The Premier League has explained why West Ham were given a penalty in their 2-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday. Referee, David Coote did not award the spot-kick after Matthijs De Ligt clashed into Danny Ings. But VAR Michael Oliver advised Coote to review the incident on the pitchside monitor. Jarrod Bowen then dispatched the penalty past Andre Onana to score what proved to be the winner, after Casemiro cancelled out Cyrensio Summerville’s opener. A statement from the Premier League released shortly, read: “The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by De Ligt…
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Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Niger State Chapter, Most Rev Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has commended Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago for approving N80,000 as minimum wage for workers in the State. Bulus, who is also the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese in a statement, tasked workers in the state to take advantage of the Governor’s Civil Servants Farming program to become productive. Recall Governor Bago after an extensive meeting with Organized Labour on Friday approved N80,000 as minimum wage for both state and local government workers with effect from November 2024, The statement signed by his Media Aide,…
The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered the sum of five hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira. Ramhan Nansel, the Nasarawa State spokesperson of the Command, made this known to journalists on Sunday. According to Nansel, the said amount is part of the suspect’s share of the ransom collected for the kidnapping of one Cironman Fulani at Arugbadu village of Nasarawa Eggon LGA of the state. “On 27/10/2024 at about 1130hrs, police operatives attached to 38 PMF Akwanga in collaboration with men of the Nasarawa Eggon Division arrested one Abdulkarim Zakari of Konba village, Wamba Local…
A clash between farmers and herders in Kukta community in Waltadi District of Song LGA, Adamawa State, has claimed the life of five people. Many others are injured in the clash said to have occurred between the later hours of Saturday, October 27 and early hours of Sunday. Houses were burnt down and many other valuable properties destroyed in the clash not previously associated with the district in view. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident Sunday afternoon, saying the state Commissioner of Police, CP Morris Dankombo, had deployed operatives…
The Director of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, Mrs Funmi Falana, SAN, has charged young girls and women generally in Nigeria to take their proper and rightful position in society. Funmi, who is the wife of human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, said it is no longer fashionable to say that the place of a woman is in the kitchen. She spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday at the State Banquet organized by the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice in honour of new silks of Ekiti origin as part of activities for the second anniversary of Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The…
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC in Abia State have threatened to reactivate their suspended strike on November 2, 2024, if the state government does not show seriousness and transparency in the negotiation for the payment of the new minimum wage. This is even as the organized labour has claimed that the effective date for the payment of new minimum wage to Abia workers remains July 29, 2024. Rising from their State Action Committee and State Executive Council meeting held on Saturday, Chairman of NLC, Okoro Ogbonnaya and TUC Chairman, Ikechi Enogwe among others, said…
Signs of crack within the Ondo State All Progressives Congress, APC, surfaced on Sunday, following the decision of groups within the party to support the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Benson Akingboye against Lucky Aiyedatiwa of APC ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The groups which comprise Ondo Patriots, Ondo APC Solidarity Group, Jagaban Coalition and APC Youth League, among others, said the process that produced Aiyedatiwa as the candidate of APC was faulty which informed their decision to pitch tent with Akingboye. According to a statement issued on behalf of the groups by Dele Oyewo of…
Elders and residents of Ugbineh community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have hired traditionalists to invoke curses on those responsible for the burglary of a police station located in the community. DAILY POST gathered that the traditionalists hired by the elders and residents invoked curses on Thursday on the perpetrators. It was gathered that the police station which was built through communal efforts and yet to be commissioned for use was vandalized by unknown vandals. The traditionalists hired by the community are Ayelala and Sango priests. The priests were said to have performed rites, invoked…
The prolonged power outage in Taraba State and across the Northeast has continued to spark frustration among residents, who are increasingly becoming critical of the elected leaders’ silence on the crisis. For over a week, a widespread blackout left millions in Taraba and the surrounding states without power, stalling business operations, disrupting daily life, and raising concerns over a potential increase in crime. An investigation by our reporter highlights a growing discontent within states affected by the outages, with many accusing the leaders, particularly those in the Northern Governors’ Forum, of inaction. Despite the power cuts impacting both urban centres…
Flying Eagles head coach, Aliyu Zubairu has boasted that his side will beat Niger Republic, DAILY POST reports. The defending champions will take on Niger Republic in their semi-final clash at the WAFU B U-20 Championship on Sunday night. The Flying Eagles earned their place in the last four after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday. Zubairu believes that his team has the quality to beat their opponent. “We’re going to win the match, it won’t be otherwise,” he said ahead of the game. “The boys were jittery in the first match against Burkina Faso because for…