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TOKYO OLYMPIC-NIGERIA FINISHED 8^TH IN AFRICA AND 74^TH IN THE WORLD

The Nigeria team placed 8^th in Africa and 74^th position in the world at the just concluded 2020 Tokyo Games in Japan

The Nigeria team that participated in the games only won two medals comprising one silver and one bronze, after being represented by 55 athletes.

 Ese Brume won the bronze medal from the women’s long jump event, while Blessing Oborududu won the silver medal from the wrestling event’s women’s freestyle 68kg.

The Games which began on July 23 and ended on Sunday had 93 of the 206 participating teams making it to the medals table

The Nigeria team were all ill prepared this would not be unconnected to the power tussle going on behind the scene between the athletics federation of Nigeria and the Ministry of youth and sport which have restricted the performance of the athletes in the Tokyo games

LIONEL MESSI ON THE VERGE OF JOINING PSG 

Lionel Messi disclosed that joining Paris St-Germain is a possibility, as he confirmed his exit from Barcelona during an emotional press conference on Sunday.

Barcelona confirmed on Thursday that Messi would not sign a new contract with the Catalan club amid financial concerns “and structural obstacles” from Laliga which prevented Messi from renewing his contract

The Argentina International, 34, who became a free agent since July 1 after his contract at Camp Nou expired, had verbally agreed on a 5 year new deal on reduced 50% wages only for the Catalan club to pull out of the deal on the 6^th August, 2021

"It is a possibility, but I have not agreed anything with anyone," he said. "I have got different clubs interested. Nothing is definitive but clearly we are talking to them."

Messi moved to Catalunya from Rosario as a 13-year-old and enjoyed enormous success at the club, winning 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League crowns, and the Ballon d’Or six times.

He went on to score 672 goals in 778 games and helped the Spanish giants win 34 trophies, replicas of which were displayed at his news conference at the Nou Camp.

Speaking at an emotional press conference from Camp Nou, which was attended by the entire first-team squad, he said he was keen to continue at Barcelona and did ‘everything he could’ to stay but it was not possible.

With reports that the player is set to seal a two-year deal to join Paris Saint-Germain, Messi disclosed that the move is a 'possibility' for him this summer. 

2BABA RELEASE NEW ALBUM “WARRIOR”

Tuface Idibia aka 2Baba has reportedly release a new album titled ‘Warrior’

The 13 track album featured popular Nigeria artist, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide Tiwa Savage 

The album was Producers include: Bolaji Beatz (Tracks 1 and 13), Jay Sleek (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5) Spellz (Tracks 9 and 12), Black Jerzee (Track 6), Ploops (Track 11), Speroach (Track 7), Richie (Track 10)

TIMI DAKOLO - LEAVE ME ALONE... MY FATHER IS ALIVE AND DOING WELL

Timi Dakolo has denied the rumor that his dad is dead

The music star took to his Instagram page on Thursday, February 27, 2020, where he denied the insinuation that his father had died.

"You people should try and leave me alone. My father is alive and doing well. I wonder how you people come up with all this information. I didn’t say anything about my father being dead. A simple investigation would do the world much good," he wrote.