Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is rooting for Ademola Lookman to win 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. Lookman, who plays for Serie A club Atalanta, is among the 10 players nominated for this year’s edition of the prestigious award. The 27-year-old was also the only African player nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’or. The winger finished in 14th position in the final ranking. Onazi believed Lookman is the clear favourite to succeed Victor Osimhen as Africa’s best player. “Lookman is an exceptional talent. His hard work, commitment, and discipline set him apart. “I am thrilled with…
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Roma defender, Mats Hummels, has compared Real Madrid to Donald Trump. This is following the La Liga and Champions League holders’ decision to skip the Ballon d’Or gala. He believes that the European champions showed a lack of respect towards the award winner, Rodri, and everyone involved by boycotting the event in Paris. Speaking on his podcast Alleine ist schwer, Hummels pointed out that even though Vinicius Junior was a deserving winner, the organisers did not do wrong in giving the award to Manchester City’s Rodri. He added that the Spaniard was also among the top players in the previous…
Ayra Starr has now surpassed Yemi Alade as the most-viewed Nigerian female artist of all time on YouTube. The 22-year-old overtook Alade (805 million views) after accumulating 811 million views on the platform. Starr’s most-viewed video on the platform is her hit single ‘Rush,’ with over 395 million views. ‘Rush’ is also the most-viewed music video by a female Nigerian artist on YouTube; a record formerly held by Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny.’ However, Yemi Alade retains her position as the female Nigerian artist with the most number of subscribers on the platform with 2.41 million subscribers. Ayra Starr occupies the second…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has condemned recent Federal High Court judgments, calling for visa restrictions on judges allegedly involved in issuing rulings perceived as politically motivated. The group cited the judgment halting federal allocations to Rivers State as alarming, calling for international embassies, including those of the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, to impose travel restrictions on the judges involved in the rulings. HURIWA’s statement, signed by Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, follows Justice Joyce Abdulmalik’s ruling to halted financial allocations to Rivers State. The group equated the judgement to a “constitutional coup” that disrupts Nigeria’s democracy.…
Ikorodu City have intensified preparation for their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday 10 encounter with Rivers United. The Oga Boys are currently fine tuning strategies for the game at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. Ikorodu City will host the former NPFL champions at the same venue on Sunday. “Work… more work ahead of the weekend clash with Rivers United.” Ikorodu City wrote on X. Ikorodu City will be facing Rivers United for the first time. The Lagos club currently occupy 19th position in the NPFL table with nine points from eight games. NPFL: Ikorodu City step up preparation for…
Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has revealed his desire to play South African giants, Kaizer Chiefs. Nwabali was linked with the Amakhosi after his impressive displays for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Kaizer Chiefs instead signed Rwanda international, Fiacre Ntwari from another South African club, TS Galatasaray. Nwabali later signed a new three-year contract with Chippa United and was also made the team captain. The 28-year-old admitted that a move to Chiefs would’ve interested him a lot. “To be honest, Kaizer Chiefs is one of the clubs I really want to play for, this is…
The Nigerian government has announced a £17.9 million European Union and German government-funded off-grid electricity project to tackle the blackout. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mahmuda Mamman, made this announcement in the 3rd Phase of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme event on Thursday. The event was organized by the Nigerian Government, EU, and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, in Abuja. In his remarks, Mamman said the project will help close the gap of 100 million Nigerians not having access to electricity. According to him, renewable is significant in addressing the challenges of providing electricity for the unserved rural…
A 36-year-old man, Kazeem Bankole, was on Thursday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 10 bags of rice worth N870,000. Bankole, with no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, informed the court that the defendant committed the offences with some others still at large, on October 5 at about 2.30 pm at Mosafejo in the Aradagun area of Badagry, Lagos. Ekpo said that the defendant stole 10 bags of rice from a shop belonging to the complainant,…
Singer, Lojay has clarified his relationship with his colleague, Davido’s cousin, Folasade Adeleke. There were rumours that the duo were in a romantic relationship. However, speaking in a recent interview with City 105.1 FM, Lagos, Lojay insinuated that his relationship with Folasade is platonic. According to him, she is his bestie. “She is my bestie [laughs]. Honestly speaking, she’s one of the closest people to me. We are really good friends. I sent her balloons and flowers for her birthday. “For me, it was just a beautiful gesture,” he said. DAILY POST recalls that another Davido’s cousin, Adenike Adeleke, aka…
A former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Christopher Tunji Ayeni, popularly known as CT Ayeni, has died in a fatal road accident. The accident according to multiple sources occurred in the early hours of Thursday near Ajase-Ipo in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State while Ayeni was traveling to Ilorin. He was reportedly driving a Hilux vehicle with an unidentified passenger when the tragic incident happened. Ayeni, who was the 2023 House of Representatives candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and recently decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), was a prominent figure in…