I Don’t Want To Have Money Anymore — Footballer Paul Pogba Says Before He Was Suspended For Failing Dr¥g Test

Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, 30, is facing a ban of up to four years after testing positive for testosterone.

Pogba only returned to the Serie A side from Manchester United in July 2022.

However, the move has not gone as planned, as he has also struggled with inj¥ries.

 In the latest development, Pogba is reported to have tested positive after a league fixture against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play.

Pogba has now been suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO) tribunal on an initial precautionary basis and has three days to request a B sample.

“The National Antidoping Tribunal informs that, in acceptance of the instance proposed by the National Antidoping Prosecutor, it has provided for the provisional suspension of the athlete Paul Labile Pogba,” NADO said in a statement to AFP. NADO said the “prohibited substance detected: Non-endogenous testosterone metabolites”, was consistent with a doping infringement.

The maximum suspension in such cases is four years, which includes an initial two-year ban, which can be doubled if it is proven that the substance was taken deliberately.

However, in an interview with Al Jazeera, released hours before news broke of Pogba’s doping test, the midfielder said: “I want to make people eat their words and prove I am not weak. People can criticise me, but I will never give up.

At times, when I have been alone, I have thought: I don’t want to have money anymore. I don’t want to play football any longer. I want to be with normal people, that way they’ll love me for who I am, not for money or fame. At times it’s hard. Money changes people and can destr#y a family, it can create a w@r.”

President Tinubu secures landmark deal with UAE, Visa ban on Nigerian travellers lifted immediately

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday September 11 in Abu Dhabi, finalized a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers.

A statement released by the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelali, says Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay. 

‘’As negotiated between the two Heads of State, this immediate restoration of flight activity, through these two airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any immediate payment by the Nigerian government.

In recognition of President Tinubu's economic development diplomacy drive and proposals today presented by President Tinubu to his counterpart, an agreed framework has been established, which will involve several billions of U.S. dollars worth of new investments into the Nigerian economy across multiple sectors, including defense, agriculture and others, by the investment arms of the Government of the United Arab Emirates.''the statement read 

Ajuri further added that President Tinubu has successfully negotiated a joint, new foreign exchange liquidity programme between the two Governments, which will be announced in detail in the coming weeks.

Former Adamawa Civil sLServant Arrested For Allegedly ki!ling His Wife For Denying Him Access To Her Bed

The police in Adamawa state have apprehended a former staff of Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Aminu Mahdi, 63, for allegedly beating up his 43 year old wife, Hadiza Zubuchi, to d€ath. 

When interrogated, the suspect who hails from Yelwa ward in Mubi North Local government area, said that he returned home at 9:00pm on the 27th August, 2023 and after he ate his meal and changed his clothes, he went to sleep, but his late wife denied him access to her bed. He said that the deceased prevented him from sleeping on her bed and allegedly started beating with a stick. The suspect said he eventually snatched the stick from her and beat her up on her buttocks and chestwhich led to her d£ath. 

While regretting his action, Aminu Mahdi said

" I didn't expect that this kind of incident will happen to me. It was a mistake.''

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola had ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to carry out thorough investigation and prosecution the suspect afterwards.

NLC Declares 2-Day Warning Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike, beginning on Tuesday, September 5, in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.

On August 2, organised labour protested the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions demonstrated in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and several states, including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Zamfara, Katsina, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kwara, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Edo.

The NLC followed a seven-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government demanding “the immediate reversal of all anti-poor policies of the federal government including the recent hike in PMS (Premium Motor Spirit) price, increase in public school fees, the release of the eight months withheld salary of university lecturers and workers”.

The union also demanded an upward review of the minimum wage from N30,000 to N200,000, saying that since the President’s “subsidy is gone” inauguration speech of May 29, 2023, the peace of mind of Nigerians has gone.

Several meetings between the Presidency and the unions on palliatives for Nigerians suffering hardship in the wake of the petrol subsidy removal proved abortive.

Nigerians Jubilate As Pres. Biden Ignores Other African Leaders And Exclusively Invites Pres. Tinubu To UNGA

President Joe Biden of the United States of America has sent an exclusive invitation to President Bola Tinubu.

 

The US Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, disclosed this when he visited the Tinubu on Saturday, August 26.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Phee told President Tinubu that President Biden has requested to meet him on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to advance discussions further in late September.

She added that President Tinubu is the only African leader invited by Biden. 

“We know there is more we can do to incentivize large-scale American investment in Nigeria and we are committed to working closely with you to achieve that, as part of efforts to strengthen the Nigerian economy and the regional economy.

We appreciate your willingness to create an enabling environment for that. President Joe Biden is asking to meet with you on the sidelines of UNGA and you are the only African leader he has requested to meet. It is a mark of his high regard for your leadership,” the U.S. Special Envoy said.