…to welcome her to Aston Villa and look forward to seeing her continue to develop with us.”
…won the spot-kick, handing Rangers their first league win of the season. Aremu, Olusanya (Aberdeen) Aremu and Olusanya both featured for Aberdeen and were cautioned for fouls as the hosts suffered defeat against Rangers. The result leaves Aberdeen with just one win from their opening three Scottish Premiership matches.
…step towards supporting vulnerable Nigerians, but cash transfers alone cannot generate sustainable income or permanently lift households out of poverty, a leading poverty eradication expert has cautioned. Professor Magnus Kpakol, former National Coordinator of […] The post FG’s $1bn social protection programme commenda…
THE growing use of dollar-denominated loans by Nigerian companies earning revenues largely in naira is emerging as a major threat to shareholder value, as currency depreciation can wipe out otherwise strong operating performances, a new report by Chapel Hill Denham, has warned. The investment research firm said the big…
ASI gains 0.81 percent on FTSE Russell reclassification catalyst TRADING activity on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) contracted sharply, last week, with equity volume falling by 3.74 billion shares, or 59.8 percent week-on-week, even as the benchmark index recovered on renewed buying interest in selected large-cap…
…Petroleum Regulatory Commission has registered 172 Host Communities Development Trusts established by oil and gas companies under the Petroleum Industry Act. The development comes as the regulator intensifies enforcement of the PIA provision requiring oil and gas companies, known as settlors, to contribute three per ce…
…for the command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 30, 2026 said the incident occurred along Tinapa Road in Calabar. "The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old male security guard, identified as Ndifreke Godwin, in connection with the alleged s3xual assault o…
…Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the ADC, was conspicuously absent. Explaining the ADC’s decision not to participate, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, told The PUNCH that the committee needs to go beyond obtaining signatures from politicians and ensure that breache…
…pledged to reinstate the subsidy if elected in the January presidential election to cushion the effect of its removal on Nigerians. His promise has, however, generated mixed reactions among Nigerians. Reacting, Yilwatda, while receiving a delegation of economic stakeholders in Abuja, warned that the subsidy debate shou…
…are affected by either undernutrition or overnutrition”. He said the state would need sustained investment in infrastructure, medical equipment, health personnel and financing while preparing for a range of emerging and persistent threats. Among the challenges identified were population pressure, climate change, infect…
…he upholds, the general is barred from running for election. The junta has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment for the country to switch to a presidential system from a parliamentary one, and was asking the public to back it. The new text proposes abandoning the old system whereby the Prime Minister came fr…
…continued in a 4-0 cruise against Malaga on Sunday. Los Blancos scored three times in just over 10 minutes in the first half to open up a comfortable lead over the Andalusian visitors to the Santiago Bernabeu. Sandwiched between Bellingham and Mbappe’s strikes was an own goal by Malaga goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero, while…
Rangers started the defence of their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title with a 1-1 home draw against Katsina United. Luis Dadong gave Katsina United seven minutes before the break, while Chibueze Oputa equalised for Rangers deep into stoppage time. Last season’s runners-up Rivers United started their campaign…
…in the 17th minute as chances fell at both ends in soaring temperatures in Naples. Rasmus Hojlund’s brilliant strike drew the hosts level on the half-hour mark, but his good work was quickly undone when a defensive mix-up led to Anastasios Douvikas scoring for the second game in a row. Kevin De Bruyne, who inspired Nap…
If you marry only one wife, your life will be miserable in old age - Nigerian woman tells men A Nigerian woman, Oyarazi Bint Isah, has advised men to marry more than one wife to avoid misery in their old age. In a screenshot making the rounds on Facebook, Isah claimed she was reduced to tears after she saw her father's…
…in Kano Three people have been k!lled, five others injured and the Sarkin Noma, Alhaji Yusuf Chiromawa, abducted by gunmen who attacked Chiromawa town in Garun Malam Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred at about 11pm on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The Chairman of Garun Malam Local Government Area,…
…Conflict reporter, Masara Kim disclosed the incidents in a post on X on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Among those k!lled was Pastor Hills Emmanuel, a Ghanaian-Nigerian cleric based in Plateau State and founder of The Wonderful Grace of God Evangelical Ministry in Bokkos. Emmanuel, a former pastor with Dunamis Church, was…
…Okocha jokes after dancing with his daughter at her wedding Nigerian football legend Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha shared a heartwarming father-daughter dance with his daughter, Daniella, at her white wedding in Marbella, Spain on Saturday, August 29. In a video shared by one of the guests and reposted by his daughter, Okoch…
…chapter of Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria held a meeting in Owerri on Saturday, August 29, to plan a campaign for Tinubu's re-electionThe group said it would approach Ohanaeze Ndigbo leaders and elder statesmen to lead a delegation to Peter ObiGroup leader Franklin Ngoforo argued that supporting Tinubu now could help…
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior launched a week-long enforcement campaign from August 20 to 26 targeting illegal residents across the KingdomAuthorities arrested 14,434 people for residency, labour and border security violations during the joint inspection exerciseNearly 30,000 additional expatriates are currently…
…Nigerian Tribune in Abuja on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Ayenigba, said the party was satisfied with the list across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, “Our great party, the SDP, has no issues with the list of our 2027 governorship a…
…as well as whether the presidential and legislative ballots should be held simultaneously or separately. In August 2025, the UN proposed a roadmap for general elections and the unification of institutions in Libya that looked to implement a “politically viable electoral framework” and “a new unified government”. The UN…
…jet fuel has emerged as a preferred choice in the global market, including across the US and Europe, where the refinery has cemented its position as Europe’s largest external supplier of jet fuel for consecutive months, surpassing traditional exporters from the United States and the Middle East. DAILY POST reports that…
…2024 chairmanship and councillorship polls. “Before the election, we went to the the House of Assembly to amend that law and the House of Assembly gave the local government Mayor’s and their Councillors four years and that was even before the election,” Governor Otti said. On the call for the implementation of the Abia…
Mining Marshals said the Stone Rockers quarry in Abuja remains sealed because it is the crime scene in an ongoing Federal High Court prosecutionStone Rockers Nigeria Limited and its director are facing trial over alleged illegal mining within a licensed area The Mining Marshals also revealed that workers earlier droppe…