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Arsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in

Sierra Leone authorities on Saturday burned $200,000 worth of narcotic drugs and chemicals used to manufacture the synthetic drug kush, two weeks after drug abuse was declared a national emergency. Several law enforcement agencies were present at the Sierra Leone Police Training Academy in the capital, Freetown, as a small crowd gathered around the bellowing

No fewer than eight Almajiri students are suspected to have died as a portion of Dukk Hill in the Badariya area in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State allegedly collapsed on them. Confirming the incident to our correspondent, the headteacher of the Tsagniya school, Dan Umma, who was said that the incident happened on Saturday morning. He

The immediate past Ebonyi Governor, Senator David Umahi, has said he is happy that his successor, Governor Francis Nwifuru, still honours him after leaving office. Umahi said this while speaking with newsmen after being conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Ebonyi State University on Saturday in Abakaliki. Umahi, the Minister of Works, said it

A 23-year-old student of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, was allegedly drugged to death on his birthday in Agbo Ibeku, Abia State, by his friend on Thursday. It was gathered that the young man identified as Chinedu Hope was lured by his friend, Dan, after much persuasion to a hideout operated by a

The Edo State Labour Party governorship candidate in the September 21 governorship election in the state, Olumide Akpata, on Saturday, visited Dr Presley Osemwegie, who was injured in an attack when the UNIBEN staff club hosted the LP candidate on April 12. While Akpata was at the interactive session, students allegedly violently interrupted the event,

The leadership of the Muslim Association of Visually Impaired of Nigeria, has appealed to Nigerians to show people living with disabilities more love by putting an end to all forms of discrimination against them. Speaking in Osogbo, Osun State on Saturday at the 9th national conference and Quran competition of the group, its Amir, Mr

The late Head (Baba Aladura) of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye, will be buried in a Mausoleum at a memorial Museum and Park constructed at the Galilee Land headquarters of the church located on the Ilorin/Ogbomoso express road, on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The chairman of the burial committee, Senior

Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, hinted on Saturday that in a few days, diesel will be sold at N1,000 per litre nationwide, adding that profiteers over time have benefited from the astronomic rise. Dangote spoke on Saturday in Gombe in an interview with journalists. According to him, his firm thought it expedient

A former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, evaded arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. 87 Chibok girls remain missing a decade after their abduction. Chess player, Tunde Onakoya, played for 60 hours to secure a Guinness World Record and raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa. Here are the highlights from

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that his frequent distribution of food palliatives to the people is necessitated by the circumstances of the state, rather than to create dependency among the people on government. The governor also said his administration’s frequent distribution of food palliatives was necessitated by the need to strike a

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed satisfaction over the turnouts of party members who turned out to participate in the choice of their preferred aspirant in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in the state. In the primary, held on Saturday, across the 203 wards and 18 local government areas

Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has celebrated his United States counterpart, Shawn Martinez, following the completion of their 60-hour game to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. PUNCH Online reported that a statement by Onakoya’s foundation, Chess in Slums Africa, revealed that the duo, who both hold the title of National

There was a tense exchange between the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo who is the chairman of the seven-member committee overseeing the Ondo All Progressives Congress governorship primary and one of the aspirants for the party’s gubernatorial ticket, Gbenga Edema over the distribution of election materials for the party’s primary On Saturday. The argument erupted when

Six persons have lost their lives in a clash between suspected bandits and vigilantes, locally known as Yan Sakai in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The vigilantes, according to a source in the area who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, were said to have

The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of engaging in deceitful acts by professing Islam and Christianity at the same time. The party also alleged that bags of rice received from the federal government by the state government as palliative to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal

A victim of the fire recently recorded in Dosunmu Market in Lagos State has berated the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for allegedly being insensitive to the plight of traders who lost their goods to the fire. The PUNCH reports that no fewer than 14 buildings were gutted by fire in the market situated on the

A lone crash which occurred at about 10:30 am around the Ogere Remo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday claimed two lives while five other occupants of the car were injured. The accident, involving a Toyota Camry car with number plate BDG526JC was blamed on excessive speed after which the vehicle lost control and

A meeting held on Saturday to install a former federal lawmaker, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, as the ‘Apex Leader’ of the All Progressives Congress in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government in Edo State turned violent as thugs attacked those who attended. Hardly had the meeting started when the suspected hoodlums and political thugs struck, inflicting injuries on those present,

The Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, has tendered his resignation. Adeduntan’s departure marks the end of his nine-year tenure, during which he supervised the bank’s operations and strategic direction for three terms. First Bank is poised to unveil Adeduntan’s successor, who will spearhead the bank’s expansion initiatives amidst fierce competition

Men of the Abia State Police Command have arrested a police corporal, Obagi Njok, for shooting an Abia-born businessman identified as Emmanuel Okocha dead. This came following the call for justice by the residents of the Abiriba community in the Ohafia Local Government Area in the state following the alleged killing of Okocha by a

The Nigerian Navy Ship Delta on Saturday warned criminals to steer clear of its areas of operation or get prepared for the consequences. This was as the Navy admonished its personnel to stay out of trouble and be mindful of how they use social media. The NNS Delta Commander, Commodore Abba Muhsin, while leading officers

The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the school charged N42m as fee per annum. This is coming on the heels of backlashes from the public who criticised the N42m school fees per annum for each primary school student and N2 million as a non-refundable registration fee.

The founder of Caleb Group of Schools, Oladega Adebogun, has lauded the education policies initiated by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration in addressing the series of challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria. This was according to a statement by the Director, Public Relations, Caleb University, Mr. Abimbola Olulesi, on Saturday. Adebogun disclosed that the

Following a public complaint received from concerned residents, the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed off the administrative and kitchen complex of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Jesus Sanctuary, Masha, Surulere, Lagos for indiscriminate discharge of wastewater into the environment. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this through