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Ex-Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has admitted he would have signed for Arsenal if he had the chance to leave the Red Devils. Speaking on The Overlap, he insisted he “never” wanted to leave Old Trafford and is still “so proud” to be a one-club man. Neville made over 600 appearances for United and won eight Premier League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson. The former England defender spent two decades with United after coming through the club’s academy. When asked by Jamie Carragher which other club he would have joined, Neville said: “Arsenal were the club that I genuinely had…

Financial experts and economists have told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Nigeria’s 3.19 percent Gross Domestic Product growth rise in the second quarter of 2024 has failed to reflect on the living conditions of citizens. This comes as the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday disclosed that the services sector pushed Nigeria’s economy to achieve two consecutive GDP growth of 3.19 percent in Q2 up from 2.98 percent recorded in the preceding quarter. The GDP growth rate is higher than the 2.51 percent recorded in the corresponding quarter in 2023. According to the NBS data, the industry and services sectors…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, announced this in a statement on Monday. 2. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, ordered a manhunt for the sponsors of members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites, as well as those who killed two policemen and injured others. About 97 suspects have been arrested so far. 3. The economy is on…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Director with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Aribibia John Fubara. He was abducted at Okrika Waterfront, near Marine Base, Port Harcourt. DAILY POST gathered that Fubara was kidnapped on Saturday. Report indicated that the kidnappers, numbered about six, were fully armed. A source hinted that they fired sporadically into the air, carefully identified their target, and forcibly took him into a boat before speeding away. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the command was aware of the incident. Iringe-Koko stated that…

BudgIT, a tech-civic and social accountability organization, has said that the Nigerian Federal Government spent 225 percent more than its revenue for the 2023 fiscal year. BudgIT analysis of the 2023 fiscal accounts from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation showed that the government spent three times its revenue in 2023, resulting in a deficit of N13.50 trillion. It stated that the government’s revenue last year stood at N5.99 trillion while it spent N19.50 trillion, exceeding its income by 225 percent. The report showed that the revenue came from various sources, including N3.80 trillion from the Federation Account…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has strongly condemned the increasing harassment and intimidation of journalists across Nigeria. It warned that the rising climate of impunity posed a grave threat to press freedom and democracy under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The association said its concerns stem from a series of troubling incidents, including the recent summoning of three journalists from Alimosho Today, a community news outlet in Lagos, by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the rights group revealed that the journalists- Wisdom Okezie, a former reporter, Ayomide Eweje, the…

Several coaches are being tipped for the Super Eagles’ vacant head coach job. DAILY POST reports that the coaches are Janne Andersson, Herve Renard, Steve McClaren, Tom Saintfiet, Austine Eguavoen and Samson Siasia. Andersson is a former head coach of the Sweden national team. He handled the team from 2016-2023. He also managed Sweden clubs, Örgryte IS, IFK Norrköping and Halmstads BK. Renard last coached the France Women’s national team from 2023-2024. The Frenchman also coached some national teams like Ivory Coast, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Zambia and Angola in the past. He also managed some club sides like Lille, Sochaux…

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ contestants, Shaun and Victoria, collectively known as team Shatoria, have emerged the head of house, HoH, for the fifth week of the show. Big Brother had challenged the housemates with a three-part competition to select this week’s HoH. In the first round, which had two phases, each pair of housemates was tasked with transferring balls from a water dispenser bottle into a bowl. They proceeded to the other end where they were asked to blow and carefully arrange balloons on the six cups provided for the task. Chekas, Nelita, Shatoria, and Wanni x Handi…

Serie A clubs, Empoli and Cagliari are in the hunt for Nigeria forward, David Okereke. Okereke is looking to leave Serie B club, Cremonese this summer. The former U-23 Eagles star spent the second half of last season at Torino. The striker made nine league appearances for the Turin club. According to CagliariNews, Cagliari will move for the player once they sell centre-forward Gianluca Lapadula. Empoli have reportedly table an offer for Okereke. The striker, who is valued at €2m has one-year left on his contract with Cremonese. Transfer: Empoli, Cagliari battle for Okereke’s signature

The Director General of the National Lottery Commission, NLRC, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, has called for a review of the Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and his commission in order to keep pace with realities in the gaming industry across the world. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said Gbajabiamila made the call during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, at the corporate headquarters of the commission. Gbajabiamila applauded EFCC for its assistance and collaboration with NLRC in the recovery…