The Europa League trophy was stolen after being displayed at a publicity event in Mexico, only to be recovered a few hours later, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said on Saturday. The trophy had been on display at the football stadium in the city of Leon on Friday night, only to be taken from a car after the event.

Contrary to recent reports that Mercy Aigbe and her husband, Lanre Gentry may have reconciled their differences and could be reunited, Lanre has taken a swipe at her in his latest post on Instagram, subtly describing her as a prostitute.  Recall that this month, Mercy started following her husband on Instagram and other social media platforms after unfollowing him earlier. The development sparked fresh rumour that the estranged couples could be working their ways to reunion.

Mali’s army said on Saturday it had killed 14 jihadist suspects who were trying to escape detention in its central region, the latest in a string of killings by the armed forces that have provoked condemnation from rights groups. Fourteen suspected jihadists were killed on Saturday during an alleged “escape attempt,” a day after they were taken in for questioning, the Malian army said in a statement.

Dillian Whyte has said heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua remains the No1 in world boxing despite rants from Deontay Wilder. Speaking to Sky Sports, Whyte said Anthony Joshua is backing him to defeat Deontay Wilder, but still wants to defeat him and might climb into the ring in Cardiff.

Aggrieved workers in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, including teachers and doctors, on Thursday protested against austerity measures and salary delays for a fifth consecutive day. According to Al Jazeera, the demonstrations began after a group of teachers called on other civil workers to protest peacefully after a strike by government staff earlier this month spread from Sulaymaniyah to other cities and towns.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders has set up a cholera treatment center in the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi to manage the rising number of cases in the state. According to Vanguard, the 70-bed capacity treatment center, which was established on 19th March, 2018, has admitted 243 cholera patients within its first 10 days of operation.