Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen is rooting for Victor Boniface to open his goal account for the team against Libya on Friday (today). Boniface has failed to register a goal in eight appearances for the three-time African champions. The Bayer Leverkusen star is expected to lead the line against the Mediterranean Knights in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture. Eguavoen is optimistic the talented forward will score his first goal on the international scene against the North Africans. “Victor Boniface has always been a part of this team and will continue to be a part of this…
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British rapper, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, popularly known as Central Cee has revealed that he neither drinks alcohol nor smokes. He disclosed this in a recent interview with Dazed. The ‘Band4Band’ hitmaker also revealed that he is an introvert who spends his leisure time on social media. “I don’t play games, I don’t watch TV, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t go out,” he said. “I’m just on my phone, my screen time is too high. I’m just scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. I spend time on Instagram, WhatsApp and TikTok.” I don’t drink nor smoke – Central Cee
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has issued a stern warning to clubs facing complaints of overdue payables and contract breach. The league body has given all the clubs a deadline of Monday, October 14, to resolve the issue or have the licences of their new players withdrawn indefinitely. DAILY POST recalls that the NPFL had earlier given the affected clubs an extended grace until Friday, October 11 as directed by the Players Status Committee. List of clubs facing complaints over overdue payables & contract breaches are Heartland, 3SC, Bendel Insurance, Kwara Utd, Lobi Stars, El-Kanemi, Abia Warriors, Enyimba, Katsina…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, launched the sale of subsidised rice in the state on Thursday, as he disclosed that his administration will soon begin implementing the sale of other subsidised foodstuffs across the twenty local government areas of the state. Governor Abiodun noted that the implementation of the scheme across the state would help deepen the reach of the initiative, adding that food items like garri, rice, and beans would be sold at largely subsidised prices. The Governor made this known during the official flag-off ceremony of the sale of rice at subsidised rates to residents of…
With about 10 months to the commencement of the processes leading to the next general elections across the country, some political pundits and stakeholders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are upbeat about who can wrestle and defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. After suffering successive defeats in three presidential elections, PDP seeks a new direction as it marches towards 2027. Some PDP stakeholders, just like the American historian Allan Lichtman, renowned for accurately predicting nine out of the 10 most recent presidential elections in the United States of America, are said to have zeroed in on…
Big Brother Naija Season 9 finalist, Nelly, has revealed that she snubbed her colleague, Shaun, despite his desperation to chat with her after her eviction on Sunday. Recall that Nelly and Shaun’s relationship strained in the house and the latter and his girlfriend claimed that her buttocks were “fake.” Shaun had claimed that it was Nelly’s boyfriend, Sooj, who first brought up his girlfriend’s buttocks for discussion. Despite his claims, Nelly continued to act coldly towards him. In a recent interview with Naija FM, Nelly revealed that Shaun attempted to salvage their relationship on Sunday but she was uninterested. “After…
A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Peter Babalola, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is as Babalola promised to leverage his political influence to strengthen the APC, particularly in the Irewole local government area and throughout the Osun West Senatorial district. Speaking during his formal reception into the APC by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, in Ikire, Babalola vowed to secure total victory for the APC in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. “I have instructed my supporters across all 30 local government areas…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu. The factional NWC also suspended the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba and the National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade. Their suspension was made public by the party’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, in a statement on Friday. After its 593rd meeting on Thursday, the NWC directed Ologunagba and Ajibade to step aside pending an investigation into allegations against them. The NWC also constituted a committee chaired by Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern that the girl child faces several challenges that deny them their rights, restrict their choices and limit their future. Celine Lafoucriere, UNICEF’s Chief of the Field Office for South-West Nigeria, explained that while one in every five women between the ages of 20 and 24 marry as children, up to 75 percent of new HIV infections are among adolescent girls. Lafoucriere stated this in a statement made available to newsmen to commemorate the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child. She emphasized that one of every three females suffers from anemia,…
Former Real Madrid forward, Antonio Cassano has told the club’s all time scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo that he does not like him as a player. Cassano, known for his criticism of the Portuguese, said this while divulging details of the interaction he had with Ronaldo. The interaction followed the decision of the Italian to exclude Ronaldo from his Top 10 greatest players of all time lost. Cassano said he got a message and a voice note from the Portuguese where he reminded him(Cassano) of his achievements. Cassano ignored the 39-year-old in his list of the top 10, putting Ronaldo Nazario at…