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Dominic Solanke scored an historic Premier League goal in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the Vitality stadium on Saturday. Solanke continued his superb scoring form in the league this season for Bournemouth. His goal against United, which put Bournemouth 1-0 ahead on 16 minutes, means the striker has now scored 17 top-flight goals which is one more than …

Serie A club Napoli have cleared the air over a controversial video posted on their official Tiktok account this week about Victor Osimhen. The Italian champions shared a video of Nigeria’s Osimhen missing a penalty, and dubbed with a high-pitched voice saying “gimme penalty please”. Osimhen had missed a penalty in their game against Bologna which ended goalless, and extended …

At least three persons died and five others were injured in an auto crash along the Osogbo-Ilobu highway of Osun State on Thursday morning. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Henry Benamasia, confirmed the accident in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs. Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. He said a white …

(FILE) Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Oct. 2, 2022. Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. The four are suspected of involvement in a “conspiracy against state security”, military prosecutor Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura …

Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwala, has expressed concerns on how President Bola Tinubu will manage the problems that supporters of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), popularly known as Obidients, will pose in the country. Bwala believes the President will find the Obidients situation even bigger than …

  The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has claimed that it is only in Nigeria a person like Dr Abdullahi Ganduje can still be given relevance. A statement by national publicity secretary of NNPP, Hon. Yakubu Shendam, while reacting to the remarks credited to the chairman of the ruling All Progressives  Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, calling Rabiu Kwankwaso a …

The Federal Government has announced N825.819 billion naira as compensation for indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to pave the way for the construction of the 4.2km second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made the announcement on Tuesday, after a negotiation meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, officials of both …

Senator Neda Imasuen, elected on the platform of the Labour Party, has declared that it was unfair for Nigerians to criticise Labour Party lawmakers for not rejecting the plan by the National Assembly to buy Sport Utility Vehicles said to be worth N160m for each lawmaker. Imasuen, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, insisted that …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPC, has given an update on the fuel pump price amid rising crude oil prices. NNPCL spoke as Brent Crude surged to $96.17 on Thursday. The surge had continued for weeks, creating fears of a possible hike in the petrol pump price. However, in a chat with DAILY POST on Thursday, the Acting Chief …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flag bearer, Timipre Sylva, in the list of candidates for Saturday’s election in Bayelsa State. This followed last week’s ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which cleared the former governor for the election. INEC on October 23 omitted the former minister of state for petroleum …