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Ikorodu City striker, Joseph Arumala heads the list of home-based players selected by Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle for the 2026 Unity Cup, DAILY POST reports. Arumala, who has represented Nigeria at the U-17 level in the past, has scored 13 goals for Ikorodu City in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, this season. According to SCORENigeria, two other Ikorodu City players will also be included in the squad. Enugu Rangers have two players, and both Rivers United and Shooting Stars have a player each. The six players are already in Abuja to apply for entry visas to the…
The UN Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has demanded independent investigations into reports that Nigerian airstrikes on a market killed at least 100 civilians, while Chadian airstrikes in Nigeria killed dozens of fishermen. “It is crucial that both Nigerian and Chadian authorities conduct prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into these disturbing incidents and ensure that those responsible for any violations are held to account, in accordance with international standards,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. AFP All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole…
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. The command disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka. According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, along the Eleyele-Ido Road in Ibadan. The statement said officers responded to a distress call alleging that a suspected kidnapper was about to be lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob. “Upon receipt of the…
Man United midfielder Casemiro has sparked debate in football circles after revealing his views on two of the biggest stars he shared a dressing room with during his time at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, speaking on the *Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the Brazilian midfielder, who spent nine years at the Spanish giants and won multiple Champions League titles, was asked to assess the talent he played alongside at the peak of Madrid’s dominance. Casemiro was quick to make a clear distinction. For him, Ronaldo stands alone at the very top…
Decentralized finance mobile “superapp” Legend has announced it is winding down after about two years of operation, adding to a string of crypto apps deciding to shut down this year. Legend was a DeFi aggregator that aimed to bring DeFi to its users rather than forcing them to sign into multiple different wallets or applications to use their crypto. “We believed the right interface could put DeFi’s most powerful primitives in front of mainstream users.” Legend co-founder Jayson Hobby said on Tuesday. However, despite the product finding an audience, it didn’t “grow to the scale the company needed to be sustainable long-term,” said…
Nicole Scherzinger has mixed emotions about the Pussycat Dolls being forced to cancel all but one date on the U.S. leg of their PCD Forever Tour. “Nicole is disappointed,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “She was really excited to get back out there with Ashley [Roberts] and Kimberly [Wyatt] to celebrate a new era, but now she feels they didn’t get a chance to showcase what they can do.” The insider acknowledges that the recently reunited girl group had been “too ambitious” in planning their first tour since 2009’s Doll Domination, resulting in low ticket sales. “They went from…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has opposed the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programme from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that the move could further undermine standards in teacher education. The union’s National President, Audu Amba, made the position known on Tuesday in Abuja during a sensitisation workshop for teachers organised by 21st Century in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN. Amba expressed concern over what he described as a steady decline in the quality of candidates gaining admission into colleges of education, noting that…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has decried that Nigerian politicians treat zoning as the only credential to win presidential election in the country. Momodu said this on Tuesday during a live appearance in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. The publisher of Ovation Magazine stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, an president Bola Tinubu know that without pushing the zoning narrative, their path to victory is unclear. According to him, the idea of zoning distracts Nigerians from the real issues affecting the country. “Politicians now treat zoning as the only credential…
Troops of Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD have rescued a woman and four children during an ambush operation against suspected terrorists in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. This was disclosed by a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, in a post on X. Makama noted that the operation was conducted at about 6:45 a.m. on May 10 by troops of Combat Service and Infantry Brigade, CSIB, XVI deployed at Forward Operating Base, FOB, Audu Fari. He said that the troops laid an ambush at Bakpa Village following intelligence reports on the movement of terrorists attempting…
Remo Stars technical adviser, Usman Abd’Allah is confident his team will maintain their top-flight status at the end of the season, DAILY POST reports. The holders are facing the prospect of being relegated to the Nigeria National League, NNL, less than a year after winning their maiden title. Remo Stars moved out of the relegation zone after scraping past Bayelsa United 2-1 in Ikenne on Sunday. The Sky Blue Stars must win their last game of the season against Bendel Insurance to guarantee safety. Abd’Allah is confident they will achieve their objective. “We have to work very hard to score because…
