Arsenal Midfielder, Declan Rice has hit out at the Gunners for being careless after William Saliba’s red card in their Premier League 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. The England international said Arsenal cannot continue making unnecessary mistakes. Speaking after the game, Rice told reporters via ESPN, “We have kicked ourselves in the foot three times in eight games and we got away with it at home to Brighton and away at Manchester City. Bournemouth kept probing and made it 2-0. “I’m proud of the players for fighting, even with 10 men but the naivety, we need to stop making…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of two businessmen: Ihejirika Okechukwu Emmanuel and Iwuagwu Ikedi Victory, as well as a Canada-based nurse, Usman Grace Khadijat Olami at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for attempting to import and export cocaine pellets and parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis through the airport. NDLEA disclosed that Ihejirika was arrested on Tuesday 15th October 2024 while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Thailand via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was made known by Femi Babafemi Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, on…
Niger Tornadoes Defender, Ahmed Family has vowed to lead his team to victory against Rivers United. Family said the players have set a target of breaking their winless run at home in the league this season. Niger Tornadoes will square up with Rivers United at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium, Minna on Monday. “Breaking our home winless streak is our top priority,” Family stated in a pre-match interview. “We’ll do everything to ensure Rivers United falls in Minna. “We know where the problems are and we are ready and determined to correct them, so there will not be any hiding…
Nigerian forward, Isaac Success has joined the United Arab Emirates Football League club, Al Wasl. Success linked up with the Cheetahs on a free transfer. The 28-year-old last played for Serie A club Udinese. The striker’s contract with the Zebras was terminated by mutual consent in August 2024. Success was on target four times in 79 league appearances for the Serie A club. He previously played in Spain for Granada and Malaga as well as England for Watford. Transfer: Success joins UAE club, Al Wasl on free transfer
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has arrested the demonstrators of the EndSARS memorial. The protesters were arrested at Lekki Tollgate, in Lagos State on Sunday, October 20, 2024, and locked up in a black maria. In a viral video on social media, some of the arrested demonstrators said the peaceful march was disrupted when police began to shoot and release tear gas to break up the crowd. As of the time of filing this report, the police have not issued an official statement about the incident. DAILY POST reports that the gathering is to mark the 4th anniversary of the…
The Nigerian Customs Service said it has generated N4.2 billion as revenue in the first nine months of 2024. The Comptroller General of NCS, Bashir Adeniyi disclosed this in a workshop held in Lagos on Saturday. Adeniyi, represented by the Comptroller Customs Area Controller, Tincan Island Port Command, Dera Nnadi, boasted that the service had already surpassed 2022, and 2023 revenue generation. CGC said that the services’ plan is to surpass its 2024 target of N5.3 million by the end of the year. “What this means is that we have already surpassed our 2023 collection by over N1 trillion even…
Retired Vice President of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Abioye, has said people see him as a duplicate of the grace of the church’s founder, Bishop David Oyedepo. Abioye vowed to continue the relationship with Bishop Oyedepo which had spanned over 45 years despite his retirement. Abioye and Bishop Thomas Arema, who have served Oyedepo for over four and three decades respectively, retired in alignment with Living Faith’s operational manual, The Mandate. The Mandate which was recently revised, pegged the retirement age from 60 to 55. However, speaking during his valedictory service at Goshen Camp in Nasarawa State, Abioye…
The Nigerian government plans to impose a 5 percent tax on telecommunication, gaming and betting services in the country amid economic hardship. This was contained in the Economic Stabilisation Bills recently sent to the National Assembly by the Federal Government. Analysis of the bill indicated that it seeks to introduce excise duties on services such as telecoms, gaming, gambling, lotteries, and betting provided in Nigeria. By implication Nigerians using telecoms and betting services would have to pay more as part of the government’s drive to overhaul the country’s tax framework. An analysis of the proposed legislation on Friday showed that…
A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Peter Obi’s group is now fighting him because he refused to join forces with them ahead of the 2023 general elections. Wike said Peter Obi and his lobbyists lobbied him so much prior to the polls but he turned them down, believing Obi would not win the election. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike said he was not ready to waste Rivers votes on someone he thought would not fly. According to him, “Peter Obi’s group lobbied me so much. They cannot deny it. And I said ‘look,…
British Grime star, Skepta, has bemoaned the state of the UK music industry. The ‘Big Smoke’ crooner lamented that the British music scene is sad, segregated and run by cabals. “The UK music scene is sad. Smallest, most segregated, label run, crabs in a barrel scene of all scenes smh,” he wrote via his X handle. Skepta is regarded as one of the pioneers of the UK Grime genre. He was born in the UK to Nigerian parents, Mr and Mrs Adenuga. UK music scene sad, run by cabals – Skepta