Floyd Mayweather: The thug with two jets, 100 cars and $250,000 in a duffel bag he'll blow at a strip club if he wins the big fight

Tucked away in a corner of Floyd Mayweather's changing room at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a space reserved for a black Nike duffel bag that remains with him at all times. Tonight, in advance of Mayweather's long-awaited showdown with Manny Pacquiao (together top left), that bag's contents will include five shrink-wrapped bundles of $100 bills, each bundle worth some $50,000 - the equivalent of roughly £31,250. Festivities will commence shortly after tonight's fight has finished, at one of Sin City's many strip clubs. Mayweather (above right with piles of cash and bottom left with his supercar collection) has succeeded in becoming the world's highest-earning sportsman, according to Forbes magazine.

'They won't understand our love': Man hides transgender girlfriend from his family because he fears they'll 'take the mickey' when they discover she was born a man

Dale Brink, 23, and Hannah Whetton, 21, from Doncaster, met on a night out before she underwent gender reassignment surgery and 'immediately clicked'. Hannah, who defied bullies to start taking female hormones at the age of 16, said: 'We have nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide. I spent the first 16 years of my life hiding, I don't want to do it any more.'

Kate Middleton goes into labour: Palace spokesman says the birth 'is progressing normally' as world awaits arrival of new royal baby

Kate, 33, was taken from her apartment at Kensington Palace to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, where she is due to give birth to the fourth in line to the throne in the private Lindo Wing. The couple's nanny, Maria Borrallo, and Kate's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, are understood to be looking after their son, Prince George, who turns two in July. The announcement was made at 6.34am via Twitter (inset left).

Nigerian Born ‘Witchdoctor’ Jailed In US For Aiding Drug Traffickers

A 58-year-old Nigerian-born, but now US naturalised man has
been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern
District of Texas, announced US Attorney John M. Bales on Thursday.

Christopher Omigie, who pleaded guilty on October 28, 2014
to conspiracy to distribute cocaine was sentenced to 168 months in federal
prison 30 April by US District Judge Marcia A. Crone.

According to information presented in court, Omigie, based
in Lafayette, Los Angeles, presented himself to drug traffickers as a witch
doctor and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide supernatural
protection from law enforcement.

Senate Presidency/House Speakership: Trouble looms for APC

By Levinus Nwabughiogu
All is still not well with the All Progressives Congress, APC, on its inability to resolve the impasse created by various yearnings of the geopolitical zones of the country to produce the senate president and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Danjuma Goje, Bukola Saraki,Abdullahi Adamu and George Akume

For two weeks running, members of the party have been inundated with intrigues and horse trading on the issue.

The National Working Committee, NWC, met twice penultimate week to resolve the issue but it was deadlocked.

Alternatively, a leadership meeting of the party was summoned on May 22 at Rivers

Emmanuel Adebayo: … and his shocking ‘Juju’ story

IT once happened to our own Daniel Amokachi.Voodoo men performed some magic and Amokachi believed them.

How Amokachi was charmed, conned