Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigers lose to Italy, crash out of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, are out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after losing 71-80 in their last Group B game on Saturday. D’Tigers had rounded off their pre-Olympic...
View ArticleVIDEO: So This Happened (112) reviews Abba Kyari’s relationship with...
In this episode of So This Happened, we review the allegation made by a United States District Court against a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari over his relationship with the...
View ArticleAlaafin shuns Ooni-backed group over alleged anti-Buhari posture
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Friday, at the last minute, allegedly cancelled an appointment he gave to a Yoruba group, Ooni’s Caucus, on the alleged complaint that members of the group...
View ArticleOsun APC to adopt consensus for ward congress
The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Gboyega Famodun, on Friday, said the party would be adopting a consensus system at the party’s ward congress on Saturday. Famodun...
View ArticleRachel Oniga: A legend is gone, fans mourn
Fans have taken to social media to mourn the demise of veteran Nollywood actress, Rachel Oniga. Her son, Olatunji, confirmed the death of the actress to The PUNCH on Saturday, saying his mother died on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Djokovic loses to Busta in Olympics bronze-medal match
Novak Djokovic lost his second singles match in as many days as Pablo Carreno Busta beat the world number one to win the Olympic bronze medal on Saturday. Djokovic, whose Golden Grand Slam hopes were...
View ArticleAs woman in leadership, no one has underestimated me twice –Okereke, Senior...
Dr Ebere Okereke is Senior Technical Adviser at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. The Senior Public Health Adviser, Africa Centre for Disease Control; and Clinical Consultant in Global Public...
View ArticleAftermath of Imo bloodbath: FMC Owerri mortuary battles to contain excess...
•Most are victims of extrajudicial killings –Sources •We’re awaiting approval for mass burial –Chief mortician Imo State has been a theatre of war with corpses overrunning the Federal Medical Centre...
View ArticleMy heart bleeds, mum pays tribute as Super TV CEO is buried
Mrs Sylvia Ataga, the mother of the slain Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has shared fond memories of her son who was laid to rest on Friday at Ebony Vaults in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Sylvia...
View ArticleEl-Zakzaky, wife to jet out for check-up, face fresh terrorism charges
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, are planning to embark on a foreign trip for medical check-up, Saturday PUNCH learnt on Friday. It was...
View ArticleKenya suspends five referees over match-fixing charges
Kenya on Saturday announced the provisional suspension of five top football league referees over allegations of match-fixing and the manipulation of national league results. Two of the suspended...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ streaming release
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over its decision to release superhero movie “Black Widow” on streaming at the same time as in theaters, alleging a breach of contract which cost the star millions of...
View ArticleLagos school secretary arraigned for alleged diversion of N6m school fees
The secretary of a private primary school in Ifako, Lagos State, Oluwabusola Oluwatosin, has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba over alleged diversion of N6m belonging to...
View ArticleRefineries suffer 13-month loss of N104.3bn, refine zero oil
A total loss of N104.3bn was recorded by Nigeria’s refineries in 13 months, even as the facilities refined no crude oil throughout the period, the latest report released by the Nigerian National...
View ArticleAPC Congress: Ebonyi adopts Option A4 voting system
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi adopted Option A4 voting system in the conduct of the party’s Ward congress in the 171 electoral wards in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
View ArticleRoads construction: FG refunds N143bn to five states –Minister
Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of State, Works and Housing, on Saturday, disclosed that the Federal Government had refunded N143 billion to five states for constructing federal roads. He made the...
View ArticleOne shot as community burns three Customs vehicles in Ogun
One person has been shot and three vehicles burnt after officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and residents of Ayetoro in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State engaged in a violent...
View ArticleDelta variant: Community transmission worsens, 10 states record over 100%...
More than 10 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory have seen over 100 per cent increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in a four-week period, an analysis by Sunday PUNCH has shown....
View ArticleVIDEO: Why I told some lies about my life -Popular Lagos amputee hawker, Mary...
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View Article‘Only healthy lifestyle can curb non-communicable diseases’
Experts have said that placing a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages by the governments will not stop Nigerians from consuming them, nor will it reduce the incidence of...
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