Federation of International Football Association, FIFA council member, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed that the long-awaited CAF verdict on the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between NigerIa’s Super Eagles and Libya will be made public “today or tomorrow”. Super Eagles players and officials were held hostage at the Al Abaq Airport for several hours on their arrival for the 2025 AFCON qualifying matchday four encounter. The team later boycotted the game and returned to Nigeria. Pinnick stated that the matter was extensively discussed during CAF’s executive committee meeting this week. “CAF is taking this issue very seriously,” Pinnick said…
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Thousands of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in Canada may soon face job insecurity following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers. The Prime Minister revealed the new policy direction on Wednesday via a post on X, stating, “We’re going to have fewer temporary foreign workers in Canada.” He also revealed the government’s intention to implement stricter rules requiring companies to prove they cannot hire Canadian workers first. This announcement comes just two months after Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) terminated the visitor-to-work permit policy, a measure introduced in August 2020 during the…
A shooting spree in Awka, Anambra State capital on Thursday morning, has claimed several lives, sources have hinted DAILY POST. One of the sources, a student, said the shooting happened in Ifite Awka, at approximately 9:15 a.m., leaving several people dead. Ifite Awka is dominated mostly by students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The source said the shooting may not be unconnected to cultism. Last Sunday, no fewer than 12 people were gunned down in a cult-related shooting in Nibo, a town close to Awka. Another source said Thursday’s shooting happened at Ifite, close to the back gate of Unizik,…
India is evacuating nearly 1.5 million people from the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal as Cyclone Dana nears, with landfall expected within the next 24 hours. Authorities have deployed thousands of relief workers and set up temporary camps to safeguard those in the cyclone’s path. The Indian Meteorological Department predicts the cyclone will strike coastal areas with wind speeds between 100-120 km/h (62-74 mph), and heavy rainfall is anticipated. Transportation services have already been heavily impacted, with over 200 trains and numerous flights cancelled, particularly at Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airports. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reassured residents,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, sought adjournment of the hearing in its fresh charge against the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and two others, to November 14, 2024. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, who appeared for the EFCC at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, said at the hearing that at the last adjourned date, the court issued a Public Summons against the 1st defendant directing that same be published and that the charge be pasted. Justice Maryann Anenih, however, interjected, stating that she did not ask that the charge be passed, only the summons. Oyedepo…
Manchester City Boss, Pep Guardiola has hailed winger Savinho following his side’s Champions League 5-0 win over Sparta Praha on Wednesday. Savinho was impressive as Man City defeated Sparta Praha at the Etihad Stadium. The likes of Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, John Stones and Matheus Nunes all scored for the Premier League champions. Speaking after the game, Guardiola said the 20-year-old is playing really good and has a high level. “He’s playing really good, he’s a winger who can play on both sides… being just three months with us, his level is really, really, really high,” Guardiola said. “I want…
Manchester City Boss, Pep Guardiola has hailed winger Savinho following his side’s Champions League 5-0 win over Sparta Praha on Wednesday. Savinho was impressive as Man City defeated Sparta Praha at the Etihad Stadium. The likes of Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, John Stones and Matheus Nunes all scored for the Premier League champions. Speaking after the game, Guardiola said the 20-year-old is playing really good and has a high level. “He’s playing really good, he’s a winger who can play on both sides… being just three months with us, his level is really, really, really high,” Guardiola said. “I want…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said except for the ongoing reform, Nigeria’s economy would have ended up like that of Somalia. Onanuga spoke on Thursday while reacting to the public outcry on economic hardship occasioned by some policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government. According to him, Nigerians have been “very impatient to see through the government reform policy”. Onanuga, who acknowledged that the nation’s economy is weak, said the ongoing economic reform would offer the country the opportunity to become a productive economy. “Recently, I have been reading several reports…
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the former Minister of Women Affairs has spoken for the first time since President Bola Tinubu relieved her of her duties. Kennedy-Ohanenye was removed from office on Wednesday in a cabinet reshuffle during a Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. She was among five Ministers discharged from Tinubu’s cabinet. Others also sacked were Lola Ade-John: Minister of Tourism, Jamila Bio Ibrahim: Minister of Youth Development, Tahir Mamman: Minister of Education And Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo: Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development. Following the President’s decision, Kennedy-Ohanenye posted a ‘Letter of Appreciation’ on X on Thursday morning. “I write to…
A non-governmental organization, Environmental Development and Family Health Organization (EDFHO), has tasked the Ekiti State Government with accountability and inclusivity in budget implementation in the state. The civil society organization made this known through its Executive Director, Olu Ogunrotimi, during a two-day workshop on “Budget Monitoring and Tracking,” organized in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria for Civil Society Organizations, MDAs, and community representatives from three LGAs: Ilejemeje, Gbonyin, and Ekiti West. Speaking with journalists, Mr Ogunrotimi disclosed that the workshop aimed to spur participants to demand and monitor the progress of budget implementation in the state, especially as it affects community…