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Commonwealth Games: Yusuf Wins Nigeria’s Fourth Medal

19-year-old Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf has taken Nigeria’s medal haul to four at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Yusuf lifted a total of 212kg to finish third to claim the bronze medal for Nigeria.

Canadian Mauda Charron and Australia’s Sarah Maureen Cochrane placed first and second respectively.

Nigeria has so far won four medals two gold and two bronze medals in weightlifting in Birmingham.

Female weightlifter, Adijat Olarinoye won Nigeria her first medal, a gold at the Games.

Olarinoye lifted a total of 203kg to win the gold medal ahead of her Indian counterpart, Bindayareni, who lifted 202kg to win the silver medal in the 55kg category.

Twenty-five years old, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal won Nigeria her second gold medal. Lawal lifted 206kg to strike the gold ahead of England’s Jessica Gordon Brown (197kg) and Talu Darsigny of Canada (196kg).

Umoafia Edidiong on Sunday took bronze with an effort of 290kg (130kg+160kg) also in weightlifting.

Chelsea In Advanced Talks To Sign Cucurella For £50m

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Brighton left-back Marc Cucurella and are willing to pay the £50m asking price for the Manchester City target.

The Spaniard handed in a transfer request on Friday in a bid to push through a move to City but the Premier League champions will not pay Brighton's asking price, with Chelsea now in pole position to sign the 24-year-old.

The Seagulls had previously rejected a £30m bid for the full-back from Pep Guardiola's side, who are looking for a replacement for Oleksandr Zinchenko after he joined Arsenal.

Cucurella enjoyed a hugely successful first Premier League season after joining from Getafe in a deal worth around £15m last summer and was named Brighton's player of the season.

Chelsea have now moved for Cucurella with doubts surrounding the future of left-back Marcos Alonso, with Barcelona reportedly wanting to sign the 31-year-old this summer. Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta is also wanted by the Spanish giants with the defender having one year left on his deal.

Thomas Tuchel's side have made two signings this summer with the arrivals of Raheem Sterling for £47.5m from City and defender Khalidou koulibaly from Napoli in a £33m deal.

We Are Not Recruiting, FIRS Cautions Against Scam

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has warned the public to be cautious and steer clear of con artists posing as service recruiters.

This is stated in a statement made by Mr. Johannes Woju on Monday in Abuja.

“On repeated occasions, the FIRS has cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the Service and collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide them employment.

“Again, the Management of the FIRS wishes to caution the public to be wary of these employment scam artists.

“The Service wishes to emphatically state that it is not conducting any recruitment at the moment, and importantly that it does not conduct recruitment exercises through back door channels.

“Should FIRS at any instance have need to expand its workforce and consequently seek to recruit competent hands to carry out the task of revenue mobilization for the nation, the public can be rest assured that the Service would follow appropriate channels and processes in doing so.

” This includes advertisements on public channels of communication, followed by rigorous screening, interviews and examination exercises.

“The FIRS also wishes to caution media practitioners not to allow their mediums to be used as platforms for publishing unauthorized fake application processes and recruitment portals that hoodwink the unsuspecting public,” the statement said.

It further stated that FIRS will pursue all appropriate legal remedies against any platform discovered to be running such dishonest advertisements.

According to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), several Nigerians complain about dishonest individuals who con graduates looking for employment.

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Crystal Renay, Ne-Yo’s Wife Accuses Him Of Cheating

Ne-Yo, an American singer-songwriter, and his wife Crystal Renay may be divorcing because she claims he cheated on her.

This was announced by Renay on Saturday, July 30, 2022 on her Instagram page.

Renay said the music singer accused her husband of cheating on her with "many" other women over the course of their almost ten-year relationship in what many have characterized as a passionate post.

"8 years of lies and deception. 8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous of women who sell their bodies to him unprotected… every last one of them!" she wrote.

*, Crystal Renay, Ne-Yo’s Wife Accuses Him Of Cheating*

“To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is an understatement. To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is something it isn’t,” she continued.

“I choose me, I choose my happiness and health and my respect. I gained 3 beautiful children out of this but nothing else but wasted years and heartache.''

“If someone can’t love you the way you deserve then it’s up to you to love yourself. With no hate in my heart, I wish him nothing but the best.”

On Sunday, July 31, Neyo responded to his wife's post on Twitter.

"For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors,” he tweeted.

“Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.”

"For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors. Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.”
— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) July 31, 2022

In 2015, Renay and Neyo began dating. That same year, Neyo made a proposal.

The pair had a brief separation in 2020 before getting back together in 2022. To commemorate their reconciliation, they had a spectacular wedding in Las Vegas.

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