Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, has hailed Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal. Yamal has been outstanding for club and country and is showing signs of a great future. The youngster shone at the Euro 2024 championship in Germany, helping Spain to clinch the trophy. Widely regarded as one of the best young footballers in the world, Yamal is known for his dribbling, speed, crossing, technical proficiency and vision. “I see a lot of talent in Lamine Yamal,” Ronaldo said, according to Fabrizio Romano. “I hope he does not have any problem in the future and I think he will be one of…
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The Benue State House of Assembly has called on Governor, Hyacint Alia to mobilise the contractor handling the renovation of the House of Assembly Complex back to the site to complete work on the building to enable members have a befitting place to carry out their legislative business. The House took the decision during plenary presided by the Honourable Speaker, Chief Hyacinth Dajoh. Moving a motion to call on the Governor to mobilise the contractor back to site, the Majority Leader of the House, Saater Tiseer noted that the harassment of Honourable Members by security personnel at the gate of…
Two suspected kidnappers believed to have been terrorising communities in Ningi Local Government Area, LGA of Bauchi State, have been apprehended by local vigilantes and hunters. The arrested kidnappers, identified as Salau and Yellow, were brought before the Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Haruna Yunusa Danyaya, at his palace in Ningi by the leadership of the vigilante and hunters’ group on Thursday. Presenting the suspects to the Emir, the leader of the vigilantes and hunters explained that it took careful tracking and close monitoring to apprehend the suspects. According to him, the kidnappers had recently targeted the Balma and Burra communities,…
A yet-to-be identified Nigerian professor has been detained over the alleged facilitation of illegal entry and transit of immigrants from Africa through Russia to European Union countries. This comes after Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that its agents have dismantled a migrant smuggling network allegedly led by a Nigerian university professor. According to the Moscow Times, the suspected leader is a senior lecturer at the engineering academy of the People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). Moscow Times reports that FSB said the operation targeted an inter-regional group that facilitated the illegal entry and transit of immigrants from…
The International Press Centre, IPC, has called on journalists and other media professionals covering the September 21 governorship election in Edo to pay deserved attention to their safety. The Executive Director of the IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade made the call on Thursday via a statement by Melody Akinjiyan, the Press Freedom Officer to the centre. Arogundade urged security operatives and other stakeholders that would be involved in the election to ensure the safety of journalists. He said the call was necessary because of the consistent trend of journalists being victims of attacks during the election period. He also expressed concerns…
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has flagged off its campaign for the October 19 local government election in Kogi State. Speaking at the official flagging-off ceremony on Thursday in Lokoja, the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo expressed optimism that the APC will win the election by 100 percent following their performance in the state. Governor Ododo promised to conduct a free, fair and credible local government election in the state. He advised all the APC candidates in the forthcoming council poll to go back to their various local governments and win for the ruling party. The Governor said,…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its handling of the high-profile case involving former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. HURIWA expressed deep dissatisfaction with the confusion and mixed signals surrounding Bello’s visit to the EFCC headquarters, condemning the agency’s lack of clarity, coordination, and seriousness in addressing the matter. In a media statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA observed that Bello, who has been declared wanted by the anti-graft agency for alleged involvement in an N80.2 billion money laundering case, reportedly paid a visit to…
About two days before the governorship election in Edo State, concerns have been raised over the continued arrest of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members by the Police. The Edo Collectives, a socio-political group, in a statement on Thursday, raised the alarm over the arrest of some PDP members. The statement signed by Ese Ipboba, spokesman of Edo Collectives, identified the arrested PDP chieftains as Chief Ehikioha Clifford, Friday Adams, and Obehi Stanley. They were reportedly arrested by the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on Thursday. The group claimed that the reason for the arrests was not disclosed, adding that there…
Israel on Wednesday warned that a new era of war was beginning, CNN reports. This is even as Israel tacitly acknowledged its role in shock twin attacks targeting Hezbollah that have pushed the Middle East back to the brink of wider conflict. DAILY POST reported that Lebanon was rocked by more deadly blasts as walkie-talkies detonated in Beirut and the south of Lebanon. The development came almost exactly 24 hours after explosions targeting the pagers of Hezbollah members killed multiple people, including children, and injured more than 2,800. According to the report, at least 20 people were killed and more…
Barely 48 hours to the Saturday 21,2024 local government elections in Kwara State, the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has assured residents of maximum security for the exercise. He promised that the command has made thorough security arrangements to guarantee a peaceful, free, and fair process across all polling units in the state. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun in Ilorin on Thursday, disclosed that a strategic meeting was held on Wednesday with Heads of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Airforce, Nigerian Navy, DSS, NSCDC, FRSC, Customs and Immigration Service, NCoS, NDLEA and the Federal…