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Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second. Leverkusen’s win extended their unbeaten run to 32 games in all competitions this season, equalling the record set by Hansi Flick’s Bayern across the 2019-20 and

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one 45-year-old, Okoro, and one 42-year-old, Patience, in a ‘one chance’ robbery in Lagos. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 6:00 am on Saturday. It was also learnt that the robbers often pose as commercial bus drivers while abducting unsuspecting passengers to different

Rodri’s late equaliser extended Manchester City’s year-long unbeaten record at home but a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Saturday handed Liverpool and Arsenal a huge boost in the Premier League title race. Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea a first-half lead on his return to the Etihad and City were headed to a first defeat on home

Another candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Edo on Saturday. The Returning Officer, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Okpebholo the winner with 12,145 votes. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, who is also the chairman of the APC primary election committee, had earlier declared a House

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has lamented the poor funding of universities in the country. Ogunsola spoke on Saturday when she  featured as the guest speaker on the third edition of Topaz Lecture which was organised by the UNILAG Mass Communication Class of 1988. The lecture, titled, ‘Funding Tertiary Education: Challenges and

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Mandilas Market for the next two days to enable marketers to comply with its directive for the removal of illegal make-shift structures erected on road setbacks within and around the market. The closure notice was issued on Saturday during a joint inspection and enforcement exercise

Head coach Ange Postecoglou admitted he cannot wave a magic wand to revive Tottenham’s bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four. Postecoglou’s side crashed to a damaging 2-1 home defeat against Wolves on Saturday to leave them two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa. Villa’s 2-1 win at Fulham lifted them above Tottenham, who

Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second. Leverkusen’s win extended their unbeaten run to 32 games this season, equalling the record set by Hansi Flick’s Bayern across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Frustrated

The immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday, appeared before the state Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating some of the actions taken by his administration during his reign as governor. The state governor, Ahmed Sokoto, upon assumption of office, set up the judicial commission of inquiry to investigate his predecessor. The

Osun State Government and the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday traded allegations over the disbursement of bags of rice received from the Federal Government as palliative to alleviate the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on the residents of the state. The APC, in a statement by its chairman, Mr. Tajudeen

Ex-vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in a condolence message, noted that the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, who died last week along with his wife Chizoba and son Chizi in a helicopter crash, was a man who did great things quietly. Osinbajo, via a Facebook post on Saturday, reminisced on an afternoon

The Niger State Police Command has said that no one is stopping trucks carrying food from moving to the south through Niger State. The state governor, Mohammed Bago, recently issued an executive order banning the mopping of foodstuffs by people he called “speculators” who come with trucks to cart away the foodstuffs from Niger and

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of a one-chance robbery gang. This was disclosed in a statement shared on the command’s X handle on Saturday. ‘One chance’ is commonly used in Nigeria to refer to a robbery that takes place when criminals disguised as commercial drivers pick up unsuspecting

The Lagos State Government is set to relocate the Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangua in the Abule-Egba area. The Special Adviser to the Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr Olajide Babatunde, disclosed this on Saturday, during a joint inspection and enforcement exercise carried out by Lagos State Building Control Agency, in conjunction with

One person lost his life while scores of houses were destroyed by a rainstorm that occurred at Ita-Ogbolu Community, which is the headquarters of the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. The rainstorm was said to have also destroyed electric poles and communication network masts in the community and rendered many

Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable experienced a robbery at his music studio in Sango-Ota, Ogun State, on Saturday morning. He shared the news on his Instagram stories, revealing that all his valuable items and studio equipment worth millions of naira were stolen. Portable stated that the group behind the attack had always

The Peoples Redemption Party emphasised that demanding improved governance from leaders during economic hardship is a collective responsibility of Nigerians. President Bola Tinubu has faced criticism from many Nigerians regarding the ongoing economic hardship and increasing insecurity. Consequently, Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, warned Nigerians against using inflammatory language against the government. According

Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has produced 17 first-class graduates in the November 2023 Nigerian Law School Bar Final Examinations. The results of the examinations have just been released by the Council of Legal Education. The university’s Director of Communications and Marketing , Dr Joshua Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank according to the vision of the Abuja Treaty. He affirmed that “his administration will engage the African Union Commission in collaboration with member states to ensure that the bank takes off as scheduled in 2028,” a statement signed by his Special Adviser

Some bandits have invaded Kwassam and Sabon Layi Kan Makama communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six residents while scores, including a retired director of the Central Bank of Nigeria, were kidnapped. The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union confirmed the incident on Saturday, saying no fewer than 50 residents were abducted by

About 400 students have been given free registration forms for the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, by the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Adewale Egbedun. The beneficiaries, who were drawn from communities in the Odo-Otin Local Government Area, received their forms at an event held in Okuku, Osun State. Addressing

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued health safety guidelines for the heatwave currently being experienced in parts of the country. The association made the advisory in a message posted via its X handle on Saturday. The advisory, titled, ‘Stay safe in the heatwave,’ read, “As temperatures soar, it’s crucial to stay vigilant and

A member of the House Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election, which took place in Edo State on Saturday. He polled a total vote of 40,483 to become the candidate of the APC in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Announcing the results,

No fewer than four persons lost their lives and 10 people were injured in a motor accident that occurred at Stepdown Area of Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. It was gathered that the lone accident involved a luxury bus with number plate KSF 93 YG. The driver was said to

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday said addressing Africa’s health sector challenges would require states to forge partnerships that transcend borders and sectors, leveraging collective expertise, knowledge, resources and the private sector. Tinubu who spoke in his capacity as the newly-appointed African Union Health Champion made this call at the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme on the