Jorge Messi, Lionel`s father and agent, says it will be difficult for his son to remain at FC Barcelona after he made public his desire to leave the Spanish club. He said this as he arrived in the city to negotiate his son’s future on Wednesday. After flying in on a private jet, Jorge Messi is expected to meet club president Josep Maria Bartomeu later on Wednesday to discuss his son’s future, Spanish media reported. Messi, six-times world player of the year, insists he has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave on a free transfer —-…
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The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Kwara chapter, has emphasised the importance of regular roundtable discussions on effective information management in the post-COVID-19 environment. Dr Saudat Abdulbaqi, the NIPR Chairperson, made the observation on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion on: “Effective Information Management as Key to Promote Inclusive Governance”, organised by the institute in Ilorin. The chairperson said that the programme was organised to reposition the institute for the good of all practitioners in the state. Abdulbaqi stressed that there should be conscious and effective inclusiveness in government process, people participation, and loyalty. Abdulbaqi, also the immediate past Head…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Armed Force Selection Board (AFSB) for the 72 Regular Course is to begin on September 12. Brig.-Gen. Ayoola Aboaba, the Academy Registrar who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, said that the process would end on Oct. 24. “Shortlisted candidates are to appear for interview before the Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB) from Saturday, September 12 to October 24 at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Ribadu Campus, Kaduna. ‘’ According to him, the candidates will appear in three batches. “Batch 1, which included Anambra, Bauchi, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Kano, Kaduna, Nassarawa, Ondo and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested 100,607 samplesfor COVID-19 infections since inception of the pandemic. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Sept.1. It said that out of the 411, 077 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos had conducted the highest number of sample tests. On the chart list for the tests, Lagos was followed by Abuja with 49,022 tests, while Kano, Plateau and Oyo States, conducted 43,441; 24,469 and 19,807 tests. The agency said that Lagos State recorded 19 new COVID-19 infections from the 239…
Two persons died on the spot while four others were seriously injured in an accident along Anthony-inward-Gbagada on Tuesday night in Lagos. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received distress calls on the accident, around 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday. He added that four vehicles were involved in the accident, comprising two tipper-lorries, one petroleum tanker and one commercial bus. He attributed the cause of the accident to reckless driving that left occupants of the bus trapped. “With the use of the…
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) says that 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in that country. Mr Adetola Olubajo, President of of NUSA, said in a statement from Pretoria on Wednesday that the COVID-19 deaths were for Gauteng Province alone, adding that it was yet to get figures from eight other provinces in South Africa. “At the last count, 11 Nigerians have died from COVID-19 in Gauteng Province alone. I have attended the funeral of some of them,’’ he said. According to Olubajo, the disease is real and has devastated several countries of the world. He…
Oil rose towards $46 a barrel on Wednesday, gaining for a third day, supported by a report that U.S. crude inventories fell. This is also on the backdrop of surveys showing stronger manufacturing raised hopes of a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. crude stocks fell by 6.4 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said, more than forecast. Manufacturing surveys around the world showed expanding activity in August, although the outlook remains shaky. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up three cents at $45.61 a barrel as of 1010 GMT, climbing for a third day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 14th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ministries of Aviation, Transportation, Justice, Communications, Health as well as Finance, Budget and National Planning are expected to make presentations during the meeting. Those in attendance of the meeting include the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Others physically attending the meeting at the chamber are; Ministers of…
Kevin De Bruyne may miss Belgium’s opening game of the Nations League on Saturday with his wife set to give birth to their third child, team officials said on Wednesday. De Bruyne, known as ‘the Belgian Pele’ in his homeland, did not join up with the rest of the squad when they assembled in Belgium on Tuesday to prepare for matches against Denmark in Copenhagen on Saturday and then Iceland in Brussels next Tuesday. De Bruyne has permission to stay with his family and his participation will depend on the birth, added a Belgian football association spokesman. The squad had already been…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has sworn-in Dr Tella Rahmon as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at the brief swearing-in ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, said Rahmon would be deployed to Ekiti as state REC. Yakubu advised the new REC to be firm and prudent in discharging his responsibilities and the management of resource under his watch. “The only business that the commission knows is conducting elections. You are going to be responsible for managing resources and personnel in the state you are going to be deployed to. “You should be firm and always…