Former France midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has said only Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior can stop Rodri of Manchester City from winning this year’s Ballon d’Or. Vinicius is the hot favourite to claim the prize, but Rodri is also a frontrunner, having won the Premier League title and helped Spain win Euro 2024. Petit has now admitted that the Ballon d’Or will be handed to either player. “I love Rodri,” Petit told topoffshoresportsbooks.com. “I think he’s such a fantastic midfielder, who has had an unbelievable year. “In fact, if you look at the medals he’s won since he joined Manchester City,…
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The Zimbabwean government has given the go-ahead for the slaughtering of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Tinashe Farawo, made this announcement on Monday. “We are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Farawo said, lamenting rising cases of elephant-human conflict amid lingering food insecurity caused by severe drought in the East African country. “The animals are causing a lot of havoc in communities, killing people. Last week, we lost a woman in the northern part of the country who was killed by an elephant. The previous week, the same thing happened. So…
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has unsealed Donald’s Fast Food (De-Angels Night Club) a restaurant in the Lekki area owned by nightlife businessman, Cubana Chiefpriest. DAILY POST recalls that LASEPA earlier sealed the restaurant due to persistent noise pollution and other environmental infractions. Lagos govt seals Cubana Chiefpriest’s restaurant The Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post on Tuesday said that the business proprietor has signed an undertaking to stick to the environmental laws of the state. Wahab wrote: “Following the seal-up of Donald’s Fast Food (De-Angels Night Club) in accordance with…
The North Central All Progressive Congress (APC) Forum, has called for the urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the reconstruction of the federal roads scattered across the region. The Chairman of the Forum, Saleh Zazzaga made the call on Tuesday in Jos the Plateau State capital during a media chat with journalists on the forthcoming last quarter meeting of the Forum, which is slated for October. He said, “Among the topmost of our agenda will be the development deficit of the North-Central region, and that one of the critical aspects of these deficits and infrastructural decay is the deplorable…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the rescue of five persons and recovery of nine bodies from the boat accident that occurred on Sunday in Mashayar Yandaga River in Gummi Local Area of Zamfara State. NEMA said that the boat involved in the incident was conveying over 40 passengers and crewmen when it capsized as a result of overload and high river currents. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Head of the Press Unit, Manzo Ezekiel, the agency, said following the accident, rescuers, who were mostly local divers and fishermen, were mobilized. While condoling with…
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN has arrested five notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. In a statement via its official X hande on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army said the operation commenced from midnight of 16 September to the early hours of 17 September. According to the statement, the troops raided the hideout of a gunrunner identified as Mohammed Sani at Naraguta Mining Area in Bayameni along Bauchi Road in Jos North LGA of Plateau State, during which the suspected gunrunner and four others were arrested. The troops recovered several weapons…
The Edo State Police Command has rescued a 21-year-old student, Iyobo Ighodaro, who was allegedly abducted from his hostel by gunmen at Ugbowo in Ovia North-East Local Government Area. DAILY POST reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Moses Yamu, said the student was abducted on September 15, 2024, at 19th Street, Ugbowo, by two armed men. Yamu said he was rescued by operatives of the Ugbowo Division following a distress call received from one Valentine Igbinevbo. The Command’s image maker said that on the fateful day, Igbinevbo reported to the police that his silver-colored Mercedes Benz…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed dates for the 2024 African Nations Championship. The competition will run from February 1 to February 28, 2025 in Kenya. The first round of qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25-27 October , 2024. CAF will communicate in due course stadiums and other venues to be used for the competition. Senegal are the current champions of CHAN after they defeated hosts, Algeria two years ago in Algiers. The biennial competition is designed for players plying their trade in their countries domestic leagues. CAF approves CHAN 2024 dates
US Representative James Hill (R-AR) has warned that the prolonged detention of Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria could jeopardise bilateral relations between the two countries. Hill made this known in a statement via his verified X handle on Tuesday. He wrote, “I’m surprised Nigeria, a country considered a friend to America, is holding a US citizen in detention over a matter he’s not directly involved in. I urge President Biden to push harder for his release.” Hill, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the subcommittee overseeing digital assets and financial technology,…
Plateau United technical adviser, Mbwas Mangut, has backed his newly recruited players to shine in the Nigeria Premier Football League. The Peace Boys added 12 new players to fortify their squad in the off-season. Mangut believed that the players need time to showcase their qualities. Plateau United have recorded four points in their two opening fixtures for the 2024-25 season. “The new players we brought in are of good qualities they just played two games and they need to blend together,” Mangut told Plateau United’s media. “Individually they can match the players that left the club at the end of…