Day: November 30, 2021

Lionel Messi wins seventh Ballon d’Or

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine forward, Lionel Messi has won a record seventh Ballon d’Or, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to the title. The forward inspired Argentina to their first Copa America title since 1993, ending his long wait for silverware at international level. He also lifted the Copa del Rey with Barcelona before joining Paris Saint-Germain last summer. Messi collected his seventh Ballon d’Or during a ceremony in the French capital on Monday evening. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar faced stern competition from the likes of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s…

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PFN to FG: N5,000 grant for ‘poor’ Nigerians’ll promote corruption

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The President of PFN, Bishop Wale Oke, has told the Federal Government that the proposed N5,000 grant to poor Nigerians will promote corruption in the country. Oke stated that most of the so-called poor Nigerians do not have phones or bank accounts and may not benefit from the grant. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently said that the Federal Government would give a transport grant of N5,000 each to between 30 million and 40 million poor Nigerians for a duration of 12 months, as a…

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Lesser Hajj-bound woman arrested in Abuja, excretes 80 pellets of cocaine

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Olayinka Adisa, an Ogun State-based businesswoman, travelling to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Umrah (lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine. Adisa was arrested on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the boarding screening area of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, during an outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight 1418. The NDLEA, in a statement by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Monday, said the suspect claimed she trafficked the drug to get money…

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