Author: Vera
As Bendel Insurance FC tango against Aso Chef’s of Algeria in CAF Cup in Benin, Edo State Speaker Blessing Agbebaku has charged Edo Arsenal to aim for total success. Recall that Bendel Insurance FC has waited for 43 yrs for a continental football ticket and would do thrive to conquer the visitors at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The Speaker therefore enjoined all fans to come out in their large numbers to cheer the team to victory. Insurance of Benin overcame Enugu Rangers 1-0 to pick the continental ticket.Edo State football Association has also thrown the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium gates open…
No fewer than Eleven Local Government Area Councils in Gombe State with over 2000 AthIetes will participate in the U-15 AthIetics Open Trials for the forthcoming National Youth Games in Delta State. The trials which is planned by the Gombe Athletics Association (GAA) will start August 17-18th at the Pantami Stadium and would feature the following events, 100/200m, 400m, Long jump and High jump, etc, for all boys and girls. Entries for the competition will end on or before August 16th with each participating AthIete to provide his or her birth certificate as pre-selection requirements for participation. According to the…
The South West Zone, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Oyo State Command, Department of State Services (DSS) have agreed to work closer to enhance service to stakeholders Nigerian Shippers Council Director in charge of the South West Zone and National Coordinator, Presidential Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), Mr. Moses Fadipe who led the NSC team in a courtesy visit to DSS, Ibadan, Oyo State Command disclosed that the visit was aimed at creating harmonious working relationship with relevant Federal Government Agencies in the South West Geo –political zone to ensure efficient and effective collaboration and service delivery. Fadipe disclosed…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju also known as Bobrisky, has lost his father, Kunle Okuneye, to the cold hands of death. Debola Okunneye, a son, who confirmed the death of the father today, Monday, 14th August 2023, said, “Yes, my father died this morning and we are making preparations for his burial.” According to Lastborn, a friend and colleague of the deceased, who is the Secretary of the Beach Nigeria Enterprises, a car hire service situated at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, where the late Okunneye worked as one of its directors, also confirmed that the deceased will be…
Cristiano Ronaldo has won his first ever title of the Saudi Pro League after thumping Al Hilal 2-1 in Arab Club Champion title on Saturday.Ronaldo who guided 10-man Al-Nassr to their first win ever scored a brace after Al-Nassr defender Abdulelah Al-Amri was sent off.Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after his move to Al-Nassr, who finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, but the 38-year-old scored six times in the tournament to finish as its top scorer en route to the title.The tournament is played by top Arab clubs in the region and included teams from Saudi…
A Nigerian registered company Melsmore Marine Nigeria limited has been given the responsibility for the relocation of the Modular Floating Dock of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, from the Naval Dockyard to the waterfront of the Dolphine Jetty at the NPA Dockyard which used to be the Continental Shipyard. In a statement, NIMASA said the company will move the floating dock from the Naval Dockyard to the waterfront of the Dolphine Jetty at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dockyard which used to be the Continental Shipyard. Representative of Melsmore, Danny Fuchs, recently engaged the Management of NIMASA…
The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has given a marching order to all Zonal Commanders and State Commandants to intensify patrols, monitoring and surveillance on Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) across the country, including manholes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CG gave this charge at the second edition of the CG’s quarterly conference in 2023, where he affirmed the critical nature of CNAI to national security and socio-economic development. “There is need for the Corps to strengthen security in all aspects of the country’s Critical…
The former National President and chieftain of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayinwola Shittu has said, Dr. Farinto Collins Kayode has the capacity to lead ANLCA, stressing that he holds no grudges against anybody in the association and he will always relate with everybody. Prince Shittu made the remarks on Thursday during a courtesy visit to him led by Dr Farinto Collins Kayode, one of the Presidential Candidates and his team in the coming ANLCA NECOM election. After the introductions, Dr Farinto Collins, the leader of the team extol the leadership qualities of Prince Olayinwola Shittu…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as fuel would continue to increase as long as the US Dollar rose in the foreign exchange market. Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President of IPMAN, disclosed this to DAILY POST exclusively while reacting to speculation of further fuel pump hikes. The IPMAN’s boss noted that fuel price will keep soaring if the dollar keeps rising in the forex market. He said: “Nigerians should understand that with fuel subsidy removal, the government is no longer determining pump prices but the market forces. The product is…
The Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has reaffirmed his resilience and commitment to collaborate with Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State to ensure the state continues to benefit from the Service. Adeniyi re-assurance came on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, when he received the Governor and his entourage at the Customs Headquarters, Abuja, on a courtesy visit. The Customs boss described Yobe as a strategic point of operation for the Nigeria Customs Service, adding that “Customs station is located in Geidam, and for us in Customs, Yobe is a very strategic place and critical in our operation.”…