Some parts of Calabar, Cross River State, have been plunged into darkness due to the destruction of electricity poles by a windstorm. The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. The Disco blamed the power supply disruption experienced in parts of the state capital to a windstorm. Areas affected are Bao Yao Iron and Steel, OLAM, Niger Mill, EPZ complex, MCC, Federal Housing, 8 Miles, Unical, Amika, Transcorp, EPZ 1, Essien Town, Leopard, and Diamond in Calabar Cross River State. “We wish to inform our esteemed customers in Calabar that the outage currently experienced…
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Former Watford striker, Troy Deeney has revealed when Arsenal will be out of the Premier League title race this season. Arsenal dropped two points after failing to beat Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. The Gunners now sit in the fourth position on the Premier League table with nine points behind leaders Liverpool after eleven matches. Deeney, however, believes Arsenal’s Premier League title race will be over if they lose one more match. “I would say they are in a situation where every game is massively important,” Deeney said on Match of the Day 2. “If they lose one…
Kennedy Boboye has left his post as Sunshine Stars head coach, DAILY POST reports. Boboye submitted his resignation letter following the Owena Waves 1-0 defeat to Heartland at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on Sunday. The 50-year-old said he took the decision due to ending interference from the club’s management. The former striker joined Sunshine Stars for a second stint last season. Boboye helped the Akure club beat the drop following a troubled campaign. He guided the club to 12 wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in 30 games during the second second stint. Sunshine Stars currently occupy 14th position…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has apportioned blame after his team dropped points against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. Arteta watched as Arsenal played a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Gabriel Martinelli gave the Gunners the lead before Pedro Neto equalized for Enzo Maresca’s side. The result means Arsenal dropped two points and only got a point from the encounter. Also, Arsenal now sit in the fourth position on the Premier League table behind Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool after the match. Speaking on Arsenal dropping points after failing to beat Chelsea, Arteta said “we have to…
Former Arsenal winger, Theo Walcott has said that Arsenal should have signed Pedro Neto in the summer. Walcott spoke after Neto’s impressive display during Chelsea’s Premier League 1-1 draw Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Neto scored the equalizer after Gabriel Martinelli had put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead. The Portuguese joined the Blues from Wolves for £54million in the summer transfer window. Neto was linked with Arsenal before Chelsea signed him, and Walcott believes the winger is the kind of player the Premier League North London club need at the moment. “When we talk about Neto – he’s the sort of player…
A lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence that the controversial tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu will be passed into law. The bills have generated a lot of controversies, meeting some resistance from the Northern part of the country, with the National Executive Council also advising the president to withdraw the bills. DAILY POST reports that the Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, had also said that the bills were dead on arrival. However, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Jibrin…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast dust haze and rain across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged a slight dust haze on Monday, with localised visibility of 2 km to 5km in the northern region during the forecast hours. In the North Central region, slight dust haze with localised visibility of 2km to 5km is expected during the forecast period. In the South, sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere are expected over the inland, with prospects of thunderstorms with slight rains anticipated over parts of Lagos, Akwa Ibom and Cross…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has revealed that Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice picked up knocks during their 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Sunday. Rice was replaced by Mikel Merino early in the second half, while Gabriel Jesus came on for Saka, who limped off the pitch. When asked specifically about whether both midfielders would be able to play for England during the November international break, Arteta was not optimistic. He said: “It doesn’t look good, because for two players of that importance to tell you they cannot continue in the game, obviously it’s not good news. “They are two players…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission, JSC, has taken disciplinary actions against eight judiciary staff members over misconduct. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Kano State Judiciary, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, on Sunday in Kano. “The Judicial Service Commission at its 76th meeting held on November 4, considered petitions against the Judiciary staff and ordered two court registrar’s on compulsory retirement. ”Those sanctioned are Magistrates Nasir Ado, Alkali Yusuf Kawu, Sanusi Usman-Atana, and Finance Registrar Salisu Adamu-Nayola. “Others are Alkali Abdulmuminu Nuhu, Alkali Abubakar Abdullahi, Court messenger Shuaibu Bello, and Shamsu Abbas, Court registrar,” the…
Signals that the presentation of the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu may happen in the first week of December this year, are gradually emerging as templates to that effect are not well laid yet, 10 days into November 2024. This is as the Senate through its Committee on Finance declared that the decision on presentation of the 2025 budget strictly lies with the executive arm of government headed by President Tinubu. It would be recalled that as against tradition laid down during the 9th National Assembly in collaboration with the then…