Year: 2021
Ajax goalkeeper Onana banned for doping violation
Ajax have confirmed that goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended by UEFA for 12 months for a doping violation.
Buhari received “a total idiot” at the Villa – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has narrated how the former Chairman of…
Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko buys new car
Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko, has acquired a new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
Russian doctor who treated Putin critic Navalny “suddenly” dies
A Russian doctor who treated leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, after the poison attack last August has died at the…
Gov. Oyetola orders LG chairmen, others to vacate offices
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has directed local council chairmen and political office holders in all local government and development…
Ikorodu Bois, Emmanuella, MasterKG, others nominated for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021
Actor, comedian and Saturday Night Live legend, Kenan Thompson (Kenan, All That) will take kids and parents on a wild…
AGF Malami denies 2023 governorship campaign posters
Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has rubbished the reports claiming that his 2023 governorship campaign posters have flooded streets in…
Alexei Navalny: Top EU diplomat Borrell in Russia as tensions peak
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is due in Moscow on Friday, just days after the jailing of a prominent…
COVID-19: Anambra Govt imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
The curfew was one of the several measures announced by Anambra Government to contain the the spread of COVID-19 in…
The Priest and the President
Femi Adesina writes on appointment of Rev. Yakubu Pam who ex-President Obasanjo once decribed as “a total idiot" as boss…
Femi Kuti, son Made release joint album “Legacy +”
The eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and Nigerian musician, Femi Anikulapo Kuti and his son Made Kuti have…
All hail Cristiano Ronaldo as he clocks 36
Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese professional footballer, is the toast of sports enthusiasts as he clocks 36 today.
Abuja fire disaster: Humanitarian minister sympathises with victims
Mrs. Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has sympathised with victims of fire disaster…
Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara: I fought Ganduje in 2019
Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, a Kano-based Islamic cleric barred from preaching, said the action was more political than religious.
Cancer Care: FG approves 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has approved 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy in the ongoing Cancer Access Partnership…
Ganduje cautions Islamic scholars against inciting sermons
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned Islamic scholars to desist from making inciting statements, which are capable of…
Nigerian entertainers are suffering, need palliatives from FG – Tee Mac
The President, Entertainment Database and a Nigerian Flutist, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as “Tee Mac”, on Thursday called on the…
IPOB members attack Police Divisional Headquarters in Ebonyi
Some hoodlums suspected to be members of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, attacked the Police Divisional…
Nigerians in Atlanta outraged by killing of Prince Abuda
The Nigerian community in Atlanta, United States, has expressed outrage over the gruesome killing of its member, Prince Denis Oloniyo…
COVID-19: Nine dangerous African countries you must avoid right now
The deadly COVID-19 is taking its toll on Africa, especially in this second wave of the virus, with many people…
Kano barber Elijah Ode arrested for rape, not blasphemy: Police
Elijah Ode, a barber in Kano widely reported on Wednesday to have been arrested for blasphemy, was arrested for a…
Flashback: Day I confronted Prof. Soyinka at Oputa Panel
Barrister Ken Ikonne recalls his experience cross-examining Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka at Oputa Panel about 20 years ago
COVID-19 strikes 14 Nigerians dead in single day, as Abuja topples Lagos
COVID-19 strikes 14 Nigerians dead on Thursday as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja toppled Lagos in new daily infections.
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram in Borno, recover gun truck, others
Nigerian troops thwart attempt by Boko Haram insurgency group to attack Gamboru Ngala town in Borno State
Trump resigns from US Actors Union to avoid expulsion. Read his letter
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday resigned his membership in the American actors union before it met to decide whether…
Akeredolu to build Cancer Treatment Centre in Ondo
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has promised to establish a Cancer Treatment Centre in Ondo state.
Lagos stakeholders condemn vandalism of highway panels
Dr Idris Salako, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, on Thursday condemned the vandalism of newly installed…
Sujimoto bags REDAN award for 2020
Real Estate company, Sujimoto led by Sijibomi Ogundele has received the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Growth and Development…
Customs raid smugglers warehouse, seize N22.76m goods
The Nigeria Customs Service Zone “B” Strike Force said it seized smuggled goods worth N22.76 million after a raid of…
PUNCH reporter, Okechukwu Nnodim abducted by gunmen in Abuja
A PUNCH reporter, Okechukwu Nnodim has been abducted by gunmen at his residence in Abuja, North Central Nigeria.