Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Ronaldo saves Juventus from defeat
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late equaliser for Serie A champions Juventus to deny neighbours Torino a first derby away win…
Photos: Punch Correspondent, Friday Olokor escapes death
A Punch correspondent, Friday Olokor has escaped death by the whisker as his car plunged into a deep valley.
Incredible: Woman bites off hubby’s penis during fight
A Beitbridge, Zimbabwean man almost lost his manhood after his wife bit off a chunk of it during a fight.
Man plunges to death in 1000m mine
A 48-year-old man met his end after plunging down the Redwing Mine main shaft believed to me 1 000 metres…
APC lawmaker sacked over age falsification
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday nullified the election of a member-elect representing Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal constituency…
Flashback: Adekunle Fajuyi: 50 Years After
It will be exactly 53 years on Friday, 29 July 2019 when Lt.Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, first military governor of Western…
Slain lawmaker, Sugar buried in Oyo
Amidst tears, wailing and heavy security, the remains of the late Hon. Olatoye Temitope alias Sugar, representing Lagelu/Akinyele in the…
Video: Corpse falls from Casket as Dancing pallbearers stumble
Drama ensued at a Ghanaian funeral after pallbearers had a lapse in coordination and the coffin they were carrying came…
Those saying I’m proud of Buhari or dumped PDP for APC are insane – Fani-Kayode
Controversial former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Friday said reports that said he is proud of President Muhammadu Buhari…
Buhari to receive UN General Assembly’s president
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to receive President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Ms Maria Espinosa, who is…
Death toll hits 87 in South Africa floods
The South African authorities on Friday revised the death toll from the recent flooding to 87, up from the previous…
US universities honour two Nigerian scholars
The University of Wisconsin, Madison has announced the appointment of Tejumola Olaniyan as its first The Wole Soyinka Professor of…
Incredible! Doctor infects 65 children, 25 others with HIV
At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by…
Akeredolu docked for $300 internet fraud
A graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Akeredolu Oluwafemi Temidayo, alias Susan Henderson, was on Friday arraigned before Justice…
FLASHBACK: Benjamin Adekunle’s interview that sparked hot debates
If you want to get to know the devil of Africa, just ask for Adekunle. He is the man who…
FLASHBACK: IBB’s special August dates and book that gave his regime its notoriety
Plotting scheming, neutralising and tirelessly maneuvering, Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida, a.k.a. Maradona, is Nigeria’s most nimble and politically sophisticated ruler.
Dino Melaye’s mother is dead
Controversial Senator, Dino Melaye has lost his mother, Deaconess Comfort Melaye to the chilling hands of death.
EFCC arraigns 4 Kwara Govt officials for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, on Thursday arraigned four officials of the Kwara State Government,…
Côte d’Ivoire: Government seeks Bank’s support for $5.8bn tourism plan
Ivorian Minister of Tourism Siandou Fofana has presented a strategy document aimed at making Côte d’Ivoire Africa’s fifth biggest tourism…
LASPARK to enforce beautification of setbacks
The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency, LASPARK, has declared its determination to enforce the law against recalcitrant corporate organisations…
Makinde is being haunted by electoral promises U-turn – Oyo APC
The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that the state Governor-Elect, Mr. Seyi Makinde is…
Oyo State legislators pay last respect to Olatoye
Legislators, family, friends, colleagues and associates of late Honourable Olatoye Temitope alias Sugar, representing Lagelu/Akinyele federal constituency in the House…
Fayemi charges Commissioners, advisers, Permanent Secretaries to be proactive, creative
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has charged his Commissioners, Special Advisers and Permanent Secretaries to be proactive and creative…
Former CNN Journalist to grace world Press Freedom Day
As part of activities to commemorate the world Press Freedom Day, Professor Jennifer Thomas, a former CNN producer and current…
Man stoned to death over dog dispute
There was horror at Cuba Shopping Centre in Battlefields, Kadoma, Zimbabwe after a man was allegedly struck on the forehead…
Stemming the crisis at NBET and solving our electricity problem
By Chido Onumah In the last one year, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) has been embroiled in a…
Interswitch signs N26 billion deal with British Firm to enhance transportation ticketing
Interswitch Group, the Nigeria Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, has signed a multi-billion Naira deal with Bekoz UK…
Lagos Technical Colleges graduate 1, 608 students
In furtherance of government efforts of promoting the economic growth of the state and Nigeria as a whole through the…
Gunmen on motorcycles massacre 15 villagers in Katsina
A fleet of 150 gunmen on motorcycles rode into two villages in Katsina State, murdering at least 15 people, stealing…
Gunmen abduct 5 people in Zamfara girls school
Five persons have been reported missing after gunmen stormed Government Girls Secondary School Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of…