Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane are joint-top scorers in the UEFA Champions League this season. Both Mbappe and Kane have eight goals each to their names. This follows the conclusion of this week’s semifinals first leg fixtures. Recall that Bayern Munich played 2-2 against Real Madrid, while Dortmund defeated … Read more
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for economic hardships in Ekiti State and Nigeria in general. The opposition party in a statement made available to newsmen by its State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said that Ekiti State workers … Read more
Super Eagles defender, Ola Aina has named former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo as the toughest player he played against in his professional football career. The Nottingham Forest star also named former Chelsea ace Eden Hazard as the best player he played with. Aina spoke in a recent quick-fire question-and-answer session on Instagram. When asked … Read more
The Nigeria Women Football League side, Sunshine Queens have appointed Rafiu Oseni as their new head coach, DAILY POST reports. Oseni takes charge of the team from Oladimeji Abimbola who will now work with the club’s U-17 team. He will be assisted by Nike Adekunle and former captain of the club, Odunayo Adejoro. Ondo State … Read more
Raphael Onyedika has been voted Club Brugge’s Player of the Month for March, DAILY POST reports. It’s the first time Onyedika will be winning the award since his arrival at Club Brugge two years ago. Onyedika beat Michal Skoras and Nordin Jackers to the individual accolade. The 23-year-old scored three goals and provided one assist … Read more
The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has described the ‘Ipade Imole interactive session’ with the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke as a mere jamboree and waste of state resources. Giving this description during an interaction with journalists in Osogbo, the Osun NNPP chairman, Tosin Odeyemi also said the interactive programme with the citizens has been … Read more
A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approve N200,000 as the minimum wage for workers. Oguntoyinbo noted that the current minimum wage cannot sustain the workers. The NNPP chieftain said this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday. Oguntoyinbo while … Read more
Residents and natives of Uzamu Isinomeh, Emene Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, among them widows, wept uncontrollably on Monday as officials of Enugu State government agency demolished their homes. The victims, including one Ezinne Blessing Nkemjurum Oguike, a widow, told journalists that some persons, suspected to be officials from the … Read more
Nigerian commercial banks closed at least 2 million bank accounts in the first quarter of 2024, Q1’24. The move was aimed at eradicating questionable accounts, particularly as some customers failed to comply with regulatory orders on the linkage of their accounts to the National Identity Number, NIN. DAILY POST recalls that the Central Bank of … Read more
The National President of the Association of Bureaux De Change of Nigeria, ABCON, Dr Aminu Gwadabe, in this exclusive interview with DAILY POST’s Correspondent, Ariemu Ogaga, speaks on the reason for recent Naira depreciation and solutions to attaining foreign exchange stability in Nigeria. Excerpts: In the past two weeks, Naira depreciation resumed, almost undoing the … Read more
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 Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has pledged to decisively deal with workers receiving multiple salaries in the state civil service. The governor made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking at the 2024 Workers’ Day celebration held in Gusau. He advised them to support the present administration in its determination to sanitise the state civil service … 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
