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Lionel Messi admits he considered leaving Barcelona amid 2013 tax fraud investigation

Five time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has revealed he considered leaving the club in 2013.

The Argentina international, who has been at Barcelona since he was 13 and is their all-time top scorer, said he felt 'badly treated' by Spain when he was investigated for tax fraud in 2013.

He was found guilty in 2016 along with his father Jorge of defrauding the Spanish government of €4.2m between 2007 and 2009 over income earned from image rights.

Messi was handed a prison sentence of 21 months and ordered to pay a fine of €2m. However, he did not serve any jail time after he was able to exchange his sentence for a fine of €250,000, as in Spain defendants without a previous conviction are permitted to serve any sentence of under two years on probation.

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PLANNED 2020 EXPENDITURE

An aggregate expenditure of N10.33 trillion is proposed for the Federal Government in 2020. The expenditure estimate includes statutory transfers of N556.7 billion, non-debt recurrent expenditure of N4.88 trillion and N2.14 trillion of capital expenditure (excluding the capital component of statutory transfers). Debt service is estimated at N2.45 trillion, and provision for Sinking Fund to retire maturing bonds issued to local contractors is N296 billion.

STATUTORY TRANSFERS

The sum of N556.7 billion is provided for Statutory Transfers in the 2020 Budget and includes:

a. N125 billion for the National Assembly;

b. N110 billion for the Judiciary;

c. N37.83 billion for the North East Development Commission (NEDC);

d. N44.5 billion for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF);

e. N111.79 billion for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC); and

f. N80.88 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which is now supervised by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

We have increased the budgetary allocation to the National Human Rights Commission from N1.5 billion to N2.5 billion. This 67 percent increase in funding is done to enable the Commission to perform its functions more effectively.

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

The non-debt recurrent expenditure includes N3.6 trillion for personnel and pension costs, an increase of N620.28 billion over 2019. This increase reflects the new minimum wage as well as our proposals to improve remuneration and welfare of our Police and Armed Forces. You will all agree that Good Governance, Inclusive Growth and Collective Prosperity can only be sustained in an environment of peace and security.

Our fiscal reforms shall introduce new performance management frameworks to regulate the cost to revenue ratios for Government Owned Enterprises, which shall come under significant scrutiny. We will reward exceptional revenue and cost management performance, while severe consequences will attend failures to achieve agreed revenue targets.


We shall also sustain our efforts in managing personnel costs. Accordingly, I have directed the stoppage of the salary of any Federal Government staff that is not captured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform by the end of October 2019. All agencies must obtain the necessary approvals before embarking on any fresh recruitment and any contraventions of these directives shall attract severe sanctions.

Overhead costs are projected at N426.6 billion in 2020. Additional provisions were made only for the newly created Ministries. I am confident that the benefits of these new Ministries as it relates to efficient and effective service delivery to our citizens significantly outweighs their budgeted costs.

That said, the respective Heads of MDAs must ensure strict adherence to government regulations regarding expenditure control measures. The proliferation of Zonal, State and Liaison Offices by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (‘MDAs’), with attendant avoidable increase in public expenditure, will no longer be tolerated.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

As I mentioned earlier, investing in critical infrastructure is a key component of our fiscal strategy under the 2020 Budget Proposals. Accordingly, an aggregate sum of N2.46 trillion (inclusive of N318.06 billion in statutory transfers) is proposed for capital projects in 2020.

Although the 2020 capital budget is N721.33 billion (or 23 percent) lower than the 2019 budget provision of N3.18 trillion, it is still higher than the actual and projected capital expenditure outturns for both the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, respectively. However, at 24 percent of aggregate projected expenditure, the 2020 provision falls significantly short of the 30 percent target in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020.


The main emphasis will be the completion of as many ongoing projects as possible, rather than commencing new ones. MDAs have not been allowed to admit new projects into their capital budget for 2020, unless adequate provision has been made for the completion of ALL ongoing projects.


Accordingly, we have rolled over capital projects that are not likely to be fully funded by the end of 2019 into the 2020 Budget. We are aware that the National Assembly shares our view that these projects should be prioritised and given adequate funding in the 2020 Appropriation Act.


Therefore, I will once again commend the 9th National Assembly’s firm commitment to stop the unnecessary cycle of delayed annual budgets. I am confident that with our renewed partnership, the deliberations on the 2020 Budget shall be completed before the end of 2019 so that the Appropriation Act will come into effect by the 1st of January.

Some of the key capital spending allocations in the 2020 Budget include:

a. Works and Housing: N262 billion;

b. Power: N127 billion;

c. Transportation: N123 billion;

d. Universal Basic Education Commission: N112 billion;

e. Defence: N100 billion;

f. Zonal Intervention Projects: N100 billion;

g. Agriculture and Rural Development: N83 billion;

h. Water Resources: N82 billion;

i. Niger Delta Development Commission: N81 billion;

j. Education: N48 billion;

k. Health: N46 billion;

l. Industry, Trade and Investment: N40 billion;

m. North East Development Commission: N38 billion;

n. Interior: N35 billion;

o. Social Investment Programmes: N30 billion;

p. Federal Capital Territory: N28 billion; and

q. Niger Delta Affairs Ministry: N24 billion.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has labelled the CEO of his former club Borussia Dortmund, Hans-Joachim Watzke, a “clown” after the two clashed over the forward’s departure in January 2018.

Watzke suggested in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung that the 30-year-old striker joined Arsenal for the money and that Aubameyang would be sad to watch the Champions League on television instead of playing in it. Arsenal are in the Europa League again this season.

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Aubameyang labels Dortmund CEO Watzke a 'clown' in row over departure

Watzke says Aubameyang is happy looking at his bank account

Better for you if I don’t talk about why I really left, says forward

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has labelled the CEO of his former club Borussia Dortmund, Hans-Joachim Watzke, a “clown” after the two clashed over the forward’s departure in January 2018.

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Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix just broke one of Usain Bolt's world records

USA Olympic sprinter Felix broke Bolt's record Sunday after winning her 12th gold medal at the World Championships on the mixed-gender 4x400m relay team. She now holds the record for the most gold medals at the track and field World Championships.

Felix is already one of the most decorated track and field athletes, winning a combined nine medals between each of her four Olympic games. Six of the medals are gold.

Felix summed up her response to the honor in one word on Twitter: "Humbled."

Another big accomplishment for Felix, it's her first season as a mother. But her journey back to the track has not been an easy one.

In November 2018, Felix battled preeclampsia and underwent an emergency C-section at 32 weeks to deliver her daughter.

In December, Felix told her birth story to ESPN, and talked about her struggle to keep up the image of a world class athlete in the midst of a pregnancy. She discussed the emotional toll the NICU takes on the families that have to stay there.

She then explained the fear and faith of having to let go of her plans:

"If I come back and I'm just not the same, if I can't make a fifth Olympic team, I'm gonna know that I fought, that I was determined, and that I gave it my absolute all. And if it doesn't end up the way I imagined in my head, it'll be OK. I just have to go for it, because that's just simply who we are now."


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Interesting Facts About Nigeria

Nigeria is home to 7% of the total languages spoken on Earth.

The Walls of Benin in Edo State, are the longest and ancient man-made structures on Earth.
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The Yoruba Tribe has the highest rates of twin births in the world: 158 twins per 1000 births!

The Jos Plateau Indigobird and the Anambra waxbill bird are found nowhere else on the planet but Nigeria!

According to the World Resources Institute, Nigeria is home to 4,715 unique kinds of plant species, and more than 550 types of breeding birds and mammals, making it a standout amongst the most environmentally lively places of the planet.

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Barcelona’s return to winning ways marred by Lionel Messi injury worry

Barcelona bounced back from Saturday’s shock defeat by Granada with a 2-1 home win over Villarreal to move up to fourth in La Liga but their night was marred by Lionel Messi going off injured.

Messi, making his first start this season, received lengthy treatment before being replaced at half-time by Ousmane Dembélé in what the coach, Ernesto Valverde, insisted was a precautionary measure.

Valverde said of Messi, who was named Fifa’s male player of the year on Monday: “He noticed a little bit of an issue with his adductor and we preferred for him not to stay on the pitch, but it was just a precaution. I don’t think it’s any more than just a niggle but we’ll need to wait for tomorrow to confirm.”

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Marcelino: "Winning the Copa is what ended up causing me to be sacked"

The former Valencia coach believes Peter Lim didn't want the club to focus on the Cup and only Champions League qualifcation mattered

Marcelino García Toral, who was surprisingly sacked by Valencia on Wednesday, claims not putting the Copa del Rey to one side - despite winning the competition - is what caused his relationship with Peter Lim to break down.


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South Africans in Johannesburg renewed their violence against foreigners, someone could be heard from a live video "Xenophobia continues, we are waiting, they say they aint leaving south Africa.

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Barcelona President Confirms Lionel Messi Is Allowed to Leave Camp Nou for Free This Summer

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that Lionel Messi has a clause in his contract which would allow him to walk away from the club whenever he wants.

A recent report suggested that Messi - who has a €700m release clause in his contract - actually has the power to walk away at the end of any given season, but this had not been confirmed by the club...until now.

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Mobs claiming foreigners are stealing jobs from South Africans have been carrying out overnight attacks, torching cars and buildings, and looting foreign owned shops. #SouthAfrica



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Keylor Navas joins Paris Saint-Germain, Alphonse Areola moves to Real Madrid on loan

Keylor Navas has signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a permanent deal, while Alphonse Areola has gone the other way on loan.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper has signed for an estimated €15m (£13.6m) fee on a four-year deal, after agreeing personal terms, and is set to become the first Costa Rican to play for the French champions.


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We’ve never seen anything like it. During Liverpool’s victory at Burnley (0-3), Sadio Mané lost it. Normally a very calm player, the Senegalese had a go at Mohamed Salah making angry gestures and having a heated exchange with his teammate, even after he was substituted. Why did he get


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Defending champion Novak Djokovic is out of the US Open after quitting because of injury against Swiss 23rd seed Stan Wawrinka as defeat loomed in an electrifying fourth-round match.


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TENNIS

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Defending champion Naomi Osaka defeats 15-year-old Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0 to move on to the Round of 16 in the 2019 US Open.


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Amazingman:
Sardine boy

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Spanish football legend Enrique tweeted about the loss of his daughter, Xana. Enrique, 49, stepped down from his role four months ago to look after Xana, who was suffering from bone cancer. But the former footie star heartbreakingly confirmed the nine-year-old had succumbed to osteosarcoma, a rare form of the disease. He tweeted: "Our daughter Xana has died this afternoon at the age of 9, after struggling for five intense months with osteosarcoma.


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TimmyA:
See constructive relationship ... and some people will be disturbing themselves with unnecessary rivalry

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