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Nasarawa United technical adviser Mbwas Mangut believes his team will get better as the season progresses. The Solid Miners laboured to a 1-0 victory over Bendel Insurance in a Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday two encounter at the Lafia City Stadium on Sunday. Sam Pam scored the decisive goal 10 minutes after the break. Nasarawa United started the new season with a 3-1 defeat to Barau FC. Recommended Mangut admitted Bendel Insurance made things difficult for his team but is confident they will get better with more games. “Yeah, it was a difficult game for us. It was our…

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the comments made by the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), against former Kaduna State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Nasir El-Rufai. DAILY POST reported that Musa, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused El-Rufai of policies and actions that allegedly deepened divisions and insecurity in Kaduna State during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to Musa, “El-Rufai did a lot of terrible things in Kaduna State. He divided the state into two. In that, if you are from the south, you cannot go to the north to live.”…

Twenty-five family members of ISWAP terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops in separate incidents in Borno State amid intensified military operations against insurgents in the North-East. The surrender involved four people who gave themselves up to troops of 3 Battalion, Marine, at Combat Outpost Ladari on August 30, and another group of 21, comprising seven women and 14 children, who surrendered at Mafa on September 2. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, disclosed the development in a post on X. According to Makama, the four individuals who surrendered on August 30 were from…

Ikorodu City FC have strengthened their squad with the signing of Afeez Bankole for the new campaign, DAILY POST reports. The Oga Boys signed Bankole from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Kwara United. Bankole featured regularly for the Harmony Boys in the NPFL last season. He is expected to add experience to the Oga Boys backline in this campaign. Recommended Ikorodu City will be aiming for an improved performance after missing out on a continental slot last season. They started the new campaign with a 3-1 win over Ranchers Bees last weekend. You may like

Barcelona have opened a two-point gap at the top of LaLiga table following their 5-0 thumping of Valencia on Sunday. The Spanish champions watched on Saturday as their rivals Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Real Betis. Madrid’s defeat presented Barca with an early chance to establish an advantage in the title race. It was an opportunity that Hansi Flick’s men took with both hands. Recommended Lamine Yamal opened the scoring as early as the sixth minute, before Fermin Lopez made it 2-0 before the break. In the second half, Raphinha, Pedri and Yamal got on the scoresheet as Barcelona ran riot at the…

Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested during a joint operation by troops of the 90 Amphibious Battalion and officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the post, the suspects were arrested during a cordon-and-search operation carried out at about 10:10 pm on September 4 in Ugberukoko Community. The operation was reportedly launched after security operatives received intelligence about alleged drug-peddling activities in the Sapele area. Recommended “During the raid, five suspects…

Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Sobemap in the first leg of their CAF Champions League first preliminary round tie at the Moshood Abiola Sports Complex, Abeokuta, on Sunday. The Flying Antelopes dominated the opening exchanges, pushing the visitors back Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side scored the curtain raiser in the 23rd minute through Iwundu Chidozie. Sobemap stunned their hosts by scoring the equalising goal early in the second half. Recommended Rangers pushed for the winning goal but the visitors were resolute at the back. The teams will clash in the reverse fixture next week Sunday. You may like

The Nigerian Army, under Operation Udoka, has declared one Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as ‘Gentle The Yahoo’, wanted and offered a N30 million reward for credible information leading to his arrest. The Joint Task Force South-East, in a wanted notice, described the suspect as a threat to peace in the region, with members of the public urged to provide information that could assist security agencies in locating him. The military said a reward of N30 million awaits anyone who provides credible information leading to his capture. It charged residents to support efforts to curb violence and criminality in the…

Shooting Stars Chairman, Taiwo Lekan Salami believes his team deserved more from their 1-0 CAF Confederation Cup win against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia. Lucky Emmanuel grabbed the only goal in the first preliminary round clash at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta on Saturday. Salami commended his players for their performance in the game. “It was a good game, we dominated in the first half but we lost the momentum in the second half. We couldn’t keep the ball, all the same we were the better side” Salami told 3SCFANTV. Recommended “It was a game we could have scored more goals.…

A 40-year-old woman, identified as Patience Omonete, and her three children, aged 14, 12 and 10, were reportedly kidnapped at Onomi Farm in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this in a statement, said the victims were abducted from the farm on September 3, 2026. Ikoedem, however, said the woman and her three children have been rescued by a combined team of security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Okpella. She said the DPO mobilised police operatives, the Edo…