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A factional Shi’ite’s organization in Nigeria, Al-Thaqalayn Cultural Foundation, on Tuesday said the controversial Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) is a fake movement. The group, however, implored the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to desist from using the IMN crises to make Nigeria another testing ground for their struggle for regional supremacy. It debunked suggestions that IMN is synonymous to Shi’ism, adding, that “neither of the two is interchangeable”. Secretary General of the factional Shi’ite’s group, Sheikh Hamza Muhammad Lawal, gave the clarification at a news conference in Kaduna on Tuesday. He explained that he was once a member of IMN between 1981 and 2000, after he returned from Qum, Islamic Republic of Iran, where he studied Theology. According to him, “IMN started in the late 1970s as a socio-cultural and politico-religious revivalist movement, drawing its inspiration and taking its cue from essentiall...

Former Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses, has been given a new shirt at Fenerbahce. Moses was allocated his preferred No 11 shirt ahead of the 2019-2020 season. In the second half of last season, the winger wore the No 8 kit following his 18-month loan move from Europa League champions, Chelsea. The Nigerian has now switched shirt number from 8 to 11 and wore the number in pre-season games against Boluspor, Bursaspor, Wolfsburg, Hertha BSC and Bayern Munich. Turkey international, Mehmet Ekici, wore the number 11 for Fernabahce last season. However, he has now taken the number 8 kit while Moses wears the 11. Moses is predominantly a right winger, his preferred jersey number is 11, and he played with the number during his time with the Nigerian national team, Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will assign portfolios, when his cabinet is formally inaugurated. Buhari disclosed this via his verified Twitter page on Tuesday, hours after the Senate concluded screening of the 43 nominees he sent to them. “I welcome the conclusion of the confirmation process for Ministerial nominees. I commend the Senate for spitefully attending to this very important task. “Portfolios will be assigned when the Cabinet is formally inaugurated. I look forward to working with this very capable team,” the tweet read. All the 43 ministerial nominees sent to the Red Chamber have now been confirmed. Buhari had last Tuesday sent a list of potential ministers to the Senate for screening. The lawmakers postponed their annual vacation to conduct the screening within five days.

Arsenal on Tuesday completed the signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille, Gianluca Di Marzio reports. DAILY POST had earlier reported that Pepe will fly in for his medical checks with Arsenal today, after both clubs agreed on a £72million deal. Pepe signed a five-year deal with the Gunners and becomes the most expensive African football ever. The Ivory Coast international emerged as one of this summer’s most sought after players, after scoring 22 goals in the league last season. Napoli and Liverpool were also keen on the player, but his agent decided that Unai Emery’s project is the best for the 24-year-old.

Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Forward Neymar to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. He also said that he wants Neymar to take care of himself and avoid injuries because the Brazilian international has had a lot of wounds in the past. DAILY POST had reported that Neymar has been consistently linked with a return to Barcelona since joining PSG in 2017 for a world-record deal of £222 million. The 27-year-old had already revealed his intention to leave PSG for Barcelona in this summer’s transfer window. Asked to comment on reports linking Neymar with a move away from PSG, Ronaldo told Marca: “I don’t know. He’s a great player and I get along with him very well. There is a lot of talk about him, for Madrid, Barca, Juve. “It is the job of the press, because you have to sell papers, but I think Neymar will stay in Paris and, if not, look for where he is happy and where he can express his football. “I hope he will avoid injuries, because he has had a lot of them and t...

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has lost confidence in Eden Hazard, Sport reports. Hazard is said to have arrived at the club’ pre-season tour in Montreal 7kg overweight. It has caused friction at the club and Perez has distanced himself from playing a part in his acquisition. Instead, it is reported, sources have said Perez now has no confidence in Hazard and signed him only at the request of Zidane. Hazard, who smashed the club’s transfer record after sealing a £150million move earlier this summer, will have to bear much of the brunt of the attacking burden at the Bernabeu this season.

Gbemisola Saraki, former Kwara dental Senator and ministerial nominee, on Monday said Senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, abandoned her. Saraki said this during her ministerial confirmation on the floor of the Senate. Responding to shouts by PDP Senators, the former lawmaker responded by saying, “You abandoned me.” When asked to make a few remarks after her introduction by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Saraki said: “I don’t think there is anything else I need to add, except there is something else you want to know.” Following her comment, she was asked to “take a bow and go.” Saraki, who is a sister to the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was a member of PDP until April 7, 2015 when she defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The American reality TV show – “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” which first debuted on October 14, 2007, has been proven to leave viewers worse than the Kardashians themselves according to a new study by the London School of Economics. 487 people between the ages of 18 -49 were selected and asked questions about nine TV shows including ‘X-Factor’, ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ and ‘The Apprentice’. Researchers found out that those who watched these shows regularly were more likely to be materialistic and lack empathy compared to lighter consumers of these shows. The two groups were also shown adverts of celebrities showing off expensive goods, dinosaurs and other neutral images. They were also asked about success, wealth and government benefits for the needy. Those who were shown the materialistic ads were more likely to stand against benefits for the impoverished though they only saw the ads for about a minute. The study further suggests that reality TV shows that glam...

Tonight live eviction show saw Nelson and Thelma leaving the Big Brother Naija House. They  are the sixth and seventh housemate to leave the reality show. Nelson was the first to be evicted.  During his four-week stay in the house, the model and beauty pageant winner snapped up the Head of House title and was also the masseuse in the house. He wasn’t immune to the love triangles that have become a prominent feature in this season. Though his first love interest was Diane, he however felt his fellow evicted housemate Tuoyo has more hots for her. Thus, in the spirit of brotherhood, decided to set his eyes on another available spicy housemate in the house. But he didn’t really have to work hard because Esther had her eyes on him. At the live show, he revealed that Esther was a strong woman who wasn’t willing to let go of him. This characteristic he said was a huge turn on for him. With him out of the house, will Frodd who has been rejected by Esther stand a chance? Initi...

General Buhari Sent The List He Should Have Sent to EFCC The Gunners took the lead in the first half, after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang volleyed in Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s cross. However, Unai Emery’s men to extend their lead and allowed the Ligue 1 side back into the game. Moussa Dembele headed in Memphis Depay’s cross, before finishing coolly past Bernd Leno. Arsenal face Angers in their next pre-season friendly on Wednesday.

At an average age of 47, the cabinet Boris Johnson assembled 3 hours after becoming Britain’s Prime Minister, is the United Kingdom’s YOUNGEST ever cabinet. At an average of of 59, the ministers General Buhari assembled 142 days after ‘winning’ (read rigging) his re-election, is Nigeria’s OLDEST ever cabinet. According to the United Nations, the average age of the Nigerian population is 17.9 years, with 63% of Nigerians being below 25 years of age. Nigeria has one of world’s YOUNGEST populations. Now, thanks to General Buhari nominating a gerontocratic cabinet, Nigeria now also has the world’s OLDEST government. How can a country so YOUNG be ruled by people so OLD? And the annoying thing is that one of General Buhari’s ministerial nominees, Timipre Sylva, was prosecuted by another of General Buhari’s ministerial nominees, Festus Keyamo, when Sylva was facing a N19 billion fraud case? Today both of them will now fight corruption with Buhari! Just yesterday, a General was urging ‘...

This is based on Frank Lampard’s assessment of their pre-season tour to Japan Chelsea midfielders, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko, are set to leave the club, following Frank Lampard’s assessment of their pre-season tour to Japan. Lampard, who can’t sign players because of a transfer ban, wanted to take a proper look at his squad in the Far East, before deciding on their futures. Having done so, the former England international, now deems the £75million pair as surplus to requirements. Drinkwater, who won the Premier League with Leicester City, has played only 23 times for Chelsea following his £35million move in 2017. His last appearance came against Manchester City in the Community Shield last August. Bakayoko, 24, joined from Monaco the same summer as Drinkwater. But he was loaned out to AC Milan last season, after struggling in the Premier League. With Lampard restricted to 17 overseas players in Chelsea’s Premier League squad, he has decided that Bakayoko can b...

Dybala is no longer convinced that he will receive regular game time under Sarri next season. Juventus star, Paulo Dybala has agreed a transfer move to Tottenham Hotspur this summer. According to Tuttosport, the Argentine international made the decision to join the Premier League giants after holding talks with Juventus manager, Maurizio Sarri. The Italian newspaper is reporting that Dybala is no longer convinced that he will receive regular game time under Sarri next season. DAILY POST had reported that Tottenham have contacted Juventus over an audacious £80million swoop for striker Paulo Dybala. Spurs officials have spoken to their counterparts in Turin over the 25-year-old striker. Dybala has suffered from Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Juventus, scoring just 10 goals last season. Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is now keen on the possibility of bringing Dybala in to forge a fearsome partnership with Harry Kane. Dybala has also drawn interest from...

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has given update on the outcome of the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Olu Adenipekun, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), while briefing newsmen in Lagos State, said a total of 1,020,519 candidates, who sat for the 2019 May/June WASSCE for schools, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics. He said that there was an improvement in candidates’ performances in 2019 when compared to that of 2018 in the same examination. The HNO said that out of the number of candidates who registered for the examination, 1,590,173 sat for the examination which was also administered to some candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, where Nigerian curriculum for the Senior Secondary School was used. According to him, a total of 1,309,570 candidates also obtained credits and above in a minimum of any five subjects, with or...

Umar, Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja .The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Thursday granted a Non-commissioned officer (NCO), Aircraftsman (ACM) Bashir Umar, double promotion for his display of honesty by returning 37,000 Euros recovered from the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano recently. Umar was promoted to the rank of corporal. The money was returned to the owner, a Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Ahmed, who had left his number on the bag containing the foreign currency. Speaking at the special decoration held for the recipient at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said the officer displayed uncommon of integrity. “I am particularly thrilled to be part of another history being recorded here today, by the exemplary conduct of this Non-commissioned officer. ACM Bashir’s display of uncommon act of integrity by returning €37,000 he found at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano to its owner on July 7, 2019 while perf...

There's is nothing i want more than playing for Nigeria, says the Geman-born goalkeeper Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernor Rohr, has revealed his plan to introduce young Germany-born goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, into the Nigeria’s senior national team. The German coach has seen the Fortuna Düsseldorf II goalkeeper as the solution to Super Eagles goalkeeping problem after 2019 African Cup of Nations disappointments. Daniel Akpeyi, who was named the number one goalkeeper at the just-concluded tournament in Egypt, came under scathing criticisms for a largely unconvincing display. Okoye is eligible to play for either Germany or Nigeria but the former Bayern Leverkusen safe hands has expressed his desire to represent Nigeria. The goalkeeper, who plays in the Bundesliga 2, was invited to the U-23 national side for an Olympics qualifier earlier in the year but club commitments held him back. “My aim is to improve all the departments in the team. The most important ones ar...

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, is set to undergo trials with Ligue 1 side Dijon FCO, the club announced on its official website. Enyeama is eager to make a return to competitive football, since leaving Lille by mutual consent in August 2018. The 36-year-old left Lille, after falling out with manager Marcelo Bielsa, who is now coach of Leeds United. Enyeama was part of the Nigeria squad that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations under the Late Stephen Keshi. He was tipped to make a final return to the Super Eagles squad, before the just-concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. But decided not to come out of international retirement.

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections hailed the visa restriction on some Nigerian politicians by US authorities in his statement which served as a reaction to the announcement. According to Atiku, the visa restriction vindicates his claim that the 2019 elections was rigged. He also accused the APC-led government of using propaganda to deny the rigged election, which he described as “daylight robbery.” He said: “It seems that day has come. After many months of living in denial, the Buhari regime is now faced with the truth in the form of a US visa ban on politicians who undermined Nigeria’s democracy.” The PDP Presidential candidate, is enmeshed in an election tribunal face-off with President Buhari over the 2019 election he claimed to have won.

The US Government has imposed visa restrictions on “individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process.” A spokesperson of the US Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ortagus explained that the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. According to her, the unidentified individuals had “operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and undermined democratic principles and human rights”. “In a January 24 statement, the U.S. government said that we would consider consequences – including visa restrictions – for individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process or for organising election-related violence. “To that end, the Secretary of State is imposing visa restrictions on Nigerians believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria. “These individuals have operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian peopl...

What to look out for during Barcelona's tour of Japan Barcelona kicked off their 2019 preseason with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday in the Rakuten Cup at the Saitama Stadium in Japan. Ivan Rakitic, rumoured to be part of a mega-swap with PSG for Neymar, made sure Barcelona got on the scoresheet with a searing right-footed strike in second half stoppage time after goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley had given Chelsea a two-goal lead. Among Barcelona's main summer arrivals, Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong, it was Griezmann getting the start while the Dutchman started on the bench. Ousmane Dembele and Collado joined the Frenchman up top, while 2018 preseason sensation Riqui Puig joined the two Busquets, Sergio and Oriol, in midfield. Meanwhile, in the back it was the familiar sight of full-backs Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba, centre-backs Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti, plus goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. As for Chelsea, some of the more notable na...

Senegal and Algeria will do battle in Cairo for the right to be crowned 2019 Africa Cup of Nations champions. The Lions of Teranga, who are the continent’s top team at 22nd on the FIFA Ranking, closed in on the title for the first time thanks to a narrow 1-0 success over Tunisia, with an own goal in extra-time sufficient for them to progress after their opponents had missed a late penalty in normal time. Meanwhile, Algeria, who have lifted the trophy only once before, have been the revelation of the tournament and edged Nigeria last Sunday thanks to a dramatic late winner from Riyad Mahrez. Editors' Picks Gernot Rohr lacks talent to coach Nigeria – Akpoborie EXTRA TIME: Nigerian Presidency receives Super Eagles in Abuja Afcon 2021 Qualifiers: Draw pairs Nigeria with Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Benin 'It's a 13-month year' - Klopp shrugs off Mane concerns as Liverpool prepare for Dortmund test The sides met in the group stage, with the North Africans winnin...

Lionel Messi should apologise for his harsh comments at the Copa America in order to avoid a sanction, an Argentine member of sport's highest court said on Monday. Following defeats in the last two finals, Messi had another frustrating end to the tournament when he was sent off in the third-place game between Argentina and Chile. He protested the refereeing and alleged "corruption," claiming Argentina had been treated unfairly. Although a decision has not been announced, CONMEBOL could penalise Messi. “I’d advise Messi to apologise because they’re going to shake him with a sanction,” Gustavo Abreu, an Argentine member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport told local Club Octubre radio. “He should apologise so they don’t hit him with everything.” Abreu also suggested the Argentine Football Association contact Messi and ask him to say sorry. Messi was red carded after getting into a first-half shoving match with Chile midfielder Gary Medel, who also was ej...

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted his team lost to Algeria, because their opponents “executed their pressing superbly and found good solutions in the midfield”. Nigeria failed to qualify for the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, after losing to the North Africans on Sunday. A William Troost-Ekong own goal gave the Desert Foxes the lead, before Odion Ighalo equalized from the spot after the break. With the game looking to head into extra time, Riyad Mahrez stepped up and smashed a free-kick past Daniel Akpeyi. Speaking to the media after the match, Rohr said: “They executed their pressing superbly and found good situations in the midfield. We could not find a solution and we could not locate our wingers. “My team is still young and they will still improve tactically in the future and they will do it. “We are sad we lost, the players played for extra time but we lost in the last minute to a good goal. “They were better in the fir...

The two semi-final fixtures at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been confirmed, following the completion of the quarter-final matches on Thursday. In the first game, Senegal will take on Tunisia, who defeated Madagascar in the previous round. Nigeria will clash with Algeria, who defeated Ivory Coast in the last eight, later on Sunday in Cairo. AFCON semi-finals: Sunday, July 14 17:00pm Senegal vs Tunisia 20:00pm Nigeria vs Algeria

South Africa midfielder, Dean Furman, has blamed Stuart Baxter’s men for not moving the ball quick enough following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Nigeria at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final on Wednesday. The 31-year-old experienced player blamed the Bafana Bafana for not hurting Gernot Rohr’s men and allowing the Super Eagles to settle down in the first half. Goals from Samuel Chukwueze and William Troost-Ekong handed Nigeria the victory over South Africa at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt. “They (Nigeria) kind of settled for us in the first half. We did not move the ball quick enough,” Furman told SuperSport. “So, we did not hurt them enough. Then they got their goal and again they settled and waited for us to make mistakes.” Furman added: “In the second half, we decided to press them high up on the pitch. Kind of how we were meant to do that like we did the other night (against Egypt) and it worked for us,” he said. “We became more alive. We g...

Controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo reveals in her new post recently that a member of CAN has being begging her not to reveal the truth about Pastor Fatoyinbo and Busola Dakolo rape alleagation case. She also said if she reveals the truth it will damage three churches in nigeria. However kemi olunloyo comes for those who are dropping negative comments on her page concerning pastor Fatoyinbo rape allegation l, says they are not intelligent.

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised upcoming Christian Ministers to abstain from every appearance of evil. This comes amidst the backdrop of several allegations emanating against Pastors and religious leaders in the country. Pastors in Nigeria have been in the news for the wrong reason of late, with Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, the most recent one. DAILY POST had reported that wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, Busola, had also alleged that the COZA founder forcefully raped her when she was young. The mother-of-three narrated how Pastor Fatoyinbo allegedly forced his way into her when she was a teenager. Fatoyinbo, who denied the allegation, however, admitted that Busola once attended the same church with his family. The clergyman consequently ordered his lawyers to institute both criminal and civil cases against Busola. But speaking in a sermons titled ‘Bo...