By Samuel Bolaji Photos of Nigeria’s Super Falconets sleeping on chairs and floor at a Turkish airport in Istanbul, Turkey, have emerged online.The team was said to be travelling from Costa Rica and on a 24-hour layover in Istanbul.Posting the photos to his social media pages, a Super Eagles’ ...

Davido (middle) seen in the company of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo state; Nyesom Wike of Rivers state;Samuel Ortom of Benue state; and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state respectively.By Miftaudeen Raji American-Nigerian singer-songwriter David Adeleke, popular as Davido, has had a timeout with some ...

By Victoria Edeme  Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has successfully undergone a kidney transplant surgery, his management, Lakreem Entertainment, revealed on Monday.A statement by Myke Pam, on behalf of the management, noted that Eedris and his wife, Yetunde, who is his kidney donor, were both ...

By Peter Akinbo British sports promoter Eddie Hearn has said that Anthony Joshua will keep on fighting in the ring despite his second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk with a return expected in December.Despite doing better against Usyk than his showing last September in London, Joshua ultimately ...

By Peter AkinboNigerian Kamaru Usman remains a big betting favourite over welterweight champion Leon Edwards despite losing the title to the Briton on Sunday morning at UFC 278, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.Usman was knocked out and lost his belt to Edwards in the UFC 278 main event at Salt Lake ...

By Agency Report  Kylian Mbappe equalled a 30-year-old Ligue 1 record when he opened the scoring after eight seconds for Paris Saint-Germain in Lille on Sunday.PSG swept forward after kickoff. The move ended with Mbappe bursting into space, collecting a pass from Lionel Messi and surprising the ...

By Anthony Nlebem Following Nigerian Nightmare’s shocking defeat to British Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 title fight on Sunday morning, a host of fans have backed Usman will return stronger and better.Edwards sensationally knocked out Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title at UFC 278 in Salt ...

By Agency Report   Chelsea suffered their first Premier League defeat this season as Edouard Mendy’s embarrassing blunder put Leeds on course for a 3-0 win, while Brighton condemned West Ham to a third successive loss on Sunday.Mendy’s costly mistake was the catalyst for Chelsea’s shocking ...

By Peter AkinboLeon Edwards became Britain’s second ever UFC champion after he defeated Nigerian Kamaru Usman at the UFC 278 main event at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, USA on Sunday morning.Seven years ago, Usman outpointed Edwards as part of what became a 19-fight win streak for ...

By Peter AkinboThe highly anticipated  ‘Rage on the Red Sea’ heavyweight rematch between British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua versus Oleksandr Usyk, ended early on Sunday morning with Usyk retaining his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles on split decision.Former champion Joshua, who lost the four titles to ...

By John Owen NwachukwuManchester United and their arch-rivals, Liverpool will lock horns on Monday in what would have been the most exciting and biggest game of the new Premier League season so far.But supporters of both giants may not expect so much from teams that have started the season very ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Friday said it has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others.The Director-General of the NBC, Mallam Balarabe Shehu, who made the disclosure in a statement on Friday, said the ...

By Peter AkinboAnthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk went head-to-head on Wednesday at the final press conference before their title rematch this Saturday.On noticing that Usyk had gotten bigger for the second fight, Joshua warned the Ukrainian that it won’t be enough and would only help him (Usyk) ...

By Agency Report A British billionaire, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has shown interest to buy Manchester United.News of the 69-year-old’s interest follows a Bloomberg report that the Glazer family are willing to sell a minority stake in the club.“If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential ...

By Agency ReportNigeria’s U-20 girls, Falconets, set a World Cup group stage perfect record for themselves after beating Canada 3-1 in Alajuela on Thursday morning to finish with a perfect nine points out of nine in Group C.Head Coach, Chris Musa, said before the encounter that his girls would seek ...

By Don SilasManchester United have reportedly identified three Chelsea fringe players to sign as their desperate search for an attacker continues.Man United manager, Erik ten Hag, is frantically seeking forward reinforcements after walking away from a deal for Bologna’s Marko Arnautovic.A trio of ...

By Victoria Edeme Angel, wife of Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Kess, has made a plea to fans and viewers of the show to vote for her husband and keep him till the show’s finale.In a video shared on Kess’ page on Tuesday, his foreign wife prayed that God would protect her marriage after the ...

By Johnny EdwardManchester United find themselves bottom of the league for the first time since 1992 after their drubbing at Brentford and face Liverpool next in what should be a worrying sign for new manager Eric Ten Hag.This has put the record English champions in the spotlight for the wrong ...

By Ebenezer Bajela According to an Italian transfer market expert, Paolo Bargiggi, French champions Paris Saint Germain are not giving up on the acquisition of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen and are set to begin talks with Napoli for the striker.PSG are still looking for a player to ...

By Peter AkinboAnthony Joshua has promised to bring back the aggression into his boxing when he faces off against Oleksandr Usyk in their title rematch on Saturday, The PUNCH reports.Joshua admitted that last September when they fought, the mindset was to outbox his opponents, whoever it was, and ...

By Ifreke Inyang The 2022 World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil which was suspended last year will not be replayed.This was confirmed on Tuesday by both the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Brazil Football Confederation (CBF).On September 5, the fixture between the two South ...

Details have begun to emerge from the trial of Manchester City’s defender, Benjamin Mendy.Mendy and his co-defendant, Louis Saha Matturie are currently on trial at Chester Crown Court in England.They are facing an eight counts of rape and one sexual assault, said to have happened between 2018 and ...

By John Owen NwachukwuBillionaire business mogul, Elon Musk has said that he was only joking when he tweeted his intention to buy Premier League giants, Manchester United.Musk, who, while in the midst of a political ideology discussion on Twitter, announced his intention to buy the struggling club, ...

By John Owen NwachukwuFormer English professional footballers, Adebayo Akinfenwa and Darren Ambrose have said that something like the clash between Tottenham’s Antonio Conte and Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel should be seen more often in the Premier League.According to them, the two managers brought ...

By Ifreke Inyang  Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has said the two goals Tottenham Hotspur scored in their 2-2 draw on Sunday, should have been ruled out.Kalidou Koulibaly opened scoring at Stamford Bridge before Emile Hojbjerg equalized for the visitors.The Blues thought they had taken all three ...

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has admitted he wanted to substitute his entire team at half-time of their humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brentford.The Red Devils conceded four times in the opening 35 minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium.Ten Hag replaced Luke Shaw, Lisandro ...

By Fikayo OlowolagbaPopular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has clarified the reason behind her hit song ‘Somebody’s son.The mother of one said the song is not about relationships but about Jesus Christ.Tiwa said this in a viral video during her performance.According to her, people told her the song ...

By Don SilasChelsea have agreed on personal terms with Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana but are yet to have a bid accepted by the Foxes.According to Footmercato, Fofana has agreed on personal terms with Chelsea ahead of a possible switch to Stamford Bridge this summer.Chelsea are desperate to sign ...

By Ifreke Inyang   The draw for this season’s Carabao Cup second round was conducted on Wednesday night.This is the stage where Premier League clubs not involved in European competition enter the fray and play their lower-league rivals.That means the likes of Everton, Southampton and Newcastle ...

American tennis star Serena Williams has announced her retirement from tennis in the September issue of lifestyle magazine Vogue. He can officially announce his retirement by participating in the US Open at the end of this month. Hinting at her retirement in the new issue of Vogue, 23-time Grand ...

By Mike OyebolaOluwatobiloba Amusan inspired Team Nigeria to first place in the women’s 4x100m relay at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.Amusan and the quartet of Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili and Nzubechi Nwokocha won gold medal in a new African record of 42.10s.Amusan, who also won women’s 100m ...

By Nsikak NseyenDavid Adeleke, aka Davido, has mocked Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State for challenging his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke’s victory at the election petition tribunal.Recall that Governor Oyetola had on Friday approached the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo to ...

By Don SilasArsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has reserved special praise for William Saliba and Aaron Ramsdale after the Gunners defeated Crystal Palace in the opening game of the new Premier League season.Arteta watched as Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday ...

By Ifreke Inyang Chelsea are “working on deals” to sign Wesley Fofana and Denzel Dumfries this summer, according to The Athletic.Blues boss, Thomas Tuchel, is desperate to bring in more defenders ahead of the new season after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.Tuchel has already added ...

Manchester City squad numbers for the 2022/23 season have been made official.However, the squad numbers are subject to change during pre-season. The new season kicks off next weekend.Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in the Community Shield on Saturday.The Citizens have let the ...

 Arsenal have announced updated squad numbers ahead of the new Premier League season.The Gunners have been very busy in the current summer transfer window, signing the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Pablo Vieira, Marquinhos, and Zinchenko.Striker, Alexandre Lacazette has already followed Pierre-Emerick ...

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has said he was impressed by Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Sevilla in the Emirates Cup on Saturday.Mikel Arteta’s men ended a successful pre-season campaign with a resounding victory over the LaLiga club.Gabriel Jesus grabbed a hat-trick, while Bukayo Saka scored twice and ...

By Johnny Edward From a humble childhood in Oregun, Ijebu Ode, where she and her siblings lived in a one-bedroom apartment, Tobi Amusan pushed her way to victory through courage, hard work and determination to become Nigeria’s greatest sprinter of all time, writes JOHNNY EDWARDThe usually sleepy ...

Two Chelsea stars were missing as the club announced new squad numbers ahead of the 2022-23 season.Chelsea is preparing for the new season as they face Everton in their first match of the campaign next Saturday.But the likes of Billy Gilmour and Kenedy may not be part of the Blues team this season ...

Nigeria’s Queen of the track, Oluwatobiloba Amusan has arrived in Birmingham, United Kingdom for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.Amusan hit global headlines after she smashed the 100m hurdles world record and also claimed a Gold medal in the event at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in ...

Popular Singer, Habeeb Okikiola, AKA Portable, has reacted to his disqualification from the Headies Awards. DAILY POST had reported that organisers of the Headies Awards disqualified Portable for threatening to kill his co-nominees. Recall that on the 25th of May 2022, ...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, and Ebuka Obi Uchendu, Big Brother Naija host, have paid tribute to Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan.DAILY POST reports that Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete ...

Politicians are beginning to rely on the persuasive power of celebrities like musicians and actors to get votes during elections.DAILY POST observed that some of these celebrities have been able to influence the outcome of elections in favour of their preferred candidates.A good instance is a ...

Nigerian artiste, Habib Okikiola (Portable) has made an explosive admission. The controversial singer announced that he founded two notorious gangs in Lagos. Portable made the comment while boasting that he was not scared of anyone. In a trending video, he said: “Open your ears and be ...

  Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh is dead. According to The Nation, Ada died on Sunday in Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that ‘The Johnsons’ star, collapsed and died around 11 pm on Sunday. Recall that Ada Ameh had on June 15 opened up on her battle with mental health. She had said ...

By Babatunde Tugbobo   The end of a relationship or marriage is not always a pleasant experience. For some people who have had such experiences, it also had negative impacts on their careers. Two top actress— Funke Akindele and Tonto Dikeh— have both had marital crisis. However, they did not ...

By Babatunde Tugbobo   Award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has never hidden his love for his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as he has often gone all out to support him, particularly in his quest to emerge the governor of Osun State. Adeleke, who is a member of the ...

The trial of Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley resumed on Friday at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented more evidence against the music star. Naira Marley is standing trial on 11-count charge bordering on credit ...

Chelsea’s new signing, Kalidou Koulibaly has said that he joined Chelsea because the Blues really wanted him at Stamford Bridge. Koulibaliy also named Edouard Mendy and Jorginho as the Chelsea players who made it easier for him to join the west London club. Chelsea officially announced the ...

Raheem Sterling has flown to Los Angeles to link up with his soon-to-be new Chelsea team-mates ahead of official confirmation of his move from Man City. Sterling is close to joining the Blues in a deal worth £47.5m, rising to £50m and has already undergone a medical. The England ...