The 2024 Ballon d’Or was announced on Monday night at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday night. Manchester City’s Rodri won the Ballon d’Or this year ahead of Real Madrid stars, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal and Kylian Mbappe. Below is the full list of all winners during the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony: Kopa trophy (best player under 21) – Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal. Best Striker of the Year award (the Gerd Müller Award) – Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (joint-winners). Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024 – Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati Yachine Trophy 2024 – Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez…
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Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, has been announced winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Rodri won it ahead of the Real Madrid trio of Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal. The Spaniard won the Premier League title with City and the Euros with his country. Rodri’s winning of the Ballon d’Or comes as a shock, as Vinicius was widely expected to take the prize home. However, in a late twist, the Brazil international was informed that he will not be announced winner. This led to Real Madrid boycotting the ceremony, even though they were named Club of the Year and…
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating alleged corruption and inefficiency in Ajaokuta Steel Company and NIOMCO has uncovered illegal mining activities at the National Iron Ore Mining Company, NIOMCO, in Itakpe, Kogi State. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central district, raised the alarm on Monday during an oversight visit to the company. She expressed concern over the illegal extraction of gold and other precious minerals within the company’s premises, despite its mining operations ceasing in 2008. The committee discovered that illegal miners from northern Nigeria have been operating unhindered, gaining entrance to the company due to its lack of fencing.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the blackout in the northern part of the country. DAILY POST reports that the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line was recently vandalized, leading to a total blackout in about 17 northern states. Following the ugly development, President Tinubu on Monday met with the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, where he directed the ministry and relevant agencies to speed up the pace of work to restore electricity to all the affected states. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, “Tinubu is saddened by the reports of vandalism and wilful destruction of power…
Disturbed by the rise in the number of hypertension and diabetes patients in Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji has expressed readiness to tackle the menace. The governor made this known on Monday while flagging off the federal government-powered Project 10 Million campaign against hypertension and diabetes tagged “Know Your Number, Control Your Number” in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Oyebanji, represented by Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye, said Project 10 Million is a national initiative by the forum of health commissioners in the country to tackle the increasing prevalence of hypertension and diabetes. He said Ekiti was combining ‘Project 10 Million…
Victor Osimhen scored his fourth goal to help Galatasaray beat Besiktas 2-1 in the Istanbul derby on Monday night. Osimhen has now scored in three straight league games for the Turkish Super Lig champions. The Nigeria international nodded home Galatasaray’s second goal from Gabriel Sara’s cross in the 67th minute. Okan Buruk’s side maintained the top spot on the table with 28 points from 10 matches. The Yellow and Reds are six points clear of their closest rivals, Samsunspor. Besiktas remain in fourth place on 20 points. Turkey: Osimhen helps Galatasaray beat Besiktas in Istanbul derby
All four countries that have qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup semi-final have been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the semifinal fixtures on Monday. DAILY POST reports that England defeated Japan 4-1 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinal after the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Spain had thrashed Ecuador 5-0 in the last eight yesterday, while North Korea defeated Poland 1-0. The countries that have booked their place in the last four after the conclusion of the last eight are the United States, North Korea, England and Spain. The semi-final fixtures will commence on…
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman finished 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday night. This means he is the third-highest-ranked Nigerian player in the history of the awards. Victor Osimhen, who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, remains the highest-ranked. Osimhen finished 8th last year after he helped the Serie A club win the title. Nwankwo Kanu is in second place after he ranked 11th in the 1996 Ballon d’Or. Highest-ranked Nigerians in Ballon d’Or history: Victor Osimhen – 8th Nwankwo Kanu – 11th Ademola Lookman – 14th Finidi George – 21st Nwankwo Kanu – 23rd Victor Ikpeba…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved the release and publication of the White Paper report of the full visitation panel of the Abia State University, Uturu. In the same vein, the governor has approved the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor, Professor Ndukwe Okeudo, a new management team and also a new governing council for the university. This was made known by the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, at government house Umuahia on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. He said that Agwu…
Ahead of the Ondo State gubernatorial election, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on the people of the state to vote massively for the party. Ganduje, who spoke on Monday while inaugurating a 305-member national campaign council for the November 16 governorship election, said since President Bola Tinubu is from the region, it would be respectful to vote for the ruling party. DAILY POST reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the chairman of the campaign council, while Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State and Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River…