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The Coalition of Northern Groups has called on the United Nations (UN) to initiate a referendum that would lead to a resolution of the raging Biafra agitation led by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The coalition also wants the UN to invoke relevant statutes to which Nigeria is a signatory to pronounce IPOB a terror outfit, proscribe the activities of the group and initiate criminal actions against IPOB and its leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. The coalition made its position known in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman. It recalled that after its Kaduna Declaration, which ordered Igbo people resident in the Northern part of the country to return to their home states by 1 October, it wrote a letter to the Acting President, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, asking him to bring about a curtailment of the activities of Mr. Kanu and the IPOB. It commended Mr. Osinbajo for initiating discussions with regional leaders towards ensuring lasting peace and stab...

Messi is said to earn close to €565,000 (£500k/$645k) a week until June 2021, making him the highest paid player in European football. Bartomeu praised Messi as the best player in the world and says he deserves every penny the La Liga club pays him. “It started several months ago when I told his father, Jorge, that we had to sit down,” he told Mundo Deportivo. “Everyone knows Leo had a bad summer last year with the tax problem he suffered. “We let some months pass so that the timing was balanced and then I told Jorge that we had to start talking about the renewal, and he told me to talk to his son. “I talked to Leo and asked how he was, because of what had gone on. I told him we had to talk about the future. He replied: ‘I want to stay here. Talk to my dad.’ And that’s it. We can’t reveal how much Messi costs the club but he’s the best player in the world and he costs what the best player in the world and the history of football should. Nobody brings to their club wh...