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PSV Eindhoven edged out Ajax on penalties in the Dutch Cup final on Sunday to successfully defend the trophy in Rotterdam. Fabio Silva’s winning spot-kick gave PSV their 11th Cup triumph. Ajax are set to end a completed season without a major trophy for the first time since 2017-18. The Amsterdam giants sit third in

The crisis rocking Labour Party took a twist following an invitation from the factional leader and Acting Chairman, Lamidi Apapa, to the presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti; lawmakers-elect and other high-ranking officials to honour its National Executive Council meeting. Also invited were elected LP senators-elect and Reps-elect; national and state

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, declared that he had fulfilled all agreements he entered into with the coalescing political parties that aided his election in 2019. He made this declaration while addressing a gathering of family and political associates of former Secretary to the State Government, Micheal Koleosho, who celebrated his 85th

The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports that it planned to phase out the newly redesigned N1, 000, N500 and N200 notes. The apex bank clarified that reports on its social media platforms on Sunday in a statement by its Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, Dr Isa AbdulMumim. According to him, such speculation is unfounded

The Presidency, on Sunday, released its 90-page Fact Sheet chronicling the high points of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)-led regime as it winds down May 29. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Fact Sheet highlighted the 37 bills signed into

The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad El-Marzuq, has recommended severe punishment including the option of expulsion to be meted out to the National Vice Chairman for North-West, Salihu Lukman, for taking the party and its leadership to court. El-Marzuq’s suggestion was contained in a leaked ‘legal opinion’ written to the National

Northern stakeholders drawn across party and religious divides are set to convene to deliberate over the choice of the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu and Senator Sani Musa (Niger East) as preferred candidates for Senate President and Deputy Senate President of the 10th National Assembly, respectively. It was learnt that, yesterday, the stakeholders comprising of

The Former Governor of Zamfara State and senator-elect, Abdul’Aziz Yari, on Sunday in Abuja, urged the All Progressives Congress to “reward performance” and not consider ethnicity or religion when zoning key offices in the 10th National Assembly. “I’m advising the party that they should reward performance, not religion. Because religion is not in the constitution

Paris Saint-Germain’s poor second half of the season continued on Sunday as the Ligue 1 leaders slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to mid-table Lorient after having Achraf Hakimi sent off in the first half. Lorient were already ahead through Enzo Le Fee’s early goal at the Parc des Princes before Hakimi was dismissed

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, described the Ode Omu road accident in which 16 passengers including 5 children were burnt to death, as ‘sad and unfortunate.’ 16 people travelling in a commercial 18-passenger bus that took off from Osogbo, Osun State capital, heading to Ibadan were burnt to death in the crash which

A northern group, Arewa Concerned Citizens, has drummed support for the member-elect representing Birnin-Magaji/Kaura Federal Constituency in Zamfara, Hon. Aminu Sani-Jaji, as the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. The group said the President-elect would need as Speaker somebody with capacity, sincere support and understanding, attributes found in Sani-Jaji,

Norwegian Erling Haaland scored his 34th goal on Sunday in Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over Aston Villa to equal the record earlier set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer in the total number of goals scored by a player in a single season. Below is the table that shows the list of the most goals

The Senate has indicted the Bank of Agriculture in Kaduna over a N3.2bn loan disbursed to 10 vendors to purchase tractors and other equipment for allocation to end users. The indictment was a sequel to the 2016 report of the Auditor General of the Federation considered by the Senate Public Accounts Committee chaired by Senator

…alleges financial misconduct, abuse of office The Zonal Executive Committee of the All Progressive Congress South-South has removed Chief Victor Giadom and Ita Udosen as chairman and secretary of the zone’s executive committee respectively. The decision was part of a special resolution of an extraordinary meeting of the zonal executive committee of the party in

The People of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State have appealed to the state government to stem the rising youth unemployment in the area by providing robust infrastructural development such as a good road network, clean water supply and also encouraging Small and Medium Enterprises. The Oro Descendants’ Union made the appeal on Saturday, at Okerimi

Ahead of the inauguration of a new President on May 29, 2023, Nigeria’s Boeing 737 Presidential jet has been flown out of the country for comprehensive maintenance, The PUNCH learned Sunday evening.  Villa sources told our correspondent that NAF 001, which has served the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the past eight years

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the first set of electric buses for the state’s mass transit scheme. Sanwo-Olu announced this on his Instagram page on Sunday, as he shared pictures of the buses. He wrote, “I am excited to announce the first set of electric buses in the Lagos Mass Transit

Mr Oladele Steven, Project Manager, Amdalat Integrated Farm, Ogun State, has urged the federal and state governments to find a permanent solution to the egg glut in the poultry sector. Steven made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. He said there was a need for an

Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Sunday neutralised three bandits in an ambush at the Anka-Dan Kapani crossing in the Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Danmadami said the troops also recovered one PKT gun with

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has burst a factory in Adamawa State supplying Akuskura psychoactive substances to Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic. The Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the factory was raided on Saturday in Mubi. “At the time of the raid,

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland equalled the competition’s single-season goal record and Julian Alvarez scored a stunner to clinch Sunday’s 2-1 win at Fulham. Haaland converted a third-minute penalty at Craven Cottage to move level with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s single-season Premier League record total. Shearer

Napoli will have to wait a little longer to seal their first Serie A title in 33 years after being held to a 1-1 draw by Salernitana on Sunday. Runaway league leaders Napoli needed to win to secure their third league crown with six games remaining in the season after Inter Milan beat closest challengers Lazio

Commercial bank, SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has declared a Profit Before Tax of N1.51bn for the year ended December 31st 2022, representing a 195.6 per cent growth in the bank’s profit before tax compared to the 2021 figure, which was a loss of N1.58bn. This was disclosed in the bank’s 2022 Audited Financial Result. Similarly,

Men of  Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of a notorious ritualist syndicate, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, for allegedly killing and dismembering one Oyindamola Adeyemi. The suspect was arrested on Friday, April 28 in his hideout in the Ijebu-Ode area of the state. The  35-year-old suspect upon his arrest, allegedly offered the police N1

The Ogun State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Sunday announced the withdrawal of its petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission and the victory of the state governor, Dapo Abiodun. The chairman of the party in the state, Sunday Oginni disclosed this at a press briefing held at the party secretariat in