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Josep Maria Bartomeu’s time as Barcelona president ended in disgrace, but that hasn’t stopped him from stepping forward to criticise Joan Laporta’s time at the club so far. Following Lionel Messi’s exit over the summer, Bartomeu has been left unimpressed with Laporta’s work in the job, this despite Bartomeu’s presence …

The value of the naira fell further by 1.68 per cent against the dollar at the official market on Thursday. At the Investor & Exporter foreign exchange window, the local currency opened at 413.15/$1 on Thursday but closed at 422.07/$1. The naira had depreciated by 0.19 per cent to 415.10/$1 …

LinkedIn is closing down its social networking site in China, marking the departure of the last major US social media company from the country. The Microsoft-owned company announced on Thursday that it was closing down the localised version of its popular networking website after “facing a significantly more challenging operating …

The South African Police Service (SAPS) members have set upon Somali nationals’ shops in the coastal city of Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after an eruption of violence saw several minibus taxis going up in flames on Wednesday. The following day (Thursday) heavily-armed police went into the town to raid Somali …

Former Nigeria youth international, Emmanuel Sarki has opened up on why he dumped the country to play for Haiti. Sarki impressed for the youth teams, including the Golden Eaglets, the Flying Eagles and the U-23 side. The Kaduna-born winger seemed destined to progress to the Super Eagles, but earned a …

Around 100 female footballers were evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha on Thursday. Qatar’s government worked with Fifa, football’s world governing body, to co-ordinate the rescue effort, according to a source close to the operation. The group is understood to have included 20 national players. Fifa is trying to secure the …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“Secret Service”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging 11 defendants with conspiracy to commit money laundering, …

The death toll from a fire in Southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46, according to officials Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTK7rOBuTyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yscs5iq9EE4 The 13-story building caught fire around 3 a.m. Thursday, fire officials in the city of Kaohsiung …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOz8wukWVas U.S. drugmaker ‘Merck’ asks for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 pill. WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the …

A 33-year-old Nigerian national identified as Lebechi Charles Kelechi, has been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking case in Cambodia. Police from the Anti-Drug Department of the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday, October 12, said that the Nigerian allegedly trafficked nearly half a kg of drugs into the country. …