At least, 50 people were feared dead as boat conveying passengers from Gaya town in the neighbouring Niger Republic enroute to Lolo local market in Bagudo local government area of Kebbi state capsized in the over fl owing River Niger. Confi rming the incident to Blueprint in a telephone conversation, the council Chairman of Bagudo local government area, Alhaji Mohammadu Kaura Dan Hakimi, said the incident occurred at the early hours of yesterday. He said the boat was carrying over 100 passengers from Gaya a border town in Niger Republic and was reported to had broken into two parts as a result of over loading and couple with speedy wave of river Niger. Hakimi, who was at the scene of the incident disclosed that a rescue team was immediately mobilised to go on operation beneath the river and around its banks in search of victims which he said, 47 people were rescued, but said no dead body was recovered up to the time of fi lling in this reportAccording to him, he ordered for the e
Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has calimed that Lionel Messi is already under the terms of his new contract. While Messi agreed to a contract extension until 2021 in July, the Argentina captain is yet to officially put pen to paper on the contract with the La Liga giants. It has raised doubts over Messi’s future at Camp Nou, following Neymar’s world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. The La Liga giants have continually insisted the 30-year-old will sign his contract and Bartomeu provided another update on Thursday. “We will take the photo with Messi’s signature, hopefully before the end of the year, but the contract has been signed by his father, who has the power of his image rights,” Bartomeu told 8TV. “This contract is signed until 2021 and he is already playing under it.”