Defending champions Flying Eagles of Nigeria will look to secure their passage to the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-20 Championship with victory over the Sparrow Hawks of Togo. The Group B encounter will hold at the Barry Konan Stadium in Yamoussoukro on Thursday (today). The Flying Eagles started their campaign with a thrilling 4-2 victory over eternal rivals Ghana. A win over the Sparrow Hawks will ensure their early passage to the last four. Togo lost their opening fixture 3-1 to Burkina Faso and must not lose the game to avoid early exit. The Black Satellites of Ghana will face Burkina Faso…
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has addressed the media for the first time since the title parade in June 2026, vowing an improved season ahead. Arsenal secured the Premier League championship, finishing seven points ahead of Manchester City, thus ending a 22-year drought for the title. However, focus has swiftly shifted to the upcoming season, generating considerable curiosity regarding its developments. Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool have all appointed new coaches, while Michael Carrick at Manchester United and Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham Hotspur are still relatively new in their positions. Mikel Arteta stands out as the only manager in the…
Tobi Amusan breezed into the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, DAILY POST reports. Amusan stormed to victory in her heat in 12.19s, the fastest time ever run at the games. It was also the third fastest time that the world record holder has ever run. South Africa’s Marione Fourie came second in a time of 12.50s, while Jamaica’s Kerrica Hill was third in 12.69s. Amusan will be gunning for a third consecutive Commonwealth Games title in the final later tonight. She is the overwhelming favourite to retain the title. Glasgow 2026: Amusan storms into…
Lekan Gabriel has signed for Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Bendel Insurance, DAILY POST reports. Gabriel joined the Benin-Arsenals on a two-year deal from Kun Khalifat FC. The defender was instrumental in Kun Khalifat FC’s escape from relegation last season. Gabriel made 33 appearances scoring twice for the Owerri-based club. He is a key addition to Kennedy Boboye’s side. DAILY POST recalls that Bendel Insurance had earlier announced the signing of David Adekunle on Tuesday. NPFL: Lekan Gabriel seals move to Bendel Insurance
Abakaliki FC Chairman, Senator Obinna Ogba, has issued a stern warning to trialists at the club’s ongoing screening exercise for the selection of new players for the 2026-27 campaign. Ogba promised that only players who meet the requirements of the technical crew will be selected. Abakaliki FC are currently preparing for the new season. “Play well and stop blaming coaches, because there’s no coach that will see a good player and drop him,” Ogba stated in his address to the players. Abakaliki FC will announce the list of successful trialists before the start of the new season. DAILY POST recalls…
Social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has asked organizers of South African singer, Tyla’s upcoming concert in Lagos to halt the show immediately. VDM, who lamented ongoibg xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, stated in a video he posted on his official Facebook page on Thursday that the concert will not happen. According to him, the South African singer will not be allowed to profit from Nigerians, whom some South Africans have repeatedly despised. He said, “There will be no Tyla concert in Nigeria. It is not happening. This is a warning to the organizers and…
Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemates, Goddessa and Araga have sparked reactions on social media after sharing the first on-screen kiss of the show. A video from the reality show’s live feed, which has since circulated widely on social media, showed the pair kissing while lying under the covers. The moment comes days after the two housemates were seen bonding in the house, fuelling conversations among viewers about a possible romantic relationship. The romantic connection comes within a week after season 11 premiered, with 24 housemates competing for the N160 million grand prize. The reality television show started on July…
Nigerians, especially celebrities, have launched a campaign against singer Tyla’s upcoming concert in Nigeria amid ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. Tyla is from South Africa, where several Nigerians have been killed in ongoing xenophobic attacks against immigrants from other African countries. The ‘South Africa thinks we’re fools’ campaign started a few days after the announcement of Tyla’s December concert in Lagos. Netizens also accused South Africa of denying Nigerian artistes entry to the country. Launching the social media campaign on Wednesday, many Nigerians including celebrities took to their pages in support of the campaign, citing Tyla’s failure to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, has declared that there will be no manual accreditation during the Osun State governorship election, insisting that biometric verification through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, remained the only statutory method for accrediting voters. Amupitan made the declaration on Thursday in Osogbo during the formal signing of the Osun State Governorship Election Peace Accord ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship poll. The event was organised by the National Peace Committee, NPC, and attended by political parties, security agencies, traditional rulers and other stakeholders. The INEC chairman assured residents that the commission…
The Nigerian Government has destroyed 2,809 illicit, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons, reaffirming its resolve to stem the proliferation of illegal weapons fuelling insecurity across the country. The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, carried out the destruction in Abuja on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number of weapons destroyed by the centre to 19,000. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, while speaking at the event, said the exercise demonstrated the government’s commitment to transparency, accountability and national security. Represented by the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro,…
