The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign will kick-off on Tuesday (today) with seven Nigerian players striving for honours with their respective clubs. Samuel Chukwueze’s AC Milan will host Liverpool at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium San Siro. Chukwueze has scored four goals I3 appearances in the competition. The 25-year-old is however yet to open his goal account this season. Youngster Zachary Athekame will be looking to make his Champions League debut when Young Boys of Switzerland welcome Aston Villa to the Wankdorfstadion. Midfielder Raphael Onyedika and his Club Brugge teammates will welcome last season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund to the Jan Breydel…
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The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Bola Tobiloba, a landlord in Arinlese area of Abeokuta, for allegedly defiling his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday said the incident took place last Friday. Odutola said the incident was reported to the command by the survivor’s father at approximately 2:15 p.m. She disclosed that the survivor suffered a tear in her private area, resulting to the flow of blood from her private parts. Odutola said, “The survivor’s father reported the incident to the Adatan Police Division at approximately 2:15…
Cholera outbreak in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State has claimed the lives of about seven people, while 71 others have been hospitalised. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency and shared on its X.com page on Tuesday explained that the cholera outbreak was caused by a recent flood that contaminated the communities’ drinking water sources. According to the statement, about 100 people were also under monitoring and observation. The statement explained, “The National Emergency Management Agency has responded to a suspected cholera outbreak in Yola North LGA of Adamawa State, affecting the communities of Alkalawa,…
South East Development Peace Initiative (SPDI) has urged the Nigerian Army not to relent in its current offensive against terrorists. It spoke amid the recent breakthrough by the Nigerian Army in the fight against terrorism in the North West. In a statement made available to newsmen the leader of the group, Hon Vitus Okechi, a former commissioner in Enugu State, said the efforts of the military were yielding positive results. DAILY POST recalls that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji last week successfully neutralised a wanted bandit leader, Halilu Sububu. Sububu had been unleashing terror on citizens in Zamfara, Sokoto, and…
The Premier League has released the roster of referees for Match Week 5 fixtures. In a statement on Tuesday, it was confirmed that Michael Oliver will take charge of the Super Sunday clash between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad. Oliver’s assistants for the game will be Stuart Burt and Dan Cook. The fourth official is Andy Madley, while John Brooks will be in charge of VAR, to be assisted by Richard West. City vs Arsenal is a top-of-the table clash. Pep Guardiola’s men have won all four fixtures so far and are two points ahead of the Gunners.…
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21, governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has said the people of the state will decide their next governor. Ighodalo made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. The PDP candidate said the choice of who succeeds Godwin Obaseki is not for PDP heavyweight like Nyesom Wike or any other person to make but the people of the state. Recall that Wike had last Friday said he won’t support Ighodalo who is the anointed candidate of the outgoing governor. “I told them (Obaseki and Ighodalo)…
Unidentified gunmen have killed five persons in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman, Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang. According to the statement, the attack occurred on Sunday night when some youths were in transit within the local government area. The statement added that the harmless and unarmed youths were attacked on their way from Mbar town to Koh village along a bypass encircling Yelwa Nono village by fleeing terrorists on motorcycles, who were initially repelled by the military from the surrounding mountains. The…
Benue State Commissioner for Youth, Sports, and Creativity, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has tasked Benue athletes at the ongoing National Youth Games, NYG, in Delta State to maintain discipline in their conduct throughout the games. Mr Ikyange gave the charge while addressing the athletes and officials in their camp at Anglican Grammar Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State. He urged the athletes to avoid unnecessary movements, pay adequate attention to the instructions of their officials, and report challenges to the necessary officer for the needed attention. Ikyange said Governor Hyacinth Alia was committed to their success in sports, which evident in his…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the federal government to urgently tackle the issues of insecurity and economic hardship ravaging the country. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made this call in a message to felicitate Muslims celebrating the Eid-ul-Maulud, the birth of Prophet Muhammad, PBUH. Archbishop Okoh urged Nigerian leaders to prioritise policies that will ease the suffering of the populace and ensure justice and equity for everyone. The cleric emphasised the importance of fostering peace and understanding, urging all religious leaders to continue promoting messages of tolerance and coexistence. “It is only through good governance and…
Former Manchester United midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, has stated two reasons Arsenal will not win the Champions League this season. Mikel Arteta’s men reached the quarter-finals last term, where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich on a 3-2 aggregate. Speaking on TNT Sports, Hargreaves claimed the Gunners are inexperienced at this level. He said: “I don’t know if it’s naivety but I think they’re pretty inexperienced at that level. “I can’t think of many who had been there before last season – Jorginho was probably one of the few guys, Gabriel Jesus but he was a squad player at City –…