Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has said he is ready to step in for the injured Victor Osimhen against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. Osimhen is not available for selection in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations doubleheaders due to injury. Boniface is the favourite to take the place of the Galatasaray forward in the starting lineup against the North Africans. The 23-year-old claimed he is not under pressure to take up the team’s goal-scoring responsibility. “I don’t feel any pressure. It’s not just me; we have other strikers, Kelechi, Awoniyi and myself. If I play, if any of us…
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The Nigerian Senate has expressed its full support for the Supreme Court judgment on granting of financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made this declaration after senate resumed from a closed session over a motion sponsored by Sen.Tony Nwoye, (LP-Anambra). The motion was on an alleged attempt by some state governments through their Houses of Assemblies to enact laws to circumvent ruling of the supreme court to grant financial autonomy to local governments. The Senate, thereafter, approved the two prayers out of the six prayers advanced by Sen.Tony Nwoye in his motion. The…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Col. Taoreed Lagbaja, has raised concern over the low representation of Rivers State, as well as the South-South and Southeast regions, in Army recruitment efforts. The Acting Director of Supply and Transport Services at Army Headquarters, Department of Army Logistics (DOAL), Brig.-Gen. Wiito Nzidee, made the statement when urging stakeholders and leaders in Rivers to motivate their youth to pursue careers in the security forces. Nzidee spoke on Tuesday when he led a sensitization team on the ongoing Nigerian Army 88 regular intake for trades/non-tradesmen and women, to Rivers State. The team arrived in…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two brothers identified as Femi Fagbohun, aged 43, and Kayode Fagbohun, aged 41, for the alleged kidnap, robbery, and rape of a 17-year-old girl (name withheld). DAILY POST gathered that the victim had ordered a ride driven by Femi from Lekki in Lagos State to Abeokuta garage in Mowe, Ogun State, when the incident occurred. According to reports, the Toyota Camry with registration number EKP 352AE stopped in front of Deeper Life Church, Lotto in Mowe, where Kayode entered with a broken bottle, threatening to kill her. The Police Public Relations…
Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has said this team will go all out to secure maximum points in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Libya. Victory in both games will see the Super Eagles earn a berth at the AFCON 2025 finals which will be hosted by Morocco. The Super Eagles currently occupy top spot in Group D with four points from two games. Eguavoen claimed they want to wrap qualification for Africa’s soccer fiesta on time to avoid late pressure. “We have to be practical about it: our best and surest route to the finals…
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, has named Lionel Messi as the toughest player he has ever faced. The England international branded Messi as the ‘best.’ In a recent interview (via @centregoals on X), the interviewer asked Alexander-Arnold to name the toughest player he has faced in his career. The right-back replied : “Messi. Just the best.” Messi is widely considered as one of the best players of all-time. The Argentina forward has won several trophies including the World Cup, Copa America and UEFA Champions League. ‘He’s just the best’ – Alexander-Arnold names toughest player he ever faced
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Rivers State as the capital of betrayals. Amaechi made the remark while noting that most politicians in Rivers State passed through him. The former governor of Rivers State made the remark in a video posted online on Wednesday. Amaechi also explained that he doesn’t sponsor thuggery because he wants to make heaven. According to Amaechi: “Name one politician in Port Harcourt that didn’t pass through me, they can’t stand hunger. “Rivers State has become the capital of betrayals, just name one politician who didn’t pass through me. “You will not see me…
Edo State Police Command says in its efforts to curb crime in the state, operatives have arrested some suspects for being in possession of illegal arms. The command’s Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Moses Yamu, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Benin. Yamu said operatives from Ehor Divisional Police Station on Oct. 5 arrested a suspect in Irue Community with a Beretta pistol. In another separate operation on October 6, Yamu said the police raided an Eiye Confraternity initiation ceremony in Egbeiri community, Benin, where two suspects were arrested. According to him, the operatives in the…
Following the sociopolitical crises that have bedeviled Rivers State in recent times, the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has waded in, assuring Governor Sim Fubara of protection, restoration of peace, and success in his administration. To this end, the spiritual leader has ordered his teeming faithful to converge in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, for what he described as the Peace and Unity Feast, which is a week-long activity that commenced last Monday in the state. It is billed to climax on Saturday, October 12, 2024, with a…
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has assured indigent women that the policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government will manifest soon. She said this during an event to distribute food items and other essentials to indigent women in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday. The minister stated that President Bola Tinubu is aware of the hardship being experienced by Nigerians but said that once the policies put in place by this government begin to manifest, things will be easier. She said, “These items we are sharing today are from President Tinubu, and he has assured that he will do more.…