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Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has made a u-turn of his stance about signing Rodri from Manchester City. Perez initially refused to sanction a move for Rodri. But according to Marca, no formal negotiations have begun between Madrid and City. However, there is growing optimism that Rodri could become the club’s marquee signing this summer. Madrid view the Spain captain as the ideal player to become the new leader of its midfield, a position the club considers a top priority to strengthen. Meanwhile, Manchester City has no intention of giving up easily. You may like

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Delta state wing, has announced plans to stage a peaceful protest on Thursday, over what it described as an alleged attempt to polarise the union and undermine the August 27, 2018 stakeholders’ agreement involving the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASSUS. The union formally notified the Department of State Services (SSS) of the planned protest in a letter dated July 24, signed by State Secretary, Comrade Dan Basime, requesting security protection for its members. According to the NUT, the protest became necessary following recent developments which it believes threaten industrial harmony and seek…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says he has never in his life seen N1billion cash. Ndume made this known on Friday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He was responding to kidnap intermediary allegation leveled against him for by one Samaila Kaigame, the purported leader of Borno South Youth Alliance. The longest-serving lawmaker at the red chamber of the National Assembly denied the accusations of receiving ransom money. “I have said it already. In my life, I have never seen N1billion cash, not to talk of N5billion. “After…

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, have distanced themselves from a protest over the appointment of the hospital’s substantive Medical Director, describing the action as premature. In a statement issued on Friday in Calabar, the unions said the demonstrators were “unknown workers” and not recognised members of staff of the federal health institution. The statement, signed by the JOHESU chapter chairman, Nathaniel Eyo, noted that the Federal Government had yet to announce the outcome of the selection process for a substantive Medical Director, making any protest over the…

A section of the newly commissioned LAMECO flyover in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has sustained damage barely three weeks after it was opened to traffic, following prolonged rainfall. The 672-metre flyover, commissioned by Governor Ademola Adeleke on July 1, 2026, developed a noticeable depression on one section of the carriageway after an overnight downpour that lasted for almost eight hours between Thursday and Friday. The affected portion of the bridge showed visible cracks and a sunken asphalt surface, prompting motorists and motorcyclists to slow down while navigating the area before traffic authorities restricted access. Residents and commuters expressed concern over the condition…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has accused President Bola Tinubu of enabling budget padding by the National Assembly, citing the alleged insertion of a N1.4 billion road project in Ogun State into the budget of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education, NCAOOSCE. Recall that NCAOOSCE is facing scrutiny over the allocation of ₦8.4 billion for road infrastructure projects in Ogun, Ekiti, and Katsina states, which are outside its educational mandate. The commission denied responsibility for the development, blaming the National Assembly for inserting the “off-mandate” constituency projects into its 2026 budget. Falana, who spoke at the…

Social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate and dismiss a police officer captured in a viral video allegedly demanding money from a motorist and making tribal slur. The call followed a video posted on VDM’s official social media page, which showed a police officer stopping a motorist for a routine check and requesting his vehicle documents. According to the video, the motorist presented his driver’s licence and other vehicle documents, which the officer examined before allegedly asking him to “settle” him. The motorist, however, told…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested at least four suspects for allegedly assaulting and public humiliating a resident of the state captured in viral video clip dancing. DAILY POST reports that the victim, one Boluwaji Temidayo, was accused of making fake transfer to a Point of Sales, POS operator. According to the video making the rounds, some angry youths were seen assaulting the victim, forcing him to dance with the POS machine on his head. A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh condemned the incident. The PPRO explained that…

BUA Cement recorded a net foreign exchange gain of N16.57 billion during the first half of 2026 compared with only N782.8 million in the same period last year and a N9.70 billion foreign exchange loss for the full 2025 financial year. This marked reversal reflects the relatively more stable exchange rate environment that has followed the sharp currency adjustments experienced over the previous two years. The improvement helped reduce overall net finance costs to just N3.41 billion, compared with N31.37 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, despite the company continuing to carry substantial borrowings. Finance income also increased sharply to N18.73 billion, supported by higher…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the crash-landing of Enugu Air at Benin airport in Edo State. In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo said he had ordered all the relevant agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel the cause of the incident. DAILY POST recalls that the aircraft crashed at Benin City airport on Thursday. Following the incident, Air Peace aircraft suspended all its flights to and from the Benin Airport after the temporary closure of the airport’s runway following a runway incursion. Reacting, Keyamo said, “I have been duly…