Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie has signed a new two-year contract with NWSL club, Houston Dash. The new contract will commence on January 1, 2025. The contract includes a mutual option for the 2027 NWSL regular season. The 27-year-old joined Dash in 2021 and has become a key player ever since her arrival at the club. Alozie said she is delighted to continue her journey with the club. “Houston will always hold a special place in my heart; this is where I began my professional career and earned so many opportunities to grow on-and-off the field,” she told the club’s…
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Ahead of September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has banned the state-owned security outfit, Edo State Security Network, ESSN, from participating in the exercise. DAILY POST also reports that the IGP announced that over 43,000 security personnel, comprising the Police, Military and other security agencies, would be deployed to the state for the election. Egbetokun made the disclosure during the INEC stakeholders meeting on the Edo State governorship election in Benin City on Wednesday. According to him, the task of securing voters and electoral materials rests squarely on the Police, who…
Nollywood actor, Okiki Afolayan claimed that he acquired a mansion worth N800 million. Okiki and his wife, Bimbo Afolayan recently broke the news of the new mansion on their Instagram handles. By his claim he and Bimbo have joined the list of Nigerian artistes who have the most expensive mansions in the country. Expressing his heartfelt gratitude and joy on the feat, the actor shared a video of the mansion in an Instagram post. Gushing over the achievement, Bimbo stated that she had been hesitant to post about the house. “800 million mansion. I made a lot of videos to…
Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of N6.95 trillion in the second quarter of 2024 in the face of increased exports. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this on Wednesday in its Foreign Goods Statistics for Q2 2024. This surplus marks a 6.60 percent increase from the previous quarter, which recorded a surplus of N6.52 trillion. Nigeria’s total merchandise trade in Q2 2024 stood at N31.89 trillion, representing a 3.76 percent decline compared to the preceding quarter (Q1 2024), however marking a 150.39 percent rise from the corresponding period in 2023. In the quarter under review, exports accounted for 60.89…
The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, has announced a new kick-off time for the matchday two fixture involving Rivers United and Heartland. The match which was scheduled for the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Sunday September 15 has been moved to 3:00 pm. The new kick-off time was confirmed in a statement by Rivers United on their X handle. The move, according to the NPFL, was to accommodate the live coverage of the game. “Our upcoming Nigeria Premier Football League matchday two tie against Heartland FC at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Sunday, September 15 has been given a new kick-off…
The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has charged Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, the Falconets, to face their upcoming knockout clash against Japan with courage and determination. The Super Falconets will battle Japan in the early hours of Friday for a place in the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, taking place in Colombia. Enoh, in a statement by his spokesperson, Diana-Mary Nsan, commended the team’s impressive performance in the group stage, where they recorded notable victories against South Korea and Venezuela, finishing second in Group D, tied on points with Germany. He emphasized that the…
Popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido has headlined Ethiopia New Year 2017 party. The country celebrated its New Year 2017 on Tuesday September 10, seven years behind the rest of the world. Davido’s associate and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, updated his fans on how the celebration went on his Instagram page. Sharing video from the event, Franklin wrote; “It’s New Year in Ethiopia, they are in 2017, they just entered 2017.” Video: Davido performed back to back hit songs live at Ethiopian New Year’s Eve concert ️ pic.twitter.com/drRvNwDFRB — b (@abazwhyllzz) September 11, 2024 Davido performs as Ethiopia celebrates ‘2017 New…
A few years ago, I could not have imagined that one day I would be sitting at a desk in Bucharest, looking at my new Romanian passport. But life often takes unexpected turns. My decision to return to my grounds was possible thanks to the support of Unionpermits.com . So, I decided to write this review as a form of gratitude. I have always been interested in the origin of my family. Ever since I was a child, I heard stories about my grandfather, who once left Romania to start a new life in Turkey. These stories are deeply imprinted…
Al Nassr striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, hit out at Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag over his comments on the team’s targets in the Premier League and Champions League this season. Ronaldo however stated that United “need to rebuild everything”. Ten Hag had played down the Red Devils’ chances of winning top trophies soon. But, speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Ronaldo criticised Ten Hag for a lack of ambition. “As I told you, Manchester, they need to rebuild everything, in my opinion,” Ronaldo said. On Ten Hag’s mentality, he added: “The coach, they say they cannot compete to win…
Nigeria midfielder Divine Nwachukwu has joined Ethiopian club, Coffee SC on a permanent transfer. Nwachukwu joined Coffee SC from Nigeria Premier Football League club, Bendel Insurance. The playmaker was once invited to the Super Eagles Nwachukwu is already looking forward to playing for his new club. “A new chapter begins! I am delighted to have signed with Ethiopian Coffee Sc. Can’t wait to get started and make a difference on the field,” he wrote on X “Thank you to everyone who’s been with me along the way. Let’s go.” Transfer: Nwachukwu moves to Ethiopian club, Coffee SC