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The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that Nigerians evacuated from Sudan will arrive tonight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. She made this disclosure on her Twitter handle on Wednesday, saying Nigerians evacuated had left Egypt with a Nigerian Airforce aircraft those evacuated and would arrive at the

Burkina Faso’s defence minister on Wednesday denounced what he said was an “international coalition” lined up against his country and alleged there had been violations of the country’s air space. And the country’s intelligence agency said an April massacre of civilians — which some rights groups have blamed on the army — was carried out

Paris Saint-Germain’s relationship with Lionel Messi is set to end after two underwhelming years following the French champions’ decision to suspend the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Greeted as a hero by adoring supporters when he arrived in Paris from Barcelona in August 2021, Messi was supposed

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, accompanied by members of the Force Management Team, on Wednesday, unveiled a 4.5 hectares piece of land at Zone 6, Wuse, Abuja, for the construction of 50 terraces bungalows, a clubhouse, and a state-of-the-art sports complex, amongst others. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, the

A cerebral palsy survivor, Samuel Dada, recently trended after he fulfilled his dream of becoming the first cerebral palsy comedian to perform at the A.Y live show. Dada opened up on how he suffered a lot of discrimination as people laughed at him and told him all sorts of things. He said that when he

The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill recommending life imprisonment without the option of fine for unlawful explosive manufacturers in the country. Section 11 of the bill seeking to repeal the Explosives Act 1964 and enact the Explosives Act 2023 passed for third reading by the Senate on Wednesday, recommends life imprisonment without the option

Dusan Vlahovic shot Juventus into second in Serie A on Wednesday with his first Serie A goal in nearly three months which earned his team a 2-1 win over struggling Lecce. Serbia striker Vlahovic lashed in what turned out to the winning goal five minutes before half-time at a sparsely-populated Allianz Stadium in Turin. His

Morocco earned all three points to sail into the quarter-finals of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations as the Golden Eaglets wasted a basketful of opportunities in a match they dominated for large periods in Constantine on Wednesday. An own goal by Tochukwu Ogboji as early as the second minute was all the Moroccans, who

A human rights organisation under the aegis of Joint Action for Good Governance on Wednesday raised the alarm over plots to assassinate the character of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The civil society organisation also raised the alarm of further plots to blackmail the governor in the days preceding May 29 handover date

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday held State Congress where a new set of state executives were elected. At the exercise, held at Osogbo City Stadium, erstwhile state chairman, Mr Sunday Bisi, and 38 others were presented for different posts and were elected unopposed. Also during the exercise, three delegates

The Senate has approved the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to restructure the N22.7tn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria extended to the Federal Government under its Ways and Means provision. The Ways and Means provision allows the government to borrow from the apex bank if it needs short-term or

The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, has approved the appointment of a new Registrar and a University Librarian for the institution. Mr Charles Adeleye was appointed as the registrar, while Dr Robert Awoyemi is the new librarian. This was contained in statement issued by the Acting Director of Corporate

Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday she would miss the French Open and Wimbledon as the British number one recovers from hand and ankle surgery. The 2021 US Open champion has been dogged by injury problems in recent months and pulled out of the Madrid Open in April with a hand injury. The 20-year-old, who has

A criminal gang said to be responsible for the gruesome murder of an Assistant Superintendent of Police along East Street, Ndiegoro, Aba, Abia State has threatened to sack residents of the area. The ASP, popularly known as “Agbalagba” who hailed from Ebonyi State, was gruesomely murdered with his head cut off along East Street on

The Management of Air Peace has expressed its disappointment over the recent disruption of its operations by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. The airline, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the actions of the unions were unwarranted and had caused significant inconvenience to its passengers. The PUNCH gathered that the union

The Federal High Court, Abuja has cautioned counsels for the Department of State Services and the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against stalling proceedings in the ongoing suit between them. Justice Binta Nyako gave the warning on Wednesday following an oral application by the DSS counsel, Idowu Awo, wherein he

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday said it had secured the final forfeiture of 324 properties recovered for the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja gave the order of final forfeiture while ruling on a motion by the EFCC, seeking the final forfeiture of the

A group of Christian clerics in Rivers State has vowed to place a curse on persons advocating for an interim government in the country. The clerics, numbering over 100, under the aegis of Rivers Pastors Unite for Tinubu, said those moving for such an undemocratic act were enemies of progress and warned the interim government

A High Court sitting in Nasarawa State has sentenced a 29-year-old man, Gwom Ali, an indigene of Plateau State, to 13 years imprisonment for armed robbery. Ali was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police Force after a robbery attack in Gunki-Marmara, on Keffi road in the Nasarawa LGA. He has been in the custody

At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said on Wednesday. Images posted online by the state broadcaster showed rivers of mud sweeping through the streets as residents scrambled for safety. “Rescue interventions are ongoing in the

The Nigerian Air Force has said its C-130H aircraft evacuating Nigerians stranded in Sudan from Egypt has departed Aswan. Many Nigerians are stranded in Sudan following the ongoing crisis in the country. Subsequently, the Nigerian Air Force, Air Peace, and other airlines were cleared to fly to Egypt to pick up stranded Nigerians. However, on

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment has expressed concern over the revelation of alleged presence of a carcinogenic compound, ethylene oxide in Indomie Instant Noodles ‘Special Chicken Flavour’. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it was extending its investigation of Indomie noodles to factories and markets, following fears

Defending champion and world number two Carlos Alcaraz defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals. The top seed, who turns 20 on Friday, fought his way back from 4-1 and 5-2 down in the second set to triumph in one hour 52 minutes. Alcaraz blew away Alexander Zverev on

The delay in the airlifting of stranded Nigerians at Aswan Airport has been attributed to one of the requirements given by the Egyptian authorities to allow Nigerians to enter its border. A message from the Nigerian Ambassador to Egypt, Nura Rimi, sighted by our correspondent on Monday, showed that Egypt had finally granted Nigeria’s approval

Residents of Ozalla Community in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State on Wednesday stormed the state capital in protest against the killing of their son and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dons Udeh, penultimate Saturday. The residents who were dressed in black attire, marched through Okpara Square to the