Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has claimed he “feels responsible” for Erik ten Hag’s sack on Monday. The Premier League club decided to fire Ten Hag a day after the team lost 2-1 at West Ham. United have since appointed Ruben Amorim as their next substantive coach, but former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is in interim charge. Fernandes scored his first goal of the season in the 5-2 win over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup in midweek. The Portugal midfielder also got his first in the league on Sunday, as the Red Devils drew 1-1 with Chelsea. Speaking after…
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The paramount ruler of the Zaar-Sayawa ethnic group, Gungzaar-select, Air Commodore Ishaku Komo (retd), has urged farmers to exercise caution with their produce, warning against the risks of hastily selling their crops. Speaking at the annual Lemb Zaar cultural festival, held over the weekend in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Komo expressed gratitude for the season’s success, reminding them that the harvest is a blessing that must be managed carefully. Acknowledging a successful harvest season, Komo urged the farmers to be wise to avoid food insecurity. “We prayed earlier this year for rain, relying on God Almighty,…
Popular Nollywood director and editor Dimeji Ajibola is dead. Ajibola is said to have died in the early hours of November 3, 2024, after a battle with an undisclosed illness. Confirming the news, actor Bolanle Ninalowo, in a captioned photo on Instagram, wrote: “I love you, brother, and I miss you, Dimeji Ajibola. May God heal your family and loved ones. Till we meet again, didi dox, rest on the champ.” The deceased was the director of a 2023 Nigerian crime thriller series, ‘Shanty Town,’ and also the brain behind ‘Hoodrush,’ a 2012 urban musical film that won multiple awards,…
The Premier League released a statement on Sunday in which it insisted that referee Robert Jones was right to not send off Lisandro Martinez after the Manchester United defender put in a bad tackle on Cole Palmer. United captain Bruno Fernandes gave his side the lead with a penalty with 20 minutes to go. But Moises Caicedo equalised just five minutes later to ensure the points were shared at Old Trafford. One of the game’s flashpoints came in the third minute of injury time when Martinez lunged in on Palmer. Martinez raised his foot to catch Palmer studs-up on the…
Moises Caicedo scored a stunning volley, as Chelsea came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. The Blues were looking to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup in the midweek. For United, it was their first league fixture after Erik ten Hag’s exit. The first half ended goalless, before Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot. Fernandes sent Robert Sanchez the wrong way, after Rasmus Hojlund was fouled in the area. Caicedo equalized for Chelsea five minutes after that, as both sides shared…
Nollywood actor and producer Femi Adebayo’s film ‘Jagun Jagun’ has bagged three awards at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. Announcing the news in a post on his page, Adebayo said ‘Jagun Jagun’ won the “Best Male Actor in Supporting Role, Achievement in Visual Effects and Achievement in Makeup.” Other winners of the award include Nigeria’s Daniel Oriahi’s ‘The Weekend,’ which bagged four awards, and South Africa’s Jahmil X.T. Qubeka’s ‘The Queenstown Kings,’ which also won four awards. The 20th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards was held at the weekend in Lagos State. DAILY POST recalls that…
The police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing rental equipment from a warehouse in Akingbala, Eleweeran area of the state. Confirming the incident to DAILY POST on Sunday, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a complaint by Abosede Akinwale, the owner of the warehouse. She stated that Akinwale had reported that her rental equipment and canopy iron stands had been vandalised and stolen by unidentified individuals. Odutola said: “On Saturday, at about 3 pm, one Abosede Akinwale reported to the Aregbe Divisional Police Officer that she is the CEO of Ola’s…
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has given his verdict on Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ruben Amorim as their new manager. According to Lampard, Amorim needs to have support, time and control of the team. Man United had on Friday announced the appointment of the Sporting CP coach, who is set to join the Red Devils on November 11. Speaking on Sky Sports about the appointment of the Portuguese, Lampard described it as ‘exciting.’ “I think this is a good, exciting acquisition but he needs to have the support, he needs to have that time, he needs to go ‘this is…
The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has asserted that the spate of criminality in Nigeria is linked to the abuse of illicit drugs. The Archbishop stated this while delivering a homily during the inauguration of St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, Amakohia-Ubi Owerri West LGA, Imo State. He observed that a lot of ugly, bizarre things are happening mostly in the Nigerian security sector, which he said linked to excessive consumption of hard drugs by youths. His words: “It is true that there is a lot of suffering and hardship in the land. It appears that…
The Adamawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has started an offensive against non-journalist private and commercial drivers allegedly using the union’s stickers to deceive law enforcement agents. The union said in a communique on its meeting during the weekend in Yola that such drivers place the stickers on their windscreens and lie to police and other law enforcement officers that they are journalists, a ploy to obtain forgiveness for punishable offences. The communique, released on Sunday, stated that NUJ members at the November 2, 2024, NUJ Congress at the Press Centre in Yola unanimously resolved to…