Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has named the top three fastest players in the team. In a recent interview with the Counter Attack Podcast, the Galatasaray star also named the top three skillful players in the current Super Eagles team. “The quickest, first of all, Simon, Lookman, and Samuel,” Osimhem said. “In match situations, the most skillful: Boniface, Ademola, and also Iheanacho.” Osimhen scored a goal in Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier against Benin Republic on Saturday. The 25-year-old will now hope to lead Augustine Eguavoen’s men to victory when they face Rwanda on Tuesday. Osimhen names…
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Rwanda forward, Innocent Nshuti hopes to help his country beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie. The One Knoxville forward was on target in Amavubi’s 1-1 draw with Libya last week. Torsten Spittler’s side will host the Super Eagles in a matchday two encounter at the Amahoro Stadium Kigali on Tuesday. Nshuti declared he wants to score more goals to help Rwanda qualify for Morocco 2025. “We have to keep doing the same. We did a brilliant job, a big game, and everyone is happy,” he told Rwandan news hub, New Times.…
Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Monday said the arrest of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Security, DSS, has set a dangerous precedence for the labor movement in Nigeria. Festus Osifo, the President of TUC, who said this in a statement, also demanded the immediate release of the labour leader. “The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has received with grave concern the news of the arrest of the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) earlier today. “This unjust action represents a clear violation of the rights to freedom of association and…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun to investigate a longstanding petition written to his offices by a Nigerian-American citizen Mr. Bonaventure Ezekwenna, alleging series of corrupt practices by some top police officers at the Police Headquarters in Abuja. The rights group said some of the allegations are so serious that if confirmed to be verifiable, then these police officers should be sanctioned to safeguard national security. HURIWA through a statement by its National Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, tasked the Federal Attorney General and the Minister of justice Prince Lateef…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that the arrest of the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Joe Ajaero, is unconnected with the earlier invitation by the Nigeria police force. DAILY POST reports that operatives of the Department of State Services DSS had arrested Ajaero on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja Ajaero was on his way to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Britain. Speaking on the arrest of his client, Falana said the secret police had failed to provide a reason for Ajaero’s arrest. “The…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called for an increase in student loans from N20,000 to N40,000. NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, who disclosed this during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday, said the call followed the hike in the price of fuel. According to him, the adjustment was necessary to help students cope with the rising cost of living while ensuring that they continue to pursue their education without undue financial strain. He also urged the Federal Government to reduce excessive government spending, saying that at a time when Nigerians…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday condoled with the government and people of Niger State over the petrol tanker explosion which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in the accident, which also involved a truck loaded with cattle and passengers. Tinubu commiserated with the families of the dead and injured victims in a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy. He said the President also sympathised with the owners of shops affected by…
Former Aston Villa captain, Gabby Agbonlahor, has hit out at Chelsea’s decision to omit some of their high-profile players like Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia from their Europa Conference League squad. According to the former England international, Chelsea’s decision is ‘disrespectful to the competition’. Recall that Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, recently released his squad for the Conference League and dropped the likes of Palmer, Fofana and Lavia. “I think it’s disrespectful to the competition because they wouldn’t do that for the Europa League or the Champions League,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT. “They are looking at the Europa Conference League…
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has sacked his Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adamu Sambo. The governor made the announcement on Monday during the swearing-in ceremony of three new commissioners and the Chief Security Adviser. Speaking at the event, the governor also revealed that his administration will no longer assign a commissioner to the Ministry of Local Government. According to him, the decision followed the implementation of the new local government legislation in the state. DAILY POST recalls that the former Commissioner for Local Government, Ahmed Jalam, passed away in a car accident in June this year. Additionally, two other commissioners…
The Police Command in Rivers State has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said that the children were found in an estate in Ozuoba community, Obio/Akpor local government area of the state. “The 16 children were rescued by our police operatives in Ozuoba following a tip-off and conducting intelligence gathering in the area. “One individual has been arrested, and an investigation is underway to…