Victor Osimhen’s move from Napoli to Chelsea could be off due to his huge wage demands. According to The Sun, Osimhen is asking the Blues for £500,000-a-week to sign for them this week. The Nigerian striker is also not keen to move on loan. This has led to Chelsea exploring other striker options with less …
Emir of Ningi Dr. Yunusa Danyaya is dead
The monarch, who is said to have returned from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, August 22, died in the early hours of today at a hospital in Kano State. Confirming Danyaya’s demise in a statement issued by his media, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Bala Mohammed extended his condolences to the late emir’s family …
Investigative journalist Soyinka arrested at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist and founding editor of BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Sunday morning. A distress message sent to Punch by one of his friends stated …
Gunmen abduct district head, others in Kaduna
The Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the abduction of the District Head of Garu Kurama and six other members of the Gurzan Kurama community in Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State on Friday night. A statement issued by the Forum’s Public Relations Officer, Josiah Yusuf Abraks gave the names of those abducted …
Two feared dead as Police, Shiite protesters clash in Abuja
Two persons have reportedly died following a clash between the Nigeria Police Force and Shiite protesters at Wuse Market, in the Wuse Zone 6 axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Reports that the clash got bloody when the Police used teargas on the protesters. Picture showed that the demonstrators attacked the Wuse Market Police …
Chronicles of eyehealth awareness in children
Children who are visually impaired and cannot see well finds it difficult to participate in group activities, they always feel inferior and this can affect their self confidence and boldness and can also tamper with their social wellbeing. The human eyes keeps growing and going through an extra spurt during PUBERTY, Your childs eyes reaches …
Photos from Taraba governor daughter’s wedding
The Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, today August 24, gave out his daughter, Keziah’s hand in marriage to her man, Bitrus Josiah, in a ceremony that took place in Jalingo, the state capital. Present at the wedding ceremony were Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Goodluck Jonathan, and governors from the Peoples Democratic Party. Other …
Nigeria Intelligence Agency’s DG resigns
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has resigned. Rufai Abubakar who was appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in December 2021 tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday but no clear reason was given for the decision. In a brief chat with …
Three Barcelona players leave for new clubs
Three Barcelona players are all set to leave the Blaugrana this summer transfer window. They are Clement Lenglet, Mika Faye and Vitor Roque. According to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Lenglet and Roque will join Atletico Madrid and Real Betis, respectively on loans, while Faye will join Rennes on a permanent transfer. “Barça confirm several …