Barcelona President, Laporta Charged with Bribery

10/18/2023 11

The Barcelona president, Joan Laporta has been charged as part of the investigations into alleged bribes paid to referees.

Laporta has been charged in relation to his first spell as president of Barcelona from 2003 to 2010.

The judge leading the investigation said in his report published on Wednesday that, Laporta could not benefit from the statute of limitations because of the seriousness of the accusations.

Barcelona, the 27-time Spanish champions, have been fighting off accusations for months and deny any wrongdoing.

Written by: Helen Obih

Rate it

News

Kano Government Introduces Competency Examination for Civil Servants

The Kano State Head of Service, Usman Bala, has explained the reasons behind the recent introduction of competency examination for the state civil servants. Bala said the measure would serve as a yardstick for promoting officers not only on the basis of satisfactory years of service but on performance and ability to deliver the exigencies of official responsibilities on the promoted grade. This is contained in a statement by the […]

10/18/2023 32