The transfer request tabled by Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has been uncovered. TMW has re-published a copy of the fax sent to Barca and president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Messi, via his lawyers, informed Barca through the fax that he wished to terminate his contract and leave – with immediate effect. There are claims Messi could yet break his contract courtesy …

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Joe Hart’s arrival will help him sleep better. Hart has arrived as Michel Vorm was allowed to come off contract this summer. And Mourinho explained: “Michel (Vorm) I don’t know if he was in the last year of his career, but he was close to it, and to bring in Joe, 75 caps for England, …

Three months after the brutal rape and murder of Vera Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin, the Edo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded six suspects in connection with the crime. One of the suspected killers, Collins Uligbe, from Agbor in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, disclosed while being paraded that her landlady, …

Sunday Shodipe, a suspected serial killer in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, says a herbalist mounted pressure on him to escape from police custody. The 19-year-old disclosed this on Wednesday when he was paraded by Nwachukwu Enwonwu, the state commissioner of police. Shodipe was arrested alongside two others in June in connection with a series of killings in Akinyele local government …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says some mischievous supervisors are responsible for the snapshots of examination question papers found on WhatsApp groups. Patrick Areghan, head of WAEC, Nigeria, disclosed this on Wednesday when the council went on a monitoring visit to Federal Government Boys College, Apo, Abuja. On August 17, WAEC had debunked reports that the 2020 WASSCE mathematics …

As Nigeria continues its fight against Coronavirus, 221 new cases of the deadly virus have been recorded on wednesday, 26th August with a total of 53, 021 confirmed cases. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official Twitter page. The centre which carried out a total daily test of 5,216 samples across the country …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC today August 26, release internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha, about two weeks after he was re-arrested by the anti-graft agency in Lagos. It was earlier reported that Mompha was re-arrested on Friday, August 14 when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air …

Amazon CEO and World’s richest man, Jeff Bezos has become the first person to hit the $200 billion net worth. On Wednesday Jeff Bezos hit $204.6 billion nearly $90 billion more than the world’s second-richest person, Bill Gates, who’s currently worth $116.1 billion.  With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos’ net worth is up by $4.9 …

Chelsea have confirmed the £50m signing of Ben Chilwell from Leicester. The England defender has signed a five-year deal worth up to £190,000-per-week after passing a medical and also having checks on the heel injury that ruled him out of the end of last season. Chilwell will be the latest signing in what has been a busy summer for Chelsea. …

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has personally responded to being found guilty in a Greek court of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery. The 27-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Friday after an alleged incident on the island of Mykonos, with the defender appearing at a hearing the following day in the neighbouring island of …