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Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice, has made it clear that no one will hand them the Premier League title. Rice also revealed that the squad had a “firm” conversation, following a miserable 2-2 draw with Wolves in midweek. The Gunners threw away a two-goal lead at Molineux but conceded the equalizer in stoppage time, to give Manchester City a big boost in the title race. The result led to more questions over Arsenal’s mentality. But Rice told the Sun: “We’re not going to be handed it, we need to go and win it, we need to deserve it and we need…

Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu has said that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, needs a mayor and not a minister. Yesufu said this in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Friday. Her comment came a few hours before the FCT Area Council election, where residents of the nation’s capital city would go to the polls and elect who would spearhead the activities of the six area councils. The co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirl, said, “Abuja needs a mayor! This nonsense appointment of a minister as the executive head of FCT needs to stop.” Reacting, an X user,…

Former Al-Nassr player Shaye Sharahili said that Cristiano Ronaldo tried joining Ramadan fast and went without food for two days during last year but failed to continue. The 41-year-old has been playing for the Saudi giants since January 2023, after joining as a free agent. In a chat with Thmanyah Sports, Sharahili said that playing football during Ramadan while fasting is tough for most players, especially foreigners, because of the changes in their daily routine. He said that Cristiano Ronaldo tried to fast for two days last year and realized it was not something easy to do. “Playing during Ramadan…

Dele Momodu, a popular Nigerian politician and publisher of Ovation Magazine, has disclosed that talks are ongoing with Adeleke’s family to settle the legal dispute between singer Davido and Sophia Momodu. He made this known while responding to the calls from the general public to intervene in the ongoing child custody battle between the singer and his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, who is Dele Momodu’s niece. DAILY POST reports that Davido had a week withdraw the custody case, after Sophia’s lawyer made reference to the circumstances surrounding the death of his late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke in court. However, reacting…

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Aliyu Modibbo, says the Northern Nigeria ceased to exist since the 1966 military coup. Modibbo said this on Friday when he featured in an interview on Trust TV. He was reacting to the state of the Northern Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that the 1966 military coup which was the first of its kind claimed the lives of prominent Northern leaders including the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, as well as the Alhaji Ahmadu Bello. “I think the Northern part of Nigeria as we were told or knew ceased to…

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State have rejected the outcome of the recent ward and local government congresses, describing the exercise as flawed and inconsistent with the party’s guidelines. Speaking with journalists on Friday, the group, led by Comrade Mustapha Dalailu Katagum, called on the state and national leadership of the party to nullify the process and conduct a fresh congress in line with the laid-down rules. Katagum, who described himself as a loyal member of the party since 2014, said the stakeholders were compelled to speak out over what they…

United States President Donald Trump faces a major setback as the Supreme Court of the United States on Friday, struck down his sweeping tariff measures imposed under a law designed for national emergencies, a ruling with far-reaching consequences for the global economy. The justices, in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, affirmed a lower court’s judgment that Trump exceeded his authority by invoking a 1977 statute to justify the tariffs. In the 170-page ruling, Roberts stated that the former president “falls short” of the legal threshold required to impose the tariffs under the cited law. At the…

Armed hoodlums wielding pump-action rifles, machetes, knives and planks on Thursday invaded the University of Calabar, disrupting the quadrennial congress and election of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, branch in the institution. The attackers reportedly stormed the congress venue shortly after national officers of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities arrived to supervise the exercise at the University of Calabar. The delegation was led by the Deputy National President, Leku Ador, who represented the National President. Other members of the delegation included the National Vice-President (South-South), Comrade Cheta Azuma; National Treasurer, Comrade Uchenna Nwokeji; and National Trustee,…

The Rivers State Police Command has announced restriction of movement ahead of the bye-election for Ahoada East State Constituency II and Khana State Constituency II scheduled for Saturday, February 21. The restriction will take effect from 12 noon to 6 p.m. on election day and will apply within and around Ahoada East and Khana Local Government Areas. According to the police, the measure is aimed at “ensuring a peaceful, free, fair, and credible election”. The Command said there will be a massive deployment of security personnel across the two LGAs “to prevent any breakdown of law and order and to…

Igbo clerics, under the umbrella of Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission, have condemned the killing of an Ondo State monarch, Oba Kehinde Falodun. Oba Falodun, the Alagamo of Agamo in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, was shot dead on Wednesday by gunmen who invaded his palace. Reacting to the development, the Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission, in a statement signed by Rev Tony Uzor Anthony, warned that the ‘jihad’ Nnamdi Kanu foretold has spread to Yorubaland in the South-West. The Igbo monarchs urged the Yoruba to to unite with the Igbos to fight a “common enemy”. The religious leaders…