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Paris Saint-Germain fans crowded an airport on Sunday night – after reports that Lionel Messi was due to land in the French capital. Hundreds of supporters gathered at the gates of the Le Bourget airport hoping to catch a glimpse of their new hero with phones ready to capture the moment. Footage from Marca also showed the large group bustling along the street chanting ‘Messi’. But they were left waiting – because Messi was still in Barcelona, The SUN UK reports. The Argentine great, 34, conducted a press conference with his boyhood club on Sunday lunchtime. He was in tears as he…

The Chief Medical Director, Federal Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, Kaduna, Prof. Abdulkareem Jika- Yusuf has attributed the increase in mental illness to abuse of drug among other factors. Jika- Yusuf who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna, said there has been an increase in the number of psychiatric patients in the hospital. He said other factors that that can lead to mental challenge included stress, depression, hereditary and chronic use of illicit drugs. He advised people to shun the use of illicit drugs which he said has led to the increase…

Barcelona was desperate to keep Lionel Messi and the Argentine wanted to stay at the Camp Nou — as his tears at a farewell press conference on Sunday attested. So why, then, is he leaving the only club he has ever represented in his 17-year professional career? La Liga salary cap Barcelona say they had no choice other than to offload the 34-year-old — on a free transfer with his contract having ended in June — as they battle to slash a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) debt mountain. Messi had agreed to take a 50 percent wage cut, and studies…

Barcelona could not afford to keep Lionel Messi but Paris Saint-Germain have made their move for the 34-year-old and, while the cost of the deal may be astronomical, it is still likely to be a very smart bit of business if or when it goes through. Barca — swimming in debt of 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) — ultimately found themselves in a no-win situation with their talisman. Keeping him would have maintained salaries at an untenable 110 percent of revenue. Even letting him go leaves that figure at 95 percent with the Catalan club a prime example of how…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, has revealed that the ECOWAS Vision 2050 will be validated and endorsed in December. The president said this in Abuja during the opening of a two-day retreat for the permanent representatives committee and ECOWAS resident representatives in member states on ECOWAS Vision 2050. He said: “You may recall that the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government adopted the ECOWAS Vision 2020 in June 2007 as a strategic framework for the transformation of ECOWAS into a border less, peaceful, and prosperous region, the implementation of which came to an end…

The Senate on Sunday said its Committee on Constitution Review did not propose creation of additional 20 states to the existing 36. Rather, the upper chamber said that such requests for creation of more states were only referred by the committee to the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure compliance with provisions of section 8 of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) on state creation. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in a release titled “Senate Committee did not propose creation of 20 New States”,…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted his players were not distracted by Lionel Messi rumours before Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Troyes. PSG commenced their Ligue 1 campaign with the come-from-behind victory after goals from new signing Achraf Hakimi and Mauro Icardi. The Parisians have been heavily linked with Lionel Messi in recent days after FC Barcelona confirmed his departure but Pochettino insisted that had no impact on his team’s display. “No, I don’t think so, the players and the team have been focused,” Pochettino said at the post-game news conference. “They are professionals. “His name is associated with…

Lionel Messi fought back tears Sunday as he began a press conference at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where he has played his entire career. The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar, six times a Ballon d’Or winner, has been out of contract since the end of June and Barca say they cannot afford to keep him, with Paris Saint-Germain widely expected to try to entice him to the Parc des Princes. “This year, my family and I were convinced we were going to stay here, at home — this is what we wanted more than anything,” said a suited Messi…

Romelu Lukaku is set to sign for Chelsea from Inter Milan in a deal worth up to 115 million euros ($135 million), according to widespread reports in Italian media on Sunday. Chelsea have been pursuing Lukaku since it became clear the European champions would not be able to prise Erling Braut Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, but Inter had been holding out on letting their star striker go. However, now Inter are preparing to offload the Belgium forward for a fee which comes close to the record paid by a British club just days after Manchester City laid out £100 million…

It is often said that “the more you look, the clearer you see.” This is why, while studying the fallout from July 31st, 2021, when the recently renewed saga of Bukola Saraki and the EFCC was reignited in the press, it has become clearer that the initial narrative that was spun on certain news platforms about a purported arrest of the former Senate President was concocted and amplified to fuel certain agenda. Again, this is why I always tell people to ask questions when they read and analyse the news. If Saraki was actually arrested by the EFCC, would he…