Barcelona president Joan Laporta is optimistic Lionel Messi will sign a contract extension with the club but knows they must stay patient. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is now a free agent after his deal at Camp Nou expired on June 30. According to reports, Messi has agreed a new five-year deal with the Blaugrana while […]

Jose Mourinho’s Roma tenure started with a 10-0 rout of minnows Montecatini in a training match on Thursday. Having been sacked by Tottenham, former Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Inter boss Mourinho was appointed as Roma’s new head coach in May, replacing compatriot Paulo Fonseca. ALSO READ: Serie A ban use of green kits from […]

A man, Bitrus Gapfung, who dragged his wife, Pamkat, before a Jos Upper Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Mama, was on Friday granted divorce due on grounds of ”lack of love and peace” for 14 years. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, granted the divorce after Gapfung told the court that […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja Another fight has broken out in the House of Representatives following a disagreement on whether or not members should vote on the electronic transmission of election results. The House had taken presentations and testimonies from a Nigerian Telecommunication Commission, NCC team at plenary with speaker Femi Gbajabiamila in charge. He […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has published the list of candidates for the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra state. In the list published on Friday, the electoral umpire, in obedience to orders of court, dropped the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Mr Valentine Ozigbo and that of the […]