Niger Tornadoes forward Jonas Emmanuel said the team is ready to maintain their impressive performance on the road. The Ikon Allah Boys are yet to taste defeat on away soil in this campaign. Niger Tornadoes will lock horns with Heartland in a matchday five fixture at the Dan Anyiam Stadium on Sunday. Emmanuel is hopeful of a positive result against his former employer. “The team is in good position; the technical crew and players have been working very hard,” Emmanuel stated in a pre-match interview. “I just want to put in my own bit and help the team achieve its…
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Lobi Stars head coach Eugene Agagbe has expressed satisfaction with the performance of his players in the victory over Shooting Stars. The Pride of Makurdi defeated Shooting Stars 1-0 at the Lafia City Stadium on Saturday. Samuel Tiza grabbed the only goal of the game. Agagbe stated that the players played with character to secure victory. “The lads played with character and are determined for more good results,” Eugene stated in a post-match interview. “I believe that with the result, we may have found our winning ways.” Lobi Stars will be up against Niger Tornadoes in a matchday six fixture…
Chido Obi-Martin on Saturday finally confirmed his move from Arsenal to Manchester United. The 16-year-old took to his social media to post images of him signing a contract. He also posted a picture of him wearing a Red Devils shirt from when he was much younger to confirm his long-term affinity with his new club. Obi-Martin opted to leave Arsenal in the summer after scoring 28 goals in the U-18 Premier League. Although Gunners boss, Mikel Arteta, fought hard to keep the striker, he ultimately decided to join United. Obi-Martin said: “Very happy to sign with this amazing club. Time…
The Bauchi State Government has inaugurated a tripartite technical committee tasked with determining the modalities for the payment of the new national minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The committee includes representatives from the state government, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. Speaking after the State Executive Council meeting, held with leaders of the state’s labour unions, NLC Chairman Dauda Shu’aibu confirmed that a minimum wage of N70,000 had been agreed upon. “We are here to brief you on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held with the NLC and TUC…
Lobi Stars ended their barren run courtesy of a 1-0 win over Shooting Stars at the Lafia City Stadium on Saturday. Samuel Tiza’s 29th-minute strike separated both teams on the night. Lobi Stars have now amassed four points from five games in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, this season. Eugene Agagbe’s side moved to 13th position on the log following the win. Shooting Stars, who occupy 13th position on the log, have recorded five points from five games. Elsewhere, Bendel Insurance and El-Kanemi Warriors battled to a thrilling 1-1 draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. Ibrahim Mustapha…
Kano Pillars have confirmed the signing of Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi, DAILY POST reports. The duo joined the four-time Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions in training this week. Musa and Abdullahi joined the Sai Masu on a free transfer. Musa is back at Pillars for a third stint, having featured for the club between 2009/10 and 2021. He was the top scorer in the NPFL with 18 goals during his spell at the club. Abdullahi has been without a club since leaving Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia in 2022. The two players have been included in Pillars’ squad for…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Commissioner for Education Joan Oviawe and the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Mrs. Salami Ozavize, were conspicuously absent as teachers celebrated the 2024 World Teachers Day in the state. The 2024 World Teachers Day has as its theme “Valuing Teachers’ Voices Towards New Social Contract for Education.” DAILY POST reports that this year’s celebration was the opposite of the previous years where the secretariat of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, popularly known as “Teachers House,” was a beehive of activities and unfair. The Edo…
The Action Peoples Party, APP, secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State. According to Channels Television, retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, announced the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. Enebeli noted that the announcement for Etche Local Government Area has been delayed as the collation of results is still ongoing. He added that the results for Etche LGA, along with the 319 councillorship seats, will be declared at a later time. BREAKING: Rivers LG polls: APP wins 22 chairmanship seats
Enugu State Government has demolished yet another property linked to kidnapping activities in the state, warning landlords that it would not entertain any excuses in enforcing relevant laws of the state mandating the government to bring down any property linked to such evil acts. DAILY POST reports that Section 315 (Second Amendment) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 30, Laws of Enugu State provides, “If the building or structure owned by the offender or any other person, who knows or ought to reasonably know that the building or structure is so being used for that purpose, the building or structure…
Israeli airstrikes in northern Lebanon killed Hamas commander Saeed Attallah Ali, his wife, and their two daughters at their home in the Beddawi camp near Tripoli on Saturday. This marks the first reported strike in the area since the Gaza war erupted nearly a year ago, according to Al Jazeera. Israel has broadened its military operations in Lebanon, moving beyond the border areas and targeting regions further inland. Explosions were reported early Saturday in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Before the strikes, residents in Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, were reportedly warned, though the number of civilians who evacuated remains unclear.…