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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crashed out of the under 17 AFCON 2023 after falling 2-1 to fellow West Africans Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals in Algiers. The result meant the Golden Eaglets won’t feature in the under 17 World Cup that would take place later this year, with Burkina Faso completing the quartet of teams to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his London trip by a week over an appointment with his dentist. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Buhari had travelled to the United Kingdom last week for the coronation of King Charles 111. The president, who joined […]

The gunman behind the second-deadliest US mass shooting of the year was terminated from the Army due to health concerns and may have been driven by right-wing extremism, sources told CNN. Eight people – including two elementary school students – were killed after Saturday’s deadly attack at Allen Premium Outlets, a bustling mall in the affluent Dallas […]

A 56-year-old former boxer, Moses Olapade, reportedly beat his wife, Tinuke, to a coma while the couple were arguing over a television remote. The incident was said to have occurred at their residence located at Oke-Aro Community in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. According to a source who does not want to be mentioned, […]

Sonia, the daughter of embattled former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu said she feels guilty that her parents were convicted because they were looking for ways to find a solution to her health condition. The Ekweremadu’s daughter stated this in an interview with BBC on Friday. Recall that in March 2023, a UK jury found […]

Brighton gained sweet revenge for their defeat to Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup semi-final on Thursday as Alexis Mac Allister scored from the spot in the dying seconds to earn a 1-0 win. Classy Brighton dominated possession but lacked a cutting edge until Luke Shaw’s handball deep into injury time gave them […]

Over 40 per cent of deposits in local banks are now in United States (U.S.) dollars, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. It blamed the trend of saving in hard currency on rising inflation and exchange rate volatility. The IMF described the practice as a confirmation of loss of confidence in the local currency, adding that […]

Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. Additional to this is N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning. The PUNCH reports Wednesday […]

A 42-year-old woman, Fatima Rahman, from Chad Republic has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of her co-wife, Adizat, at her residence in Alejo Street, Ijede, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.  Fatima was arraigned on Tuesday before Magistrate P. E Nwaka at a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba […]