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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 …
…more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Odidiomo said residents immediately mobilised after witnessing the aircraft go down, with some people going to the area to establish what had happened. “It happens because we are a part of our territory and the minute we saw the plane go down, we sent people there to det…
…in Nigeria, ‘absolute truth to absolute power’ at all times without fear or favor.” Obiesika wrote: “You Dey mind the nonsense governors we have in the south east,minus Otis Alex.” However, Ayo disagreed with the criticism, writing: “Reason no serious goverment will take any ungrateful people serious.” Watch the video…
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…
…or fails to follow mandatory rules.Delivering his judgment in the matter, Justice Obiora Egwuatu found merit in Gadzama’s case and issued an order halting the enforcement of the decision of the LPDC.Justice Egwuatu held that it would be unjust to allow the implementation of the decision of the Committee, which is not t…
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 …
…why the country had not fully explained the killing of civilians in Asaba. The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, said Nigeria must pursue truth, justice, restoration and healing, stressing that forgiveness should follow those steps. Achebe said, “There must be truth. There must be justice. There must be healing. An…
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…
Galatasaray club doctor Yener Ince broke his silence on Victor Osimhen's injury status after the striker missed the international breakOsimhen was dropped from Nigeria's AFCON qualifier squad and flew home to spend time off before returning to IstanbulThe club doctor confirmed Osimhen took part in some training session…
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…
…stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The UGT and CCOO unions urged the population to “mobilise for better salaries, for decent housing and for price controls in the face of inflation that undermines our purchasing power”. The strike “is the response to the insatiable real estate greed that speculates with one of the p…
…efforts to speak with him on the phone were unsuccessful, as calls put through to his mobile did not connect as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Online reports that the Imo and Oyo State Governments, in collaboration with security agencies, had been making concerted efforts to secure the release of the abductee…
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…
…would remind humanity that no innocent life should be lost unfairly for any reason. The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), also spoke on “restitution, reconciliation and forgiveness at the memorial.” (NAN)
…session on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, shows Nyamu seated in the chamber while using her mobile phone before appearing to put her thumb in her mouth. While some social media users found the video amusing, others questioned whether such conduct was appropriate during an official parliamentary proceeding. Watch the video b…
…According to him, “Items recovered from the suspects included one vehicle, 10 mobile phones, seven ATM cards, seven caps, two cartons of dried fish and N376,400 in cash.” Makama said the suspects and recovered items had been handed over to Headquarters Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, for further investigation and necess…
…alleged madman whom the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, once claimed advised him would know that Amaechi lied. According to Bwala: “Having worked in Atiku’s camp before and seeing what Amaechi is bringing to their camp, I think he is bringing a bit of what I would call liveliness bu…
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…
Prominent Obidient figure Serah Ibrahim shared a tribute naming five people she knew personally among those who died in the Ondo NAF crashIbrahim revealed she had avoided news about the Monday crash until a conversation with her cousin, a Pilot Officer, confirmed she knew people on boardOne of the victims, Chikaodi, wa…
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-…
…weapons, including sticks and hoes, before attacking and robbing the deceased of his mobile phone and N7,400 cash. The prosecution told the court that the defendants inflicted severe injuries on Rabi'u, leading to his death, before dumping his body in a maize farm. Presenting the case, the state counsel, Abdulkadir Ibr…