Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah eyes Olympic double in 200m
Elaine Thompson-Herah sets out to follow up her Olympic 100 metres gold medal in the 200m on Monday with the athletics world wondering how much faster she can run. The 29-year-old Jamaican sprint queen...
View ArticleIPPIS: FG meets ASUU Monday as fresh strike looms
Delegations from the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities are expected to meet on Monday in a bid to avert a fresh strike. The PUNCH had reported that chairmen of ASUU branches...
View ArticleSecurity improving in Katsina -Masari
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Sunday said the current security situation in the state had improved when compared to what was obtainable in previous years. He thanked God for...
View ArticleOndo seals three buildings over environmental law violation
The Ondo State Government has sealed off three residential buildings in Akure, the state capital, as the owners and occupants of the affected buildings allegedly committed environmental offences. The...
View ArticleWard Congress: APC stakeholders disagree in Taraba
An attempt by stakeholders of the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressive Congress to arrive at a consensus arrangement as the mode of primaries has failed. Critical stakeholders of the party...
View ArticleNwokocha advances to women’s 200m semi-finals
Team Nigeria’s Grace Nwokocha on Monday in Tokyo at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s 200 metres event. Nwokocha ran a personal best of 22.47 seconds to finish...
View ArticleMan beats Ogun Okada operator to death for refusing him ride
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Michael Salako, for allegedly beating a motorcyclist, who refused to give him a ride. The incident happened last Wednesday on Sanni...
View ArticleHaba, Kyari!
If you went to nursery or primary school in Nigeria, you’re unlikely to miss the deafening ‘A-for-apple’ cognitive verbal rendition schoolchildren crammed and screamed. ‘A-for-apple!’, ‘B-for-ball!’,...
View ArticleBuhari’s ancestral village gets district head
The Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Faruk, has appointed Alhaji Musa Haro as the district head of the newly created Dumurkol district. Dumurkol, which is the ancestral village of the...
View ArticleVREG to curb vehicle theft, enhance national security —Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, says the introduction of the National Vehicle Registry (VREG) policy of the Federal Government is to reduce vehicle theft,...
View ArticleGunmen kill seven, raze 250 houses in Plateau -Community association
Seven persons were killed and 250 houses razed in some communities in Miango chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, according to a statement by the Iregwe Development Association on...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Pere, Maria to nominate housemates for eviction
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates, Pere and Maria are to nominate housemates for eviction as the show rolls into its second week. This comes after the house failed to correctly predict the duo...
View ArticleDutch distance runner Sifan Hassan fell during 1,500m heat — and still...
Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan kept alive her hopes of an unprecedented Olympic treble after picking herself up following a fall to win her 1,500 metres heat on Monday. The 28-year-old 1,500 and...
View ArticleXhaka to stay, Partey injury ‘not looking good’, says Arsenal’s Arteta
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Granit Xhaka will stay at the club this season, but there is an injury scare after Thomas Partey limped off during a pre-season friendly. Roma made offers...
View ArticlePuerto Rico win first Olympics athletics gold
Hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn claimed Puerto Rico’s first Olympics athletics gold on Monday but Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was absent from the women’s 200m after claiming her country had...
View ArticleI’m not asking for leniency, man tells judge, bags 205 years for killing five...
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate. Before...
View ArticleLionel Messi ‘banned’ from Barcelona training -Report
Lionel Messi will not be training with Barcelona until he signs a new contract at the Spanish club, according to reports. The Argentine has been a free agent since July 1 but is still likely sign a new...
View ArticleUSA stun Mexico in extra time to win Gold Cup final
Miles Robinson headed in the winner in extra time as the United States upset defending champions Mexico 1-0 on Sunday to capture their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. After a super performance by...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics: Blessing Oborududu advances to semi-final in wrestling
Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has booked her place in the semi-finals of women’s wrestling event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Powerful Oborodudu defeated Azerbaijani’s Elis Manolova and Meerim...
View ArticleNANS seeks common ground between FG, ASUU to avert strike
The president, National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, on Monday called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities to arrive at a common ground in...
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