Argentina captain Lionel Messi today retired from International football after losing the Copa America title to Chile. But looking at his CV as a footballer and honours achieved you can only salute. See his fact-file after the cut... Name: Lionel Andres Messi Nationality: Argentinian Date of birth: June 24, 1987 – age 29 Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina Club: Barcelona (ESP/since 2000) International appearances: 112 International goals: 55 International debut: August 17, 2005, Hungary 1 Argentina 2 Honours Club Champions League (4): 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15 Club World Cup (3): 2009, 2011, 2015 Spanish Championships (8): 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16 Spanish Cup (3): 2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16 Spanish Super Cups (6) 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 International World Cup: Finalist (2010), Quarter-finalist (2006, 2010), 15 matches, 5 goals Copa America: Finalist (2015, 2007, 2016), Quarter-finalist (2011), 16 matches, 3 goals Olympic gold medal (1): 2008 Under-20 World Cup (1): 2005 Individual Honours: Ballon D’Or (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 Top scorer in the Spanish league (3): 2009-2010 (34 goals), 2011-2012 (50 goals), 2012-13 (46 goals) Top scorer in the Champions League (5): 2008-2009 (9 goals), 2009-2010 (8 goals), 2010-2011 (12 goals), 2011-2012 (14 goals), 2014-15 (10 goals) World Cup Golden Ball (1): 2014 Olympic player of the tournament (1): 2008 Under-20 World Cup player of the tournament (1): 2005 Top scorer at Under-20 World Cup (1): 2005 (6 goals)

 

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, today released a statement where he alleged that there is now a government within the government of President Buhari who have seized the apparatus of Executive powers to pursue their nefarious agenda. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has now released a statement replying Saraki. The statement reads ...
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, claims there is “now a government within the government of President Buhari”, which has allegedly seized the apparatus of Executive powers to pursue a nefarious agenda. This claim by Senator Saraki would have been more worth the while, if it had been backed with more information.
If he had proceeded to identify those who constitute the “government within the government,” it would have taken the issue beyond the realm of fiction and mere conjecture. But as it stands, the allegation is not even worth the paper on which it was written, as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything. The Attorney-General of the Federation is the Chief Law Officer of the state. It is within his constitutional powers to determine who has infringed upon the law, and who has not. Pretending to carry an imaginary cross is mere obfuscation, if, indeed, a criminal act has been committed. But we leave the courts to judge. To claim that President Buhari is anybody’s stooge is not only ridiculous, but also preposterous. It is not in the character of our President.