Former England striker, Darren Bent, has urged Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag to drop Marcus Rashford for Alejandro Garnacho when they face Liverpool in their next Premier League tie. Bent believes Rashford has not been playing well for Ten Hag’s side for a while. The Red Devils will welcome arch-rivals, Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday. Ten Hag’s side head to the game after losing 2-1 against Brighton at the weekend. “Garnacho has got to start [against Liverpool],” Bent said on talkSPORT. “If that means dropping Marcus Rashford then so be it. He has to start. I would play…
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The Department of State Services, DSS, has welcomed the appointment of Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as its new Director General. DSS said Ajayi is proactive and has the requisite experience to head the service. On Monday, President Bola Tinubu had approved the appointment of Ajayi as the DSS DG. Tinubu’s appointment of Ajayi was made public by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale via a statement. However, a statement signed by Peter Afunanya, the DSS Director PR and Strategic Communications, said: “Ajayi is a thoroughbred and versatile Intelligence Officer. “Recruited into the Service in 1990 as a cadet officer, the new DG has…
Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has said he was baffled by Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag’s tactical decision to substitute captain Bruno Fernandes during their Premier League defeat to Brighton at the weekend. Recall that Brighton defeated Man United 2-1 in the Premier League. Goals from Danny Welbeck and Joao Pedro gave the hosts the victory over the Red Devils. During the encounter, Ten Hag decided to substitute Fernandes in the latter stages and replaced the Portugal midfielder with Scott McTominay. “A lot of things happened in that game that I just couldn’t understand or see happening,” Wright said on…
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says a train hit and killed a man on a railway track on Monday. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded to a distress call regarding a train accident along the railway line opposite Cappa in Lagos, at about 18:00 hrs. He added that upon arrival at the scene of the incident, they found an adult male, who was walking along the railway track after being hit by an oncoming train. According to him, further investigations revealed that the…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Austin Okai has described the sacked Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Yusuf Bichi as the worst to ever head the secret police. Okai said the nepotism of former President Muhammadu Buhari made Bichi to head the DSS. President Bola Tinubu had appointed Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new DSS DG. Disclosing this, Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said: “The new DSS Director-General, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, rose through the ranks to attain his current post of Assistant Director-General of the Service. He had, at various times, served…
The Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 40-year-old tea vendor, Abdulrashibu Ya’u over alleged beating of a boy to death in Dutse Local Government. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Monday at about 05:00 pm in Sararai village of Dutse Local Government area. He said the tea seller locked up the boy and beat him up with a stick over an allegation of stealing his bread, milk, noodles and petrol. “Neighbours heard the voice of the boy crying seeking help but could not access the house because the suspect had locked the door,” the source…
Enyimba have wrapped up the signing of Ismail Sarki from Bendel Insurance, DAILY POST reports. Sarki was Bendel Insurance top scorer last season. He registered seven goals in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Sarki turned down an improved deal with the Benin Arsenals at the end of last season. He will battle with Chijioke Mbaoma for the nine-time NPFL champions number nine position. Enyimba sign Bendel Insurance striker, Sarki
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced that German tactician, Bruno Labbadia will now take charge of the Super Eagles. DAILY POST reports that the Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi made the announcement on Tuesday morning DAILY POST brings you the profile of Bruno Labbadia, the new Super Eagles boss. The German was born 8 February, 1966, in Darmstadt, West Germany. He is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall and played as a striker for clubs such as Darmstadt 98, Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, FC Köln, Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, making a total…
The Minister for Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim has harped on the need to protect the environment from the negative effects of climate change. She said climate change is exerting a profound impact on Nigeria just like the rest of the world, as climatic variation is physically evident in desertification, resulting from droughts, among others which has also affected food supply. The Minister disclosed this on Monday while flagging off the 2024 NYSC Tree Planting Campaign, at the Nasarawa State Orientation Camp Magaji Dan Yamusa in Keffi. She said desertification has led to the decline in quality land resources available…
Neymar Jr will not make an emotional return to Barcelona, according to a statement from his camp. The Brazilian who currently plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia is out injured. He has been linked with a move back to Barca, amid claims he is not enjoying playing in the Middle East. However, in a statement on Monday, his representatives insisted he is looking forward to playing for Al Hilal again. It read: “The articles on Ney’s return to Barça from Al Hilal are LIES and tremendous disrespect for Al Hilal and the athlete. “Neymar is under contract with Al…