Former Manchester United striker, Michael Owen, has made a fresh Premier League title prediction involving Arsenal and Manchester City. Owen believes the Gunners will still win the Premier League tie ahead of Man City despite their recent defeat against Bournemouth. Recall that Arsenal were defeated 2-1 against Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium at the weekend, while Man City thrashed Chelsea 3-0. Mikel Arteta’s side are now six points ahead of City, who have a game in hand. “I think Manchester City have got the slightly more difficult games. They have got Bournemouth away, they have got Everton away,” Owen said as…
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Former presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has joined the African Democratic Congress, citing worsening economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria. Hayatu-Deen, in a statement on Sunday by his media office, said his decision was driven by growing concerns over the rising cost of living and what he described as a decline in the country’s democratic space. “Like many Nigerians, I want a safer and more prosperous future, but the nation faces fundamental problems that are being ignored,” he said. The former presidential aspirant noted that the hopes of many Nigerians have not been met in recent years. “Every day I hear…
From 2017 till date, the Nigerian military has been accused of accidentally bombing about 409 unarmed civilians while targeting terrorists and bandits in the northern part of the country. Although the military denied some of the claims, insisting terrorists were targeted in the operations, reports indicate that several unsuspecting civilians have been killed in accidental airstrikes. DAILY POST recalls that on 17 January, 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. The tragic incident led to the unfortunate death of at least 115 people including about…
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum says the state government closed down Jilli market five years ago, for serving as a notorious hub allegedly used by insurgents and their logistics suppliers. Zulum disclosed this while reacting to the bombing which claimed over 50 lives at the market, on Saturday. The Governor, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, warned residents against aiding, harbouring, or providing logistical support to Boko Haram insurgents. The Governor’s statement read, “I have been properly briefed on the airstrike carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai…
A fact-check by Daily Trust has established a link between the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, and an X account in which partisan commentaries were made in 2023. This is as calls for his resignation intensify following allegations that he showed sympathy to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its then presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, before and after the 2023 elections. Civil society organisations, political parties, groups and individuals calling on the INEC chairman to resign said that with the alleged open bias he had shown before he was appointed to office, the…
Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, will be fully fit to face Fenerbahçe in their crucial Super Lig match in two weeks’ time after being reintegrated into squad training on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen has been sidelined with an arm injury sustained against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League play-off before the international break, but the Nigerian is gradually returning to full fitness ahead of the Super Lig title run-in. The 27-year-old has undergone surgery and took part in non-contact team training on Saturday, but he was not listed as Galatasaray faced Kocaelispor on Sunday. According to a source close…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Sunday, lambasted former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, over a reported plot to dethrone Ladoja. Makinde and Ladoja, in separate reactions in Ibadan, the state capital, through their media aides, described the reported plot to dethrone the Olubadan as unfounded and baseless rumour. Earlier, Fayose had, on his X handle, written that Makinde was plotting to remove Ladoja as Olubadan of Ibadanland. He wrote, “I heard reliably that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is plotting the removal of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rahidi Adewolu…
Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Tuesday hear separate appeals arising from leadership disputes in two major opposition parties, the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. The appeal by embattled ADC National Chairman, David Mark, is slated for hearing alongside that of the Governor Seyi Makinde-backed factional leadership of the PDP, led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), both challenging judgments of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria. The PDP crisis is headed for judicial resolution at the apex court, as the Turaki-led faction is challenging the appellate court decision, which nullified its national convention and leadership structure. The faction…
The Nigerian military has defended an air strike on Jilli village market near the Borno–Yobe border, calling the target a terrorist enclave as public anger grows over reported civilian casualties. The strike, carried out on Saturday under Operation HADIN KAI, has sparked widespread backlash, with local authorities, political leaders and rights groups condemning the incident amid conflicting accounts of casualties. Local sources reported the death toll at over 40 civilians, while other reports indicated that figures could be significantly higher, reflecting ongoing confusion and lack of consensus over the exact number of casualties. The military, however, maintained that the location…
. Suspect confesses taking part in recent attacks Security forces operating under Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 15-year-old suspected logistics courier linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The teenager was arrested during an operation in Borno State. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Sunday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. The report said troops arrested the teenager in Ngamdu while he was allegedly attempting to source logistics supplies for insurgents operating along the Ngamdu–Benisheik axis. The suspect, identified as Tijjani, was said to have confessed during preliminary questioning that he had participated…