The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has apprehended nine persons accused of vandalizing railway tracks in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Fatima Adamu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying that the arrest was made following a joint operation with the Nigerian Army, based on credible intelligence. According to Adamu, the suspects were caught in Zango village, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, where they were allegedly involved in the destruction of Federal Government property. “Following credible intelligence and in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, nine suspects in connection with rail-track…
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Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies collectively generated about N3.95 trillion in revenue between 2019 and the first quarter of 2024. This was disclosed through NBS data curled from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Further analysis showed an upward trajectory in revenue generation over the past five years. A breakdown of the revenue collection indicated that the power distributors made N482.6 billion in 2019, N526.8 billion in 2020, N761.2bn in 2021, N828.1bn in 2022, N1.07bn in 2023, and N291.6 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Analysts with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI attributed this consistent growth in revenue to several…
Former Manchester United midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, has heaped plaudits on Alex Iwobi after he scored the winning goal in Fulham’s 2-1 win against Leicester City on Saturday. Iwobi marked his 255th Premier League appearance with a sublime finish 20 minutes from time. The Nigeria international side footed the ball into the net after he was teed up by Antonee Robinson. It was his first Premier League goal of the season and 23rd in history. “I think Leicester are going to struggle a little bit in terms of their firepower. Iwobi, he’s such a different player at Fulham compared to the…
Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has singled out Casemiro for contributing to Brighton’s late winning goal against the Red Devils on Saturday. Neville, speaking on NBC, said Casemiro showed a “lack of concentration” by leaving his position at the back post. Erik ten Hag’s men suffered their first defeat of the season, with Danny Welbeck netting a first half opener, before Amad Diallo levelled in the second half. Joao Pedro then scored a late header in stoppage time. Neville said: “I think particularly if you watch Casemiro, it looks to me, I’ve only watched it once back on the replay,…
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed gratitude to security agencies over the rescue of abducted medical students in the state. DAILY POST reports that 20 students, were kidnapped last week along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while traveling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention. After about a week in the kidnappers’ den, the students were rescued by security operatives on Friday. The Benue State Police Command confirmed their elease in a statement Friday night. Reacting, Alia in a post on his verified Facebook page, expressed gratitude to the security operatives over…
El-Kanemi Warriors were eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup after losing to Beninoise side, Dadje FC 2-1 in the second leg of their preliminary round tie on Saturday. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Ikenne last weekend. Dadje FC progressed into the first round 3-2 on aggregate. El-kanemi Warriors will now shift their attention to the Nigeria Premier Football League and President Federation Cup. Nigeria’s other representative in the CAF Confederation Cup, Enyimba were drawn bye into first round. Enyimba will look to become the first Nigerian club to win the the competition.…
Enugu State Government raked in the sum of N35.9 billion as Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, between January and July 2024. This is in contrast to the sum of N33.9 billion it generated in the entire 2023. DAILY POST recalls that the current administration took over the helm of affairs on May 29, 2023. Executive Chairman of Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, (ESIRS) Emmanuel Nnamani, made this known while addressing journalists on his first year in office as the head of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, ESIRS. He disclosed that Enugu State currently records an average tax collection of N5…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has confirmed that Gabriel Jesus has suffered a groin injury. Jesus was not part of the Gunners squad for their 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday. Speaking after the game, Arteta revealed the Brazilian will go for an MRI scan this week, to determine how long he would be out for. “Unfortunately he (Jesus) felt something in his groin. “We need to assess him, we need an MRI scan to see. “We will have the results and see if it is a matter of days or weeks.” Arsenal’s next league game is on Saturday against…
Atalanta winger, Ademola Lookman, has been left out of the squad to face Torino in a Serie A fixture on Sunday. This is the second consecutive game Lookman is being dropped for, further increasing speculation about his future. The Super Eagles star is the subject of interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal this summer. Lookman has been brilliant for Atalanta in the last two seasons, registering 32 goals and 18 assists in 79 appearances. However, his standout moment came in the Europa League final, where he scored a hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen. Last week, he missed training at Atalanta, and…
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has said he was surprised by the club’s decision to sell forward Danny Welbeck back in 2014. According to Ferdinand, the 33-year-old is a great professional and players respects him. The former England defender spoke as Welbeck helped Brighton to beat Man United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Recall that Welbeck joined Man United’s academy at the age of eight. He went on to make more than 100 appearances for his boyhood club, winning the Premier League under former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Welbeck was surprisingly sold to Arsenal in 2014 and has…