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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has said his team needs new signing Jadon Sancho. According to Maresca, the England international can help in one-on-one situations. Sancho made a deadline-day loan move to Chelsea from Manchester United with the option of a permanent deal. He is expected to make his debut for the Premier League west London club against Bournemouth this week. “I’m very happy to have Sancho at Chelsea, he’s here because we like that kind of player who can help in 1vs1,” Maresca was quoted by Fabrizio Romano as saying. “He’s key – especially against a low block, we need…

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero has been arrested by the Operatives of the Department of the State Service, DSS. The NLC president was picked up on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to Vanguard, Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS picked him up. Details shortly BREAKING: DSS arrests NLC President, Joe Ajaero

A Labour Party Senatorial candidate in 2023, Michael Ayuba Auta, has described the emergence of Senator Nenadi Usman as the national caretaker chairman of the party as unconstitutional, null and void. The Labour Party Chieftain alleged that the appointment of Nenadi was done without due consultation with critical stakeholders of the party, particularly in Kaduna State, where he claimed that the party recorded significant success in the last general elections. The LP stakeholders’ meeting, conveyed by the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and chaired by its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, adopted the former Nigerian senator…

The Super Eagles could not train in Kigali as planned on Sunday due to their late arrival, DAILY POST reports. Caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen landed at the Kigali International Airport around 6pm Nigeria time on Sunday. DAILY POST learnt that the players were ordered to take their dinner and proceed to bed after checking into their hotel. However, the team will train by 3pm local time, which is 2pm in Nigeria, later today to feel the pitch of the match venue. The Super Eagles will take on the Amavubi of Rwanda in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday…

The immediate past State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Ogun Funmilayo Theresa, popularly known as OFT, has condemned the state government for running a deceptive free education system. Funmi Ogun raised the allegation in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, by her Special Adviser on Media, Oladimeji Atenibiaje. She alleged that “What Governor Biodun Oyebanji proclaimed as free education when he assumed office was a deceptive one, saying, ”as we speak, the primary and secondary schools are still charging obnoxious fees. Where is the free education they are talking about?”, Funmi Ogun asked. The…

The Senior Prophet of Christ MercyLand Ministry, Jeremiah Fufeyin, says he did not use the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on its spiritual items to deceive Nigerians. Fufeyin, who refuted the allegation in a statement and criticized the report making the rounds with the caption ‘‘NAFDAC Investigating Pastor Jeremiah Miracle Water, Soap-DG’, said the publication was false. The statement said, Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministry is a law-abiding Christian Church and recognizes the extant laws of the land and even the NAFDAC Act in this regard, and as a Christian Association, “We…

Super Eagles defender, Olisah Ndah, has revealed that the competition for starting spots in the team is “healthy.” The Orlando Pirates star was called up to the Super Eagles team for their AFCON 2025 qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The 26-year-old returned to the Super Eagles squad for the first time since 2022. Ndah came on in the 63rd minute during Nigeria’s 3-0 win against Benin at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday. He replaced Calvin Bassey as Nigeria claimed all three points against Gernot Rohr’s side. Speaking about the quality of the team, Ndah said…

The Zamfara State Governor’s wife, Huriyya Dauda Lawal has sympathized with the families of the Commander, State Community Protection Guard, CPG, Isah Aliyu Zurmi who was killed by bandits alongside two soldiers. The commander and two other soldiers lost their lives in a gun duel with raving bandits in the area while trying to protect the community. The Governor’s wife described deaths as inevitable, saying that the people paid the supreme price as heroes. She prayed to Allah to give their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the dedicated portal for online accreditation of journalists and media organisations wishing to cover the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for 16 November 2024 will open today, Monday, September 9th, 2024. It said the portal would automatically shut down at midnight on Thursday 31st October 2024 National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made this known in a statement on Monday. He noted that interested media organisations wishing to deploy journalists and technical staff to cover the election are by the statement, required to apply via https://imap.inecnigeria.org…

A Nigerian investor, Akomolafe Heinrich Bankole has lamented how the Federal Capital Territory Administration under the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike demolished his N150m worth of poultry farm investment in Lokogoma Abuja. The businessman expressed his displeasure in a statement through his X account on Sunday. He noted that the demolition comes without prior notice. Bankole said the land where the investment was cited has all original documents, including C of O. He stressed that over 5000 birds on the farm died during the demolition. “I am heartbroken & angry. Yesterday (Saturday), my N150 million investment in a poultry farm located…