzi Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has revealed a key factor behind his signing this summer. Guendouzi moved to the Emirates from Lorient for around £7million and has started each of Arsenal’s four Premier League games to date. The Frenchman couldn’t stop Unai Emery’s side losing their opening games to Manchester City and Chelsea. But the Gunners have bounced back with successive wins over West Ham and Cardiff ahead of the international break. And it’s the history of French players in north London that persuaded Guendouzi to make the move across the Channel. “Arsenal is the club of my heart, the club I’ve supported since I was little,” Guendouzi told Ouest-France. “I grew up watching, along with my grandfather, videos of Vieira, Henry and the others, the Fre...

How to look 15 years younger without Botox? Reported byChincia Adoti Top story of the month: "The story of my beauty" Hi there, dear readers. Today, I would like to tell you the story of how I managed to find my beauty far-far-away, and how I was able to bring it back home. First things first, let me introduce myself. I'm Hanna Tibbots, 47 years old, currently living in Abuja. This is my story I woke up one day and when I looked in the mirror, I broke out in tears. My forehead was just absolutely full with deep wrinkles and fine lines - that day was a rigid, cold autumn day, but my heart longed for warmth and light. For some reason, I recalled a story I had read way back in the past about a woman who managed to rejuvenate her face at the specialized spas of Tunis. This former French colony is just full of expert cosmeticians who use great local products to help people. These experts work 2-3 times cheaper than the Nigerian beauticians. I guess th...

Liverpool Goalkeeper Alisson Becker Speaks After His Embarrassing Error Vs Leicester City Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has held his hand up after his embarrassing mistake almost cost Liverpool dear. Alisson tried to dribble past Leicester substitute Kelechi Iheanacho but lost the ball and gifted the hosts the goal by Rachid Ghezzal that left the Reds clinging on to victory. The Brazilian goalkeeper , who was retrieving a poor back pass by Virgil Van Dijk, told ESPN Brazil: “I am angry that I made a mistake that put the team in a difficult situation. “It was bad judgement. I made a mistake reading the play. “I didn’t get a very good pass. We talked about that in the dressing room and I spoke to Virgil. It wasn’t a good pass but I could have just kicked it long. “It is part of my game but I am not going to be arrogant to stand here and say I’m going to keep doing it. We have to learn from our mistakes. “If it is necessary the dribble has to be the last res...

Photos: President Buhari arrives China for the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation President Buhari has landed in Beijing, China for the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Buhari’s first engagement in the country will be an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in China at the Nigerian Embassy. He is also expected to deliver his remarks as the current chairman of ECOWAS at the “High-level Dialogue between Chinese and African leaders, business representatives and African entrepreneurs.”

Larger house, crazier fun for Lagos Comic Con Seventh Edition Step aside San-Diego comic Con, Lagos Comic Con is in its 7 th year. Yeah and that’s the fact. There has been a Comic Con in Lagos Nigeria since 2012 and the 7th edition is happening this September 15 th at the Landmark event center, Victoria Island, Lagos. Widely regarded as Africa’s biggest geek and pop culture event, the Lagos Comic Convention in its 7 th edition this year comes with even more inclusiveness for the creative arts industry. It also moves to a bigger venue, Landmark Events Centre for the first time which can guarantee space to accommodate the thousands of fun seekers and art lovers who every year troupe into the Lagos Comic Con venue. Lagos Comic Con has come to be trusted and embraced as the umbrella platform for the growth and nurture of Nigeria’s creative arts. It brings together professionals, entrepreneurs and fans of comics, games, animation, films, books and vir...