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Tunde Odesola In a country oozing with blinding poverty, care for wildlife is an unaffordable luxury. The Yoruba proverb, ebi kii wo inu, ki oro mi wo, warns that hunger will never embrace discussion. In Nigeria, the knowledge of wildlife is taught by myth, half-truths and falsehood, not by science and its twin brother, technology. Today, science and technology has disrobed myth in the marketplace, revealing the nakedness of long-held beliefs and untruths. As a primary school pupil, the only period I could be truant was during the homeward journey after school hours. It was the period when pupils played in the…

Inter Miami are continuing their stunning bid to sign Lionel Messi. Messi, 32, can reportedly leave Barcelona at the end of any season for a club outside of Europe despite being contracted at the LaLiga champions until 2021. Linked with a shock switch to David Beckham’s MLS outfit Inter Miami, the club are continuing to make moves for the Argentina superstar. https://twitter.com/TheSunFootball/status/1172986555142742016 TOP STORY – INTER MIAMI REPRESENTATIVE MEETS MESSI’S DAD Beckham sent Inter Miami sporting director Paul McDonough to London for talks with Messi’s dad Jorge, according to The Sun. Inter Miami are set to enter MLS in 2020 and are looking…

The University of Lagos has announced the death of one of its workers,  Mr Sunday Meshioye, aged 36. In a statement issued on Friday night in Lagos, the university said the late Meshioye took his life, by ingesting a pesticide suspected to be sniper. It noted that until his death, Meshioye was a transport supervisor attached to the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, “It is indeed with a heavy heart that the management of the university announces the news of the untimely death of Sunday Meshioye. “He was received as an emergency case at the Medical Centre of…

A French court on Friday jailed for four years a right-wing power broker who for decades along with his wife dominated politics in a wealthy suburb of Paris on charges of hiding millions of euros worth of assets from the tax authorities. The Paris tribunal convicted Patrick Balkany and ordered his immediate arrest. His wife Isabelle Balkany was given a three-year jail term but not immediately placed under arrest, as is often the case in France for short sentences. In dramatic courtroom scenes, police arrested Balkany, 71, to begin serving his term as the verdict was being read out and…

Chelsea fans, if you thought losing Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois was bad, it could get worse. Courtois swapped Chelsea for Real Madrid in 2018 and Hazard followed his Belgian compatriot in the recent off-season. Now, reports suggest a Chelsea midfielder could move to the Spanish capital if Madrid’s former Blues duo get their way. TOP STORY – HAZARD & COURTOIS WANT TO RENITE WITH KANE Real Madrid pair Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois are pushing the LaLiga giants to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, according to The Athletic. Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane wanted to reinforce his midfield amid links to Manchester United star Paul Pogba, Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen and…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Leicester City due to injury. Pogba was forced to withdraw from international duty with France after injuring his ankle in United’s 1-1 draw with Southampton on August 31. The 26-year-old has started all four of United’s matches this term but will sit out this weekend’s visit of Leicester, barring a “miraculous recovery”. Providing an injury update at his pre-match news conference on Friday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told reporters: “Pogba won’t be fit, unless he’s had a miraculous recovery overnight from yesterday to today, or maybe…

Marcus Rashford believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer relates to Manchester United’s players better than Jose Mourinho and deserves time to carry out his long-term plan. Solskjaer took over on an interim basis when Mourinho was sacked in December 2018 following a poor run of results. The former United forward’s position was made permanent in March and he presided over the recruitment of Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire during the close season. While results this season have been unconvincing, England international Rashford insists the squad remain supportive of Solskjaer’s vision. “Right now, everyone is confident in the manager,” Rashford told the…

EFCC pledges to recover stolen assets The federal government said Thursday that the amount of money looted from government treasury through corrupt practices stood at $400 billion. This is coming as the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said the commission was committed to the recovery of stolen assets for the development of the country. The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who made the declaration in Abuja, said government arrived at the amount through a research conducted recently. Keyamo, who spoke while addressing 164 officers of the EFCC…

Virgil van Dijk should not be considered better than Lionel Messi even if he does win the Ballon d’Or, according to former Netherlands star Rafael van der Vaart. Liverpool star Van Dijk is among the favourites for the world’s top individual prizes after an outstanding 2019, helping the Reds to win the Champions League last season in Madrid. If he was to take home the gong, Van Dijk would be the first defender to win the Ballon d’Or since Italy’s World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro in 2006. But Van der Vaart, Van Dijk’s countryman, claims a defender’s importance to his…

What’s the story? In a recent interview, Arsene Wenger opined that the current Manchester United side is not mature enough to challenge for the Premier League title. The former Arsenal manager also voiced his concerns about the current players’ ability to emulate their predecessors David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. In case you missed it… Since the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United have failed to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title. Under Jose Mourinho, the Red Devils managed their best-ever league campaign in the post-Ferguson era, finishing just behind their cross-town rivals Manchester City in the…