November 14, 2024
Roma appoint Ranieri as new head coach
Claudio Ranieri took charge of his hometown team Roma on Thursday, coming out of retirement to become the Serie A club’s third coach of a troubled season. Roma said that Ranieri, who won the Premier League title with Leicester City in 2016, has signed a deal until the end of the season. The 73-year-old will […]
Okonjo-Iweala Set For Second Term As WTO DG
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to serve for a second term as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO had earlier confirmed that Okonjo-Iweala was the sole candidate for the position. A statement by the global trade organisation on Saturday stated that […]
Guard Of Honour Held For Late COAS Lagbaja As Body Arrives In Abuja
The body of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja where he will be buried on Friday. The Nigerian Airforce plane NAF 918 carrying the body of the late COAS landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, at around 12:15pm on Thursday. The […]
Nigerian soldiers, Bello Turji-led bandits in gun battle at Sabon Birni, Sokoto
Reports reaching DAILY POST indicate that men of the Nigerian Army are engaged in a serious gun battle with bandits led by the notorious Bello Turji. The ongoing clash between Nigerian troops and Turji’s men is reportedly taking place in the Sabon Birni area of Sokoto State. Disclosing this to DAILY POST on Thursday, a […]
King Charles celebrates 76th birthday in year of health struggles
Britain’s head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but with his passion for work undimmed by what his son and heir Prince William called a “brutal” year. Charles paused royal duties in February after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer. Two and a half […]
‘Why I can’t apologise to Falana, Falz’ – VeryDarkMan
Ahead of the court hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed against him, popular social media critic, VeryDarkMan, a.k.a. VDM, has denied defaming human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son, singer Falz. DAILY POST reports that in September, VDM shared a leaked audio in which crossdresser Bobrisky implicated Falz and his father. In the controversial […]
4 Die Of Lassa Fever As Gov’t Shuts Health Facility In Oyo
At least four persons including a 32-year-old female who was preparing for her wedding have been confirmed dead from suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Saki town of Oyo State. Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Prince Dotun Oyelade said in a statement in Ibadan on Thursday, that the Oyo State Rapid Response Team […]
BREAKING: Okpebholo Freezes Edo Bank Accounts
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Thursday, ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to the state until further notice. The directive said the freezing order is with immediate effect. Governor Okpebholo also warned commercial banks, heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately without further delay. The […]
Boxing world divided as Mike Tyson, 58 faces Jake Paul on Friday
Nearly 40 years after his professional debut, and 19 years after retiring, 58-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the ring on Friday in a Netflix-backed bout that has stirred widespread condemnation in the boxing world. Tyson, who dominated the heavyweight division in the late 1980s, will lace up the gloves once more to face YouTuber […]
2027: Atiku can’t secure PDP presidential ticket – Wike vows
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said there will be no chance for the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to secure the party’s ticket in 2027. Wike disclosed this during a live media parley in his office in Abuja on Wednesday. Responding to […]