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Taiwo Awoniyi gets first Super Eagles call-up since 2024

21Sep

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Sports

Taiwo Awoniyi gets first Super Eagles call-up since 2024

Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has replaced injured Victor Osimhen with Coventry City striker Taiwo Awoniyi ahead of the 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau this Friday and Tuesday next week. Awoniyi’s inclusion was announced via the Super Eagles’ official social media accounts on Sunday after Osimhen’s withdrawal was confirmed by the team doctors. “Coventry City striker Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Victor Osimhen in Nigeria’s squad for the AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. Welcome back, Taiwo,” the announcement read on X. DownloadInteractive Maps Awoniyi will return to the Super Eagles for the first time in two years. The last time Awoniyi played for Nigeria was during the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Libya in Uyo, where...

Messi surpasses Ronaldo’s record after scoring for Inter Miami

21Sep

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Messi surpasses Ronaldo’s record after scoring for Inter Miami

Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi, on Sunday surpassed one of Al-Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo’s records after scoring for his team against San Diego Messi scored a goal as Inter Miami played 2-2 with San Diego in a Major League Soccer encounter. The Argentine netted a direct free kick in the 24th minute of the match, marking his 75th direct free-kick goal in his career. Messi’s goal means the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has now scored 930 goals in his career, making him the fastest and youngest player in the history of the sport to reach the 930-goal milestone. The record was previously held by Ronaldo, who achieved the feat at 40 years and 58 days old in 1272 matches. However, Messi did so in 1176 matches at 39 years and 88 days old. https://youtu....

What has he Peter Obi done for the Igbo people since entering politics? – Gov Soludo

21Sep

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Politics

What has he Peter Obi done for the Igbo people since entering politics? – Gov Soludo

Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has again, publicly criticized NDC presidential candidate and former governor of his state, Peter Obi. While speaking at a campaign rally in the state on Saturday, September 19, Soludo questioned Obi's political relevance to the state, Speaking in Igbo, Soludo said “Ask him, since he has been in politics, what has he brought to the Igbos? Look atthe bad state and erosion on Anambra for a long time? Since he started politics, what has he done about it? Then, when it is time for election, you come and start playing with our emotions and sill want us to waste our votes on you and remain where we are. It won't happen again. 2026, will be different. We Igbos will get our share this time around by voting right'' https://youtu.b...

UPDATE: NSCDC parades suspended Niger Commandant and some officers over de@th of 37 miners

21Sep

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UPDATE: NSCDC parades suspended Niger Commandant and some officers over de@th of 37 miners

Authorities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have paraded its suspended Niger State Commandant, Commandant Suberu Aniviye, and other officers linked to the de@ths of 37 alleged illegal miners in the Corps’ custody. The 37 detainees lost their lives last Thursday, after they were arrested during anti-illegal mining operations conducted by the NSCDC in the M.I. Wushishi and Lukoto areas of Niger State on September 15 and 16and detained in a cell in the NSCDC premises. The officers are currently being paraded at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Sauka, Abuja, on Sunday, as the Corps’ National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commandant Babawale Afolabi, briefs journalists on the preliminary findings into the incident. The NSCDC had initially attributed ...

Italy set to ban niqabs and burqas in schools, limit foreign students per class

21Sep

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Italy set to ban niqabs and burqas in schools, limit foreign students per class

Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and to cap the number of foreign students per class. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this on Sunday, September 20, at a youth event organised by her party. Meloni said a package of measures will soon go before the Italian cabinet, including a ban on burqas and niqabs in schools, a requirement for parents of pupils facing “serious difficulties integrating” into the national school system to learn Italian, and a limit on places for foreign pupils. “It is unacceptable that in an Italian classroom the children who end up feeling pushed into a corner are Italian children because they have become the minority. That cannot be allowed,” Meloni said during a rally organised by Gioventù Nazionale, the youth wing of her Brothers o...

Presidency confirms Tinubu’s absence from UN General Assembly {VIDEO}

21Sep

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Presidency confirms Tinubu’s absence from UN General Assembly {VIDEO}

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not be physically present at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. The development follows an announcement by the Presidency that the President would return to Nigeria after his three-week vacation in Europe. DownloadInteractive Maps Stanley Nkwocha, spokesman to Vice President Kashim Shettima, announced the development in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Tinubu had directed the Vice President to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the UNGA. Tinubu’s absence was also confirmed after a provisional list of speakers obtained News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed that Shettima would represent Nigeria at the high-level General Debate. Tinubu had been listed as the 10th speaker durin...

BREAKING: Former Kogi gov Ibrahim Idris dies at 77

20Sep

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BREAKING: Former Kogi gov Ibrahim Idris dies at 77

A former governor of Kogi State, Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.Idris died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom. Following his death, Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, and other top government officials visited the Abuja residence of the deceased to commiserate with his family. The visit was disclosed in a condolence message issued on Sunday by Onogwu Muhammed, former Chief Press Secretary to Bello and Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on Public Relations. The statement read, “Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Ahmed Usman Ododo; former Governor Yahaya Bello, CON, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Abdullahi Bello, and other top government officials have arrived at the Abuja reside...

Education ministry’s strike suspension claim null, void – ASCSN

20Sep

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Education ministry’s strike suspension claim null, void – ASCSN

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has rejected claims that the ongoing strike by workers in Federal Unity Colleges has been suspended, insisting that only the union’s recognised leadership has the authority to call off the industrial action.The union made this known in a communiqué issued after an emergency virtual meeting of its zonal coordinators in the Federal Unity Colleges with the Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday. ASCSN said the nationwide strike, which affects workers in the 115 Federal Unity Colleges, the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters, the Federal Education Quality Assurance Service (FEQAS) and the Science Equipment Centre, would continue. The union accused the Ministry of Education of acting in bad faith by failing to fulfi...

Filling stations under pressure to reduce fuel price as crude oil falls

20Sep

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Business

Filling stations under pressure to reduce fuel price as crude oil falls

The fresh drop in crude oil prices at the weekend has put Nigerian petroleum products marketers and refiners under pressure to cut the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped by 0.99 per cent and 1.58 per cent to $103.9 and $100.3 per barrel, respectively. Recall that Brent crude had risen above $107 per barrel amid renewed tensions in the Middle East. The escalation in crude oil prices had seen domestic fuel prices go through the roof in Nigeria. However, the recent drop in crude oil prices has put fresh pressure on refiners and marketers to reduce domestic fuel prices. Nigerian filling stations dispense petrol at between N1,395 and N1,450 per litre, while pri...

UPDATE: Trump pardons PGA golf caddy’s drug conviction so he can play in British Open

20Sep

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UPDATE: Trump pardons PGA golf caddy’s drug conviction so he can play in British Open

US President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to the Professional Golfers' Association Tour caddie, Eric Larson over a decades-old federal drug conviction that had prevented him from travelling to the United Kingdom for major golf tournaments. Larson, who works as a caddie for American golfer Harris English, was pardoned on September 3 over his 1995 conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He was sentenced to 156 months in prison, five years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine. Larson ultimately served about 11 years behind bars. His criminal record later created difficulties travelling to the UK and prevented him from accompanying English at the 2025 British Open. English went on to finish second at the tournament, earning $1.8 million in prize money. Wit...