Idris Adesina with agency reports Brtish-born Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua on Saturday night retained his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA titles after a seventh round stoppage of Russian WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin at the Wembley Stadium in London. The champion, whose both parents come from Sagamu in Ogun State, dropped Povetkin with a […]

Manchester City laid on an attacking masterclass that extinguished any fears of a European hangover to blow away Cardiff in style with five magnificent goals, as they strolled to victory in south Wales, The Guardian reports. An imperious away performance left the hosts exasperated with Sergio Agüero opening the scoring on his 300th appearance for […]

Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, says voting-buying has negatively affected the just concluded election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria  reports that  Akinbade, who spoke to newsmen in Ogbagba after the accreditation and voting exercise,  said  “ vote-buying has cast […]

James Rodriguez shone for Bayern Munich, scoring a goal and winning a penalty, as the German champions made four wins from their first four Bundesliga games with a 2-0 victory at Schalke to stay top on Saturday. Rodriguez struck with just eight minutes gone at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena, expertly slipping his marker, former Bayern team-mate […]

Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that employees of the defunct Skye Bank Plc would be offered new contract terms under the management of Polaris Bank. The Corporation said this in a statement made available to our correspondent on Saturday and signed by the Head Communications and Public Affairs, Mohammed Kudu. […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The governorship candidate or the Respiration Party of Nigeria, Mrs. Mercy Ayodele, has described the Saturday election as peaceful. Ayodele, however, told correspondent that despite the effort of the INEC to curb vote-buying, some politicians still went ahead to induce voters with money. She said those who allegedly gave money to voters […]

Mesut Ozil has thanked Jerome Boateng for public support in the wake of Ozil’s controversial retirement from international football. Ozil, 29, walked away from the Germany squad in July, claiming he was made a scapegoat for the national team’s disastrous failure at the World Cup and cited “racism and disrespect” due to his Turkish heritage […]

Dayo Ojerinde The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has won his polling unit. Adeleke polled 154 votes to defeat Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress and other candidates at the Abogunde/Sagba ward 2, unit 9 in Ede. The PUNCH reports that 425 ballot papers […]

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa  The police in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected cult leader and armed robber, identified as Mr. Prince Owei. Police apprehended Owei, an indigene of Ikebiri community of Southern Ijaw but resident in Ovom, Yenagoa,  is suspected to be the killer of James Onuh, a member of National Youth Service Corps in […]

How did your marriage happen? I didn’t plan for the person I married but I was planning for marriage. Because of my humble beginning, I didn’t marry on time. My higher education was largely sponsored by family and relatives so I didn’t want to put an extra burden on them to marry in my uncle’s […]

What project shot you into limelight? Most people to say it’s Sean Tizzle’s Sho Lee. As of then, it was like the biggest song around and I shot the video. But before then, I had shot Black Magic’s Rainbow and a couple of other songs but because Sho Lee was really huge, it has to […]

The alleged rift between Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his political godfather and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the latter’s refusal to support the governor’s second term bid, has brought the issue of political godfatherism to the fore, JESUSEGUN ALAGBE writes A scene played out on Monday […]

Taking an extreme measure like committing suicide has become a common practice among Nigerian undergraduates in recent times. Eric Dumo, who interacted with family members and close friends of victims, writes on why urgent steps must be taken to arrest the situation If not for sheer providence, Mr. Eyinnaya Ariwodo would have been put six […]

Alexander Okere, Benin Tragedy struck on Friday when a tenant, identified as Orobosa, allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death on Ekiosa Street, in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspect was said to have had an argument with the deceased, one Okereke Chinonso, over the use of a bathroom in the building […]

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and the lawmaker representing Rivers South East in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, of conniving to disparage and defame his person. Amaechi, who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State and […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has sought the help of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to stop the issue of vote buying and selling during elections. During a visit to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who led a team of National Commissioners to the meeting raised […]

Stan Wawrinka beat last year’s St Petersburg champion Damir Dzumhur in straight sets to reach the semi-finals on Friday. The 33-year-old Swiss wild card beat the Bosnian, who was seeded sixth, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 11 minutes to level their head-to-head record at one all. READ ALSO: Cracks in PDP BoT over support for […]

Jesusegun Alagbe, Dayo Ojerinde Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun State, the state Resident Electoral Commission, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has warned politicians not to misinterpret the commission’s electoral rules for their selfish aims. Agbaje was reacting to the allegations that the commission had placed a total ban on the usage of […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s return to the dugout after a European touchline ban could give them an extra boost in the Premier League this weekend, Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock said on Friday. Manchester City looked far from potential Champions League winners without their Spanish manager when they were beaten 2-1 by Olympique Lyonnais […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin Residents of Ede in Osun State have called on the governorship candidates, members and supporters of different political parties in the state to avoid violence during and after the election. In separate interviews with our correspondent on Friday, they stated that they were hopeful that the best candidate would win the governorship […]

An APC House of Representatives aspirant in Ekiti, Mr Muyiwa Olumilua, on Friday announced his withdrawal from the race fews days before the party primaries. Muyiwa, son of a former Governor of the old Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, made his decision known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ikere-Ekiti shortly after the meeting of leaders and elders […]

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the Nigeria Civil Society has appealed to political parties to shun activities that could trigger violence before, during and after the election. The NCS Coordinator, Mr Clement Nwankwo, made the appeal at a press conference on Friday in Osogbo. Nwankwo also urged security agencies to be vigilant and apprehend those […]

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, lacks the vision, capacity and the patience to develop the country. Saraki made the comment on Thursday when he led his Presidential campaign team on a courtesy visit to Governor […]

Olaleye Aluko Two staff sergeants of the Nigerian Army, identified as Adegor Okpako and Saka, have been killed and four others injured in an incident at the 192 Battalion in the Gwoza area of Borno State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 3pm on Wednesday during what was referred to as in-theatre training […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja All is not well among the members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party over their support for the party’s presidential aspirants,  The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. The Board had, at its meeting last week, directed its members to be neutral and not declare any private or public support […]

John Alechenu, Sam Awoyinfa, Chukwudi Akasike and Peter Dada The   All Progressives Congress has granted the demand of state governors that each state chapter of the party be allowed to choose the mode of primaries to pick candidates for the 2019 elections. The decision was reached after a three-hour meeting between the APC National Chairman, […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress have called on the Federal Government and all security agencies to free Leah Sharibu and other captives of the Boko Haram terrorists “before it is  too late.” The two organisations in separate statements in Abuja on Thursday condemned the killing of a midwife with the […]

Friday Olokor, Jos With about 72 hours to the Osun State governorship election, a coalition of civil rights organisations under the aegis of Transition Monitoring Group, on Wednesday, said it had uncovered ongoing plans by politicians to disrupt the electoral process. The organisation also said it would be deploying 300 citizen observers in the 30 […]

’Femi Asu The imports of Nigerian crude oil and other West African grades to the United States look set to plunge to nearly zero amid growing shale oil production in the North American country, our correspondent has learnt. The US Atlantic Coast imports of West African crude oil are expected to decline due to harsh […]

Yinka Badejo Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has reacted to a statement posted on Instagram by a female fan claiming that he had a one-night stand with her. Ibu, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, said that although he posed for a photo shot with the fan in […]

Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo A group, Taraba Network for Peace and Development on Wednesday asked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, to retract his verbal attack on Governor Darius Ishaku or face court action. At a press briefing in Jalingo, Chairman of the group, Alhaji Haruna Musa, who was flanked by […]

Festus Abu Former Nigeria Football Federation president Aminu Maigari could be barred from contesting the federation’s presidential election in Katsina on Thursday after he was given a provisional clearance by the   NFF Electoral Committee.  Under-pressure incumbent president Amaju Pinnick is seeking reelection, with former Secretary-General of the body  Taiwo Ogunjobi and  Chinedu Okoye other contestants bidding to […]

A cockpit mix-up left more than 30 passengers on an Indian plane bleeding from their ears and noses Thursday after the crew forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure. The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn back as the alarming symptoms became apparent, the airline said, with one traveller describing “panic” […]

 Ife Ogunfuwa Gmail offers a variety of tools aimed at managing your inbox clutter ranging from creating labels to categorise your email and using filters to automatically sort incoming mail. If you have not already, you should enable two-factor authentication on your Gmail account. According to Android Central, two-factor authentication works by combining a password […]

Tare Youdeowei A study conducted by researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, has established a connection between being overweight or obese and an increased risk of developing urinary incontinence, also known as involuntary urination, in young and middle-aged women. Published in Obesity Reviews, the study stated that when compared with normal body mass index, […]