FOOTBALL STAR LIONEL MESSI AND FATHER JAILED FOR TAX FRAUD

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said this morning (Wednesday).

The 29-year-old, among the world’s highest-earning athletes, was accused of creating a string of fake companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid taxation on €4.16m (£3.2m) of image rights earnings between 2007 and 2009.

Messi, who took time out from Argentina’s preparations for the Co

pa America tournament this summer, said in court last month: “I was playing football; I had no idea about anything. I trusted my dad and my lawyers.”

The Argentinian’s father Jorge Horacio Messi has also been handed the same punishment. 

During the trial, Messi said he

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Breaking: You Can Now Stop MTN,Airtel,Glo, Etisalat And Others From Sending You Unsolicited Messages

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has directed all telecommunications service providers in the country to from July 1, 2016, activate the DO NOT DISTURB facility which gives subscribers the freedom to choose what messages to receive from the various networks.

With this Directive, the operators have been mandated to dedicate a common Short Code (2442) which will enable subscribers take informed decisions.

The Director of Public Affairs of The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo,  in a statement, said this action was taken in order to protect subscribers from the nuisance of unsolicited texts, and therefore a direct regulatory response to the yearnings of the subscribers.

By this action, he explained, the Commission has invoked a regulatory provision which

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LIONEL MESSI ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT TO ESCAPE CRITICISM

The news of Lionel Messi's retirement from international football has become the subject of discussion among football fans and sport media.

It will be recalled that Lionel Messi announced that it was over for him at international level after the Argentine National Team failed to win the 2016 COPA AMERICA FINAL against CHILE; Chile won on penalty as Messi failed to score from the spot kick during the shoot-out.

Immediately after the match, Messi said:

It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldn't get it, so I think it’s over. I think this is best for everyone. First of all for me, then for everyone. . . . It’s very hard, but the decision is taken. Now I will not try more and there will be no going back.

After Francisco Silva’s winner hit the net, Messi was obviously devastated as he quickly left the centre circle and took a seat with the Argentine team mates. From his

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