Day: May 1, 2024

A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has awarded the sum of N10 million as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for declaring Pastor Oyinmiebi Biribena and his wife, Pastor Beatrice Biribena, wanted without a valid court order. Biribena is the pastor in charge of the Christ Embassy Church in … Read more

A suspected notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Ali Damina, terrorising the people of Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, has been arrested. Damina, 43, was arrested during a joint security operation at Ofodo village, close to Igabada in Kogi State. The suspect, who it was gathered hails from Bida in Niger State, was found in possession of a single-barreled … Read more

Bendel Insurance took to X to celebrate their President Federation Cup Round of 64 victory over Stormers FC. The Benin Arsenals defeated the Nigeria National League side 1-0 at the Area 3 field in Abuja on Wednesday. Chukwudi Meze’s 61st-minute strike earned Monday Odigie’s side a place in the next round of the competition. Bendel … Read more

Cyriel Dessers has been nominated for Rangers’ Player of the Month for March, DAILY POST reports. Dessers scored three goals and provided one assist in five games for the Gers in the month. The 29-year-old scored twice in Rangers’ Scottish Cup semi-final victory against Hearts. The forward netted the winning goal in Philippe Clement’s side’s … Read more

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has reassured civil servants that the state government will key into whatever resolutions are taken by the federal government on the national minimum wage. Speaking at the 2024 International Workers Day celebration in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the governor noted that civil servants have shown him massive support … Read more

Reports suggest that Barcelona intend to sell eight key players during the summer transfer window to improve their financial situation. The Catalan giants are set to face a busy summer of clearouts, with eight first-team players, including Frenkie de Jong and Jules Kounde, reportedly on the transfer list. Surprisingly, Kounde and Alejandro Balde have been … Read more

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured Imo workers that they will always be at the top of the priority list of his administration. Governor Uzodimma spoke during the activity marking this year’s Workers’ Day celebration in Owerri, the Imo State capital. He decried a situation whereby some workers connive with corrupt and fraudulent … Read more

The President Federation Cup Round of 64 tie involving Wikki Tourists and Junior Danburam has been postponed, DAILY POST reports. The game was stopped due to heavy rain at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The encounter has been moved to Thursday morning. It will kick off at 8 am at the same venue. The … Read more

Ex-Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has revealed some of the first words Pep Guardiola told the squad when he was appointed in 2016. Clichy was playing for the Etihad club at the time, having joined from Arsenal. According to him, Guardiola quickly made it clear that things were going to change. Guardiola called that a … Read more

The former Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dino Melaye, has joined the ongoing supremacy battle between Nigerian Afrobeats megastars Wizkid and Davido. Melaye argued that Davido is “undoubtedly” the leader of the Nigerian music industry and most commercially successful globally. On his X handle on Wednesday, he wrote: “Davido is … Read more

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed the players that will miss his side’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford on Thursday. Pochettino has been without several first-team players in recent weeks. The likes of Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez, Reece James and Ben Chilwell are sidelined with injury issues. Speaking at his pre-match press … Read more

Delta State workers on Wednesday booed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over his inability to make a policy statement on minimum wage. The workers who were desperately expecting the governor to announce a new minimum wage got aggrieved when the governor finished his address without referring to the new minimum wage. While the workers interrupted the governor … Read more

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has clarified that the 25 per cent and 35 per cent increase in workers’ salaries announced by the federal government is not the minimum wage. The president of the association, Mr Tommy Okon, clarified while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Okon, who is … Read more

Former BBNaija star Chioma Ndubueze, aka Chomzy, and her husband, Henry Chinonso, have welcomed their first child together. Her husband, who announced the good news on Wednesday, also disclosed the gender of the child. He described the birth of their baby boy as the best way to start the new month. On his Instagram story, … Read more

Nollywood actress Toke Makinwa says she is tired of being an independent woman. The media personality stated this while lamenting the biting economic hardship on her Instagram page recently. Makinwa, who just returned from a foreign trip, said she came home to fuel scarcity and electricity tariff hike. She wrote: “Yoooo, landed in Lagos to … Read more

AS Roma manager Daniel De Rossi is wary of the threat posed by Bayer Leverkusen duo Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella ahead of their UEFA Europa League meeting. De Rossi’s side will entertain the newly crowned Bundesliga champions at the Stadio Olimpico in the first leg of their semi-final contest on Thursday. Boniface, who was … Read more

As Nigerians celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, said his administration would continue prioritising workers’ welfare and appropriately equipping them with available resources. Sani, in a statement on his verified Facebook page, noted that he was conscious of the fact that a committed and motivated workforce is critical to the achievement … Read more

The Bauchi State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed concern over the economic hardships occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. The Congress stated that efforts by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to stabilise the economy and revive the value of the naira has also not yielded any positive result. Addressing workers … Read more

Nigerian singer, Fireboy DML has explained why he and his colleague, Rema, decided to collaborate instead of beefing as expected by fans. He said they took the decision because they are “advanced”. Speaking in an interview with Apple Music’s Ebro, Fireboy said, “Myself and Rema are the two leading [Afrobeats] artists of our generation. We … Read more

Anambra State workers on Wednesday expressed anger over the absence of the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the worker’s day rally. Soludo was represented at the Alex Ekwueme Square by Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the state Deputy Governor. The workers said Soludo stayed away from the function because he was afraid of addressing the long … Read more

Inter Milan legend, Wesley Sneijder, has warned incoming Liverpool manager Arne Slot against signing too many Dutch players after taking charge at Anfield. Slot is likely to take the reins from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool in the summer. With the 45-year-old set to be appointed the next Liverpool coach, Sneijder has urged his compatriot to … Read more

The Yobe State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called for the reinstatement of annual leave grants and increment of salary for civil servants in the state to cushion negative impact of inflation. The Council’s Chairman, Comrade Muktar Musa Tarbutu, presented the demand on Wednesday while addressing workers and government officials on the … Read more