Graeme Souness has claimed Mohamed Salah made a deal with Liverpool last summer, in which he agreed to stay at Premier League for one more year before leaving at the end of the season. Salah, who has scored 210 goals in 346 games for Liverpool, was strongly linked with a summer exit last year. But … Read more
The association of the Nigeria Premier Football League manager has congratulated Enyimba’s technical adviser, Finidi George, on his appointment as the Super Eagles head coach. Remo Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, who is the association’s secretary general, welcomed the new Super Eagles coach. Ogunmodede wished Finidi George all the best at his new job. “Welcome … Read more
Real Madrid played out a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday night. The hosts dominated the opening exchanges, but it was Real who took the lead. Toni Kroos’ pass was coolly converted by Vinicius Jr. However, Bayern fought back to turn the game on its head in … Read more
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, admitted the decision to appoint Finidi George as head coach of the Super Eagles was not easy. Finidi was named successor to Portuguese Jose Peseiro on Friday. The 53-year-old got the nod ahead of his former international teammate, Emmanuel Amuneke. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” Gusau … Read more
A woman was tragically stabbed and hacked to death by a man and his son in Okpagha community, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The victim, a mother of four, was identified as Mrs Nata Igbinovia. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed that a … Read more
A salary increase for civil servants has been approved by the Nigerian Federal Government. The salary increment ranges from 25 per cent to 35 per cent across the remaining six consolidated salary structures. The increment affects the remaining six consolidated salary structures, namely, Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday sentenced one Abraham Walson to seven years imprisonment for employment fraud. The convict was arraigned before Justice U.N. Amogoh by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money … Read more
A medical expert and director of Primary Healthcare Development Agency, PHCDA, in Jigawa State, Dr Shehu Sambo has warned the general public against working under direct sunlight. He gave the warning in a statement posted on his Facebook page while commenting on the health implications of the current excessive heat being experienced in some northern … Read more
Brentford have signed Nigerian defender Benjamin Frederick on a permanent contract. Frederick joined the Bees from Kaduna based Simoiben Academy on a loan with a buy option last summer. The London club have now decided to trigger the buy option, according to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano. The contract will be valid until June, 2028. The … Read more
Chelsea have reportedly been in contact with Thiago Motta as a potential replacement for Mauricio Pochettino. Juventus has perennially been rumoured to be interested in the Bologna coach, however, it now appears that Chelsea have expressed interest as well. With Bologna fourth in the Serie A, Motta has outperformed expectations as the team is set … Read more
The naira recorded its first gain against the US dollar at the official foreign exchange Market this week. FMDQ data showed an appreciation of N1,390.96 per dollar on Tuesday from N1,419.11 on Monday. This represents a N28.15 or 1.98 per cent gain against the dollar at the forex market compared to N1,419.11 it traded the … Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has released venues and dates for the women’s President Federation Cup Round of 32 fixtures. The NFF confirmed the venues and dates for the games via a letter sent to all the participating teams and state FA secretaries. The games will be played on 8th and 9th of May respectively. … Read more
Nigeria’s financial technology bank, Opay, said it has closed non-compliant accounts amid the recent Central Bank of Nigeria’s restriction. According to Nairametric, Opay disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. DAILY POST reports that OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint were restricted from onboarding new customers due to allegations of accounts being used for illicit … Read more
Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann has reckoned that the Gunners being too cautious would cost them the Premier League title this season. Mikel Arteta’s side are currently leading the title race with 80 points from 35 games. Man City, meanwhile, are second with 79 points from 34 matches. “They are very different from us in terms … Read more
The Federal Government inaugurated commercial train operations along the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line on Tuesday for public use. During the inauguration at the railway station in Port Harcourt, the Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, launched commercial services along the 62-kilometre Port-Harcourt-Aba corridor. Alkali highlighted that the event was part of the Federal Government’s efforts to … Read more
Arsenal defender, Jurrien Timber is set to make his long-awaited return to the first-team when they host Bournemouth in the Premier League this Saturday. The 22-year-old has not played since the first fixture of the season when he tore his ACL against Nottingham Forest. But Timber has been stepping up his recovery in recent weeks … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has reacted to some complaints by candidates facing difficulties checking their 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. Recall that JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Monday announced the release of the UTME results. DAILY POST also revealed the step-by-step approach candidates can take to check their results … Read more
Real Madrid defender, Antonio Rudiger, has revealed his favourite musical artiste. According to the former Chelsea player, Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeats star, Wizkid is his favourite musician. The Sierra Leone-born Germany international disclosed this in a recent interview with Le Media Carre. Interviewer: “Who is your favourite artiste?” Rudiger: “My favourite artist is Wizkid.” Source link
A serving Deputy Director in the Enugu State Water Corporation, Mr. Emeka Edoh, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Enugu North Magisterial District over alleged false pretence with intent to defraud some residents of Enugu the sum of N150,000. Mr. Edoh was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joseph Agu, Tuesday. The charge sheet marked … Read more
There was a mild drama on Monday when power supply was interrupted as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was speaking at the National Assembly. Adelabu was fielding questions from senators at the investigative hearing on “the need to halt the increase in the price of electricity” organized by the Senate Committee on Power. However, … Read more
Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice, has opened up on choosing the Gunners over Manchester City last summer. Rice became one of the most coveted players as it was confirmed he would leave West Ham. The 25-year-old could have formed a lethal partnership with Rodri under Pep Guardiola, but opted to sign for Arsenal. Rice moved for … Read more
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, on Tuesday said it deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols, following fresh outbreaks of intercommunal violence in Western Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria states. This came after armed Murle youth from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, GPAA, on April 26, attacked Kapoeta East County of Eastern Equatoria … Read more
Some residents of Badagry, Lagos were stranded on Tuesday as most commercial vehicles plying the area were off the road due to scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the situation, reports that many workers and business people were sighted waiting endlessly at some bus stops due to … Read more
