Arsenal director of football, Edu Gasper, has admitted the club did not plan to sign Raheem Sterling from Chelsea. The Gunners completed a deadline-day loan deal for Sterling on Friday night. Edu, speaking after the deal was confirmed, said the 29-year-old was a market opportunity they took. He said: “Well to be fair, we never planned really to sign him when we started the transfer window, just to be very transparent, for different reasons, but we always say to everyone that you have to be prepared for every single scenario. “When that opportunity came to me and I checked the…
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The Nigerian Army says troops have eliminated several terrorists during engagement with bandits in general areas of Kampani Doka and Rifigoro communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement on its social media platform, it said the troops also recovered a substantial number of dangerous automatic weapons and ammunition. “The troops who conducted offensive operations into the terrorists’ stronghold near Kampanin Doka met strong resistance from the terrorists who opened fire upon sighting the troops. “In a shootout that lasted for hours, the gallant troops subdued the criminal elements with superior fire power, thereby neutralizing…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 24,025 people are reported missing in Nigeria, with the majority from the Northeast. The Boko Haram conflict, which has persisted for over a decade, particularly affecting the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe is so alarming. The Head of the ICRC’s sub-delegation office, Lillian Dube, during an event to commemorate the World Day of Disappeared Persons in Maiduguri, explained that the cases were documented in collaboration with the Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS). According to her, “We have registered 24,025 people as missing, a number that likely represents only a fraction…
Nigeria’s average cost of a healthy diet rose by 1.9 percent in July 2024 to N1,265. This is according to the National Bureau Statistics Cost of a Healthy Diet data released recently. The figure represents an increase from N1,241 recorded in June 2024. On a zonal analysis, the average CoHD was highest in the South West at N1,581 per adult per day, compared to N956 per adult per day in the North West. “This is a lower bound (or floor) of the cost per adult per day excluding the cost of transportation and meal preparation. “In recent months, the CoHD…
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has paid tribute to forward, Eddie Nketiah after he joined Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day. Arteta described the 25-year-old as a top professional, who is loved by everyone. Nketiah left the Gunners after struggling for minutes last season under Arteta. Reacting, Arteta told Arsenal’s website: “We are so grateful to Eddie for his performances with us. “He is a player who has developed well through our academy and now he takes this opportunity with Crystal Palace. “Eddie is a top professional, loved by everyone at the club, who wanted and needed to play more minutes.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirmed eight new cases of Mpox last week. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 48, out of 868 suspected cases, across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). NCDC recorded that the outbreak has spread to 35 Local Government Areas, with 19 states and the FCT recording one confirmed case each. A notable surge, according to records, was observed in week 34, with eight confirmed cases reported, compared to just one case in week 33. According to the Mpox situation report published on the NCDC’s website on…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has declared that his elevation by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin is a call to greater responsibility. Alli made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Alli was one of the Obas and chiefs elevated by the Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday. https://dailypost.ng/2024/08/30/olubadan-elevates-6-chiefs-in-balogun-chieftaincy-line/ Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly was elevated to the position of Ekaarun Balogun of Ibadanland by the Olubadan. The All Progressives Congress (APC) senator said that his elevation will…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted 684 senior police officers. Ikechukwu Ani Head, Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said the decision to approve the promotion of senior officers took place during the first preliminary meeting with the new chairman of PSC in Abuja. According to him, the meeting presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), had in attendance, DIG Taiwo Lakanu, (rtd), Honourable Commissioner and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission. It said eight Commissioners of Police were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, while 15 Deputy…
Barely five weeks after the inauguration of a seven-man governing council of the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, the council has ordered the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyin to vacate his office. DAILY POST reports that Governor Godwin Obaseki had on July 18, 2024, inaugurated a seven-man governing board for the university chaired by Dr Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen after several years of agitations by the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The leadership of ASUU had agitated for the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor, a constitution for the…
The Simom Ekpa-led Biafra Government in Exile has written to the Canadian Government in defense of Amaka Sunnberger amid a call for her prosecution over the threat to harm Yoruba and Bini people of Edo State. Recall that Sunnberger sparked outrage after a now-viral video she posted on her Tiktok threatening harm against the Yoruba and Edo people. In response to Sunnberger’s comments, the Nigerian government through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, chaired by Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Thursday petitioned the Mayor of Brampton to persecute Sunnberger over the threat. Reacting to the development, Ekpa, known as the Prime Minister of…