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Lazio head coach, Marco Baroni is expecting big things from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, DAILY POST reports . The Nigeria international linked up with the Biancolesti from Turkish club, Hatayaspor earlier this summer. Dele-Bashiru reportedly had a difficult time settling down when he first arrived the club. Baroni however admitted that the midfielder has embraced life in Rome. “He (Dele-Bashiru) was born in Manchester, he too has embraced this new project. We hope to soon achieve the desired results for the joy of the fans and the club,” he told the club’s official website. Lazio will host Venezia in their first Serie…

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Oyo State Police Command has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, who made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday, said the command got information about one of the suspected serial ritual killers on August 10 following a report by one Ayede. Sonubi said that residents of the community had noticed an offensive odour oozing out of a building belonging to the 40-year-old suspect who does not reside in the house, adding that the man…

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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has called on families, schools, and other stakeholders to support teenage girls who dropped out of school due to pregnancy issues to complete their studies. UNICEF Education Specialist, Azuka Mentiki, made this appeal at a two-day stakeholders meeting in Ibadan. The meeting was organized to address the ”Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) and model for Retention, Transition, and Completion (RTC)”, in the Southwest zone of Nigeria. It was attended by Commissioners, Chairmen of the States Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Civil Society, and religious leaders from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, and Ondo states. According to…

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Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, has clarified that the administrative charges for the upcoming 2024 local government elections are directed at political parties, not individual candidates. DAILY POST reported that the Commission during a stakeholder meeting announced that the sum of N250,000 must be paid by the chairmanship candidates of the various political parties. Chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, stated that male councillorship candidates are to pay N150,000 while the females will pay N100,000 for the election slated for November 16, 2024. DAILY POST reports that the fee has sparked outrage with various political parties in the state…

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Popular Nigerian rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, professionally known as Ruggedman, has disclosed why he stopped supporting controversial self-acclaimed activist, VeryDarkMan. The singer in the latest episode of Echoo Room podcast said he stopped supporting VeryDarkMan when he started invading people’s private lives. He noted that VeryDarkMan’s approach towards activism is no longer logical. “I liked VeryDarkMan in the beginning when he started with the whole NAFDAC number thing but when he started going personal into people’s private lives, especially with women. That to me, he is just distracting himself. “But it is like saying a policeman took a shooting which…

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Former Chelsea striker, Chris Sutton, has predicted that Manchester United will stumble in their Premier League opener against Fulham. Erik ten Hag’s men welcome the Cottagers to Old Trafford on Friday night. Sutton told BBC Sport: “I can see Fulham getting something at Old Trafford. “I’ve not seen enough good performances from United under Ten Hag to have any confidence in them playing well.” United finished last season in eighth place – their most league position in history. However, they have added four major signings – Leny Yoro, Matthijs De Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui – to the team.…

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What is the best advice you’ve ever gotten about your career in filmmaking? The best advice is to enrol at Kennysoft Film Academy where you will be transformed from a novice to an industry-standard artist through our certificate and Diploma programs. Your digital Dreams do not have an expiration date, you can keep soaring high with Kennysoft Film Academy where your digital dreams become a reality. Kennysoft Film Academy is one of Africa’s leading film and digital art institution, located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Offering certificates, diplomas, and Workshop programs in filmmaking and digital art. We offer an…

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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has ruled Rodri will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash at Chelsea. Rodri did not take part in the club’s pre-season, having been granted extra time off after helping Spain win Euro 2024 in Germany this summer. The 28-year-old also missed the Community Shield win over Manchester United last Saturday. He will now miss their first league fixture of this campaign. “He had zero training sessions with us, he’s not ready,” Guardiola said on Friday. City will also be without Oscar Bobb, who has fractured a bone in his leg. EPL: He’s not ready – Guardiola…

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The Police Command in Lagos State says suspects whose motorcycles were seized allegedly attacked a BRT bus on Wednesday in the Orile area of the state. Command’s Spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Lagos on Friday. Hundeyin said it was not a case of armed robbery but the attack was a reaction by the suspected motorcyclists to the seizure of their motorcycles. He said the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit, had raided commercial motorcyclists plying the BRT lanes and other prohibited roads and seized some…

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Identities of the 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State have been disclosed. Their identities were made known by an X user SportsDokita (Odogwu) @Sports_Doctor2. DAILY POST reported that the students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The students, said to be from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were travelling together when they were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30pm in the Otukpo area of the state. The State police command which confirmed the incident, said investigation it had…

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