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Don't forget to add this achievement to their trophies in 2015. So far, Barcelona has won the La Liga for 2014/2015 season, Spanish Copa del Rey, Uefa Champions League, Uefa Super Cup and now the Fifa Club World Cup. It is only right to say they won 2015.    The match took place in Japan where Barcelona faced River Plate, an Argentine professional football club. Lionel Messi handed his club with the goal opener at the 36th minute into the game, followed by a brace from the Uruguayan forward, Luis Suarez. So far, the trio, MSN have constantly proved to the world that they are the current best in the world and just for the fact, these three also have an amazing chemistry among them. Another photo of the trio below.

 A plea to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari pleading to him to do the needful by rewarding all the Athletes that have made Nigeria proud in the year 2015 and also that he should redeem the promises he made to the 1985 world-cup-winning U17 squad. It is a long existed custom in Nigeria for Athletes to be rewarded for their excellent efforts by the Federal Government.

Twelve Malaysian tourists and a Thai were killed Sunday in a bus crash in Thailand, a country with some of the world’s most dangerous roads, according to information from police and a tour operator. Investigators said the accident happened soon after midday in Doi Saket district 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the northern city of Chiang Mai.

Former Abia State governor, (Dr.) Orji Uzoh Kalu, undoubtedly, is a man of clout. As a politician, he is widely acknowledged to have positively impacted his society. As a businessman, his industry is also a lesson for many. He is one of the few Nigerians who enjoy global recognition. Though the foregoing may not be news, what you will rather find more interesting is the fact that the former governor has just recently secured a nod for his Slok Airline to resume business operation by the aviation authorities.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace peace and dialogue instead of beating war drums, saying what the nation needs right now is better communication and not to go on another round of civil war.

Timothy Oguntayo Amidst the unabated volatility in the value of the naira against the United States dollar at the parallel market, some banking sector players have canvassed for import substitution as panacea for the volatility of the Nigerian currency.

Six people have been killed at Bela village, Bornon Kurku area of Bali local government in Taraba state by youths protesting the killing of two people during a robbery incident by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly killed during the past week. The protesting youths, according to THISDAY investigations, went after the victims on the suspicion that they or their kinsmen were masterminds of a robbery incident along Chediya/Borno Kurku road on the fateful day which claimed two lives.

Many members of Peoples Democratic Party PDP on Saturday decamped to the All Progressives Congress APC at Chief Akume Atongo stadium in Katsina-Ala in Benue state. The defected members were received by Governor Ortom of Benue state and other APC chieftains in the state.It seems APC has taken over the state since PDP lost the governorship race to APC in the last gubernatorial election.

Omo Baba Olowo is so much used to his casual wears that it took the intervention of his manager for him to wear a suit to a corporate function recently. I think he looks nice in after all.

 Well I don't know how she does this but this lady is looking younger every blessed day. Let me ask, Gen, how do you do it? The Nollywood Actress covers Thisday Style Mag cover and i must tell you, she looks younger than ever. And her beauty; is out of this world.

Latest Emerging report has it that due to the obviously encouraging victory that the Nigerian Army has recorded in few days over Boko Haram, the insurgent group have finally decided to develop a new contrivance to attack. One of Naij’s publications revealed that during an alleged counter attack against the Insurgents in Bama, the Nigerian troops were faced with not just humans but snakes.

It hurts and scares me whenever I see once happy, strong and admirable couples falling apart especially over small and silly things.  Nowadays people value their pride more than their relationships and they forget all the promises they made to each other just because of temporary sadness. People no longer take relationships seriously, they no longer fight for the other, they give up so fast and they no longer know the meaning of true love. Money, riches, material things and sex is what majority of the people term as true love.

An Air France with 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board was forced to land in Kenya after a bomb was found in one of the toilets. The Boeing 777 Air France flight was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when the pilots requested an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport at 12:37am local time (early this morning Dec. 20th), police spokesman Charles Owino said. "It requested an emergency landing when a device suspected to be an explosive was discovered in the lavatory," Owino said. "The plane was carrying 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board and had left Mauritius at 9pm", Owino added.

So cute!