Nigeria winger, Ademola Lookman admitted 2024 has been the best year of his career, DAILY POST reports. Lookman scored a historic hat-trick for Serie A club, Atalanta in the final of the UEFA Europa League in May. Earlier in the year, the 26-year-old played a crucial role in Nigeria’s second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Leicester City player scored three goals in seven outings for the Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire. Lookman is also among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or. “The feeling of winning and having gold around your neck is an incomparable feeling.…
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The member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugbor has filed a N1 billion defamatory suit against the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia. Also joined as co-defendants in the suit marked MHC/422/2024 are the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Mr Tersoo Kula and Isaac Uzaan, identified in the suit as a media aide to the governor. In the statement of claim, Ugbor claimed that as a responsible representative who has the plight of his constituents at heart, he had written two letters dated October 9th, 2023 and 16th October 2023 to the Director General of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has provided more insight into the crisis rocking the main opposition political party. DAILY POST reports that the PDP has been divided into two factions with suspensions and counter-suspensions of its officials in recent days making the headlines. In a press briefing by the PDP Acting National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi Manga, in Abuja on Monday, the party called for caution among members of the National Working Committee. Speaking on the ongoing imbroglio, Manga frowned at the acts of vituperation against the party’s corporate existence, saying it is nothing but condemnable! “This is therefore a…
Ebonyi State Government has acquired a professional football club to replace the disbanded Ebonyi State Angels Football Club, which was sold during the administration of Governor Martin Elechi over ten years ago. The State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Prince Richard Idike confirmed this while briefing newsmen at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium Abakaliki, on the recent approval by the state Executive Council, for the acquisition of a new professional football team. Prince Idike said the Ministry, following the directive by the state, purchased the Coal City Football Club, which is a National League club for the state. He…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, Professor Stephen Jobson Mitchual has called for a paradigm shift in teaching methods among African lecturers by embracing emerging technology and innovative pedagogy to instil entrepreneurship skills in students to help drive economic development and prosperity of the continent. He lamented that African graduates possess intelligence but lack practical skills due to outdated teaching methods, a development which should be adequately addressed to ensure they excel. Prof Mitchual stated this at the 10th International Conference of the School of Science and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.…
Shooting Stars head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote has promised to fix the team’s goal-scoring problem. The Oluyole Warriors were held to a 0-0 draw by Enyimba at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan on Sunday. The Ibadan club have scored three goals in six league outings this season. Ogunbote lamented the inability of his boys to convert chances created against the People’s Elephants. “This is a big challenge for us. Our inability to take risks has contributed to this, if we had taken enough risk in this game, we would have been able to get something, but it’s a continuous…
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN has raised an alarm over the shrinking number of teachers available to impart knowledge within Nigeria and by extension the global community. A high-level panel on the teaching profession, set up by the United Nations revealed this in its report released in 2024. This development has also been worsened by teachers leaving Nigeria en mass for greener pastures abroad due to dwindling fortunes in the profession. Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of TRCN, Dr Stella-Maria Nwokeocha confirmed the crisis on Monday, saying the situation is necessitating the 4th Annual Online Conference of Registered Teachers…
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has clarified that the proposed demolition of the Central Mosque in Takum local government council of the state is part of a broader initiative aimed at promoting development and improving the welfare of the Muslim community. The governor made the clarification, on Monday through his Special Adviser on Muslim Religious Matters, Hussaini Isma’il, in Jalingo, the state capital. In a statement, the Governor stressed that the decision has been well-received by many within the community, as it aligns with the state’s efforts to foster progress and unity. He also warned the Kuteb Yatso of…
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the N73,000 minimum wage approved by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as a “Greek gift.” Over the weekend, the governor announced the new salary for workers in the state during his governorship campaign in Ondo City. However, a statement signed by Ayo Fadaka, the Special Adviser Media and Publicity of the PDP Campaign Organisation, cautioned civil servants against being hoodwinked by Aiyedatiwa in voting for him. The statement read, “It is disrespectful to announce the new minimum wage of dignified and decorous Ondo State workers on the podium of the…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, said it has filed a petition at the tribunal challenging the conduct of the last September 21, 2024 governorship in the State. DAILY POST reports that the State chairman of the party, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi disclosed this at a press conference in Benin City. Aziegbemi said the petition filed by the party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo was against all alleged odds by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to deny the party to have access and inspect all the electoral…