When Norwich’s Brandon Williams was hauled to the ground against Brentford on Saturday, his first instinct was to confront the opponent who had fouled him. Williams reacted angrily but his hostility quickly disappeared when he realised his adversary was Christian Eriksen, the Denmark midfielder starting a match for the first …

Shell has defended its decision to purchase Russian crude oil despite the invasion and bombardment of Ukraine. The oil giant said in a statement that the decision to purchase the fuel at a discounted price was “difficult”. It confirmed that it had bought a cargo of Russian crude oil on …

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 6 (Reuters) – Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion unless Kyiv surrendered. Most people trapped in the port city …

To extend the capacity of the Muritala Mohammed Way from one lane to two lanes. The Lagos State Government has announced the partial closure and diversion of traffic on Muritala Mohammed Way, Yaba, for a period of 8 days. The traffic diversion which is with effect from Monday March 7, …

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five people trapped under a heap of sand at Yanlami Village in the Bichi Local Government Area. A statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Sunday in Kano said the tragic incident occurred …

Naira-Dollar Analysis Today Despite Higher Forex Reserves The naira remained under pressure across official and parallel markets despite continuing increase in Nigeria’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves. The naira depreciated by 0.2 per cent at the official Investors and Exporters (I & E) Window and fell further by 0.5 per cent …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the Nigeria Police Force over the arrest of Abubakar Marshall, a lawyer to activist Omoyele Sowore. Falana also debunked claims by police that Sowore jumped bail, saying that the activist had presented himself for any possible arraignment. The PUNCH had reported that Marshal …

Suspected armed robbers have killed a businessman identified as Jonah Onche at Naka, headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State It was gathered that the robbers stormed the residence of the businessman in the early hours of Sunday, March 6, 2022. Chairman of Gwer West local government, …

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it would proceed with the governorship primary slated for Tuesday to pick its flagbearer for the July 16 election. The Sunday Bisi-led faction of the party, while reacting to the restraining order of an Osun State High Court sitting …

The letter Z has been seen on many Russian Army vehicles in Ukraine. It’s exact meaning is unclear, but some believe that it might be a sign to distinguish Russian vehicles from Ukrainian vehicles in order to prevent a friendly fire incident, while others believe that it might be a …