Usher allegedly paid $1.1 million to a woman he infected with incurable herpes virus

The superstar reportedly cut a million dollar check to settle a lawsuit filed by a former sex partner who he infected with the incurable herpes virus.

Details below…

Radar Online broke the explosive news in a probe about the dancer in court documents between a celebrity stylist and the 38-year-old singer.

Legal documents detailed how the eight-time Grammy winner — whose real name is Usher Raymond IV — had rigorous unprotected sex without disclosing he was stricken with the rabid virus.
Court papers also showed how the ‘Let it burn’ singer whose divorce from first wife Tameka Foster was finalized in 2009 — was “exposed to herpes” in 2009 or 2010.

In a disgusting revelation, a “greenish discharge” once oozed from the performer’s penis, but otherwise, he had no signs of the infection and was labeled an “asymptomatic carrier” by doctors.

After initially admitting concern to his partner, Usher — who’s worth a cool $180 million — later convinced her that an STD examination result was negative, and they continued to engage in unprotected sex.

But wait… there’s more!

Their romps went without a hitch until three weeks after a passionate hookup when the victim — whose identity is being withheld by Radar — woke up “feeling very sick” with a “fever of 100 degrees, chills, headache, and aches and pains.”

She “also developed lesions and blisters in her vagina,” and was so terrified she sought treatment at urgent care, where a doctor promptly diagnosed her with herpes.

After being confronted by his partner for infecting her, Usher called her two days later with his doctor, who confirmed he carries the herpes virus.

According to the document, the “Yeah!” singer — going by the pseudonym “Papa Bear” in messages — posted a check covering her medical bills totaling $2,754.40.

According to the court documents, Usher, who is now married to Grace Miguel, was accused of “consciously and purposefully” withholding his herpes diagnosis from the woman “and continued to have unprotected sex.”

In a declaration, the celebrity fashionista said she “feels that her health and body have been ruined,” and she “has suffered severe emotional distress and has been extremely depressed … knowing there is no cure.”

Chelsea agree £60m deal to sign Real Madrid striker, Alvaro Morata

The Spain international must now agree on personal terms and pass a medical to complete the transfer.

The 24-year-old would be the Premier League champions' fourth signing of the summer, after goalkeeper Willy Caballero, defender Antonio Rudiger, and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Morata scored 20 goals last season after rejoining Real from Juventus.
He won La Liga and the Champions League, but the majority of his appearances were as a substitute.

Morata could replace Spain team-mate Diego Costa, who says he has been told by manager Antonio Conte that he is no longer in Chelsea's plans.
Manchester United had been interested in Morata prior to signing Everton striker Romelu Lukaku for an initial £75m.

"I'm going to the team managed by the coach who has placed the most faith in me, and that's great for me," Morata told AS on Wednesday.

Morata joined Real Madrid's youth team in 2008 and was handed his senior debut aged 18 in 2010.

The 6ft 3in striker moved to Italy in 2014, scoring 27 goals in two years for Juventus, winning both Serie A and the Coppa Italia twice and playing in the 2015 Champions League final.

Real exercised a buy-back option in June 2016 to take him back to the Bernabeu.

Morata has won 20 caps for Spain, scoring nine goals, since his international debut in 2014.

Liverpool willing to improve rejected £66million offer for Naby Keita

Liverpool is ready to roll the dice again with a £70million bid for Naby Keita, writes Darren Lewis in Hong Kong.

Jurgen Klopp’s £66m bid for the midfielder has been rejected by RB Leipzig, and he laughed off the German club's decision to make it public.

Klopp, who turned to cookery during one of his many public appearances while the Reds are on tour here, said: “What do you know? £66million turned down today? Are we in Macau?”

The Liverpool manager, however, has still not given up on the 22-year-old Guinea international - his no.1 target - whose performances last season helped his Bundesliga club into the Champions League.
A decision on the Merseysiders’ next move will be made early next week.

But while Klopp and his squad have been here in Hong Kong, sporting director Michael Edwards has remained in England trying to keep the lines of communications open.

The player has a buyout clause of £50m that will become active next summer and Leipzig owner Dietrich Mateschitz confirmed the Merseysiders’ bid before insisting they are wasting their time trying to sign Keita now.

Mateschitz, an Austrian businessman worth £11.5billion, is the co-founder of the energy drink Red Bull and owns the company’s F1 team.

He said: “We don’t sell any of our players just to get money. Lately, we got a €75m [£66million] offer for Naby Keita. No way! He has a contract and he will accomplish it.

“To sell him would not only be a proof of distrust to our fans but also the wrong sign for our players like Timo Werner, who is in demand too.”

Keita, however, wants to play in the Premier League according to his countryman and former Liverpool striker Titi Camara.

Camara tweeted earlier this month: “From what I’m led to believe Naby has his heart set on LFC move. Leipzig has been informed of his intent and is looking for a replacement.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool, who beat Crystal Palace in a friendly here on Wednesday, has agreed on a £10million deal with Hull for left-back Andy Robertson.

Midfielder Kevin Stewart has left the Reds' Asia ahead of a £8m move to Hull

Inspiring five Interesting Things You Should Know About The Yoruba People

The Yoruba race is more or less a collection of diverse people bound together by language, culture, and history. The Yoruba people are a distinguished people and are well-known as the home to one of Africa’s richest cultures.

Jumia Travel shares 5 interesting things about the Yoruba people.

The Yorubas are Among the Most Urbanized People in Africa
This is because of centuries before the arrival of the British colonial administration, most Yoruba people already lived in well-structured urban centers. These centers were organized around powerful city states called ‘Ilu’, which was centered around the residence of the Oba. In other words, before the coming of the British colonial masters, the Yoruba people were already organized under the rule of their Oba.
Yorubas are very Expressive People
This is particularly seen in the way they speak and converse with one another. It is also seen in their colorful festivals and celebrations. From wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies, housewarming parties and even burials, you cannot deny the rich and ostentatious style and ceremonial nature of the people of the culture.

The Yoruba People are One of the Largest Ethnic Groups in Africa
This is according to the CIA World Factbook Report of 2013. The Yoruba people constitute over 40 million people found in most parts of the world, with the largest concentration in Nigeria.

When a Child is Born in Yorubaland, the Naming Ceremony is Carried Out After 8 Days
Regardless of modernization, the Yoruba people still cling dearly to most of their cultural and traditional practices, and the above traditional practice is one of them. After a period of eight days, a naming ceremony is held for a new born where close relatives are invited.

The Yoruba Language Has Many Dialects
The Yoruba language is a tonal language and is a Niger-Congo language that has the largest number of native speakers. The language has many dialects but most of its speakers are able to understand one another

This Beautiful Pre-Wedding Photos Of A Doctor and A Nurse Will Amaza You

This cute doctor and his pretty Nurse fiancee are set to tie the knot. Good together! More photos...

US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, recognized Nigeria Youngest Female Pilot

Captain Joan Obasi who was recognized by US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, is currently a pilot with Arik Air, flying the Lagos-Johannesburg flights. She has also been included in the FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Prior to becoming a certified pilot, Obasi had first worked as a flight attendant. Kudos!

Nigerian housewife fakes her kidnap to force Husband to relocate her to US

A Nigerian housewife, Mrs. Bukola Ogun, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly staging her own kidnap with the intention of extorting money from her husband, and to also make the man, who is an American citizen, relocate her to the United States.

The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, who was speaking during the parade of 12 arrested suspects in the state at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, said the 37-year-old businesswoman, had conspired with a two-man gang, among whom was his cousin, Kayode Adepoju, to orchestrate her own kidnap in order to fraudulently obtain money from her husband.
The police boss said the incident happened at about 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, when three armed hoodlums stormed the residence of the supposed victim and ‘kidnapped’ her to an unknown destination.

“Barely four hours later, the suspects contacted the victim’s husband, demanding for N10million as ransom as a condition for his wife’s release.

“Unknown to the husband that the kidnap was actually arranged by his wife, he reported the case to the police, and upon the receipt, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) began a manhunt for the hoodlums.

“During the intensive investigation, two suspects were arrested, and they let the cat out of the bag, as operatives were stunned to discover that the victim was the architect of the fake kidnap.

“The woman, for the three days she was away, lodged in a hotel at Imalefalafia area, Ibadan, while efforts were on to rescue her, but after two of the suspects were eventually arrested in their criminal hideout at Imalefalafia area, they confessed to the crime and the mastermind was arrested,” the police boss said.

However, while speaking, the woman, Mrs. Ogun, said she called her cousin, Kayode, informing him that she wanted her husband to relocate her to the United States, so wanted to stage her own kidnap so, after her rescue, her husband would be left with no option than to send her abroad.

“So I left home on Tuesday, July 4, and returned on Thursday, July 6, acting as if I was kidnapped.

It was then that my husband started calling about that I had been kidnapped before finally informing the police.

“Everything is still like a child’s play; he is an American citizen and I just wanted him to relocate me to the US. I told the gang to demand N10million from my husband; I knew he could not afford that kind of money, but just for the whole plan to look real.

“And within the three days I was away, I lodged myself in a hotel, but I regret everything now,” Mrs. Ogun, who had been married to her husband for six years with two children, said.

While speaking on his role in the whole case, Mrs. Ogun’s cousin, Kayode, said the woman just called her one day, informing him that she wanted to stage her own kidnap so that her husband would agree to relocate her to the United States since he is a citizen.

“So she told me to find one of my friends who has a car and we would come to her house in the evening of the day we wanted to stage the kidnap.

“When we even got to her house, she was the one who walked out herself and entered the car we brought, and we took her to the hotel where she lodged for three days.

“After that, we called her husband, asking for N10million ransom, just to make the whole plan look real, but we didn’t collect anything from him.

“However, I was arrested the following day after she returned home; policemen came to my office to arrest me, and we had no option than to tell the police the truth,” Kayode said.

The Oyo police boss, however, said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as possible so as to serve as a less to others who might be planning such stunts.

How Busy Moms Can Better Manage Their Time Effectively

How can I possibly accomplish everything on my to-do list and still keep my sanity?

How can I make time for family when work is so busy?

How can I sleep more restfully?

These are just a few of the questions that millions of us, as moms, ask ourselves on a daily basis. In a demanding, busy, lifestyle, we are all battling exhaustion and how to manage our time more effectively to be the best moms we can be. Here are a few things that I’ve discovered help me to keep some balance and keep my schedule in check:
You must have a plan. Once you have a plan in place, tweaks and adjustments can be made, as you deem appropriate. But the first step is actually having a plan! If you lack a plan, typically you will accomplish the first thing that arises. The problem is that the first thing that arises isn’t necessarily the priority of the day. For example, you go into the storage closet at work to retrieve more printer paper. After digging for 5 minutes to locate it, you decide that the storage closet could really use some organizing, so you begin the enormous task of reorganization. Two hours later, you have made some progress in the storage closet, but your desk is piled high with more important priorities. While the closet needed some attention, there were other things that are more pressing. If we aren’t careful in planning, we will be pulled from task to task, never really accomplishing anything, but tired, nevertheless. Plan first.

Implement family time. You absolutely must schedule time with your kids – quality time. If you are a mother with children still in the home, and most of you are, you must recognize immediately that this is merely a season of life, and in the blink of an eye, it will be gone. Parenting is a small season of your life and it is quickly fleeting, so take advantage of some family time. Failure to implement scheduled family time means that most of us carry the burden of guilt that we aren’t a good enough mom or that we are short-changing our children by having to work outside the home. Schedule the time and make it a quality experience for your children, so that when you are at work, you can present at work.

Have a more productive day versus a busy day. As previously mentioned, none of us struggle with too little to do. We are all being pulled with an endless list of tasks, but we must focus on production versus reaction. The quality of how you perform the work is often more important than the quantity of the work.

Have fun. Too many of us are going throughout are jobs, homes, relationships in a way that is busy, stressed, etc. And we are never really enjoying any moment. We’re at home worrying about the job and at the job worrying about home. Make it a point to actually enjoy what you are doing. Recall why you took the job or how much you enjoy your children. Choose to focus on the joys of parenthood versus the to-do list. Choose to focus on why your job makes a difference in your community or in the quality of lives of others versus the actual tasks. Sometimes, an impromptu dance party at the copy machine may be just what you need to lighten the load, get a few laughs from colleagues, and actually enjoy your day! Fun makes the managing of the rest of the day easier.

Rest. Statistics continually support that well-rested sleepers are more productive throughout their workday than those who struggle to get sound sleep. The number one cause of insomnia (barring medical issues) is a busy mind. We lie awake thinking of the 22 things that need to be accomplished tomorrow. Hebrews 4:9 says there is a “special rest waiting for the people of God.” Vs. 11 on that same chapter further challenges us to enter that rest. When we recognize that everything we have comes from God, every blessing and that there is no challenge too big for Him, we’re able to truly rest in His peace. When we understand, fully, that he will not leave us to carry the tasks of our tomorrows alone, we can lay down the burdens of the day and get that sound sleep we need.

[written by Jennifer Maggio, an author, and speaker]

5 Creative Things Every Married Couple Should Do

“You’ve got to make time to invest in your marriage.”

If you’re married, it’s likely you’ve heard that phrase at least once. In fact, I was visiting a good friend recently and we were talking about our respective marriages when that topic came up.

The conversation we were having revolved around the idea that people are telling young married couples to “invest in their marriage” without explaining what on earth that actually means.

While it sounds like a noble idea, the concept of “investing in your marriage” can seem so far away for many couples, particularly during the first decade of marriage. Think about all that is going on during those first few years of your marriage. If you’re anything like us, most likely, you’re raising young children, sleep deprived, worn out from work, all the while trying to survive financially, make meals, and somehow keep the house from looking like a hurricane passed through it.
It’s hard to figure out how to find the time or energy to “invest” in one more thing during these busy seasons of life.

As a professional counselor, I know that offering blanket statements like telling people to invest in their marriage, can often discourage more than encourage. So, in a practical sense, what does it actually mean to invest in your marriage when life is crazy and beyond? Here are a few bite-sized things to consider doing as a way to invest in your marriage:

Connect Spiritually
One of the most beautiful aspects of marriage comes with the opportunity to emotionally and spiritually connect with another human being. Add to that, the gift of Christian marriage that gives us an opportunity to connect, not only with one another but with a holy and almighty God. Oftentimes, believing couples tend to take their spiritual connection for granted, forgetting that some of the most intimate moments in marriage are when we’re sharing our hearts, communicating what’s in our spirit, and interacting about our relationship with God.

I can honestly tell you that some of the most intimate times I spend with my husband are the moments we sit, hand in hand, at the end of the day and just pray about whatever is going on in our lives. It’s a simple act, yet has a supernatural outcome. If you’re looking for a really powerful way of investing in your marriage, consider setting some time aside weekly or even daily to pray together and share about what God is doing in each of your lives.

Communicate Regularly
Believe it or not, the average married couple spends just minutes a day in active and meaningful communication. It’s also a known fact that communication gets less and less with each year of marriage. I don’t know about you, but hearing that saddens me because there is so much joy in being able to communicate with your spouse. When it comes to communicating, it’s important to realize that there are levels of conversation. Facts are the most superficial level, followed by opinions and ideas, followed by the deepest level of sharing our feelings and emotions with one another. That can be uncomfortable for some people, depending on how they were raised or the kind of communication they’ve grown accustomed to.

But the truth is, each level of conversation is important and has to be deliberately worked into the conversation. If you want to do something small that will have a big impact on your marriage, set aside 10-20 minutes a day sitting face to face with your spouse, for the sole purpose of communicating. Don’t let this be the time to discuss conflict or problems, but just a time to catch up and keep up with one another. Consider asking open-ended questions like What was the best part of your day today? or What’s something I can do to help you out this week? The goal of this time is to enjoy each other and encourage one another.

Touch Often
Before we had children, I remember observing a couple we were friends with who had children. Between feeding their kids at meal times, and keeping them entertained and occupied during our fellowship time, I noticed that they hardly ever had any physical contact with each other. No hand-holding. No snuggling on the couch. No arms around the shoulder. Fast forward a few years and a few kids later, and I totally understand the struggle of trying to connect physically with your spouse, all while being pulled in a million different directions.

But even during seasons of life when it’s hard to come by, physical touch is such an important part of investing in your marriage. Take inventory of your marriage, and find times (or even schedule times if you have to!) where you can be deliberate about holding hands, kissing often, making love, or even doing something as simple as touching your spouse’s back as you pass them in the kitchen. Physical touch conveys to your spouse that: I notice you, I desire you, and I want to be near you. Talk about a great investment!

Confess and Forgive Frequently
As much as we talk about confession and forgiveness within the church, I believe we often fail to apply it in the context of our marriages, because let’s be honest, it’s a hard task! The idea of being vulnerable and sharing your weaknesses and shortcomings with another person can be a really hard pill to swallow…which is precisely why God calls us to do it. The practice of letting down our pride in the act of confession opens the door for the opportunity to forgive, which is the sacred glue that holds marriages together.

The couples I see in my practice who are highly satisfied in marriage, are not the ones who have the least amount of disagreement, but the ones who have the most forgiveness. God has forgiven each one of us of so much, and those who live in that freedom are freed to forgive others. Invest in your marriage by taking the time to search your heart frequently, being honest with your spouse about the things you are longing to change and the areas you need to ask for forgiveness.

"Get Away" Weekly
They say that couples who “pray together stay together”. But I think it can also be said that couples who play together, have the most fun! Life can get busy, and the stress of it all can make us lose sight of the fact that God wants us to enjoy one another and the life he’s given us. Invest in your marriage by taking one time a week and setting aside the time to go out (or stay in if you can’t afford a weekly sitter) and do something fun! Play a board game on the living room floor, go out for a fun dinner, take a hike, pack a picnic lunch, or even go on a scenic drive. The possibilities are endless, and what you’re doing matters so much less than who you’re doing it with. Rekindle your love for one another, by rekindling your friendship.

Investing in your marriage often means doing small things deliberately that will ultimately have a huge impact. Whether you’ve been married for 5 days, or 50 years, it’s never too early or too late to start making a difference in your marriage.

[written by Debra Fileta, a professional counselor]