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Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered to Barcelonain a sensational move that would see him play alongside Lionel Messi. The former Real Madrid talisman could be on his way out from Juventus, after two seasons with The Old Lady – who are trying to get his huge £28m-per-year salary off their books, according to Spanish journalist Guillem Balague. He explained to the BBC that the Serie A champions are desperate to ship off Ronaldo due to his astronomical wages that they have been offering him out to Europe’s elite, including Barcelona. Juventus’ hierarchy of Sporting Director, Fabio Paratici, Vice President…

•Commission’s board says code illegal, rejected by 55 stakeholders •Atiku, Falana, NUJ flay penalty The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) yesterday triggered a public outcry for slamming a N5 million fine on a private radio station based in Lagos, Nigeria Info 99.3FM, for airing views it categorised as hate speech. No sooner had the NBC penalised the radio station over the views expressed by a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, on one of its programmes, “Morning Cross Fire,” on August 10, than Nigerians, including a former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, condemned it.…

•Buhari says Nigeria striving to reverse US visa restrictions The federal government yesterday announced plans to replace the issuance of plastic national identity cards with digital forms of identification. This decision was contained in the report of the Citizen Data Management and Harmonisation Committee submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The committee, chaired by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, was set up in February following the imposition of temporary visa restrictions on Nigerian passport holders by the United States on February 21. During the meeting yesterday, Buhari said Nigeria was making progress in its effort to reverse…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stressed the need for Nigeria to cut the cost of governance and improve internal revenue generation in order to build the infrastructure required to lift Nigerians out of poverty. The speaker, at the commencement of Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) revenue considerations with revenue-generating agencies organised by the House Committee on Finance yesterday in Abuja said the country was facing a fiscal crisis, compounded by the intense disruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic. He added that countries all over the world, including those rightly considered…

The federal government yesterday said it needs vital weapons to end the insurgency ravaging the North-east of the country, expressing concerns that delays in getting armaments from world powers were hampering the push against the insurgents. It said the refusal of some world powers to sell weapons to the country and the delay in supplying those the country had already paid for were undermining its anti-terror campaign. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while fielding questions when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said he believed the international community could help…

Your 20s is the time to take charge of your life, it is okay if you do not get it together immediately. Ensure you are selfish with your time, look after yourself, pay attention to your mental health, and love the people who are important to you. Below are some things to do in your 20s: Your mental health is important While your physical health is extremely important, investing time into taking care of your mind is also very essential. Stimulate it, challenge it, be conscious of what you’re exposing your mind to on a daily basis, and look after…

Mesut Ozil insists he is the only person who will decide when he leaves Arsenal after the German star was frozen out by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. Ozil has not played for Arsenal since the coronavirus hiatus amid reports the club are keen to get his huge salary off the wage bill. The 31-year-old earns a reported £350,000-per-week ($458,000), but has rarely provided good value since his 2013 move from Real Madrid. Ozil was absent as Arsenal beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final on August 1, but he will not allow the club to force him out before his…

In the last few weeks, the social media has been filled with speculations that a rift exists between two important figures in Yorbaland, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his soul mate, Comrade Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Cynical cheers, glee and a sense of remorse, in some instance have seized the cyber space. There are people who wish to see the two in a boxing ring. In fact, in many instances, the spectators have been obtaining tickets for what they imagine would be a political rumble in the jungle. I begin with an impressive chronological account in Yoruba bygone. It has to do…

• I remain in charge, says Ogundipe • FG awaits briefs on VC sack • ASUU faults action The crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) climaxed yesterday with the purported sack of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. In another twist, however, the embattled Ogundipe insisted he remained the vice chancellor of the institution. The institution had announced the sack of Ogundipe during a meeting of the council, which held yesterday at the headquarters of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja. In attendance at the meeting, presided over by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN), were…

Nigerian doctors hail scientists • New experimental COVID-19 drug prevents disease in mice • U.S. govt strikes $1.525b deal for 100m doses of vaccine • FEC okays N8.49bn for tests in LGs The Federal Government (FG), yesterday, said Nigeria had not placed order for any vaccines from Russia. It made the clarification following reports that about 20 countries had ordered billions of the controversial Russian vaccine, which were approved by the Russian authority. Also yesterday, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and other medical experts commended Russia and her scientists for approving their COVID-19 vaccine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced approval…