The Ekiti State Police Command has described as false and mischievous a social media report alleging that passengers in a bus travelling from Ado-Ekiti to Ibadan were kidnapped at Aramoko-Ekiti on Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Sunday Abutu, in a statement issued on Monday …
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday protested the May 15 abduction of 42 pupils and teachers from public schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Members of the association, joined by Civil Society Organisations, marched in their hundreds across Bodija, Mokola, Iwo Road, Gate/Bus Stop, …
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Paul Onuachu has been named winner of the Süper Lig Goal of the Season award for the 2025/26 campaign after his spectacular bicycle kick for Trabzonspor against Fatih Karagümrük. The Nigerian striker claimed the honour for his stunning effort in Trabzonspor’s 4-2 win during the Week Seven fixture on September 27, …
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Former England international James Milner has announced his retirement from professional football, ending a remarkable career that spanned more than two decades at the highest level of the game. James Milner, 40, leaves the sport after his contract with Brighton & Hove Albion expired, closing the chapter on one of the …
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British-Nigerian rapper Dave and Nigerian Grammy-winning singer Tems have secured a place on Spotify’s highly anticipated 2026 Songs of Summer predictions list, with their hit collaboration “Raindance” emerging as one of the tracks tipped to dominate global playlists this summer. Spotify unveiled the 30-song selection on May 29 through its …
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Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo and newly crowned Champions League winner Willian Pacho of Paris Saint-Germain will spearhead Ecuador’s challenge at the World Cup. Piero Hincapie, who was part of the losing Arsenal squad in the European showpiece in Budapest on Saturday, was also named on Sunday in the squad for …
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The Senegalese government has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current Minister of the Armed Forces as its candidate for the position of ECOWAS President. Diop’s nomination is contained in a statement issued by Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, made …
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Goge Africa has announced the inauguration of a Cultural Dialogue and Diplomacy Series aimed at promoting African culture as a strategic tool for diplomacy, tourism development and economic growth. The initiative was announced in a statement by the Co-founder of Goge Africa, Nneka Isaac-Moses, on Monday in Lagos. Isaac-Moses said …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has dismissed the proposal of N100,000 as minimum wage by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, insisting that a realistic living wage under the current economic conditions should be as high as N1m. The NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday. His reaction …
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A High Court in Oba, Idemili South of Anambra, has sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger during a “one chance” robbery operation. Trial judge, Justice Lauretta Oyeka, in her judgment, convicted Ezike of the murder of Jude Onwuegbuchunam, an …
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