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Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman has made an honest confession ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON third-place playoff against Egypt on Saturday evening. The Atalanta star said he was not thinking of the game because of the disappointment of the Super Eagles’ AFCON semi-final…
Slavia Prague defender Igoh Ogbu will likely replace suspended Calvin Bassey in Nigeria’s third-place encounter against the Pharaohs of Egypt. Bassey picked his second booking in the knockout rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations against Morocco on Wednesday. Ogbu started…
Nigeria’s banking sector is in the midst of one of its most transformative periods in decades. In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new minimum capital requirement for banks, prompting them to raise additional capital by 31 March 2026. The goal? Create…
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has countered Asamoah Gyan’s suggestion that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, might not want to join the Red Devils. Gyan, a former Sunderland and Ghana striker, speaking on the latest episode of Rio Presents, wondered why…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Osun Command, says it arrested 440 persons for illicit drug related offences and secured 43 convictions in 2025. In its annual report, released on Saturday, the Osun NDLEA Command also said that 156 drug users were counselled…
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has insisted that centre-back Calvin Bassey had a great AFCON tournament. Chelle said this while speaking on the player that would replace Bassey in his starting XI when Nigeria tackles the Pharaohs of Egypt in the AFCON third-place playoff on…
The Premier League enters Game Week 22 – which means we are well over the halfway stage of this season. And it all kicks off at Old Trafford, where Manchester United welcome Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime. Although the Manchester Derby is the most anticipated clash of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday scheduled a date for judgment in a case brought by the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance, CSOCLC, challenging President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State last year.…
Two people were killed and several others injured in a violent bandit attack on Tuge town, Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Friday morning. According to residents, the assailants stormed the community around 7:00 am, firing sporadically and forcing locals to…
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has revealed what he will do if the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, decides to retain him after the end of the AFCON tournament in Morocco. Chelle led Nigeria to the semi-final stage before they lost to the host nation, Morocco. Chelle’s men…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has restated that it is a self-governing political party, insisting it is not controlled by any single person. The party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ADC remains accessible to all Nigerians, including prominent political…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday welcomed the decision of the European Union, EU, to remove Nigeria from its list of “high-risk third-country jurisdictions” for money laundering and terrorism financing. The party described the…
A technical malfunction on Friday compelled an aircraft carrying 248 passengers and 12 crew members to make an emergency landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. According to a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency…
A senior figure within the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Saddam Sani Umar, has cautioned that anyone who betrays the movement’s leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, never ends well. Umar, who serves as the Kano State welfare secretary of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, pointed to what he…
Four aviation sector unions have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the management of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria, Kaduna State, over what they described as its failure to review staff conditions of service. The unions cautioned that should the…
A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the…
Nigerian music stars, Seun Kuti and Peter Okoye, aka Mr P of the defunct P-Square, have resolved their feud. DAILY POST recalls that musicians traded words over the 2023 elections with the reason for the tirade being the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi. The feud started…
No fewer than 80 militants operating in the Calabar creeks and parts of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have voluntarily surrendered arms and ammunition to the Nigerian Army. The surrender took place on Friday at the Atimbo Rear Area of Operation OKWOK in…
