Lionel Messi Will be out for three weeks

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be sidelined
for the next three weeks due to a groin strain,
dealing a huge blow to his club and country.
“To lose Lionel Messi means football loses
and we lose,” said Barca boss Luis Enrique.
Messi limped off just before the hour mark of
the Spanish champions’ 1-1 draw with Atletico
Madrid on Wednesday.
The Argentine captain is set to miss his
country’s World Cup qualifiers against Peru
and Paraguay next month as well as Barca’s
Champions League clash at Borussia
Moenchengladbach.
Messi will also sit on the Catalans’ La Liga
trips to Sporting Gijon and Celta Vigo.
However, Messi should be fit in time for a
reunion with old boss Pep Guardiola when
Manchester City visit the Camp Nou on
Champions League duty on October 19.
The five-time World Player of the Year missed
Argentina’s World Cup qualifier with Venezuela
earlier this month due to the problem and only
started Barca’s shock 2-1 defeat to Alaves 10
days ago on the bench as coach Luis Enrique
bedded him back into action gently.
“Now we have to look for other solutions,”
added Enrique. “With Leo we are much
stronger, but without him we are still a strong
team.”
Barca coped remarkably well with eight wins
from 10 games when Messi was sidelined by a
hamstring injury for two months last season.
And Enrique hopes his side can show similar
resilience to avoid slipping further behind Real
Madrid in the title race.
“Last year we had an unfortunate situation
with a longer-term injury and my team played
well.”
Barca remain three points behind Madrid at
the top of La Liga after Angel Correa’s
equaliser seconds after Messi limped off
handed Atletico a share of the spoils at the
Camp Nou.
Ivan Rakitic headed Barca into the lead just
before half-time, but Atletico marshalled
Messi’s star strike partners Luis Suarez and
Neymar well in his absence to hold out for a
point.
Suarez, though, insisted he and the Brazilian
can step up as they did without Messi last
season.
“It is a difficult injury that hurts and leaves
you sad,” said Suarez. “Now we have to take
responsibility.”
Suarez was involved in a battle of his own as
he was booked for a clash with Atletico left-
back Filipe Luis six minutes from time.
Luis posted a photo of a stud mark piercing
his bleeding foot on his official Instagram page
after the match with the message: “Just as
well he didn’t touch me.”
However, Suarez lambasted Luis for not
reacting likewise when he was sent-off for a
brutal challenge on Messi when the sides
clashed back in January.
“This is football, it is a man’s game and what
happens on the pitch stays on the pitch,”
added Suarez.
“You can’t make a show of things every time
something happens. Last year he didn’t post a
picture of Messi. I repeat, football is for men.”

Herbalist kills 13-year-old boy in juju experiment

A 26-year-old herbalist, Ekene Oluka, allegedly killed a 13-year-old, Obumuneme Oluka, while testing his anti-bullet charm on the deceased at Amagu-Uwani, Mgboko, Aku of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State. It was reported that the herbalist fled after the incident. The herbalist had, at different occasions, successfully tested his charms, which was said to protect against bullets and cutlass, on the young man. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement said the command had activated a manhunt for the fleeing herbalist. Amaraizu said: “The herbalist, Ekene Oluka, from the same kindred with the deceased, had allegedly tested his charms for protection against guns on the deceased. It was further gathered that the suspect had earlier tested that of cutlass on the deceased, which allegedly worked out for him. “However, this time it did not work, which caused severe injury on the head of the de...

Mother chains daughter for refusing to attend school

This woman chained her daughter to a street lamp post for playing truant from school. The eight-year-old child was tied with a metal chain around her ankle and tied to a large metal post. The young girl was left there by her raging mother. Good Samaritans heard the girl crying in the car park outside the family's apartment on Wednesday afternoon. They tried freeing her but the thick chain was strongly secured with two padlocks - leaving the girl stuck for over an hour before arrival of the police. She told cops that her mum had punished her because she failed to attend mandarin classes at school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The unemployed 30-year-old woman was taken in for questioning and later released. See more photos below;

Benin residents instructed not to cook with fire on Sunday

Oba of Benin The Benin Traditional Council has instructed residents not to cook with fire on Sunday, June 5, as part of activities for continuation of the 15 days funeral rites for late Monarch, Oba Erediauwa. The instruction is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Mr Frank Irabor, made available on Friday in Benin. Irabor stated that Sunday would be the day of Edenagberen- Mwiwu in the royal funeral rites programme and as such, there would be no cooking with fire, in accordance with Benin customs and tradition. He then called on Benin indigenes and non-indigenes in the kingdom to observe the Igberimwin rite.

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