Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that he missed Fred on the pitch as they lost 2-1 against Lille. The Turkish side conceded a late goal against the Ligue 1 club in the first leg of their Champions League third-round qualifiers. After the game, Mourinho was left disappointed, with the Portuguese claiming he missed former…
The leader of the Biafra Government In-Exile, Simon Ekpa has alleged that there is assassination attempt against him. Ekpa disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle on Tuesday. He claimed that a suicide bomber had been allegedly deployed from Abuja and headed for Finland. He further alleged this was the fifth attempt…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of its personnel who gunned down a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed during the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest in Kaduna State. DAILY POST reports that the young boy was killed on Tuesday when the troops of the Nigerian army stormed the Samaru community in Zaria to despers the protesters. The…
Bauchi’s governor, Bala Mohammed, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Katagum Local Government Area of the state due to escalating security concerns. The curfew has been relaxed to 12 hours, effective from 6 pm to 6 am daily. The decision followed a comprehensive review conducted in collaboration with security agencies, which indicated a gradual…
The Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, LCBC, and Head of Mission for the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Ambassador Mamman Nuhu, has called on the European Union, EU, African Union, AU, and other strategic partners to maintain their steadfast support in eradicating Boko Haram terrorism from the Lake Chad Basin region. Lt….
The ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest has been suspended in Osun State. The suspension is due to the upcoming 2024 Osun Osogbo festival, DAILY POST learnt. The grand finale of the annual festival is slated for Friday, August 9, 2024. DAILY POST also learnt that the decision was revealed by the organisers of the protest in…
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has advised Trent Alexander-Arnold against joining Real Madrid this summer transfer window. Alexander-Arnold has been linked with a move to the UEFA Champions League holders as Dani Carvajal’s replacement in the future. However, Carragher believes the England right-back will stay at Liverpool this summer but admits that Real Madrid might come…
A Zamfara State group, Peace and Leadership Excellent Forum, has vowed that it would monitor political office holders in the state. Addressing newsmen at the Press Center in Gusau, the leader of the group, Alhaji Kabiru Abubakar Gusau, said monumental corruption will no longer be tolerated in Zamfara. “Many political office holders are there for…
The paramount ruler of Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, Okuku Ime Inyang, has appealed to the state government to equip and employ medical personnel for effective service delivery in Utit Obio Community hospital constructed in 1981 through community effort. The monarch made the call during the flag-off of a free medical…
The Renaissance Group has called on the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate what it described as a coordinated plot to blackmail Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a statement released by the group and signed by spokesperson, Mohammed Jamiu, the group alleged that some powerful forces were actively working to undermine Akpabio’s credibility. The…
A former All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said Nigerian enemies like self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa are behind the protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Garba claimed that people like Ekpa contracted some influencers to cause destruction in Nigeria. He alleged that they contracted some Northern influencers to exploit the…
The draw for the UEFA Champions League play-offs took place on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland. Seeded and unseeded clubs were paired based on club coefficient rankings. But restrictions prevented some teams from being drawn against each other. In the Champions Path, 10 teams were split into five seeded and five unseeded categories. In the league…
Five players have joined Manchester United’s squad for duty at Carrington as they prepare to face Premier League rivals Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on Saturday. Man United disclosed this in a statement on their official website on Monday. The five players are Kobbie Mainoo, Lisandro Martinez, Facundo Pellistri and Luke Shaw. They…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has claimed that the same camp used to oust former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 has been activated against President Bola Tinubu in the North. Garba said they might have succeeded against Jonathan but will fail in winning against Tinubu. In a post on his…
Some youths in the northern part of the country, under the aegis of the Coalition of Northern Youths for Peace and Stability, CNYPS, have lambasted the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, over his alleged poor roles in the ongoing EndBadGovernance protests. The coalition accused the governor of using the protest as a “smokescreen to hide…
Kano Pillars chairman, Ali Muhammad Umar has called on all players to fully support the club’s new technical adviser, Coach Usman Abdallah. Addallah was appointed Kano Pillars head coach last week. The former Super Eagles assistant coach was formally introduced to the players on Monday. He succeeds former coach Paul Offor, with the mandate to…
Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu has qualified for the semi-final of women’s Wrestling 68kg at the 2024 Olympic Games. Oborududu defeated her French opponent, Koumba Larroque 6-2 in their quarter-final match. She is now guaranteed to leave Paris 2024 with a medal by qualifying for the last four. Earlier, the African champion defeated her Canadian opponent Linda…
As part of the preliminary interrogation, information was received that a man of Portuguese origin with Belgian citizenship was collecting intelligence information in the region, setting up local residents against the current authorities and offering money to members of the Azande militia in order to persuade them to work for the US government. The detainee…
The Controller of Correctional Service, Niger State Command, Alhaji Maikudi Garba Adamu, has fortified security around correctional centers in the state as a result of the ongoing hunger protests. A statement signed by the head of the Media and Public Relations Unit of the Command, Malam Rabi’u Mohammed Sha’ibu, stated that the move was in…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has issued new guidance requiring telecommunication operators to provide clear and detailed information to subscribers about how they are being charged for calls and data usage. This is contained in a statement by the NCC Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Monday in Abuja. Muoka said the directive, titled ‘Guidance…
