October 24, 2024
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Just In: Lookman, Troost-Ekong nominated for 2024 CAF Player of the Year [Full list]
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has released a 10-man shortlist for the 2024 Player of the Year. The list was published on CAF’s social media pages on Thursday. The nominees include Nigeria’s duo of Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong. Others on the list are Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire, Brighton), Ronwen […]
BREAKING: Canada reduces permanent residency application slots
The Canadian Government has announced measures to tackle population growth by lowering the number of permanent residents coming to the country. The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, on Thursday, announced that rather than the 500,000 yearly slots for permanent residents, the country would be lowering the numbers for the next three years. […]
CAF Awards 2024: Nwabali nominated for Goalkeeper of the Year
Stanley Nwabali has been nominated for the 2024 CAF Goalkeeper of the Year award. Nwabali will battle nine other top goalkeepers for the award. CAF released the nominees for the award on Thursday. The Chippa United shot stopper had an impressive outing for the Super Eagles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier in […]
Nigeria Joins BRICS Group As Partner Country
Nigeria has joined the BRICS as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, further strengthening its economic ties with the intergovernmental bloc. Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam are among the 12 additional countries joining the group as partner nations. The countries, including Nigeria, were added as partner […]
Police arrest Alfa for allegedly defiling 12-year-old girl in Ogun
A 31-year-old Alfa, identified as Jubril Dalamun, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl (name withheld) in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police, Omolola Odutola, told the DAILY POST on Thursday that the arrest followed a report from the mother of the […]
Ex-Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye Breaks Silence On Dismissal From Tinubu’s Cabinet
Former minister of women affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has broken her silence on her removal from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. LEADERSHIP reports that on Wednesday, the President discharged five ministers from his cabinet, including Kennedy-Ohanenye, Lola Ade-John, the minister of tourism, and Jamila Bio Ibrahim, minister of youth development. Others are former the minister of education, […]
Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan released from jail
Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was released from jail on Thursday, his party said, nine months after she was imprisoned alongside him in the runup to elections. In the days before the February polls, Bibi was convicted of graft and illegal marriage alongside opposition leader Khan in what he claimed […]
Yahaya Bello: Court Grants EFCC’s Request For Adjournment To Nov 14
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, sought for adjournment of hearing in its fresh charge against the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, to November 14, 2024. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, who appeared for the EFCC at the FCT High Court, said at the hearing that at the last […]
ARCN Seeks Review Of Nomenclature, Structure Of Federal Varsity For Agric In Osun
The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has submitted a proposal to the Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions for amendments on the Bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State. The council’s position, presented at a public hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, advocated the importance of aligning the […]
FG Okays N78.350bn For Water Supply Projects In Benue, Jigawa
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N78.350 billion to construct and rehabilitate the Buruku/Gboko Water Supply project in Benue State and the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project in Jigawa State. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Professor Joseph Utsev disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa after the […]