The LaLiga giants confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday. “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations). “As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the player and the club will ultimately not be fulfilled,” it read in part. More to follow..
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Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has appealed to bandits to cease abduction of school kids in the Northern region of the country. Nwajiuba made the appeal while appearing on a Channels Television programme. When asked to comment on the release of three abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State, the Minister said; “I’m elated; this is the kind of news is what I want to be hearing everyday that they should please return our children to us. I am so happy for these children and their…
Sports wears manufacturing giant Puma on Wednesday officially terminated sponsorship contract with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The German company disclosed this in a statement addressed to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. “We are referring to the Sponsoring & Licensing Agreement (the “Agreement”) signed between our Company and your Federation. “As a direct consequence of the recent developments, particularly at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, and pursuant to Clauses 9.2 and 7.3 of the Agreement, we hereby terminate the Agreement with immediate effect,” the statement reads in part. The cancellation follows the embarrassing scandal that…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima do not know the residence of embattled DCP Abba Kyari, let alone visit him, Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau has clarified. Gusau said he resorted to issuing the clarification since Abba Kyari who promised issuing the clarification himself did not do so, more than four hours after making the promise to the spokesman. Isa Gusau, said a video in circulation was recorded by some associates of Abba Kyari at the residence of Senator Kashim Shettima in Abuja on June 30, 2021, when Abba…
President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to improve Nigeria’s health system despite frequent London medical trips, says junior health minister Olorunnimbe Mamora as he begs medical doctors to call off their ongoing strike. He appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to return to the negotiating table. The minister made the appeal at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter, on Tuesday in Abuja. NARD’s nationwide indefinite strike started on August 2 to press home the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding…
Abba Kyari on Tuesday denied collecting bribes from Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas to detain a gang member Chibuzo Vincent, saying the notorious fraudster only sent him receipts of N8 million transaction to help him recover a loan. Mr Kyari’s comment marked a stark breakaway from his initial defence following his indictment by the United States. The police chief had initially claimed in a Facebook statement on July 29 that he had no ties to Hushpuppi, saying the con artist only sent him N300,000 to help him purchase native wears. But following reports of how he collected N8 million from Hushpuppi,…
Founder of popular Abuja-based human rights radio, ‘Ordinary’ Ahmed Isa, says Abba Kyari, the police officer fingered in the multimillion-dollar Internet fraud with Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas, has done a lot of good to be prosecuted for fraud. Last week, it was reported how Hushpuppi bribed Mr Kyari in a multimillion-dollar fraud and how the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has ordered the arrest and detention of Mr Kyari. Speaking on his popular breakfast radio/television show on 101.1 FM in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr Ahmed said Mr Kyari has done too much good for the country to go down, and…
The member representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency of Ondo State, Hon. Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye clocks 37 on the 3rd day of August to the glory of God. He was born into the aristocratic family of a cocoa marchant, Alhaji Ismaila Atenidegbe Adefisoye in Idanre Local Government of Ondo State. Small Alhaji, as he is popularly known by his support gives traction to the truism which says that big things often come in small packages. This is definitely very correct about the youngest member of Nigerian National Assembly from the South west region of the country. The federal lawmaker is evidently not…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has posted 1,800 corps members to bandits-plagued Zamfara under the 2021 Batch B, Stream 1 of the programme. Zamfara has witnessed several killings and kidnaps wrought by bandits. The NYSC coordinator in Zamfara, Namalam Muhammad-Taura, disclosed this on Monday at the swearing-in ceremony of the corps members at the permanent orientation camp in Tsafe, Tsafe local government area. “On behalf of the NYSC DG Brig. Gen. Shua’ibu Ibrahim, I congratulate you on the successful completion of your academic endeavours from your various institutions of higher learning,” said Muhammad-Taura. “My…
Ese Brume has won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She won bronze in the long jump event. Brume’s 6.97m jumped came just short of 0.3 of Germany’s Malaika Mihambo’s 7.00m and American Brittney Reese’s 6.97m. The African Record holder leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place in the final. Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s Ese Brume qualifies for final Brume became Nigeria’s only athlete in the jumps, foll the disqualification of Ruth Usoro by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). She was also Nigeria’s only medalist at the…