Being a controlled opioid that was introduced for the treatment of serious pain, and as a narcotic analgesic, tramadol works in the brain to change how the body feels and responds to pain, online health portal, WebMD, states.

But, following the epidemic use of tramadol and codeine in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and other agencies have focused on the importation of the drugs in the country and how it is being distributed.

The Access bank Plc branch on Adetokunbo Ademola street has been gutted by fire and that firefighters are currently battling to put out the inferno.

As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the incident was yet to the identified.

Details shortly…

Barcelona have confirmed that their captain and star player Lionel Messi has told them he wants to leave this summer by terminating his contract.

The Association Press report that the Catalan giants contacted them directly on Tuesday to confirm that they have received documentation from the Argentine that he intends to quit the club immediately.

It confirms the multiple reports across Spanish and Argentinean media which claimed that Messi is leaving Barcelona and will attempt to activate a clause in his deal which allows him to break his contract.

Messi has won a record six Ballon d’Or awards during his spell at the Camp Nou, where he has spent the entirety of his professional career and firmly established himself as one of the greatest footballers ever to play the sport.

The 33-year-old has a clause in his deal allowing him to leave at the end of any season, and whilst it was thought that deadline passed in June, Marca say his camp believe that it has been extended in line with the prolonged 2019/20 season.

Messi has scored a scarcely believable 634 goals in 731 official appearances for Barcelona, but his time at the club now appears to be up and he is hopeful of becoming a free agent.

Rumours have been building that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would look to move on ever since the humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier this month.

If Messi does indeed leave all eyes will turn to his next possible destination.

Manchester City may well be at the front of the queue, with the intriguing possibility of a reunion with his former manager Pep Guardiola potentially on the cards.

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, has said the appointment of John Momoh as the acting Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a reward for him being the media “lackey” of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Sowore made the claim in a post on Twitter on Tuesday while reacting to Momoh’s appointment.

Momoh, the Chief Executive Officer of Channels Television, was appointed as UNILAG’s Governing Council, according to a letter dated 21 August and signed by Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education.

But Sowore, an alumnus of UNILAG, criticised the appointment, describing it as a “sad day” for the institution.

The activist-cum-journalist said Momoh will not perform better than Wale Babalakin, the Pro-Chancellor of the university, who was asked by the Federal Government to recuse himself following the leadership crisis in the institution.

Heard today that @channelstv CEO John Momoh @joomomoh was appointed Chair of @UnilagNigeria’s governing council, it’s sad day for my alma mater, John Momoh is being rewarded for being @APCNigeria lackey in the media, he is incompetent and not better than Babalakin #RevolutionNow pic.twitter.com/MuIFa5MZRs

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) August 25, 2020

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the outburst of Femi Fani-Kayode at a press conference in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

In a statement signed by Chris Isiguzo, NUJ President, he described the politician as unstable and intolerant for his outburst and threats against Eyo Charles, the correspondent of the Daily Trust Newspaper.

“By denigrating the journalist, Fani Kayode has exposed himself the more as an intolerant and unstable person who will not want his activities closely scrutinised by the Media.

“It is instructive to remind the likes of Fani Kayode that it is the Constitutional right of Journalists to monitor and keep a check on people and institutions in power.

“By delving into politics and holding political office, Fani Kayode is very conversant with the watchdog role of the media.

“For him to have embarked on assessment of projects in some states, even though we are yet to be told under what platform, he is doing so, it is proper for the media to hold him to account for his actions and decisions.

“His reaction was totally unacceptable, dishonourable and reprehensible and we demand for retraction of his untoward, irritating and awkward utterances which negate simple decorum and civility,” the statement read in part.

Isiguzo described as shocking that Fani-Kayode had attacked a journalist over a mere question while he used his won social media handles to call government officials to account.

Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that he has resigned from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS.

He said he had to resign because of ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna affecting his people.

Recall that the former CBN Deputy Governor has been grilled twice by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jos Office over his recent comments on the killings and Boko Haram terrorists.

“I have resigned from NIPPS,” he told Daily Trust.

“Nobody asked me or pressurized me to resign. I did it on my own.

“I decided that I cannot continue working, with all my good conscience, when my people are continually being killed and genocide is being committed against my people.

“That was the reason I gave, and the management has accepted my resignation,” he added.

He explained that he gave NIPPS one month’s notice from 18th August to 18th September when his resignation will take effect.

Mailafia maintained that his resignation is for the best interest of everybody.

Mailafia, a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, had last Monday honoured another invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS).

GOTD recalls that it was the second time in five days that the DSS is interrogating Mailafia over comments he made on radio, concerning Boko Haram.

Mailafia had among other things, alleged that a repentant bandit told him that a serving northern governor was a commander of the terrorist group.

Source: Channels TV