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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is hoping Arsenal will concede goals soon. Guardiola was speaking after their 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Erling Haaland scored twice as City closed the gap between themselves and the Gunners to six points. Arsenal have been in stunning form lately and are yet to concede in seven matches across all competitions. When asked if his team could sniff the title, Guardiola replied: “Well, hopefully, Arsenal can concede one goal one day. It is not easy for them.bIt’s just 10 games, there are 28 more to play and many, many things…

A group of angry youths in Bida, Niger State, on Sunday attacked the convoy of Governor Umar Bago, vandalising several vehicles and injuring a senior government official following a failed cash distribution exercise. Sources told DAILY POST that the governor had earlier promised residents financial gifts ahead of the forthcoming local government elections, urging them to gather on Friday to receive the money. However, the situation reportedly turned chaotic when only a few individuals benefited from the funds, leaving many others disappointed and enraged. “The governor promised that everyone would receive money, but only a few people got anything. That’s…

Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently convene a meeting with all past Nigerian leaders to deliberate on the recent threat issued by United States President, Donald Trump, against Nigeria. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Sunday, Lamido described Trump’s comments as “very ominous,” warning that the potential consequences could be devastating if not properly managed. “The threat of war on Nigeria from President Trump of the United States of America, under whatever guise, is very ominous. The consequences of such action cannot be imagined,” he said.…

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving public education in the state. Soludo made this statement in an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. “We made an intentional decision to rescue and revamp our public school system. “There’s no education without teachers. We recruited 8,115 teachers. That’s the first thing we did in the first nine months. We recruited them competitively from 18 states in Nigeria. “The interest of the Anambra child is to be taught by the best teacher in the world not by the incompetent…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under its suspended National Chairman, Umar Damagum, saying the party has lost direction and was almost extinct. Speaking at a press briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Fayose said the suspension of Damagum and the appointment of Mohammed Abdulrahman as the acting national chairman marked a new beginning for the opposition party. Fayose said the PDP was in a hopeless state, adding that there was currently no sign of the party recovering.  He explained that many of its key members were leaving.  “Even the…

Amid the escalating crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the national level, following the suspension and counter-suspension of key members of its National Working Committee, NWC, the Osun State chapters of the PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have clashed over the potential impact of the turmoil ahead of the August 8, 2026, governorship election in the state. The Osun PDP, through its Director of Media and Publicity, Hezekiah Oladele Bamiji, maintained that the party remains strong and united despite the challenges confronting its national leadership. The APC, in a separate statement issued by its Director of…

The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has expressed deep concern over the latest developments in the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, which culminated in the suspension of the National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and five members of the National Working Committee of the party. Ortom attributes the crisis to what he describes as lack of cohesion in the management of the party’s internal affairs by its leadership. He recalls that he had previously met with the party’s leaders and offered constructive advice on how to resolve the disagreements in a manner that would have produced a win-win situation…

A counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, has warned that recent comments attributed to United States President Donald Trump could endanger Christians in Nigeria by emboldening terrorist groups to carry out targeted attacks under the guise of religious persecution. Makama, in a post on X on Sunday, said Trump’s remarks, which allegedly portrayed Nigerian Christians as victims of systematic violence, could be exploited by insurgent and extremist groups to justify intensified assaults on Christian communities and aggravate sectarian tensions. DAILY POST recalls that Trump had on Friday designated Nigeria as a country of particular concern. The US President cited what he described…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised United States President, Donald Trump over his recent threat to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians in the country. In a post shared on X on Sunday, Sowore warned Nigerians not to celebrate such rhetoric, saying foreign intervention has never brought peace to any nation. “The latest threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous,” Sowore wrote. He urged Nigerians regardless of religion to reject the idea of foreign…

Former Zamfara State Governor and Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will reclaim power in the state in 2027. Yari stated this while addressing party stakeholders at his residence in Talata Mafara on Saturday, insisting that the APC cannot be described as an opposition party in Zamfara given its national relevance and political strength. “Our presence here is to strengthen confidence among members and remind them that APC remains the ruling party in Nigeria. By 2027, we will return to lead Zamfara State. We cannot continue to be called the opposition,”…