Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has surpassed his compatriot, Burna Boy, as the artist with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Asake debuted nine songs from his new album ‘Lungu Boy’ on this week’s Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, extending his entries to 50. His song ‘Active’ featuring…
The Adamawa State Government has started paying the N70,000 minimum wage to its workers. DAILY POST confirmed on Saturday morning that this month’s salary was paid on Friday, August 23, the 23rd of every month being the day that workers on the state government payroll usually receive their pay. The N70,000 minimum wage paid on…
Former Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has rated Atlanta winger, Ademola Lookman as a more technical player than Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen. Peseiro worked with both players, as he led Nigeria to a second-place finish at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast earlier this year. He has now weighed in on transfer speculations involving both…
Bayelsa United have announced the signing of former Flying Eagles captain, Daniel Bameyi. The right-back signed a one-year contract with the Prosperity Boys. Bameyi joined the former President Federation Cup champions from non-league side Yum Yum FC. DAILY POST reports that Bayelsa United head coach, Ladan Bosso, is understood to have facilitated the move. Bameyi…
Let’s be brutally honest. Aston Villa is the reason Arsenal failed to win the Premier League title last season. Not Manchester City. In the final weeks of the season, there was a lot of swooning about Pep Guardiola’s mighty army and how much of a juggernaut they are. And of all that is correct. But…
Security sources have said 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue State have been rescued. Sources close to the office of the National Security Adviser confirmed this to Channels Television on Friday. The operation was coordinated by the NSA. Security agencies involved in the rescue mission include the Nigerian police, the Department of State Services, and…
Former Manchester United midfielder, Gordon Strachan, has hit out at the club’s forwards for ‘trotting about’ on the pitch of play. Strachan claimed the Red Devils’ attack is similar to Paris Saint-Germain’s former attacking triumvirate of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Man United have boosted their attack by signing Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, adding…
The Nigeria Police have deployed helicopters in an effort to rescue medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos who were abducted by kidnappers along the Otukpo-Enugu Highway about a week ago. Several days after the 20 medical students and one house officer were kidnapped, authorities are fully engaged in locating…
Former Newcastle United captain, Alan Shearer, has predicted some of the Premier League fixtures that will be played across the UK. The new season enters into Match Day 2 this weekend. Speaking to BetFair, Shearer analyzed the exciting games coming up on Saturday and Sunday. Brighton host Manchester United in Saturday’s early kick-off, with the…
Less than a month after the conduct of the governorship election in Edo State, the candidate of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, Dr Dennis Osahon Aikorogie has withdrawn from the race and joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. DAILY POST gathered that Aikorogie announced his withdrawal from the governorship race and subsequent defection to APC…
For the third time, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Yakubu Ajaka failed in his bid to invalidate the November 11, 2023 governorship election of Usman Ahmed Ododo. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed his joint appeal with the SDP for lacking in merit and substance. A lead judgment delivered by Justice…
William Troost-Ekong has penned an emotional farewell message to his former club, PAOK Thessaloniki. Troost-Ekong is leaving the Greek Super League champions after just one season. The Nigeria international has already pitched his tent with the Saudi Professional Football League side, Al Khalood. The centre-back will sign a two-year contract with the option of an…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said he feels so attached to Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling. However, he has ruled out a return for the 29-year-old to the Etihad. Sterling left City to join the Blues in a £47.5m deal in the summer of 2022. But Sterling is looking to leave Stamford Bridge after being frozen…
Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency, NNA, said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, killing two people, including a seven-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of…
Chuba Akpom was in buoyant mood after helping Ajax beat Polish club, Jagiellonia Białystok in a UEFA Europa League playoff tie on Thursday night. Ajax won the first leg fixture 4-1 with Akpom netting a hat-trick. The Nigerian-born striker equalised for the Eredivisie giants in the first half before hitting target twice after the break….
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hinted that the club might not be done in the summer transfer window. The Gunners have only completed a deal for Riccardo Calafiori so far. However, they are expected to wrap up a transfer for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Mikel Merino over this weekend. Ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Aston Villa…
A Nigerian woman, Faith Racheal, has been arrested by Indian authorities in Delhi for allegedly smuggling and supplying a substantial quantity of psychotropic substances. According to reports, Racheal was apprehended on August 14 in the Mehrauli area of the capital city. Police reports stated that Racheal was found in possession of 3.87 kilograms of mescaline,…
There is no equivalence with evidence in the financial, business, and economic space, as it is done in the political space. Records exist for a reason in the former, and players seeking to push self-interested agendas must come with evidence and not innuendos in this space. Despite misgivings about an entity, I, as a member…
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has alleged that the Nigerian government has concluded plans to sever diplomatic ties with the government of Finland. Ekpa made the claims in a statement on his official X handle on Thursday. His claim is coming a few days after the Finnish government spoke on legal proceedings involving…
