Lionel Messi did not attend a pre-season medical with FC Barcelona on Sunday, a Barca club source has confirmed This is the last latest development, following his shock announcement on Tuesday that he wants to leave the club. Reuters footage showed players arriving for coronavirus tests on Sunday morning and Messi did not appear. He had been due at FC Barcelona’s training ground at 10:15 a.m local time. Players had been given staggered appointments throughout the morning until midday. Media reports on Saturday said Argentine Messi would not undergo a pre-season medical or attend training on Monday. The 33-year-old six-times…
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Tottenham Hotspur have signed right-back Matt Doherty from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a four-year contract, the north London club said on Sunday. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported Spurs paid 15 million pounds (20 million dollars) to secure the 28-year-old Ireland international. “I’m extremely happy… I’m very proud to be joining such a big club,” Doherty told Spurs’ website. “With the size of the club… and the manager, once I knew there was interest it was a no-brainer for me to get myself down to London. “My time at Wolves was fantastic… But coming here,…
Kogi Government has described the death of Attah Igala, Michael Ameh Oboni, as shocking and a colossal loss to the state and Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja on Sunday. Fanwo stated that the late monarch ruled with great courage and with fear of God during his seven-year stay on the throne. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oboni was, until his death in an Abuja hospital on Aug. 27, the Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs. Fanwo stated that the…
The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and the National Headquarters of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) says it has commenced training of 20 selected volunteers from Niger on Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Mr Zakari Bolaji, Health Coordinator, national headquarters, NRCS, Abuja disclosed this while inaugurating the two -day training in Minna. “This training will expose our volunteers to COVID -19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA),” he said. Bolaji said that the training was part of strategy by the NRCS to ensure that the intervention programmes reached the most vulnerable and poorest people in…
he Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika says the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu is ready for resumption of flights. Sirika said this on Saturday in Enugu after the final round of inspection of rehabilitation works in the airport prior to the official reopening of the complex. The Federal Government had in August 2019 shut down Akanu Ibiam International Airport over security reasons. Some of the reasons include its bad runway and landing aids, the presence of market close to the airport attracting birds, leading to constant bird strikes. Others are also included the wrong placement of the state radio…
The Board of Polaris Bank Limited and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bank’s shareholder, have announced the appointment of Mr Innocent Ike, as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, effective Sept. 1. Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Company Secretary, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the appointment was in line with a culture of good corporate governance and succession planning. Osibodu said that the board had announced that the Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, would be proceeding on retirement with effect from Aug. 31. He said Abiru had successfully completed…
Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. Gunners captain and match goal-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blasted home the final penalty of the afternoon to complete the north London side’s second win over the league champions in the space of six weeks following a shortened summer break. “We are improving. There is still work to do but I’m really happy and it’s an exciting time to be an Arsenal player,” Aubameyang told BT Sport…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State has arrested a 27-year-old farmer for allegedly killing one Shuaib Adamu, a herdsman. The herdsman was said to have allowed his cattles to graze on the suspect’s farm at Elega Village, Ikoyi, in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State. The arrest of the suspect was made public in a statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday by the Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, The statement quoted the NSCDC Commandant in Oyo State, Iskilu Akinsanya, as saying that the suspect, a native of Ogbomoso, was arrested on Friday by the Agro…
The Kaduna State Government has banned tricycle operators from plying major roads within the metropolis, in line with the ongoing transport sector reform. Hajiya Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, Director-General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), announced the ban in a statement in Kaduna. She said all tricycles, “Keke”, are banned from the Kawo-Ali Akilu- Ahmadu Bello-Command Junction routes with effect from Aug. 31. She said the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA) would ensure strict compliance to the new Keke regulations. Sa’du-Bala said the State Government has developed new regulations for commercial transport operators in the state. She said that a…
The Sha’aya’u S-Pawa Foundation, a political group in Zamfara state, says arrangements are in top gear to give an award of ‘Resilient Journalist’ to Mr Eyo Charles, the Media Trust representative , assaulted by a former Aviation minister in line of duty.News Agency of Nigetia (NAN) reports that Charles was the journalist that was verbally assaulted by a former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani -Kayode in Calabar, Cross River at a media conference.He had accused the journalist who sought to know in a question who was bankrolling his programme.He has however since tendered a public apology for the verbal…