Day: August 4, 2019

Messi suspended from International Football for Three Months

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After claiming the Copa America was “corrupt”, Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months. Barcelona forward Messi, 32, was sent off in Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off win over Chile and later said the “cup was fixed for Brazil”. He has also been fined $50,000 (£41,121) by Conmebol, the South American Football Confederation. Messi has seven days to appeal Conmebol’s decision to suspend him. The ban means Messi will miss Argentina’s upcoming friendlies against Chile, Mexico and Germany in September and October. Argentina’s qualifying campaign…

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OAU student commits suicide over poor academic performance

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A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, identified as Opeyemi Grace Dara has allegedly committed suicide. The deceased who was in the Department of English and Literature was said to have committed suicide after a dose of lethal substance popularly known as snipper. It was learnt that she took her life following the poor academic performance. But the authorities of the institution confirmed that the deceased committed suicide due to depression occasioned by poor academic records. A copy of her academic records obtained from her page on the school portal indicated that…

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Bobrisky to ‘broke’ guys: My beauty is for Nigerian politicians

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Bobrisky, christened Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, on Saturday warned “broke guys” who come after her for relationship to steer clear.p Bobrisky had earlier told his fans that he had become a transgender, and would love to be addressed as a woman. The cross-dresser took a swipe at some boys as broke, saying his beauty is for politicians in Nigeria and in other countries. The UNILAG graduate stated that he didn’t become a shemale for broke boys, warning them to stay away from him. “Bia!!! All this broke men coming to my…

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Sowore arrested for plotting regime change -Police

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Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow Protests, and the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria, has been accused by the Nigeria Police Force of trying to force a regime change in the country. The Police said inciting Nigerians, home and abroad, to join a planned ‘revolution’ march against the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, August 5, amounts to treasonable felony and acts of terrorism. Sowore, pro-democracy activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the last general elections, had been…

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