Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje has tasked the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to employ capable local coaches to support the new handler of the team, Bruno Labbadia. Labbadia was appointed Super Eagles head coach on Tuesday. The 58-year-old takes charge of the team from Finidi George, who left the post in June. The former Bayern Munich forward will be the sixth German to manage the Super Eagles. Labbadia’s main task will be to qualify the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sodje believed appointing quality assistants would make things easy…
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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Neo Akpofure has disclosed that he used to be a taxi driver before fame. The reality star stated this while recounting his humble beginning. In a now controversial post on his official X, Neo shared a throwback picture. The picture captures him with popular musician MC Galaxy sitting together while working as a Bolt driver in Calabar five years ago. He added that the meeting with MC Galaxy evolved into a memorable evening that impacted him and changed his outlook on life. “5 years ago today, I was still driving a bolt in Calabar…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, embarked on a desperate search for the next head coach of the Super Eagles before they eventually appointed Bruno Labbadia. According to BBC Sport, the NFF also spoke to Greece manager, Gustavo Poyet, another former Jose Mourinho assistant, Aitor Karanka and ex-Italy defender, Fabio Cannavaro. Labbadia, a 58-year-old German, was interviewed on Thursday after talks with Swede Janne Andersson and Frenchman Herve Renard collapsed. The failure to land Renard or Andersson came as a huge blow to NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, who had been negotiating intensely with both camps. Labbadia’s first game in charge will…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has submitted a 2024 Supplementary Budget of N99, 221,503,569.90, to the State House of Assembly to cover wages and other projects introduced by his government. Reading the letter of the Supplementary Budget on the floor of the house during plenary, the speaker, Ismail Falgore, assured the government of a speedy passage of the request. Falgore said the Governor is seeking their approval pursuant to sections 122(A and B) of the 1999 constitution to accelerate and execute priority projects aimed at improving the well-being of the citizens in the state. He noted that from the…
Nigerian-South African beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has shared the personal challenges she encountered during her pageantry journey. In a recent interview on the Big Friday Show with host Tacha from Big Brother Naija, she opened up about struggling with identity issues stemming from her dual citizenship. When questioned about her decision to pursue pageantry full-time, Chidimma expressed her ambition to strive for the title of Miss Universe. “I think it’s something I started recently; however, I’ve had this dream since 2017 to become the next Miss Universe. I’m really glad I have been given the platform and the opportunity to…
Liverpool is ready to sell four of their players before transfer deadline day this week. According to James Pearce of The Athletic, the Reds are looking to sell Stefan Bajcetic, Joe Gomez, Tyler Morton and Ben Doak before the deadline day of the summer transfer window. Liverpool has already let go of some players this ongoing summer transfer window. Arne Slot’s side have sold Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho to Premier League club Brentford, while Calvin Ramsay and Rhys Williams have left the club on loan. The likes of Joel Matip and Adrian have already left Anfield after…
A court in Texas has ordered a temporary pause on a policy that restricts the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country. This new development serves as a big blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in a case brought by the Republican attorneys general of 16 US states challenging the Biden administration’s policy. DAILY POST recalls that in June, Biden announced the new policy, which streamlined a pathway to citizenship for an estimated half a million immigrants married to US…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will hand over a list of 40 players to new Super Eagles head coach, Bruno Labbadia, The provisional squad is for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. The NFF had submitted the list to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, weeks ago to meet the deadline. Also, the players who have been called up, got their invitation letters already. Labbadia was officially announced as the new handler of the Nigeria national team on Tuesday morning. The 58-year-old tactician takes over from the NFF’s Technical Director, Austin…
Former Arsenal winger Perry Groves has urged the Gunners to sign England international Ivan Toney from Brentford. The striker has been heavily linked with a move to several English top clubs in the Emirates in recent seasons. The player has been recommended to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United and Groves believes he would be a great addition to Mikel Arteta’s side. Groves believes Toney can solve Arsenal’s problems in front of goal, claiming that the 28-year-old offers a great presence up front and would add a whole new dimension to the north London giants. Groves told talkSPORT, “I…
Beta Glass Plc, a member of the Frigoglass Group and the leading manufacturer of top-quality glass packaging solutions, crowns, and crates in West and Central Africa, welcomes Ms. Hélène Paradisi to its management team as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This follows Beta Glass’ announcement on 31 July 2024 that the former CFO, Mr. Shanker Dhanikonda, would step down on August 5 2024, due to management changes aligned with the company’s ongoing transformation program. Ms. Hélène Paradisi is a seasoned and accomplished senior accounting and financial management professional with over two decades of experience across various sectors, including consulting, logistics,…