Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with three companies to establish six sugar mills to produce 1.6 million tonnes of sugar and 1.45 million tonnes of ethanol a year. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, who made this disclosure, said out of the six sugar mills, four will be sited in the Shiroro and Minna areas of the state. “The agreement was signed between Uttham Sucrotech International, Rite Foods Ltd, Legacy Sugar Company Ltd and Niger Foods for a three-year, 148,000-hectare project that will see…
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The official dates for the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Libya have been fixed, DAILY POST reports. The double header is scheduled for next month. The Super Eagles will host the Mediterranean Knights in a matchday three encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Friday, October 11. Both teams will clash in a matchday four encounter four days later in Tripoli. Nigeria sit atop Group D with four points from two games. Libya occupy the bottom spot in the group with one point from the same number of games. AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Super…
For their incessant destruction of farm crops by herders in their area, Igbe Ogume communities in Ndokwa West Local Government Area have instructed Fulani herdsmen grazing in their communities to vacate their land with immediate effect. The position was aimed at putting an end to their unlawful activities. The Onotu-Uku of Ogbe-Ogume, Chief Michael Nwose, gave the directive through the Chairman of the Community Development Committee, CDC, Chief David Agadi, in a meeting attended by the indigenes of two communities, Fulani herdsmen and the member representing Delta North in the State Livestock Management Committee. Speaking at the Onotu-Uku’s palace, Chief…
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has warned Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal players that they will be forgotten if they don’t win the Premier League or Champions League. Writing in the newsletter for The Overlap, Neville urged the Gunners to go all out for “a statement win” against Manchester City on Sunday. Arteta’s men have failed in two consecutive seasons to usurp City in the league. Last season, Arsenal still fell short despite beating the champions 1-0 at home and drawing 0-0 at The Etihad. Neville said: “If this superb Arsenal team doesn’t win the Premier League or the…
Veteran music producer ID Cabasa has dismissed the Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton’s condemnatory view of Afrobeats. Banton had in August described Afrobeats as a “shallow and unsubstantial music genre,” arguing that it doesn’t spotlight the struggles of Africa despite its global recognition. Speaking with journalists at the memorial lecture of the late cleric, Denis Joseph Slattery, in Lagos on Thursday, Cabasa stated that the Jamaican singer lacks understanding of Afrobeat’s language and style. According to him: “Buju Banton does not understand the genre. Can he speak our language? No. “When you go online, Nigerians are the most sarcastic people…
Nigerian-born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has placed a bet of $10,000 on Anthony Joshua to win his IBF heavyweight title fight against Daniel Dubois this Saturday. The title fight will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. The all-British bout will see 96,000 fans in attendance in a venue that is familiar to Joshua but a new territory for Dubois. In an Instagram post on Friday, Adesanya posted a photo of his stake placed on September 17, 2024. It had the inscriptions: “Dubois, Daniel – Joshua, Anthony.” He posted under the photo: “ÒGÚN This fight got beef…grab the #stake sauce.”…
Famous Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has expressed comfort with public perceptions about him. The actor in a recent Instagram post on his page, noted that he will not compromise his principles, even if it means being misunderstood. Jim Iyke explained that his decision to stand by his values has helped him shape his career. “I have grown extremely comfortable being the villain in some people’s stories. Many times, the lines between wrong and right blur in these narratives. I am happy as always to dispense with my side of it. My recourse is to distance myself from the grandstanding and…
Former Arsenal ace, Martin Keown has expressed worry over captain Martin Odegaard ahead of the Gunners’ Premier League tie with Manchester City on Sunday. Odegaard is expected to miss Arsenal’s clash with Man City at the Etihad Stadium. The Norway international is currently recovering from an ankle injury he sustained while playing for his country. “[Martin] Odegaard is, without doubt, a big loss because he kind of sets everything going,” Keown told TNT Sports. “He runs out into that pocket for [Bukayo] Saka, opens up the space for him and can feed him.” EPL: Keown worries over one Arsenal player…
American singer, Lady Gaga has revealed why she chose to ignore rumours that she’s a transgender. Speaking in an interview with Variety, Gaga disclosed that she chose not to address the rumours because she didn’t want to make being transgender seem shameful. “I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie and I thought: What about a kid who is being accused of that who would think that a public figure like me would feel shame? “I’ve been in situations where fixing a rumour was not in the best interest and the well-being of other people,” she explained. DAILY POST…
The Naira appreciated against the Dollar at the foreign exchange market to end the week on a good note. FMDQ data showed that the Naira appreciated marginally to N1541.52 against the Dollar on Friday from N1544.02 on Thursday. This represents a slight N2.5 gain against the dollar compared to the N1544.02 exchange rate recorded the previous. Similarly, at the black market, the Naira dropped to N1663 on Friday from N1650 exchanged on Thursday. On a week-on-week analysis, the appreciated slightly against the N1,546.41 and N1665 exchange rate on Friday last week. DAILY POST reports that the Dollar supply dropped to…