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Udinese goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has expressed his desire to play in both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup. Okoye has gradually walked his way back to the Super Eagles after a short absence. The 24-year-old lost his place in the team after the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The shot stopper’s impressive displays for Udinese has however caught the eye of the national team selectors. The Super Eagles face a tough fight in their bid to secure a place at the 2026 World Cup finals. They sit fifth in Group D of the CAF World Cup…

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Monday, dismissed reports making the rounds that the rate for Value-Added Tax, VAT, has been adjusted to 10 percent from 7.5 percent. Edun made this clarification in a statement he signed on Monday, affirming that the VAT rate as contained in relevant tax laws and chargeable on goods and services remains at 7.5 percent. According to him, the focus of the government is to introduce policies that will improve the lives of Nigerians not impoverish the citizenry. He stressed that this is why the government recently introduced 150 days of zero import duty…

Former Real Madrid and Brazilian defender, Marcelo has picked this year’s Ballon d’Or winner. DAILY POST reports that the nominations for this year’s individual award were announced last week. Real Madrid players featured prominently in the 30-player shortlist after a stellar 2023-24 season. Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League, pipped Barcelona to the La Liga title and also won the Supercopa de Espana earlier this year. Los Blancos also won the UEFA Super Cup trophy at the start of this campaign. Seven players connected to Real Madrid featured in the shortlist announced by France Football. Real Madrid have the…

Former France midfielder, Zinedine Zidane, has admitted it is unlikely he will coach Manchester United, stating his reluctance to work in England is a key factor. Zidane has not coached any team since he left Real Madrid for the second time in 2021. However, the 52-year-old has been consistently linked with top teams like United, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. Zidane has now revealed he is reluctant to join the Premier League club because of the language barrier. In an interview with L’Equipe, Zidane said: “Would I want to go to Manchester [United]? I understand English, but I’m not completely…

Amavubi of Rwanda head coach, Torsten Spittler hopes playing in front of their fans can help his side claim a famous victory over Nigeria. The Amavubi will host the star-studded Super Eagles side in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday two encounter at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali on Tuesday. It will be the first official game at the newly refurbished ground. Rwanda started their qualifying campaign with a 1-1 away draw against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya last week. Spittler is expecting a tough test against the Super Eagles but hopes his players can make use of their…

Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer, has hailed Arsen star, Declan Rice following an impressive performance in England’s win against the Republic of Ireland. Rice, playing from his defensive midfielder role, scored and also provided an assist as the Three Lions secured a 2-0 win in their opening game in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday. Speaking on ‘The Rest Is Football’ podcast, the former Newcastle star highlighted that the midfielder seemed to play with freedom, similar to his displays for Arsenal. “Declan Rice, I thought was superb in midfield. Always getting the ball, looking forward, driving forward, more like the…

Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State were on Sunday in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State, given a mass burial. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a head-on collision with a truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano State. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, in a statement, also confirmed that the mass burial in the local government was necessitated because the 48 persons were burnt beyond recognition. Following further search and rescue operations, he…

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Ahmed, has allegedly killed his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred in Apete, a suburb of Ibadan, in Ido local government area of the state, around 6 pm on Sunday. Policemen from Apete Divisional Police Headquarters were alerted shortly after the incident. DAILY POST gathered that the victims reside in the same place with the suspect. Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident. Osifeso in a short statement made available to DAILY POST Monday morning said that investigation…

Real Madrid forward, Rodrygo, has claimed he is a victim of his own versatility, after he was excluded from the final 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist. Rodrygo, however, admitted he was “upset” after being left out of the nominations. The 23-year-old scored 17 goals and provided nine assists for the LaLiga club last term as they won the Champions League and LaLiga. But it was not enough to see him listed among the best players in the world this year. Rodrygo told ESPN: “I was upset, I think I deserved it. “I don’t want to belittle the players who are there,…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, tackled President Bola Tinubu’s administration over its lavish spending. Primate Ayodele said the lavish spending of Tinubu’s administration was destroying and killing Nigeria’s economy instead of looking for ways to repair it. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the clergyman noted that Nigeria’s economy will not smile with the attitude of the government, which he said involved unnecessary spending. According to Primate Ayodele: ‘’President Tinubu is further destroying Nigeria’s economy instead of looking for ways to repair it. The unnecessary lavish spending isn’t helping…