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Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will lead the Belgium attack in their Euro 2020 opener against Russia on Saturday with Kevin De Bruyne sidelined and captain Eden Hazard on the bench. Lukaku has netted 60 goals in 93 appearances since his 2010 debut for the Red Devils and is flanked by Napoli winger Dries Mertens…

The Union of European Football Associations has said the Euro 2020 encounter between Denmark and Finland which was earlier suspended will hold later tonight. The match was interrupted and later suspended after Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field of play. A statement issued via the official Euro 2020 Twitter handle, @Euro2020, hours after the…

In this report, JOHNNY EDWARD and KELVIN EKERETE write about the emerging stars who could make an impact at the Euros

Gunmen struck at a farmstead at Iyemero Ekiti in the Ikole Council area of Ekiti State on Friday night and abducted a farmer, Jimoh Olodan. Sources said the gunmen, numbering about 18, invaded the farm settlement where the farmer and his household were, shooting sporadically and in the process, took Olodan away. A source, who…

The Nigerian military said on Saturday that 7,043 soldiers who were either wounded by bandits or insurgents in the last few years, had so far been treated and discharged at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, in Kaduna. The acting Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Colonel Stephen Onuchukwu, stated this while receiving the leadership…

The Federal Government says it has suspended the salaries of 331 civil servants for failure to update their Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System as was directed. Mr Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Career Management office, made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr Abdulaganiyu Aminu, Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Head…

Renowned health experts will on Monday discuss the need for more free blood donors at the PUNCH Media Foundation webinar series in commemoration of the World Blood Donor Day.

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of clamping down on citizens’ rights. The party made this known on Saturday via a statement titled, ‘June 12: PDP condemns APC, Buhari’s clampdown on peaceful protesters’, signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. Nigerian…

The Union of European Football Associations has confirmed that Denmark’s Christian Eriksen has been hospitalised and is in stable condition after he passed out in the Danes’ Euro 2020 opener against Finland on Saturday, The PUNCH reports. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half. Television…

Activist Agba Jalingo and human rights lawyer James Ibor among others were arrested during a protest in Calabar on Saturday. The June 12 protest to mark Democracy Day was held amid heavy deployment of police. They were arrested by Operation Puff Adder outfit and taken to the state Police Command Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar. As…

Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday’s Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half. Danish players were in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player, who suddenly collapsed near the touchline. “The UEFA EURO 2020 match in Copenhagen…

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has explained that the Command averted the hijack of a June 12 protest in the Ojota area of the state on Saturday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that policemen fired tear gas canisters and gunshots at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area, the…

Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday’s Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half. Television pictures showed Danish players and officials in tears as medical stuff tried to revive the Inter Milan player, who suddenly collapsed near the touchline. Before the incident,…

A header from towering Kieffer Moore claimed a point for Wales in a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in Baku on Saturday to start both teams’ Euro 2020 campaigns. Moore responded to Breel Embolo’s second-half opener with a quarter of an hour remaining. Both sides trail Group A leaders Italy, who beat Turkey 3-0 in Friday’s…

The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Saturday, said the only way to resolve the ongoing challenges facing the country is to adopt a true federal system of government. Akeredolu, however, noted that the challenges were surmountable provided that everyone in the country was sincere in tackling and finding a lasting solution to…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Saturday justified the decision by its men to disperse protesters at the Gudu Area of the nation’s capital, Abuja

Nigerians in the United States have taken to the streets to join the June 12 Democracy Day protest. In a video that surfaced online, the protesters were seen carrying a banner that boldly read, ‘Yoruba Nation America’. Other protestors with placards written, ‘Yoruba Nation Now’, ‘1999 constitution is a fraud’, amongst others marched on the…

Family of the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993, Presidential election, late Chief MKO Abiola, on Saturday decried that the Federal Government has not fulfilled promises made to the family. The family’s secretary, Rahaman Abiola, made this known in an interview with journalists when a delegation of the Ogun State government, led by the Deputy…

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The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, says Nigeria is at war with itself because “a section” of the country consistently betrays the all citizens. He stated this on Saturday at the annual June 12 commemoration anniversary, organised by the Oodua Peoples Congress, at the Excellence Hotel in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. He…

Major markets and shops in many parts of Ogun State were on Saturday shut as traders and residents stayed back home for the fear of backlash by Yoruba nation agitators and youths. Anxiety gripped the people of the state as the youths and agitators held June 12 protests in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Sango, and other parts…

David Moyes has been rewarded for guiding West Ham to sixth place in the Premier League with a new three-year contract and says he is “really excited by the ambition” at the club. The 58-year-old Scot surpassed expectations in his second spell at the Hammers securing them a place in next season’s Europa League with…

Civil society organisation, Amnesty International, has called on the Federal Government to end attacks on peaceful protesters in Nigeria. The group made this known in a statement on Saturday, stressing that it received reports of attacks on protesters. The statement read, “Amnesty International has been receiving disturbing reports of attacks on peaceful protesters in Abuja,…

Former FC Zürich goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, has tipped Switzerland to beat Wales in their opening Euro 2020 Group A tie at the Baku Olimpiya Stadionu, Azerbaijan.

As part of activities marking Drowning Prevention Week, the Duchess of York, this week, read ‘Tobi Learns to Swim’ on her daily YouTube channel, Storytime With Fergie And Friends.