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governorship election in Edo State, the candidate of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, Dr Dennis Osahon Aikorogie has withdrawn from the race and joined the All Progressives Congress, APC.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…
Popular American singer, Enisa has lost over 12,000 followers in less than 24 hours on X. The development comes after Enisa unfollowed famous Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Davido. Recall that Davido featured on the remix of her song ‘Love Cycle’ in 2021, to help her connect with fans in Nigeria. A few years after receiving help,…
Political analyst Uzokwe Ndubuisi has criticised supporters of the Labour Party (LP) for what he described as “selective amnesia” in their reaction to a recent invitation by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, urging Abia State Governor Alex Otti to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ndubuisi…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has waded into the attacks on the House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu over his declaration that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will take over Abia State in 2027. It could be recalled that Kalu, while appearing on a media show, had declared…
The leadership of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has called for an independent forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under Engineer, Mele Kyari, covering the period from 2020 to date. In a statement on Thursday made available to journalists, the conference expressed shock and disappointment over the recent demand by…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Friday, August 23, deliver final judgments in the disputes that arose in the conduct of governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States in 2023. The apex court had on Monday took arguments from lawyers representing various candidates in the disputes and reserved judgments. However, the Justice Garba Lawal-led…
Governor Umar Namadi has approved the payment of over N3.4 billion to 1,331 who exited from active service on attainment of thirty-five years in service between January to July this year and those who died while in active service. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Administration and Finance of the…
