Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus goal king, Cristiano Ronaldo has declared it is just the beginning after starring in Al Nassr’s 4-1 league win over Al-Feiha on Tuesday. The football icon urged his teammates to keep up the good work of their good start to the league season. The 39-year-old starred with a goal and an assist. He assisted Talisca’s first goal at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah inside five minutes and then got in the scoresheet himself. He is one goal off equaling Lionel Messi’s record after bagging his first free-kick of the season…
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The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied claims that the female allegedly raped by a commercial motorcyclist is its student. DAILY POST had reported on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 that a commercial motorcyclist, identified as 29-year-old Damilare Jacob, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly raping and robbing a female passenger, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife. The student, who was not named, had engaged Damilare’s services on Friday, July 26, 2024, at around 7:05 pm from the OAU main gate in Ile-Ife. Damilare was to convey…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has disclosed that the Nigerian government is engaging the European Union, EU, towards extraditing self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa. DHQ Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, spoke in response to Ekpa’s announcement of December 2 as the date for the map presentation and official declaration of the Biafra Republic. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Buba said the Nigerian Government would respond appropriately through the EU. He said, “The FG would respond appropriately to the Finnish Government through the EU. On the part of the military, troops would sustain operations against IPOB…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, in partnership with the Ebonyi State government has said that they are reforming 38 out-of-school teenagers who became pregnant during their junior secondary school. The state Master Trainer, Mrs Elizabeth Okereke made the disclosure during the Women August meeting, at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Council Headquarters. Okereke stated that the out-of-school teenagers were from the three local government areas of Abakaliki, Ikwo and Ohaukwu Council area. She advised parents to maintain good communication with their female children, especially at an early age, describing poor communication as the greatest challenge faced by teenagers, who…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned the seven members of the caretaker committee of Benue APC to an emergency meeting over an attempt to dissolve the party’s local government structure. The party warned the committee against contravening its terms of reference while it pilots the affairs of the party. Addressing journalists after the meeting of the NWC on Tuesday in Abuja, the party’s Deputy National Women Leader, Hajia Zainab Ibrahim, said the leadership of the party summoned the members of Benue Caretaker committee following their decision to dissolve the party’s local government structure.…
The Professional Football Association, PFA, is keeping a close eye on ‘bomb squads’, which is a way to force players to leave clubs, Sky Sports News reports. Clubs are beginning to bar players from the main group if they are deemed surplus to requirements. Chelsea for instance, have told Raheem Sterling, Trevor Chalobah and Ben Chilwell to train away from the first team after Enzo Maresca deemed the trio surplus to requirements. At least 13 players have been cut out from Maresca’s squad. It is believed that FIFA guidance has been communicated to all clubs and the PFA is monitoring…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has appealed to the Federal Government to further reduce interest loans for its members to one percent, saying they are uncomfortable with the present one. The outgoing Chairman of MAN in Kwara and Kogi, Chief Bioku Rahman made this appeal in Ilorin on Tuesday during a meeting. DAILY POST reports that the meeting’s theme is “Tackling the Challenges of the Manufacturing Sector: A Win-Win For Government and Local Manufacturers”. “The present interest rates are killing businesses. “We therefore ask the Federal Government to urgently direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to drastically reduce…
There is still the hope of Victor Osimhen joining Chelsea this summer. After weeks of back and forth and disagreements over player’s weekly wage, football transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that direct talks between Chelsea and Osimhen’s camp will “continue on Wednesday.” DAILY POST reports that Osimhen’s demand for a massive salary of £500,000 a week is stalling his move to Stamford Bridge this summer. The striker has been on Chelsea’s radar all summer and the deal is expected to spice up in the final week of the transfer window. Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca wants to sign a new…
The Nigerian Stock Market on Tuesday continued its bullish run from its previous session by adding N271 billion to the portfolios of investors. This is the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX market capitalization, opened at N55.166 trillion and gained N271 billion or 0.49 percent to close at N55.437 trillion. The All-Share Index also advanced by 0.49 percent or 473 points to close at 96,510.13, against 96,037.28 recorded on Monday. The development comes as Investors buy interest in Tier-one banking stocks, namely: Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, United Bank For Africa (UBA) and Access Corporation. Consequently, the Year-To-Date…
Nigeria’s daily oil production was reduced by 160,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics recently released Gross Domestic Product Q2 2024 report. In Q2 2024, NBS stated that the country recorded an average daily production of 1.41 million barrels per day. The figure is lower than the first quarter’s production volume of 1.57mbpd. Meanwhile, the 1.41mbpd is higher than the daily average production of 1.22 Mbps recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2023 by 190,000 barrels. The oil production report showed that Nigeria has not been able to…