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The race for the continental spots and the Nigeria Professional Football League title remains dicey after match-day three following draws in potentially deciding games on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In the first game of the day, Sadiq Abubakar drew first blood for Enyimba after 23 minutes with a beautiful left curler, which left Amas

Following their 1-1 draw against Bendel Insurance on match-day three of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League Super 6 playoffs in Lagos, Enyimba coach, Finidi George, was dismayed by his team’s inability to move up to seven points in the title race, The PUNCH reports. After going ahead in the early stages of the game,

The giant of Africa, Nigeria is transitioning into a new administration under a new democratically elected President. The country, in the past eight years witnessed transformation in some sectors of the economy, yet challenges are inevitable as they hinder smooth implementation of budgets. Sectors such as agriculture, transport as well as education have achieved a

According to the French publication, FootMercato, Ligue 1 sides RC Lens and LOSC Lille will jostle to try to sign Nigerian forward Gift Orban from KAA Gent in the summer. The 20-year-old has been nothing short of exceptional following his €3.5m transfer from Norwegian club Stabaek to Gent in January. Orban’s outstanding display has seen

The House of Representatives has said it considered a total of 2,232 bills in the last four years, out of which 2,000 were passed. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, reeled out statistics showing the performance of the 9th House at the valedictory session of the chamber on Wednesday.

The Lead Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, LSC The Bridge, Ikeja, Lagos, Leke Adeboye, has given N2m in funding to five businesses. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the gesture was part of the pastor’s moves to support Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria to navigate the

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly on Tuesday, some aspirants for the Senate Presidency and Speaker for the House of Representatives aspirants have continued to insist on contesting for the positions in open defiance of the zoning arrangement announced by the All Progressives Congress in early May. The recalcitrant contestants said they would

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Bill for the Establishment of a Police Pension Board. This followed the recent exit from the Contribution Pension Scheme by the National Assembly workers. Pension operators have however said the expected funding provided in the police bill could not be sustained by the government if it was approved. The

The Cross River State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps,  Andrew Zemoh, has confirmed the death of five  corps members following an accident. They were on their way to Calabar, their place of primary assignment, when the incident happened. According to Zemoh, “the incident occurred on Sunday in Enugu and the parents of the

As Nigerians grapple with the aftershocks of the fuel subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council to come up with inputs on palliatives and  the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal. This was as the Trade Union Congress said it was expecting the

The Nigerian Army has reassured the people of Sokoto State of its readiness to get rid of all criminal activities in every part of the state. The General Officer Commander, 8 Division, Maj.  Gen. Godwin Mutkut, said the division would leave no stone unturned in bringing to book all criminals, including arsonists, marauders, that were

The coast looks clear for Manchester United to sign their dream striker Victor Osimhen as reports say Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis lowered his price tag from €150m to €120m, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag is in desperate need of a new striker for next season given Anthony Martial’s fitness

A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State,  Ken Imasuagbon, on Wednesday, resigned his membership of the PDP. The frontline Edo politician, in a letter sent to the chairman of the party in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, and chairman of his local government, Esan South-East ward 2, was silent on his

President Bola Tinubu swore in Senator George Akume as the 21st Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The former governor of Benue State and immediate-past Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs took the oaths of allegiance and office at  a ceremony held

The wife Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has said  appropriate action is being undertaken to rehabilitate the inmates rescued from a baby factory located at Umunkpeyi, Nvosi, in  the Isialangwa South Local Goverment Area of the state. Mrs Otti gave the assurance when she paid an unscheduled visit to the rescued young girls at

In statistics published by data and analytics company, StatsBomb, Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White are joint top players who are most proficient at threading the ball through an opponent’s legs in the recently concluded 2022/23 Premier League season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Iwobi was a key player for the Toffees last

Dutch striker Sydney Hooijdonk has praised Nigerian Ajax defender Calvin Bassey for his exceptional qualities, which he says stand the Nigerian out among other defenders in the Eredivisie. The Super Eagles defender signed a five-year deal with Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam from Scottish club Glasgow Rangers in last year’s summer window for a reported €23m

The World Boxing Council may order current heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, to fight Anthony Joshua in the summer due to Fury’s failure to reach an agreement with any other opponent for a fight. Joshua is therefore now the number one contender to lift the championship belt if he can beat Fury in an eagerly anticipated

Exactly seven years after the death of the late Super Eagles captain and coach, Stephen Keshi, two members of the team’s 2013 AFCON-winning squad, Ike Shorunmu and Azubuike Egwuekwe, have eulogised the two-time AFCON medallist. Keshi, the second man to win the AFCON as player and coach (1994 and 2013), died June 7, 2016 in

The chase for Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze continues to gain more momentum as English Premier League side West Ham joined in the race for the Villarreal winger, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Real Madrid, Aston Villa and Liverpool have all been linked with Chukwueze and the latest multiple reports from Spain have indicated that the Hammers

Motorcyclists in Cameroon have reportedly staged a protest condemning fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria. Eons Intelligence, a Twitter account specialised in publishing security updates, stated via a video on Twitter on Wednesday that commercial motorcyclists in Cameroon had organised a peaceful protest in solidarity with Nigerians on the effects of the subsidy removal in their

A group of pastors, the Pastors Support Network, has said that Nigeria as a nation is not doing badly in terms of selecting its leaders out of the over 200 million people in the country. The Network, of over 2,000 pastors and ministers, also charged and appealed to President Bola Tinubu to base his appointments

A former sheriff’s deputy went on trial on Wednesday charged with failing to intervene during the February 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Scot Peterson, 60, has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony child neglect, culpable negligence and one count of perjury. Peterson is believed to be the first police officer

Veteran Nollywood actress, Magaret Bandele Olayinka, better known as Iya Gbonkan, has received almost N5 million in donations for her car and housing project. This comes after a cleric, Prophet Gabriel Agbala, heeded her call for help to complete her house and buy a car. The actress had earlier gone viral on social media when

Jarrod Bowen’s dramatic 90th-minute goal secured West Ham their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. It is the second European trophy for West Ham after they won the now defunct Cup Winners’ Cup 58 years ago with a team including England