The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said it’s a false and misleading claim by ISWAP that they offered protection to communities in the Lake Chad region. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’Djamena, Chad, in a statement described the claim as false and misleading, noting that the ISWAP terrorist groups have been propagating a distorted narrative, falsely portraying a harmonious relationship between the communities in the Lake Chad region and themselves. “They claim to offer protection and enforce strict Sharia law, which misrepresents the reality of their actions and intentions,” it said. It said the manipulated…
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Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has said he “expected more” from Reece James in terms of leadership. James was appointed Chelsea captain before the start of last season. However, the 24-year-old missed the first weeks of this current campaign with a hamstring injury. But he marked his return from injury in last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, playing for 53 minutes before being substituted. Maresca, who arrived at Stamford Bridge in July, has now said James is not a “proper leader”. “I spoke with him and I expected more from him in terms of leadership, inside the changing room and for…
No fewer than seven persons have been arrested in Adamawa State over alleged vandalisation of ‘critical structures.’ Operatives of the state Police Command, who made the arrest, have indicated the critical structures as pipelines belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC). The Adamawa State Police Command, in a statement obtained Saturday by DAILY POST, said 53 pieces of vandalized pipelines were recovered. In the statement signed by Police image maker Suleiman Nguroje, the Command said the suspects were arrested in an operation on Friday, October 25, after they conspired and stole the confiscated pieces of pipelines. The police stated…
Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has said his team must win “difficult” away games if they must be Premier League champions. Slot was speaking ahead of Sunday’s trip to Arsenal. The Reds are the early pacesetters in the league, sitting top with 21 points after eight fixtures. Earlier this week, Opta SuperComputer gave Liverpool a 13% chance of winning the title, just behind Manchester City (75.5%). But Slot has told his players how to ensure they topple City. He said: “To win this league, you need to win the difficult away games. “We’re talking about Newcastle, Chelsea, City, Man United and…
Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, has urged Ben Chilwell to leave Chelsea because he has been frozen out of manager Enzo Maresca’s squad. Robinson wants Chilwell to join Chelsea’s Premier League rivals West Ham United in the January transfer window. Chilwell is currently having a difficult period at Stamford Bridge as he has only featured once for Chelsea this season. He was advised to leave the club over the summer by Maresca, who wanted the England international to find new club. “A loan deal [to West Ham] would do the trick,” Robinson said on The Inside Track podcast. “Ben…
The US has said that the latest attack on Iran by Israel should be the end of such exchanges between the two nations. US said it did not participate in the strikes across Iran. The US, however, said it worked with the Israeli government to encourage a low-risk attack with no civilian harm. A senior US administration official said this late on Friday, adding that it appears that is what was achieved. The official described the strikes as “extensive”, “precise” and against military targets across Iran. “The effect was a proportionate self-defence response. The effect is to deter future attacks…
Iran has declared that Israeli’a latest attack on its territory late Friday, only caused ‘limited damage’. This was after Israeli strikes hit the country with multiple explosions. The Islamic nation said its air defence system successfully tracked and countered Israel’s “aggression.” It said, however, there was limited damage caused to some locations, Reuters reports. Iranian air defences said Israel attacked military centres in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam. DAILY POST reports that the Israeli military said on Saturday it had completed its air attack on Iran, and that it hit missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and other…
Wilfred Ndidi has rewarded the Flying Eagles with N5m following the team’s hard-earned 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivoire in WAFU B U-20 Championship on Thursday. The victory over the Ivorians ensures the Flying Eagles qualification for the semi-final of the competition. Aliyu Zubairu’s side will battle Niger Republic for a place in the final on Saturday (today). Niddi, according to Flying Eagles media officer, Sharif Abdallah, doled out the money to the team on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, also gave the team N2m for the victory over the Ivorians. Tonight’s encounter against Niger Republic…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said the team will not collapse like Manchester United, if he decides to quit as manager in the summer. United have failed to win the Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013. City have won it in six of the last seven seasons and Guardiola believes they will continue winning even after he departs the Etihad Stadium. “I don’t know what happened [at United],” Guardiola said. “It will be a bad sign for the club if after just one person leaves and everything is dragged down. Maybe they will make…
The Defense Headquarters has confirmed that a Naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically and killed a colleague. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja. He said the incident happened on Friday at about 0312hrs in Dansadau area of Katsina State. According to him, the personnel identified as Leading Seaman Akila A, has been arrested, disarmed and detained, and investigation into the incident had commenced. Buba said after investigation, the case will be escalated to a standing court martial…