Niger Tornadoes head coach, Majin Mohammed has expressed his disappointment following his team’s 1-1 draw against Lobi Stars. Olawale Emmanuel grabbed the equaliser for Niger Tornadoes after Ossy Martins scored for Lobi Stars at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium, Minna. Mohammed stated that he is speechless with his team’s failure to convert their chances despite his efforts in training. “We played very well especially in the first half, we had our chances but we couldn’t convert them, at this point am shot of words about that, because we held training sessions on goal scoring but translating into match situations has…
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Nigeria’s oil marketers have said the director general of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi has intervened in its complaints about the high price of Premium Motor Spirit(Petrol) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and unpaid debts. The spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Ukadike said this in an interview with DAILY POST at the weekend. This comes after petroleum marketers and the DSS had a meeting on Wednesday amid the recent hike in petrol price to N1030 per liter by NNPC. Giving details of the meeting, Ukadike said that the Chief Executive of…
Akwa United assistant coach, Umar Abdullahi has described the team’s 2-0 win over Kano Pillars as a morale booster. Abdullahi said that they need to build on the victory as they continue their quest for a successful campaign in the 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League season. The win was Akwa United’s first in the NPFL this season. “We are grateful that the needed boost we were expecting has finally come. “Honestly, it was frustrating playing five matches without a win and in Sunday’s game the boys approached the game with a winning mentality and it paid off for us,” Abdullahi…
Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has said the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi is currently the voice of the opposition and not his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar. Fayose, who spoke on Sunday during an interview on Channels TV, dismissed chances of his party, the PDP to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 presidential election. Lamenting the leadership crisis rocking the party, the former governor said PDP members no longer have a party. ”As I always say, we can defeat the APC but when we don’t…
Parts of the residence of the Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki has been gutted by fire in Gusau, the State capital. The incident occurred over the weekend. No casualty was recorded but properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Bello Madaro, the Clerk of the House, Alhaji Mahmud Aliyu, expressed shock on behalf of the Assembly and its staff, calling the incident as a tragic calamity. He described the inferno as an act destined by Allah, extending sympathy to the Speaker, his family,…
Leon Balogun has called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take stringent action against Libyan authorities for their poor treatment of Super Eagles players and officials on their arrival in the country on Sunday. The Super Eagles were due to land in Benghazi but the plane was diverted to another destination. The contingent spent several hours at the Al Abaq Airport as there was no bus to convey them to Benghazi. The Al Abaq Airport is more than two hours away from Benghazi. Balogun, a former Super Eagles defender, expressed his anger with the poor treatment meted out…
Super Falcons star, Ashleigh Plumptre is full of excitement after stepping on the pitch again following an injury layoff. Plumptre was sidelined for around six months after undergoing surgery on the injury. The 26-year-old returned to action in Al-Ittihad’s 1-0 victory over Al-Ula last weekend. The defender came on as a second half substitute in the game. After the match, she took to social media to share her excitement with Al-Ittihad fans. “Hey, Etihad fans! I’m so happy to be back. Even happier with the win and the clean sheet. “Thanks for all your support,” Plumptre said in a post-match…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has appointed Professor Toyin Ogundipe as the new Chairman and Pro Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State. Prof. Ogundipe before his appointment was the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. Professor Ogundipe, DAILY POST gathered, replaces Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, the Assistant General Overseer in charge of Training and Education of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Adetunji Adeleye on Monday in Osogbo. According to the…
Chelsea-bound forward, Estevao Willian, has picked Lionel Messi over the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. Willian said he always admires Messi for everything he has done for football. The 17-year-old, who will join Chelsea in 2025, from Palmeiras recently told The Guardian (via Ojogo): “I also like Neymar, by Cristiano Ronaldo. But my reference is Messi, for everything he has done for football. “The way he plays and what he does on the field is someone I will always admire. “And, of course, being a left-wing me, that favours him as well.” I always admire him – Willian…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has called on the general public and Iwo sons and daughters to officially address him as His Imperial Majesty and not His Royal Majesty. Oba Akanbi gave the directive through a personally signed statement posted on his Facebook page on Sunday. The traditional ruler revealed that the reason for the notice is because the throne of Oluwo is such that commands respect and it is of the direct bloodline of Oduduwa. He noted that unlike many other towns whose kings were promoted from being Baale (Dukes) to Oba, Iwo never had a…