England international, Cole Palmer has named his football idol. Palmer has been outstanding for Chelsea since joining from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. The young English player has really become a bit of a talisman, doing something that nobody expected to happen and something that any player can only dream of. Palmer has had the same kind of effect that former Blues winger, Eden Hazard had on the club when he came here after Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012. The England international said he would like to play with, adding that even though their game is…
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The Zamfara State office of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has revealed that it received 93 complaints of domestic violence, abandonment of families, illegal detentions and harassment of citizens by state and non-state organizations. This was disclosed to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, by the State Coordinator of the Commission, Abdullahi Abubakar. He said that the persistent security challenges and poverty were the main factors contributing to the alarming increase in incidents of domestic violence and human rights abuses in the state. He further lamented that the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, are left to roam the streets without…
Amid the controversy surrounding the viral audio he released, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, said he has met with the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. DAILY POST reports that VeryDarkMan had released a viral audio in which Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, alleged that he bribed some unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operatives with N15 million to drop money laundering charges against him. The crossdresser also alleged that he bribed the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), to avoid spending his term in jail. The Nigerian government had since suspended two NCoS officers over the allegation. Posting a…
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has remanded a traditional ruler, Elegbedi of Egbedi in Osun State, Oba Muideen Azeez, and four other defendants in the Ile-Ife Custodial Centre. The defendants were remanded on Thursday following their inability to perfect the bail condition granted by the court. DAILY POST had earlier reported that the monarch and the other defendants were standing trial for alleged arson and malicious damage of a farm in Iloba town. Akibu Abioye, Yisa Akolapo, Rasidi Ayandiran and Sarafadeen Abioye were the other defendants standing trial alongside the monarch before the court on a 29-count…
The Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) has said that over nine million Nigerians have benefitted from the initiative. The National Coordinator of NG-CARES, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje, stated this during the fifth Zonal Peer Learning and Experience Sharing Event of the programme on Friday in Akure. Obaje expressed hope that the initiative was poised to eradicate poverty and bring positive transformation among Nigerians. “The number of beneficiaries of the intervention is well over 9 million beneficiaries. “NG-CARES is poised to assist the state and federal governments to eradicate poverty in Nigeria. “So, the programme has been restructured…
A national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen.Gabriel Suswan has said he is still in the race for the exalted office of the party. He made this known on Thursday during an emergency critical meeting of stakeholders of the party in Makurdi. He said it was the right of the North Central to fill the vacant position of the national chairman vacated by Dr. Iyochia Ayu which was in line with the constitution of the party. Suswan said after consultations with stakeholders of the party across the country and his endorsement by the Benue State chapter of…
American wholesale corporation, Costco, had denied selling baby oil to disgraced rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy. DAILY POST reports that federal officers seized supplies that they say were intended for use in orgies known as “freak offs”, including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil during the raiding of Diddy’s Beverly Hills mansion in March. In a new TMZ Studios documentary, ‘The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment’, the rapper’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo suggested he had 1,000 bottles of baby oil because he buys them in bulk from Costco. Reacting to Diddy’s lawyer’s claim, Costco said…
Nigerian workers have confirmed receiving Federal Government’s new minimum wage. The spokesperson of Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah and the Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim disclosed this in a separate statement on Thursday. Upah and Etim’s comments come as DAILY POST exclusively reported on Thursday that the Federal Government has begun the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage. Reacting to the new minimum wage payment commencement, Upah, asked establishments in the country to emulate the example set by the Federal Government. “Yes, I think so. We ask other entities to emulate this example”, he said. Similarly,…
Kwara State Government has said that former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki lacked moral standing to condemn last weekend’s Local Government elections in the state. This is contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju. DAILY POST recalls that the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC, had declared all the Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates of the ruling APC as winners of the election. The former President of the Senate had also condemned the outcome of the polls. Reacting, the State Government in the statement said that as far as people’s welfare was concerned, Saraki lacked the…
Former Arsenal midfielder, Emmanuel Petit has urged the club to do all they could to sign Athletic Bilbao winger, Nico Williams. He described the Spain international as an incredible player, insisting he would want Arsenal to acquire his services. A host of clubs lined up to try to sign Nico Williams in the 2024 summer transfer window. Top European clubs like Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich were said to be eyeing the player. However, the 22-year-old ended up staying at Atletico Bilbao. Barcelona are reportedly said to have reignited their interest in the player and have also earmarked the…