Gernot Rohr has unveiled his squad for Benin Republic’s upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria and Libya. Rohr listed 24 players for the games against the Super Eagles and Mediterranean Knights. Captain Steve Mounie, goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbe and reliable forward, Jodel Dossou are some of the regulars in the squad. Other top stars in the squad are Junior Olaitan, Olivier Verdon and Aiyegun Tosin. The Cheetahs will begin preparation for both games in Abidjan on Monday. Rohr’s side will host neighbours, Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan on Thursday, November 14. The West Africans will…
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A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has again petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the former Governor of Kano State and current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress. The petition, dated November 4, 2024, and acknowledged by the EFCC on November 7, 2024, outlined numerous allegations of bribery and misappropriation against Ganduje while he was the governor of Kano State. Ganduje’s tenure as governor from 2015 to 2023 has been marred by accusations of corruption, including a recent fraud charge filed by the Kano State government. Specific…
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the release of all minors prosecuted in court for their participation in the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. DAILY POST reports that President Bola Tinubu directed the Attorney-General of the Federation to ensure the immediate release of the minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection to last August’s protests. The directive came days after some suspects, including minors, were charged with treason and inciting a military coup after they were seen waving Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protests against economic hardship. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who made the announcement during an…
Super Eagles assistant coach, Daniel Ogunmodede says the team will go all out for victory in their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The West Africans currently top Group D with 10 points from four games and need one point from their next two games to earn a spot in Morocco 2025. Ogunmodede, who is also the head coach of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Remo Stars declared that they will approach both games like a Cup final. “Every match we want to approach it like a Cup final, we want to…
Arsenal attacker, Gabriel Jesus has admitted he wants ‘more minutes’ under manager Mikel Arteta. Jesus made a big impact at Arsenal in his first season following his £45m move from Manchester City in 2022. The Brazilian enjoyed huge success at Man City, lifting four Premier League trophies and other trophies. He left the Premier League champions in order to get more minutes and in the hope of becoming a focal point in Arsenal’s team under Arteta. But that has not worked out well for him for the past one year. “Well, I believe that not only me, but any player,…
Some civil servants who were involved in various forms of pension fraud have been arrested by the Abia State government, and are to be arraigned in court soon. This is even as some of the identified pensions who are based abroad are to be repatriated to face prosecution at home. Governor Alex Otti stated this on Thursday evening at Government House Umuahia, while addressing the press during his monthly media chat with journalists. Otti, who said that his administration had zero tolerance for corruption, disclosed that he has authorized that the suspects be arraigned in court in the next few…
Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen has ruled out any potential move to Chelsea in the January transfer window. The Nigeria international vowed to stay at Galatasaray until the end of the season. Osimhen is currently playing for Galatasaray on loan from Napoli. Chelsea held advanced talks with Napoli over a deal for Osimhen in the closing stages of the summer window but failed to reach an agreement with both the club and the player. Osimhen ended up joining Galatasaray on loan for the 2024/25 season. He inserted a break clause as part of his agreement with Galatasaray which would allow him…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will do everything within its power to fix the party and Nigeria. Makinde made this statement on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of the Roadmap for Peoples Democratic Institute, PDI. DAILY POST reports that PDI is the research arm of PDP established in 2000 to promote a new democratic culture in Nigeria and Africa through the provision of value-added education, training, capacity building, research, and documentation programmes. Makinde said they will fix the PDP, which would in turn fix Nigeria.…
A Nigerian-American Democrat, Oye Owolewa, has been re-elected as a Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia, DC. Recall that Owolewa made history in November 2020 when he became the first Nigerian-American elected to congress. He secured 164,026 votes, or 82.84 percent of the total votes cast in the District of Columbia. His role, while not officially recognised by the US government as a full member of congress, is to advocate for the district’s interests, particularly its bid for statehood. Owolewa on Thursday expressed his gratitude to DC voters via a post on X, thanking them for their continued support.…
Manchester United star, Amad Diallo has said that he is happy to have Rúben Amorim as the club’s new coach. Diallo spoke after leading Man United to beat PAOK in the Europa League on Thursday. The Ivorian netted two goals in the second half to give Man United all three points against the visitors at Old Trafford. Speaking after the game, Diallo said: “I can’t wait to work with him! I’m very happy to have Amorim as the new coach”. Amorim was recently appointed as the new coach of Man United. The Portuguese, who will take charge next week, replaced…