Lamine Yamal, highest goal scorer, now beats Messi and Mbappé

Lamine Yamal breaks yet another record, clearly setting the bar ever higher in Barcelona 110-year history before turning 19 years.

Right now he is the highest scorer under 19 in Europe’s top five leagues, and with his latest goal against Mallorca at Spotify Camp Nou the teen has put the world on notice. It’s the 24th goals inside his bag which now see Lamine Yamal tops Kylian Mbappé, who had scored 23 for AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain before turning 19 on 23 December 2017.

Yamal is a special kind of a player. His foresight, pace and speed to beat defenders have enthroned him as the world’s top providers of assists. And you’ll have something really phenomenonal if you add a goal mix to that.

Lamine Yamal had first toppled Wayne Rooney, Valeri Bozhinov and Barça’s own Ansu Fati before he beat Mbappé.

In Laliga, he is the fastest gun, decidedly ahead of Ansu Fati and other names like Bojan Krkić and Lionel Messi.

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Yamal has scored five goals in five consecutive matches this season against clubs such as Mallorca, Albacete Balompié, Elche CF, FC Copenhagen, Real Oviedo and others. At a total of 15 goals already, Lamine Yamal is likely to surpass his 18 he scored during last campaign.

Why Fathia Balogun celebrates her birthday hours after her mom dies

Nollywood actress Fathia Balogun Williams has announced the death of her “dear” mother in a manner that’s rather strange.

She turned 55 on February 5 but celebrated it yesterday, February 8. While she was having fun with friends and fans in an elaborate party, her mother was lying cold dead. She died on 7 February.

Describing her mother as her “cheerleader, prayer warrior, best friend” on social media, the actress told fans of her pains. According to her, the family kept the development away from her all the while.

Date for the burial would be announced, she said, and added that the grief of her mother’s passing is yet to have it’s full weight on her.

“Dear friends, it was my 55th birthday on Thursday, February 5. However, I chose to have a party yesterday, Sunday.

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“Unbeknownst to me, my beloved mother died on the eve of my party, and the news was cruelly kept away from me.

“The reality of her passing has not totally dawned on me because she was my cheerleader, prayer warrior, best friend, and gist partner wrapped in the invaluable gift of a mother”, Fathia Balogun wrote.

Breaking: Heavy protests in National Assembly over e-transmission of election results

Thousands of protesters have occupied the National Assembly this morning. They are making demand on the lawmakers to affect the needed changes in the Electoral Act.

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On Wednesday, the Senate rejected the proposal to amend Clause 60, sub-section 3 of the Electoral Amendment Bill which seeks to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory.

Nigerian lawmakers and, in fact, nearly all the politicians don’t have any value in their constituencies. They can’t win any election under free and fair conditions. So their only way out is to prepare the room for rigging, which is why the Senate rejected the proposed amendments.

Governor Alex Otti signs a bill no other governor can sign. See it

Abia State Governor is decidedly one of the few best governor in Nigeria presently.

Yesterday, Alex Otti signed into law the Senior Citizens Bill. The new law, basically, is huge relief for the aged.

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It entitled every Abia citizens who is 60 years old to free monthly salary, free medical services, and other benefits. The aged will continue to benefit from these packages until death.

If the 2027 election is going to be free and fair, Alex Otti will certainly be reelected. His fellow citizens have already poolled resources together and purchased governorship form for him ahead of 2027.