Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka has been handed a suspended fine of 150,000 Swiss francs, about £136,000, over his purchase of a fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination certificate in 2022. As reported by Sky Sports News on Thursday, the ex-Arsenal midfielder and Switzerland captain was sentenced by the Lucerne Public Prose…
The Ondo State Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (ODCCPA) has given businesses operating in the state a one-month grace period to complete mandatory registration. The agency, in a notice issued by its Executive Chairman, Oluyemi Fasipe, on X on Thursday, said the registration was compulsory for all businesses …
Pensioners under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners have commended the Managing Director of the NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, for implementing a Supreme Court judgment that left some retirees waiting for their entitlements for more than 23 years. The pensioners also praised t…
The Kano State Sports Commission has announced the death of its Secretary, Bashir Maizare. The commission announced the development in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Ashiru Gidan-Tudu, on Thursday in Kano. The statement said Maizare died on Wednesday night. It added that the funeral prayers for the…
A Jersey City high school teacher has reportedly been arrested for the possession of child pornography. Alton F. Brown, an English teacher at arts magnet school Henry Snyder High, was busted on Sept. 8, after Google called in a tip that he uploaded a disturbing child porno video to his cloud account, according to a cri…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said political parties that field candidates whose names were not in the registers submitted to the commission will not be allowed to participate in the 2027 elections. The Supreme Court had, in a September 24, 2026 judgment, affirmed the constitutionality of sec…
Arsenal youngster Max Dowman has been presented with three Guinness World Records certificates after setting new marks in English and European football before turning 17. Guinness World Records announced the achievement in a post on its verified X handle on Thursday, saying Dowman had been recognised for his record-bre…
GistReel Popular content creators and TikTok stars Jarvis and Peller have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple shared the exciting news with their fans in a joint Instagram post, accompanied by adorable photos showing Jarvis proudly displaying her baby bump. “From two people who once…
Pep Guardiola is set to return to the Etihad Stadium next week when Manchester City host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, the former City manager is expected to attend the match on Wednesday, 14 October, marking his first visit to the stadium since leaving the club at …
The traditional ruler of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, has commended the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in the Ondo community, saying his actions spared the town from a greater disaster. The monarch in an interview with journalists on Wednesday said the crash, which claimed the lives of all 25 …
Ten Nigerian players have caught the eye in the weeks before and around the first international break of the season, from Gift Orban and Kelechi Iheanacho’s scoring run in Turkey and Godwin Obaje’s 100-goal landmark at home, PETER AKINBO writes Calvin Bassey (Fulham) Bassey has grown from a dependable defender into a l…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has commenced the implementation of its share subscription grant initiative for Nigerian women, with the programme extending to eligible policewomen and military women. The Dangote Group confirmed to The PUNCH that eligible female personnel in the police and military are among the beneficia…
Families across Nigeria continue to live with the deaths, trauma, financial losses and unanswered questions left behind by building collapses. As experts blame weak enforcement, quackery, substandard materials and poor construction practices, ANOZIE EGOLE examines why building collapses persist and what happens to the …
The Federal Government is set to make a formal reconciliation declaration over the 1967 Asaba Massacre, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori revealed on Wednesday. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this at the anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asaba,…
The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped while travelling from Oyo State to the orientation camp in Abia State have regained their freedom. They were freed seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Umunoha, Imo State. The details of the rescue operation were unavailab…
Days after non-academic workers in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education issued an ultimatum, the Federal Government has announced the release of their eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance. The allowance covers January to August 2026. Minist…
Coleman Technical Industries Limited has called for stiffer penalties for manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit and substandard cables, saying weak enforcement is encouraging the growth of the illicit trade. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, George Onafowokan, made the call while resp…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to disclose the full account details of the Police Service Commission in connection with a N100 million damages judgment arising from the alleged killing of a Lagos pastor’s wife. Justice D.I. Dipeolu gave the order on Friday, September 25, 2026, i…
Spain’s main unions on Wednesday called a general strike for November 11 with the aim of ratcheting up pressure over housing and wages before a snap general election. A chronic housing crisis has dominated Spanish politics since last month’s eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Madrid pensioner from her life-…
Governor Seyi Makinde has expressed joy over the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps members of Oyo State origin who were abducted in Imo State last Thursday. The government’s position was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, made available to journalists i…
The President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies, Mike Ejiofor, has called for a broader investigation into the operations, maintenance and condition of Nigeria’s military aircraft following the October 5, 2026 crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Ondo State. Ejiofor, a former…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged survivors and families of victims of the 1967 Asaba Massacre to embrace forgiveness and reconciliation. Obasanjo made the call on Wednesday while participating virtually as chairman of the occasion at the 59th anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asaba. He described the m…
US authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota, after he allegedly obtained an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition from an FBI confidential source. According to an ABC News report on Wednesday, Sheikhdoon Mohamud was arrested on Tues…
The 20 prospective corps members abducted while travelling from Oyo State to their orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom after seven days in captivity. Also, a senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room following an alleged encounter with a 21-…
Former Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, on Wednesday has warned against the increasing misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on social media. Runsewe said AI was not inherently harmful but could be exploited to misinform, disinform and spread fake narrative…