Former Arsenal captain, Gilberto Silva, has highlighted the reasons the team failed to win the Premier League title in the last two seasons. In each of the last two campaigns, the Gunners have finished behind Manchester City. Mikel Arteta’s men are in third place currently, level on points with City, going into the October international break. Liverpool are the early pacesetters this time around. However, Gilberto has warned that Arsenal’s hopes of landing their first title in over two decades, could hinge on any dropped points at the Emirates Stadium. “It won’t be easy, again. It is important to learn…
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Spain-based duo, Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke, as well Bright Osayi-Samuel are expected to arrive Super Eagles’ Uyo camp on Wednesday (today). The team’s Four Points by Sheraton Hotel base came alive on Tuesday following the arrival of majority of the invited players. 20 players trained at the practice pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Tuesday night. Iheanacho, Ejuke and Osayi-Samuel are expected to be part of the team’s training session on Wednesday. The session is expected to be behind closed doors. The Super Eagles will host the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in a 2025 Africa Cup…
Big Brother Naija Season 9 winner, Kellyrae has revealed that he gave his wife, Kassia, N55 million from the prize money. DAILY POST recalls that Kellyrae walked home with a cash prize of N60 million and a brand new car worth N40 million after winning the reality show on Sunday. Kellyrae and Kassia entered the house as a pair, known as DoubleKay, before Biggie later unpaired the housemates, forcing them to compete solely. Following the unpairing, their management backed Kellyrae to progress on the show ahead of Kassia. The management announced the decision to DoubleKay fans after Kellyrae said he…
Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal, has explained why he was angry at being substituted during their LaLiga game against Alaves on Sunday. Yamal was taken off in the 67th minute, with Barca leading 3-0 thanks to a Robert Lewandowski hat-trick. The 17-year-old looked upset as he sat on the bench, a similar reaction when he was taken off in the Champions League match against Young Boys a few days earlier. However, Yamal has now claimed that he was disappointed with his performance and should have done more to help his side. “I thought I could play better, deep down I thought…
Dutch legend, Marco van Basten has blasted Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag for the signings he has made since taking over at Old Trafford. He said the Dutch coach has settled for second class players while the top clubs at United’s level go for world-class stars. He believes that the signings made by the former Ajax boss have not improved Manchester United. According to TheEuropeanLad, Basten said, “The big clubs.. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Arsenal, they all sign the better players while Erik ten Hag comes with second class signings who won’t improve his team.” The former AC…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has urged the federal government to end all crude oil for loan deals. Dangote disclosed on Wednesday at the ongoing Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association of Nigeria Summit in Lagos. The Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man, who was represented by the Executive Director of Dangote Group, Engr Mansur Ahmed said the country must refrain from mortgaging its future wealth through crude-for-loan deals. “To ensure sufficient feedstock availability, we will need to stop mortgaging crude. It is unfortunate that while countries like Norway are putting oil proceeds into a future fund through their national…
Controversial media personality, Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, has been released on bail from police custody. Darlington was released after meeting his bail conditions on Tuesday. This was disclosed by human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju via his X page. Adeyanju said Darlington was arrested in Lagos last Friday and then transferred to Abuja, where he was detained following a formal complaint filed by Burna Boy. Burna Boy accused Darlington of defaming and cyberstalking him. In a viral video, Darlington had asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’, taunting his affiliation…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State of anti-party activities. Wike said Fubara supported the Action Peoples Party, APP, in sweeping the chairmanship seat during the just-concluded local government election in the state. The Minister spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday while insisting that he was never involved in anti-party activities. Prior to the election, Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads over control of the political structure in the state. However, Wike said: “Today people say discipline Wike because he did anti-party, but I say that I…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has agreed to allow the inspection of the election materials and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices used in the contentious Edo State governorship election. This decision came amid public protests by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY POST recalls that an earlier move by the legal team to the PDP candidate Dr. Asue Ighodalo to inspect the materials were scuttled. However, in a letter dated October 8, 2024, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Dr. Anugbom Onuoha, refuted earlier allegations that the Commission had refused access to the critical…
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has raised alarm over the exclusion of Medical and Dental lecturers in the recent advertorial for the selection process for the vacant office of the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State. It also warned that the exclusion is not only unjust but undermines the critical role they played in the academic and administrative leadership of the institution. MDCAN in a press statement made available to journalists in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, jointly signed by the its President, Prof Mohammad Aminu and the Secretary, Prof. Daiyabu Ibrahim, argued…