Lionel Messi presents statement denying tax evasion claims, prepares for legal action

World Footballer of the Year, Lionel Messi has ordered his legal team to pursue legal action against Panama Papers after they accused him of seeking refuge in Panama's tax haven, claims Messi's camp has dismissed as “false and libelous.”

The Panama Report reported that the Barcelona star used Panamanian company. Mega Star Enterprises to avoid paying tax on image rights deals.

15 B’Haram fighters killed by Troops to rescue 275 captives..(THUMBS UP)

Troops of the 152 Task Force Battalion and the Sector 1 of the Multinational Joint Task Force killed no fewer than 15 suspected Boko Haram fighters in raids on a number of Borno State villages on Sunday.

The military also rescued 275 hostages from the captivity of the militant sect.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the hostages were rescued during a joint operation by the troops at Madawaya, Jere, Kardile, Koujili, Ngenere, Maksamari, Douse, Bembem, Zombulum and Taraji villages.

Deadline to publish National Assembly budget details,Denied by Senate

The Senate on Monday denied that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, gave a deadline recently for the publication of the details of the National Assembly budget.

The upper chamber, however, pledged that the details of the N115bn allocation for the federal parliament would be included in the 2016 budget details being worked upon by the appropriation committees of the two chambers.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, told journalists in Abuja that the current leadership of the red chamber would always carry Nigerians along in its activities.

Abdullahi stated, “I am not aware of any promise made by the President of the Senate on a specific date for the publication of the National Assembly budget details.

Kwara State workers, pensioners’ verification has began

The Kwara State Government has commenced physical verification of workers and pensioners in the state and those of the 16 local government areas.

According to a statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, the exercise, which started in Ilorin West Local Government secretariat, featured biometric data capturing, verification of documents and data forms of the local government workers and LG pensioners.

NIS recruits that where sacked protest and demand reinstatement

Some applicants, who were recruited by the Nigeria Immigration Service in February 2015 and subsequently sacked while undergoing training, protested their sacking by the Federal Government on Monday in Abuja.

The candidates, who protested at the Ministry of Interior with placards and banners, demanded their reinstatement into the NIS.

Shiites denies alliance with Boko Haram

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as the Shiites, on Monday, denied having any link or planning an alliance with the Boko Haram sect.

Boko Haram, which started its violent campaign in 2009, had wreaked havoc in the north eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.

surveillance team of the NSCDC deploys to prevent fuel diversion

Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu said that the corps had commenced the deployment of personnel from all state commands nationwide for surveillance of fuel supply across the country to stem diversion of the product.

Shiites single himself from Boko Haram insurgents

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria otherwise known as the Shiites on Monday insisted that they neither had a link nor plan to enter into any form of coalition with the once dreaded Boko Haram insurgents.