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Paul Pogba has claimed that he enjoyed the best season at Manchester United after Jose Mourinho left. The Frenchman has now admitted he wanted to quit Old Trafford long before he finally left to join Juventus in 2022. After initially leaving United to join Juventus in 2012, Pogba returned to United four years later. But Pogba’s second spell at the Premier League was hampered by injuries and speculation about a possible move to Real Madrid. In an interview with Daily Mail, he revealed that he wanted to depart after he ended the 2018-19 season with 16 goals from 47 games…

Falconets midfielder Chinyere Kalu has signed for Spanish club Real Betis Balompie, DAILY POST reports. Kalu put pen to paper on a two-year contract until 2026. The youngster was a member of the Falconets squad at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The 19-year-old also once represented Nigeria at the U-17 level. Kalu once had stints with clubs in Nigeria, including Martins White Dove FC, Osun Babes FC, Rivers Angels FC and Nasarawa Amazons FC. Super Falcons stars Roosa Ariyo and Rinsola Babajide previously played for Real Betis. Transfer: Real Betis snap up Falconets star Kalu

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has insisted that he is willing to take a salary cut to remain at the club. Pogba is still under contract with Juventus after his ban for testing positive for testosterone was recently reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration in Sport, CAS. There are suggestions that negotiations are ongoing between both Pogba and Juventus to terminate the player’s contract. As a result, the Frenchman has been linked with some European clubs, including Marseille. Pogba will return to competitive football in March next year. “I’m willing to take a salary cut to stay at…

Resident doctors at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, have urged the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, to reverse the alleged exclusion of clinical lecturers from contesting for the institution’s vice chancellor. The doctors, under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD-NAUTH, made the call on Wednesday as a strike embarked upon by the clinical lecturers entered the fourth week. The clinical lecturers who commenced strike on September 25 are protesting the alleged insertion of some criteria, which they said did not consider the peculiarities of their career progression path. The advert had said applicants for…

The Presidency has named the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, AGF George Akume and the Ministers as those in charge of the country’s leadership in the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima DAILY POST reports that both the President and Vice President are currently abroad and the presidency is insisting that leadership remains steady and there is no vacuum in the country. There have been enquiries by journalists and well-meaning individuals as to who is in charge of the country in the absence of the first and…

Stakeholders in the police ecosystem have begun the process of improving revenue generation for enhanced welfare and developmental projects. Specifically, officials of the Ministry of Police Affairs and Internally Generated Revenue desk officers from all police commands, in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, are brainstorming in Enugu on the challenges of revenue and how to think outside the box to improve sources of revenue generation in the police ecosystem. The conference, according to a statement by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Bolaji Kazeem, was organised by the Ministry of Police Affairs with the theme…

The naira lost N106.7 against the dollar in the last 48 hours at the official foreign exchange market. This comes as the naira further weakened against the dollar in the foreign exchange market as FX supply dropped on Wednesday. FMDQ data showed that the naira dropped to N 1659.69 per dollar on Wednesday from N1658.97 exchanged on Tuesday. This represents N0.72 loss. DAILY POST recalls that on Tuesday the naira dropped significantly by N106.05 against the dollar. Data from the World Bank showed that the naira was among the worst-performing currencies in Africa. The only time it gained this week…

The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has debunked rumours of the Biafra agitator’s release. Ejimakor described the rumours of Kanu’s release as fake news. Posting on X, the lead counsel said there won’t be any need for confirmation when Kanu is released. He wrote: “Fake News Alert: The general public is hereby advised to disregard the viral rumor that MAZI NNAMDI KANU has been released. “It’s pure #FakeNews. The day #MNK (the #BigElephant & leader of millions) is freed, the earth itself will announce it and it won’t require any…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has called for investments in the FCT’s real estate, agriculture, tourism, mining, renewable energy, and construction sectors, saying that Abuja is open for business. Wike, who made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during the maiden Abuja Business and Investment Summit organised by the Abuja Investment Company Limited, AICL, to showcase the investment opportunities in the FCT, called on investors to explore the myriad of possibilities in these sectors. He said FCT’s strategic location and growing population have created fertile ground for investments across its various business and investment sectors. He…

Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has congratulated Thomas Tuchel on his appointment as the new manager of England’s national football team. Granovskaia, who worked with Tuchel at Chelsea, insisted that the German ‘knows trophies.’ Tuchel was unveiled as the Three Lions’ new manager on Wednesday. The former Bayern Munich manager, who will replace Lee Carsley, will take up his position in January 2025. Reacting, Granovskaia took to her Instagram and posted a picture of her with Tuchel and the Champions League trophy with a caption that read: “Thomas knows trophies. Congratulations, TT and England. World Cup 2026 just got more…