Brentford manager, Thomas Frank, has identified Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen as one of the best defenders in the world. Frank said this ahead of Brentford’s Premier League match against Chelsea on Saturday. Christensen has been impressive for Chelsea since Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as Frank Lampard’s successor in January. The 25-year-old has established himself as one of…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has rubbished President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina for comparing his principal with Nigeria’s late nationalists. Afenifere’s spokesman, Jare Ajayi said it’s mischievous and a mistake for Adesina to compare Buhari with Obafemi Awolowo and Nnamdi Azikiwe. Adesina had compared Buhari’s popularity to that of Awolowo, Azikiwe, Shehu Shagari and…
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward, Michael Owen, has predicted some of the English Premier League, EPL, games that will be played this weekend. Leicester City will host Manchester United on Saturday evening at King Power Stadium, while Chelsea will face Brentford in an away Premier League tie. Arsenal will host Crystal Palace at…
It was a show of shame in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Friday as a Nigeria batch A referee identified as Haruna was beaten to coma by some irate fans. DAILY POST gathered that the referee is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Lokoja. The incident happened at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium…
The Nigerian government has released the revised travel protocol into Nigeria effective Monday, 25th October, 2021. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, issued a statement on Friday. The SGF said travellers arriving in Nigeria must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result conducted not more than…
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has said Chelsea will not win the Premier League title, because they don’t have enough goals in the team. The Blues are the current European champions, after they beat Manchester City in the Champions League final in May. Many have tipped Thomas Tuchel’s men to also give City a run…
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the founder of Citadel Global Community Church (formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly), has said he would contest for the presidency in the 2023 poll, if God and Nigerians ask him to. The cleric stated this after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock on Friday. Bakare was Buhari’s running mate…
The Rivers State Signage and Advertisement Agency, RISAA, has shut down an electronic billboard for displaying “pornographic content” around Garrison in Port-Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state. Acting Managing Director of RISSA, Okea Anthony announced the decision of a state government at a press briefing in PortHarcourt on Friday. He also disclosed that…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has bagged an Award of Excellence from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Department of Petroleum Resource, DPR. PENGASSAN, DPR branch, had at their award night which took place Thursday, 14th October, 2021 at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja to mark the…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that Marcus Rashford is included in his side’s squad to face Leicester City on Saturday evening. Solskjaer said this during his pre-match press conference on Friday. Rashford is yet to play this season for Man United, having undergone an operation on his shoulder last month. “He’s in…
As the year is moving gradually to an end, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Audu Adamu Madaki, in charge of Zone 12, Bauchi, has ordered high visibility patrols, stop and search, deployment of police tactical components of patrol teams across the zone, made up of Bauchi and Gombe states. AIG Madaki gave the…
Newcastle have confirmed Steve Bruce will be in charge of the team for the Premier League clash against Tottenham on Sunday. It would be Bruce’s 1,000th game as a manager. The 60-year-old was expected to be fired this week following the club’s £305m takeover earlier this month. But instead, he will be in the dugout…
Jigawa State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Lawan Yunusa Danzomo has said that Inadequate funding was responsible for Educational decay in Nigeria. Danzomo stated this while responding to questions from newsmen at a media engagement held at Manpower Development institutes, Dutse. He said with the inception of the present administration, state Government had identified poor funding,…
Former Chelsea star, Pat Nevin, has backed the Blues midfielder, Jorginho, to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Nevin believes Jorginho deserves the 2021 Ballon d’ Or because of what he achieved with Chelsea and the Italy national team in the past 12 months. Jorginho, who won the Champions League and Euro 2020, was named…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) to pay a total sum of N500 million fine over unlawful and arbitrary termination of a contract entered with a private company. The board was found liable for running foul of contract law in the termination of the contract for the…
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has named three football legends that inspired him to become one of the best young strikers in the world. According to Osimhen, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, and fellow Nigerians, John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo, inspired him to reach greater heights. The 22-year-old is enjoying his best start to a Serie…
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly have advised Governor Seyi Makinde to immediately ensure the implementation of the anti-open grazing law. DAILY POST recalls that the anti-open grazing law was passed by the members of the Assembly in October 2019. The law prohibits grazing of livestock in public, streets, or within the towns…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has backed the Manchester United attacker to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Mendes believes his client has proven beyond doubt that he is the greatest player in history and should be awarded the 2021 Ballon d’ Or. Ronaldo has won the prestigious prize five times in his career and…
The Presidency has rubbished claims by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), that President Muhammadu Buhari is Jubril of Sudan. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity said it is “idiocy” to claim that the president is dead and was replaced with Jubril from Sudan. Adesina disclosed this in his latest…
This comes after Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu warned against End SARS protest on October 20. Femi Falana Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has warned the Nigerian police not to become a lawless organisation. This comes after Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu warned against End SARS protest on…
