Controversial British broadcaster Piers Morgan has urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to sign Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak. Morgan made the plea after Isak led Newcastle to beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in the Premier League over the weekend. Isak was linked with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea last summer transfer window but ended up staying at Newcastle. But the Premier League North London club ultimately decided not to bring in a new striker and back Kai Havertz to continue in the false nine role in Arteta’s squad this season. However, in a post on his X account, Morgans, a…
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Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Monday lifted the suspension on the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim. The reinstatement was announced by the governor during the state executive council meeting in Makurdi, the state capital. DAILY POST recalls that the Benue State Attorney General was suspended on October 23 following his unilateral decision to include the state as a party in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to…
The Delta State Government has approved a budget proposal of N936 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget proposal, which will be transmitted to the Delta State Assembly, is made up of recurrent expenditure of N348, 717, 758, 635, representing 37.25 per cent of the budget and capital expenditure of N587, N587,361,060, 084 representing 62.75 per cent of the budget. Delta State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Sunny Ekedayen, flanked by Commissioner for Information, Ifeanyi Osuoza, Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads) Charles Aniagwu and Commissioner for Directorate of Riverine Infrastructural Development, Chief Ebikeme Clark, disclosed this while briefing…
A new Abia State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been inaugurated, following the administration of the oath of office on the newly elected officers. The inauguration which took place at the party secretariat in Umuahia was conducted by the legal adviser of the party, Ukpai Ukairo, who administered an oath of allegiance to them. Responding shortly after the swearing-in, the new state chairman of PDP, Abraham Amah, said that the new administration would usher in a new dawn for the party in the state by repositioning it to return to power in 2027. Amah said the…
The Senate has said that it would embark on a constitutional amendment that would empower the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate and prosecute military officers indicted for corruption and other financial crimes. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Emmanuel Udende, revealed this on Monday when members of the committee visited the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja. According to the Senate committee chairman, most of the challenges faced by EFCC could be addressed through the constitution and budgetary process. He decried a situation where the agency can only investigate and…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed three persons dead following an accident involving a Dangote truck (numbered DCG-TM-028) and other vehicles. DAILY POST learnt the Dangote truck experienced a brake failure while descending from Ita-Opo, Epe, leading to the unfortunate incident. LASTMA General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday by Taofiq Adebayo, Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA. Bakare-Oki noted that the out-of-control vehicle collided with a tricycle (AGL 442 QC) and a stationary Toyota Camry at the Ayeyoro traffic light before veering into the Ayetoro Market Complex…
Three other coaches have left Manchester United following the arrival of new manager Ruben Amorim. Man United had earlier today confirmed the departure of interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy after Amorim’s arrival. Van Nistelrooy was appointed on an interim basis after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag. Man United released a statement, following the arrival of new head coach Ruben Amorim in the UK on Monday, that Van Nistelrooy has left the Premier League club. However, according to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Van Nistelrooy was not the only manager who left Man United, as three other coaches also…
A 27-year-old driver, Aliyu Mohammed, from Bida, Bida Local Government Area of Niger State, was arrested in Minna for allegedly stealing his boss’ Toyota Highlander with registration number LSR 102 GU from Lekki, Lagos. Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun disclosed that Mohammed was caught following a tip-off. He explained that during interrogation, Mohammed confessed to stealing the vehicle after driving his boss to the airport. He lied to his boss that he was robbed on the Third Mainland Bridge to cover his tracks. Mohammed claimed he wanted to sell the vehicle in Kaduna to fund…
After much agitation, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi, lifted the restriction on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Kanu’s legal team, led by lead counsel Aloy Ejimakor, met with the Biafra agitator at the DSS facility in Abuja. Ejimakor said the intervention of the House of Representatives member from Ikwuano, Umuahia North and South Federal constituency, Obi Aguocha, was instrumental in DSS lifting the restriction. Posting on X, Ejimakor wrote: “Today, on the directives of the DG DSS, the #MnkLegalTeam conducted the first successful visitation with MAZI NNAMDI KANU…
The Yobe State Police Command said it has nabbed six suspected criminals who specialised in various acts of criminality in Damaturu and its environs. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known in a statement released on Monday and made available to newsmen. He said the suspects specialised in shoplifting, theft, criminal trespass, and burglary on public and private buildings. Their arrest, according to him, followed a series of reports received by the police from members of the public with the Commissioner of Police, Garba Ahmed, ordering a stakeout to apprehend perpetrators. “On November 10, 2024, at…