A Cambodian court jailed a Belgian man for life on Friday for smuggling a kilogram (2.2 lbs) of cocaine into the kingdom, a court official said. David Catry, 34, was arrested in January at Phnom Penh’s airport with the contraband in his suitcase, which he had carried from Brazil. He was found guilty of drug […]
France have booked their spot in the World Cup last 16 but a team forged in the image of coach Didier Deschamps is unlikely to win many friends or admirers. Deschamps, bidding to join an elite band to have won the World Cup as a player and coach, has a choice of forwards that is […]
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Thursday ordered a stay of execution of a state High Court ruling on the May 5, 2018 congresses conducted by the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. The court held that the grounds of appeal challenging the interlocutory orders of a High Court […]
’Tunji Ajibade (tunjioa@yahoo.com; 08036683657) One of our weaknesses in this country is that we always lack a plan of action. When we have the presence of mind to draw up one, we don’t follow it. The result is purposeless movement. There is a lot of movement, but little progress. I thought that, with the calibre […]
Fola Ojo For eight years, he loomed large as governor over a state called Plateau. And for that long, he plateaued above the law, taking domineering charge over unaudited security funds and ecological earmarks running into billions of naira. And much of it streamed down the sewer of corruption into his many private pockets. He […]
John Ameh, Sam Awoyinfa, Olaleye Aluko, Leke Baiyewu and Theophilus Onojeghen The South-East Caucus in the Senate, the Ijaw Youth Congress, the Centre Anti-Corruption and Open Leaders and an Afenifere chiefrain, Femi Okurounmu, have opposed the alterations made by the National Assembly to the 2018 budget. While the South-East caucus faulted the reduction in the […]
’Tana Aiyejina Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is among top Nigerian dignitaries who will attend the Super Eagles’ crucial Group D encounter against Iceland in Volgograd on Friday. It’s part of efforts by the Nigerian government to fire the national team to victory after they lost their opening group game to Croatia 2-0 in Kaliningrad on […]
Festus Abu, Volgograd Nigeria captain Mikel Obi says the Super Eagles are focussed on reaching the second round of the 2018 World Cup despite their poor start to their campaign in Russia. The Eagles lost 2-0 to Croatia in their opening group fixture in Kaliningrad on Saturday and they have been under intense criticisms from […]
Festus Abu, Volgograd Ahmed Musa will be handed a starting for the Super Eagles in their crucial Group D role 2018 World Cup clash against tournament debutants Iceland at the Volgograd Arena on Friday. A positive result will help Nigeria revive their chances of progressing to the Round of 16 of the championship, after their […]
Idris Adesina Nigeria are seeking to revive their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup when they battle Iceland for three points in their second Group D match at theVolgograd Arena on Friday. After losing their opening match in the group 2-0 to 1998 semi-finalists Croatia, the Super Eagles are […]
Festus Abu, Volgograd The Nigeria Football Supporters’ Club say they will be the Super Eagles’ 12th player on the pitch in their tricky Group D 2018 World Cup fixture against Iceland at the Volgograd Arena on Friday. It’s a must-win encounter for Nigeria, who found themselves in a precarious situation in the tournament after losing […]
Festus Abu, Volgograd History-making Iceland forward Alfred Finnbogason and goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson have described the Super Eagles as a physically strong side ahead of their Group D World Cup fixture at the Volgograd Arena on Friday. The Super Eagles, who lost their opening match against group leaders Croatia in Kaliningrad on Saturday, are desperate for […]
Samson Folarin Eniola, the son of telecommunications cum business mogul, Mike Adenuga, has been accused of allegedly abducting his daughter, Athena. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 28-year-old, accompanied by some policemen, allegedly went to pick up the three-year-old at her school in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Friday, May 18, 2018. He was […]
Samson Folarin A doctor in the Lekki area of Lagos State, Dr Emmanuel Okolo, has been accused of brutalising a nurse, Dorcas Adeyera. The incident happened at the Awoyaya Hospital and Maternity Centre, Ibeju Lekki. PUNCH Metro gathered that Okolo and Adeyera’s misunderstanding stemmed from the treatment of a patient rushed into the medical facility […]
Peter Dada, Akure Goods said to be worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident that occurred at a popular commercial centre at the post office area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday. The fire also gutted an office of the Akure South Local Government Area inside the centre. The market […]
Deji Lambo and Oluwatobi Akindele A factory driver, Dominic Nege, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing goods valued at N10.3m. The goods reportedly belonged to Rabel Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of International Breweries. PUNCH Metro learnt that on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, Nege was sent to deliver […]
Tony Okafor, Awka A 17-year-old girl has been gang-raped and killed in Ogwugwu village, Oba, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased, who just finished her West African Senior School Certificate Examination, was said to have been attacked and raped by six young men while on her way to buy […]
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan A robbery suspect, Yemi Lawa, has said he attended a church vigil in the Alakia area of Ibadan, Oyo State, but left soon after the programme began to burgle a house. Lawa was one of the 23 suspects that were paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, at the […]
Peter Dada, Akure A 13-year-old schoolboy, Usman Adamu, has allegedly been killed by a solder attached to the 32 Artilery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Ajowa Akoko, in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. In the incident that occurred on Wednesday, it was gathered that one other person, Kayejo Adbullahi, was […]
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday reiterated his administration’s commitment to fight drug abuse in the state. The governor stated this at the inauguration of the Lagos State Kicks Against Drug Abuse (LASKADA) in Agidingbi, Ikeja, adding that the menace of drug abuse was on the high side. The governor, who […]
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government has said it will collaborate with the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to clean the Apapa area. The Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti made this known during a tripartite meeting with the officials of the Ministry of the Environment, Apapa Local Government Area and NARTO […]
Lionel Messi and Argentina are facing the very real prospect of an early World Cup exit after a dreadful error from goalkeeper Willy Caballero set Croatia on their way to victory and a place in the last 16. On a night when so much was expected of Messi, Chelsea reserve goalkeeper Caballero made the most […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Lekki Concession Company Limited says it is set to partner the police and other law enforcement agencies to prosecute motorists using mobile phones while driving on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The Head of Route and Incidents Management, LCC, Mr Michael Aina, said on Thursday that the company took the decision in conjunction with […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has outlawed the training of private security guards by consultants. The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, who disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the government took the decision for national security reasons. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the training programme for Chief […]
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Federal Government to exercise caution over its plan to establish cattle ranches in some parts of the country and hold enough consultations, so as not to escalate the same problems it claims to be addressing. The party noted that the situation had already generated […]