Diamond Celebrities

Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup — he’s won them all. At 23 years of age, Trent Alexander-Arnold is already supremely successful. The Liverpool and England defender has developed into one of Europe’s elite right-backs, displaying athleticism and playmaking abilities that are rare to find […]

The Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases on the rise across the US. The announcement came during a briefing with the Department of Health and Human Services. The administration has been criticized at times for its handling of the outbreak, and some have called on the government to declare a national […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, wanted. “Anyone with useful information as to his whereabout should contact the EFCC or the nearest police station,” the Commission said in a statement on Twitter. The EFCC said Mompha is wanted “in an alleged case of Retention of Proceeds of […]

Some final-year law students in the Nigerian public universities have cried out over the possibility of not been mobilised for the Nigerian Law School in 2022 due to the ongoing strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Lamenting to Punch on Tuesday in separate chats, some of them said their final year results had not […]

A Brazilian bodybuilder and TikTok star who gained 1.6 million followers by injecting himself with life-threatening oil to create 23-inch biceps has died on his 55th birthday in Ribeirao Preto. Valdir Segato had been using synthol injections for years despite risking strokes and infections to produce hulking biceps, pectorals and back muscles.  Segato, originally from […]

The price of kerosene used by several families have jumped to N800 per litre just as the market is beginning to adjust to the newly increased petrol and gas prices. Market survey by Punch on Tuesday showed that one litre of cooking kerosene, sold for N700 last week, now sells for between N800 and N850 in urban […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again extended the ongoing strike by four weeks. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke who disclosed this via a statement on Monday, said the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers. Noting that the body conveyed an […]

Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have again threatened to commence strike if the Nigerian government fails to meet their demands. This development is contained in a communique issued at the end of the NARD’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held from 25th to 30th July in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The […]

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III has lamented over the level of youth unemployment in the country, saying it is worse than a time bomb waiting to explode. The monarch, who was a guest on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, Newsnight which was teased on Sunday, linked youth unemployment to the current security challenges bedeviling Africa’s […]

Two prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, have been reportedly kidnapped in Enugu. Monalisa Chinda, AGN’s Director of Communications, broke the news in a statement on her verified Instagram page, on Friday. Chinda, in the statement, stated that the actors were reported […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians to resist the urge of succumbing to the speculative activities of some players in the foreign exchange market. It gave the advice in the face of rising demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians. CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, who […]

American Actor, Will Smith, has released a five-minute video on his YouTube channel to apologise to Chris Rock over his conduct at the Oscar awards earlier this year. The actor had slapped Rock on stage over a joke that he found offensive about his wife. In the emotional video, Smith revealed that he had tried […]

Non-remittance of dollars to foreign reserves by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is responsible for naira’s free fall in the official and parallel markets, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. As at the close of work yesterday, the naira traded for N700/$1 at the parallel market and N415.96/$1 at the official market. […]

The Senate has summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the depreciation of the naira. Reports revealed a United States dollar is exchanged to N658 in a parallel market on Wednesday. The depreciation of the currency fuelled the lawmakers’ decision to invite the CBN governor following a motion by Olubunmi […]

Senators from opposition parties have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country. They also threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against the President should he fail to address the insecurity within the period given by the lawmakers. The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Philip Aduda, made […]