Following the killings on Sunday in Nibo community which left about 12 persons dead, Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has paid a visit to the community in Awka South Local Government Area. Soludo, who visited on Monday morning, condoled with the families and the community over the unfortunate loss of lives in the incident suspected to be cult killings. He vowed to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act and go against cultism in the state. While asking the people to go about their lawful duties, the governor emphasized that no matter where the perpetrators hide, they will…
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The third and final season of Wura opens with a joyous Iperindo as the entire town prepares for the wedding of the year. Tumininu Kuti (Martha Ehinome) is marrying the love of her life, Jeje Amoo (Ray Adeka) but there’s a slight hiccup in the Kuti household. Iya Mide (Ego Iheanacho) wants Tumi to wear her old wedding dress, which she bought many years ago. However, Tumi has already made arrangements with the renowned Hadassah Bridals through her rich in-laws. Meanwhile, the only person not excited about the wedding is Dimeji and as he retreats with Bisola and their son,…
Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, has denied that she got married to entertainment guru, Farouk Umar, during her 40th birthday Thanksgiving party in Lagos. Social media became rife with the rumours after images and videos of Toke and Farouk emerged online. The duo were dressed in all-white outfits and appeared to be sharing lovey-dovey moments. However, Toke has now denied she has remarried and insists she and Farouk are just friends. “On Obasanjo’s internet, they said I got married to this guy,” Toke said. “This guy is my best friend. Listen, on Toke Makinwa’s internet, they said I married Farouk.…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has warned his players that they need to “eradicate” the ill-discipline that has seen them pick up three red cards in eight Premier League fixtures this season. William Saliba’s sending-off in the 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth last Saturday, followed those of Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard. “Playing with 10 men is always an issue,” Arteta told a news conference ahead of Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. “The trust is, when you analyse it, three very different actions and the outcome of them, the reasons are very different. “Regardless of that, we…
An investigative panel on Monday said there was no evidence that popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky slept outside the prison during his six-month jail term. The Executive Director and founder of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, Uju Agomoh, disclosed this while reading the phase one report of the panel at the Ministry of Interior. Bobrisky was released from prison on August 5 after she was sentenced to six months on April 12 for naira mutilation. Popular activist, VeryDarkMan had accused Bobrisky of spending his jail term in a lodge and not the Kirikiri prison due to the influence of…
Enyimba technical adviser, Olanrewaju Yemi has described El-Kanemi Warriors as a decent side. The People’s Elephant suffered a 1-0 loss to their hosts in Sunday’s matchday eight fixture at the El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri. Abbas Usman scored the winning goal for El-kanemi Warriors. Yemi stated that his team suffered from fatigue in the game. “Yeah it was a good game, they are a decent side, we knew they were a good side and they gave us a good game, “Yemi stated in a post-match interview. “First half we struggled a bit due to fatigue. I think they had the first half…
Former Kano Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau has called for collaboration amongst the 36 states in Nigeria to change the country’s bad situations. According to him, States are over-independent of one another in Nigeria, lamenting the inability of the states to work together for the betterment of the nation. The former governor spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels TV Sunrise Daily program. Ibrahim partly said: “The states are what I call over independent of one another. “There are no two states I know that are doing anything together and this is not good enough, and these are some issues we…
Opta SuperComputer has said Liverpool now have a bigger chance of challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title this season. This follows Arsenal’s shock 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday. The Gunners have twice finished runners-up behind City in successive years and are attempting to finally clinch the title this season but now face a serious threat from Liverpool. Arne Slot’s men sit top of the table, one point ahead of the champions and also increased their gap over third-place Arsenal to four points – which could be made seven when the two rivals meet on Sunday. After the…
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on residents of the Southeast to disregard the sit-at-home order issued by an unidentified group. In a statement released on Monday, IPOB clarified that this order did not originate from their pro-Biafra organization. DAILY POST recalls that there have been audio and video messages circulating on social media warning residents in the region to avoid the streets. The messages also advised parents and guardians to keep their children home from school. Additionally, market and shop owners were cautioned against opening their businesses during this period. The messages included threats…
Leicester City have celebrated Wilfred Ndidi’s 200th Premier League appearance for the club, DAILY POST. Ndidi reached the milestone in Leicester City’s 3-2 thrilling victory over Southampton on Saturday. The Foxes rallied from two goals down to win the encounter at the St Mary’s Stadium. “200 Premier League appearances. Massive, Wilf,” the former Premier League champions wrote on X. The defensive midfielder joined Leicester City from Belgian Pro League outfit, KRC Genk in January 2017. Ndidi won the FA Cup with Leicester in the 2020/21 season. EPL: Leicester City celebrate Ndidi’s 200th appearance