Day: October 6, 2022

November’s World Cup In Qatar Will Be Lionel Messi Last World Cup

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The forthcoming November’s World Cup in Qatar will “surely” be his last time football fans would see Lionel Messi in the World Cup. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain forward has played at four World Cups with Argentina, scoring six goals and making five assists in 19 appearances. He earned a runners-up medal in 2014, and after captaining his country to the Copa America title in 2021, the World Cup is the sole major trophy missing from Messi’s illustrious collection. He said, “It’s my last World Cup, surely.” Speaking to ESPN, Messi…

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Campaign: Lai Mohammed Claims ‘No Kobo Will Be Left In Treasury If PDP Wins’

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Dr Ayu (right), with Lai Mohammed By NewsBits Even as Nigerians feel that the All Progressive Congress (APC) failed to deliver on what they promised Nigerians, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will leave no kobo in Nigeria’s treasury if the party wins the 2023 presidential election. The APC, during the campaign to remove former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan from office told Nigerians that they would bring change to the country. But with…

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Tottenham Fitness Coach Gian Piero Ventrone Dies At 61

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Tottenham say they are “devastated” that fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone has died aged 61. The Italian joined Spurs in November 2021 as part of manager Antonio Conte’s backroom staff. “As loveable off the pitch as he was demanding on it, Gian Piero quickly became a hugely popular figure with players and staff,” the club said. Ventrone was part of Italy manager Marcello Lippi’s staff when the country won the 2006 World Cup. After being diagnosed with leukaemia just days ago, he is said to have declined quickly, dying in…

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Mikel Arteta Says The Gunners Are Building For The Future

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the club have a “plan for the future” with discussions over new contracts for key players being discussed. Defender William Saliba, winger Bukayo Saka and forward Gabriel Martinelli are all 21 and have two years remaining on their current contracts. They have featured regularly for Arsenal this season and Arteta said the club will look to “reward” key players. “We have to plan for the future, and we are all working on it,” he said. Arteta added: “We will try to do things in the…

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Buhari Set To Present 2023 Budget Of N19trillion To National Assembly

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Reports have it that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Friday, present to the National Assembly, N19.76 trillion Budget for 2023 financial year. The President had signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law with an aggregate expenditure of N17.127 trillion, an increase of N735.85 billion over the initial executive proposal for a total expenditure of N16.391 trillion on this year’s New Year Eve. It is also on record that the President laid the 2022 budget proposal before the National Assembly on October 7, 2021. So, when he presents the 2023…

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“One Day, I Am Going To Win The Grammys”, Whitemoney

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Reality TV star and Singer, WhiteMoney sits with Chude Jideonwo on #WithChude to discuss winning BBN in 2021, his music career and his ultimate goal of inevitably winning the Grammys. On the show, WhiteMoney discussed not having a degree and how watching foreign films and observing people has helped him improve himself. “The biggest teacher any man can have is experience. The second teacher anyone can have is life, and the third is people, not even your parents. You need life, people, and experience to become a better person in…

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Terrorists Release 23 Remaining Captives Of The Ill-Fated Abuja – Kaduna Train

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Prof. Usman Yusuf, Secretary, Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), announced on Wednesday afternoon that the 23 remaining captives kidnapped during the attacks on train in the ill-fated Abuja – Kaduna have been released by the terrorists who abducted them months back. He said, “I am pleased to announce to the nation and the world that at 1600Hrs. (4:00pm) yesterday (Wednesday 5-10-2022), the seven-man Presidential Committee assembled by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General L E O Irabor, secured the release and took custody of all the 23…

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NCDC Says Risk Of Ebola Spread To Nigeria Is Still High

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Even as the country is still recovering from the deadly effect of the coronavirus aka COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that the risk of yet another Ebola spread in Nigeria is rated high. This latest alarm was contained in a statement by the NCDC earlier in the week as Uganda continues to grapple with an outbreak of the deadly disease. The statement read in part: “Based on available data, the overall risk of importation of the Ebola virus and the impact on…

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