Argentinian World Cup winner, Lionel Messi is planning to play another year for Paris Saint-Germain, French daily Le Parisien reported on Wednesday. The club reached a basic agreement with Jorge Messi, the superstar’s father and agent, on an extension by at least one season of his current contract, set to expire in the summer of 2023. Messi moved to PSG from FC Barcelona in 2021. The Argentinian has repeatedly said he would decide on his future after the World Cup in Qatar. Messi has reportedly also been in talks with MLS franchise Inter Miami as well as being repeatedly linked…
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Coup attempts are not uncommon in the tiny West African country, Gambia with a population of 2.5 million. Almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, Gambia is still reeling from over two decades under former president Yahya Jammeh marked by authoritarianism and alleged abuses. However, the Gambian authorities on Wednesday said they foiled a military coup attempt and have arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command reportedly arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on Tuesday and still in pursuit of three other alleged accomplices while investigations are…
“We are shocked by this tragedy, and our hearts are heavy. Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families. This is one tragedy too many, and our party is officially in mourning. This online platform understands that two persons have been confirmed dead, three missing and seven others injured as one of the campaign boats conveying the supporters of the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege capsized along the Warri river in Okerenkoko, in the Warri South West local government area in Delta state. The incident occurred on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Director, Communications and…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N13.3 billion to provide group life assurance for 318,319 police officers and men, the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi has disclosed. Making this known while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, he said the scheme will cover 318,319 police officers and men for the year 2022-2023. “I submitted one very important memo to the Federal Executive Council, which has to do with the award of contract for the engagement of insurance underwriters and brokers for the coverage of group life…
“When you are talking about vote buying, this is the vote buying; we are using our work for the people to support us. So, people should not bother themselves that people will carry money. We have used Ahoada dualisation and others,” Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike said during the commissioning of the dualised Ahoada-Omoku road in the Ahoada East local government area of the state on Wednesday. ASHENEWS reports the governor also saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is not bothered about the concept of enticing voters with money. According to him, the projects executed by…
ASHENEWS reports that the properties linked to Idris which were listed in the schedule for forfeiture include Kano City Mall/Al Ikhlas Shopping Mall at Mandwawarti, Kano; one storey Shopping Complex at Ladanai, Kano; Corner Shops at Ladanai, Kano; a duplex at Karsana, Abuja; Royal Duplex at Deneji Quarters, Kano and a Duplex at Plot 271, New Jersey Street, Efab Blue Fountain Estate, Abuja. A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of $899,900 and N304,490,160.95 recovered from a former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court…
By Justina Auta The Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL) a NGO, has called on the federal government to be more committed to international obligations that it is signatory to, especially in reporting to the committee on Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Its founder, Prof. Joy Ezeilo made the call on the sideline of a refresher training for selected Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Abuja. The training on Shadow Reporting/Treaty Monitoring and Human Rights Standards issues for Women Rights Defenders on VAW/HP and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), is supported under the UNWomen Spotlight initiative…
…Organizes crusade, Christmas gifts to mark his birthday On what they described as a homecoming of Adamawa state illustrious son and a philanthropist of national repute, Dr. Emmanuel Musa stormed Yola Tuesday and was received by hundreds of youths, women, and officials of many organizations, cultural groups. Musa is a humanist who founded the Emnamu Foundation with the sole aim of helping the less privileged and reaching out to the unreached in terms of education, health, and socioeconomic needs of people, communities, and societies in and outside Adamawa state. His homecoming today as revealed by the coordinator of the foundation,…
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools to treat a wave of illness expected to kill more than one million people through 2023. Some U.S. and European officials are struggling to figure out how, or if, they can help mitigate a crisis they fear will hurt the global economy, further constrain corporate supply chains and spawn new coronavirus variants of concern. “We have made that point that we are prepared to help in any way they might find acceptable,” U.S.…
Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni has directed the immediate release of a teenager detained by the police for allegedly insulting him. Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Tuesday. The governor, who said he was not aware of the arrest and detention, added that it was grossly unnecessary to arrest anyone for insulting or criticising him. “This is the price of leadership and we are fully conscious of it, therefore, l couldn’t have ordered nor condoned the detention of anyone. “Until someone drew my attention to it,…