Galatasaray head coach, Okan Buruk has denied that the club has an interest in Nigeria defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel. Osayi-Samuel is currently in the final year of his contract with Galatasaray’s Istanbul rival, Fenerbahce. The former Queens Park Rangers star declined to sign a new contract in the summer as he is seeking an increase in salary. Fenerbahce is, however, still working hard to get him to sign an extension. The full-back was recently linked with a move to Galatasaray and French club, Lille. Buruk has now come out to dismiss the reports linking Osayi-Samuel to the Turkish Super Lig champions.…
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The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP has described the Saturday Local Government election in Kogi State as a mockery of Nigeria’s democracy. The CNPP Chairman in Kogi State, Mohammed Kabir Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He berated the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission for allegedly deceiving the people that they are conducting an election, noting that there was no Local Government election in Kogi State. The statement reads in part, “This is the biggest mockery in the 21st century. We thought that our democracy had grown but unknowingly to us, we are 10 steps backwards. “Kogi…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kaduna State has strongly refuted rumours asking party faithful to boycott today’s council elections in the 23 local government areas of the state. The state chairman of the party, Edward Masha, said this in an interview with newsmen in Kafanchan, the headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area, noting that the call for a boycott was neither made nor endorsed by his office. He said, “while PDP agents at the SIECOM office in Kaduna were inspecting sensitive materials before distribution, it was noticed that one of the most sensitive materials, the result sheets, was not…
Capt Warredi Enisuoh, a Niger Delta stakeholder has urged his kinsmen to put an end to oil pipeline vandalisation in the region. He made the call during a chat with newsmen at the first Pan-Ijaw Economic Summit 2024 in Bayelsa State, worrying that illegal pipeline activities will not help the region but are capable of shortening the lives of indigenes. At the economic summit with the theme, ‘Environmental Regeneration and Economic Sustainability”, Capt. Enisuoh, whose presentation was centred on infrastructure, described the benefits of carbon capture, noting that the protection of already existing infrastructure will support government efforts. He said…
I am a proud Nigerian and a proud African. I am also a philanthropist and entrepreneur—and I have seen firsthand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context, from Egypt to Nigeria to South Africa, we must look to the people it impacts. Too often our businesses have not created value on our continent or traded commodities for short-term profit, not long-term investment. Fostering entrepreneurship, sustaining young entrepreneurs, who will grow businesses and create sustainable employment, is a crucial pathway to achieving long-term climate solutions. In 2010, my wife and I had an idea. Concerned with escalating poverty,…
Anas Musa has been appointed as the new General manager of Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Gombe United. Musa took over the leadership of the Savannah Scorpions fromAbubakar Abubakar(Yellow). Gombe United made the announcement on the social media. Abubakar Mina and Ishaya Usman will serve as the club’s secretary and Team Manager respectively. Gombe United were relegated from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) last season. They are in the Northern Conference Group C for the new NNL season. The new campaign will commence on Saturday, November 30. NNL: Musa appointed new Gombe United General Manager
The traditional ruler of Agbama autonomous community in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, Eze Cajetan Ifeanacho, has called on various communities in the state to accommodate law abiding non indigenes in formulating and implementing of development of their areas. Eze Ifeanacho, who made the call on Friday, said that discriminatory attitudes against non indigenes should be discouraged. The traditional ruler, who disclosed that his administration is planning to install some law abiding non indigenes living in Agbama into his palace cabinet, said that such co-relationship would fast-track the progress and development of his community. Eze Ifeanacho pointed out that…
Sevilla manager Garcia Pimienta has revealed Chidera Ejuke and Kelechi Iheanacho returned to the club in perfect condition after their horrific airport ordeal in Libya. Ejuke and Iheanacho were part of Nigeria’s squad that was held hostage in a Libyan airport for several hours earlier in the week. The players were denied access to water and food by Libyan authorities during their ordeal. They declined to honour the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter against Libya because of the incident. “Very unpleasant. Professional players having to spend so much time in an airport is something that cannot…
Remo Stars Technical Adviser, Daniel Ogunmodede, has said he’s optimistic of an improved performance from his team in their next game against Bendel Insurance. The Sky Blue Stars suffered their second loss of the season in the week seven fixture against Plateau United. Remo Stars dropped to second position on the log following the defeat. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side will lock horns with Bendel Insurance at the Remo Stars Stadium on Sunday. “Not the desired outcome we envisaged in Jos,” Ogunmodede told Remo Stars media om X “Looking forward to improving in our next games.” NPFL: Ogunmodede seeks Remo Stars’ improvement…
Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed again. This is the third time this will happen in just one week. The latest collapse occurred early Saturday morning, with many states reporting total blackouts. DAILY POST obtained data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) and it revealed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.20am today. This latest failure comes on the heels of two other collapses earlier in the week, further straining the already fragile power system. Businesses and households continue to suffer over the nation’s unreliable electricity supply amid the high cost and unavailability of fuel. BREAKING: Total…