…to join a Premier League club directly from Real Madrid if the transfer is completed, PUNCH Online reports. Here are some of the biggest names to leave Real Madrid for the Premier League: 1.Mesut Özil – Arsenal (2013) Arsenal signed the German playmaker in what was then a club-record deal. Özil became one of the Premie…
…from the late world boxing champion Muhammad Ali and my coach when I was a boxer."The Punch reported that he recalled that Ali was known for provoking opponents with verbal taunts before a fight, a tactic designed to make them lose their composure before the first bell. "One of the things I learned from Ali is that bef…
The Federal Government on Tuesday approved a financing framework and a set of institutional reforms to accelerate the electrification of health facilities across the country, with a target of providing reliable 24-hour electricity to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027. The approval w…
Key stakeholders in Nigeria’s automotive industry have raised concerns over safety gaps threatening the country’s transition to Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles, warning that weak regulation, inadequate testing facilities and poor public awareness could undermine the Federal Government’s clean mobility agen…
…comes amid growing calls for improved welfare for military personnel. Recently, The PUNCH exclusively reported that retired military personnel gave the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, a seven-day ultimatum to facilitate an increase in soldiers’ salaries to at least ₦250,000. The demand followed an earlie…
The Defence Headquarters has expanded its surrender policy for non-state actors nationwide. Previously limited largely to terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East, North-West and North-Central, the policy now extends to armed groups in the South-East, South-South and South-West. The Director of Defence Media …
Former Postmaster-General of the Federation, Bisi Adegbuyi, has called on the Federal Government to use the recent partnership between the National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service to build a national address system that links every National Identification Number to a verified physical loc…
…who trailed a Point of Sale operator to her residence in the Igando area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Sunday on Kayode Onafuye Street in the Alhaji Ede area of the community. Our correspondent gathered from eyewitnesses that the robbers, who arrived on two motorcycles, sto…
The Kaduna State Police Command has foiled multiple criminal operations across the state, neutralising suspected kidnappers, arresting 25 suspects linked to kidnapping, arms trafficking, counterfeit currency and drug supply, while recovering stolen solar equipment worth about N78m during coordinated raids over the past…
…Analysis Report by the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria, obtained by The PUNCH, showed a clear relationship between rising fuel prices and weakening demand for the country’s three major petroleum products. According to the report, the average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) rose from N1,035 p…
The Imo State Government has validated its Women, Peace and Security State Action Plan. The government added that the state is the first state in the South-East to join other states across the country. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Nkechinyere Ugwu on Monday explained that Action Plan is a poli…
The NDC vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for speaking out on the economic hardship and insecurity facing the country. Kwankwaso made the commendation in a statement posted on his social media accounts, including …
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has called for stronger security cooperation between the Economic Community of West African States and the Alliance of Sahel States to combat terrorism, insurgency and transnational crimes across the region. Musa made the call on Tuesday during a three-day working visit …
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche took a key step on Tuesday towards becoming the top US law enforcement officer after a Senate panel approved his nomination to head the Justice Department. The 12-10 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee was along party lines and came after two Republican se…
Mauricio Pochettino has signed a new contract to remain head coach of the United States men’s national team until 2030. Our correspondent obtained this on Tuesday in a release on the FIFA website, noting that US Soccer announced on Monday. The Argentine tactician’s previous deal expired after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, w…
The African Democratic Congress has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for attempting to denigrate the former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. The party said Wike’s remarks in several fora show he is afraid of growing opposition against the administration he is working fo…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has declared that Nigeria can no longer afford to treat young people as “leaders of tomorrow,” insisting that they must be deliberately prepared to assume positions of leadership and influence the country’s future now. Speaking on Tuesday at the unveiling of …
The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State on Tuesday called on the party's elders in the state to intervene in the ongoing crisis that arose after the last primary election. Some aspirants who were earlier announced the winners of the senatorial and House of Representatives primaries sued the party for allegedly remo…
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has pledged to push for the enforcement of the Federal Government’s local content policy to ensure the Armed Forces and other government agencies patronise indigenous manufacturers of military hardware. The Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, di…
A video has emerged of an emaciated former aide to one of Uganda's leading opposition figures months after he vanished, with his family and activists on Tuesday alleging state involvement. Sam Mugumya, 47, was a prominent aide to opposition politician Kizza Besigye - abducted in Kenya two years ago, and currently hospi…
The Federal Government has launched a new digital platform that allows Nigerians to register births and deaths, apply for birth attestation, correct civil registration records and verify certificates online. The platform was introduced by the National Population Commission and announced by the National Orientation Agen…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday, said it rescued two young Fulani herders who were abducted by suspected kidnappers inside a forest along the Ondo-Edo State boundary. According to the corps, the victims, Abubakar Umaru and Abdullahi Umaru, were reportedly tending cat…
…be held with landlords’ associations to address rent hikes and protect students’ rights. PUNCH Online had earlier reported that students of the institution blocked the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway on July 28 after suspected armed robbers attacked about 15 houses in the Eruku community, killing a final-year Higher National…
The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so. “AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they should seize it,” the Chief Economist of the Wo…
…Police Force and the Sokoto State Community Guard Corps. Confirming the incident to punch on Tuesday, the command's spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, said the command received a distress call and swiftly deployed operatives to the community, where they engaged the attackers in a gun battle and successfully repelled them. Rufai c…