Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, has won the 46th trophy of his glittering career. Messi enhanced his record as the most decorated footballer of all-time, with Inter Miami’s Supporters’ Shield triumph. This follows a 3-2 win at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday, with Messi scoring twice in the game. The trophy is awarded to the team with the best regular season record in MLS across any given campaign Messi rewrote the history books after leading the Herons to Leagues Cup glory during the summer of 2023. That was the 44th trophy of his career, before helping Argentina to another Copa…
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Former Netherlands striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has emerged as the bookmakers’ favourite to become the new Manchester United manager. The ex-England manager, Gareth Southgate, has previously been the favourite after he stepped down from the role in July. However, he has now been leapfrogged this week by current United assistant manager, Van Nistelrooy. Van Nistelrooy is the best-backed at 2/1 to be the next boss at Old Trafford. This is thanks to fresh reports claiming that he is “waiting to take over” from his fellow Dutchman, Erik ten Hag. Southgate has widened slightly to a 5/2 second-favourite, while former Chelsea…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the N50,000 fee imposed by the National Examination Council (NECO) for the reprinting of certificates. DAILY POST reports that the new policy was announced in a statement by Dantani Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO in Minna, Niger State. According to the statement, the N50,000 fee for certificate reproduction is subject to periodic review and the reprint requests will only be approved within one year of the original certificate issuance. However, the NANS Clerk of the Senate, Comrade Abdulyekinn Odunayo, in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, described the decision…
Following criticisms by stakeholders and demands by the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has slashed the fees for Chairmanship and Councillorship forms for upcoming local government elections from N5 million Naira and N1 million Naira, respectively. The governor in a press statement Wednesday night announced that those gunning for Council chairmanship will now pay only N1 million Naira, while councillorshop hopefuls are to purchase the forms for N200, 000 only. Last week, the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, announced the former fees and fixed 25 October, 2024 as date for the elections.…
The Benue State Elders Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Damagun-led National Working Committee, NWC, to immediately shelve the idea of conducting State Congress of the party in Makurdi today, Thursday, October 3. They described the purported scheduled State Congress as one of the many attempts by the NWC to divide the party in Benue for selfish gain which must be resisted by all legal standards. According to the PDP Elders Committee, a Makurdi High Court had issued the order in suit number MCH/350/2024 with motion Number MCH/1588M/2024, which stopped the Congresses pending the hearing and…
Enyimba head coach, Yemi Olanrewaju has explained the importance of his side’s victory over Akwa United. The People’s Elephant won the battle of former champions 1-0 in Aba on Wednesday. Substitute, Austin Onyemaechi, who made his debut for the Aba giants in the encounter, netted the winning goal 12 minutes from time. Enyimba moved to third position on the log following the win. Olanrewaju confessed the visitors made things difficult for his team in the encounter. “We knew it wasn’t gonna be easy,….but the most important thing was getting the job done,” he told the club’s media after the game.…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has turned to spiritual measures for fear of election malpractice ahead of the upcoming local government elections in Jigawa State. A source within the party told DAILY POST that some party members have organized special prayer sessions across various localities. It includes the recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’an, appealing for God’s intervention in ensuring a free, fair, and credible election. The NNPP faithful specifically called for calamity and divine wrath to befall anyone who attempts to manipulate the election results. “We believe that the power of God is stronger than any plan…
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is expected to meet today, Thursday, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The meeting is coming after a series of pre-strike notices issued to the Federal Government by the union over the inability of the government to fulfill previous promises. DAILY POST recalls that ASUU on September 24, issued the federal government a 14-day strike notice with a vow to shut down the nation’s universities if their longstanding grievances were not addressed. The 14-day ultimatum followed a previous 21-day notice issued by the union on August 18, demanding…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said the return of flight operations by Emirates Airlines to Nigeria will bring about healthy competition and competitive pricing in the international routes. He disclosed this on Wednesday in his remarks following his arrival aboard an Emirates aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Lagos State. He noted that the government had secured a code-sharing agreement with Emirates Airlines for the benefit of domestic operators. “With this, we have more competition on different international routes now. That is what it’s all about, to ensure healthy competition. “A healthy competition leads…
Ademola Lookman equalled Duvan Zapata’s UEFA Champions League record for Atalanta after his goal and assist against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side defeated the Ukrainians 3-0 in the matchday two encounter. Lookman set-up Berat Djimsiti for the opening goal after 21 minutes. The Nigeria international then doubled Atalanta’s lead one minute before the break. The 26-year-old entered the history books as the second Atalanta player to register a goal and assist in a Champions League game. Zapata achieved the feat twice during his stint with the Bergamo club. The 33-year-old achieved the feat for the first…