The Premier League will have its first-ever 16-day international break this season after FIFA merged the traditional September and October windows into a single extended period from September 21 to October 6. The league will play through Matchweek 5 on September 20 before pausing...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup marked the end of international careers for several established football stars, with a number of veterans announcing their retirement from international football following the tournament. From World Cup winners to long-serving national team captains, the l...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and several Nigerian entertainers have mourned veteran actor Olu Jacobs, who died at age 84. Jacobs’ son, Olusoji, announced his death in an Instagram post on Wednesday, describin...
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has added another qualification to his growing list of academic achievements after graduating from the PFA Business School with a diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship with merit. The Coventry City forward announced the achievement via X on ...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya; Qur’anic competition winner, Maryam Ibrahim Dan’Azumi; and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, during the presentation of the N20m education support to Maryam in Abuja on Tuesday. Photo: Gombe State govt
Nigeria needs a mechanism to absorb exceptional increases in global oil prices while the government tackles the structural costs of petrol production and distribution, veteran labour leader and oil and gas practitioner Mustapha Wali has said. A former National Vice President of t...
The Convener of a new political support group, Alpha Abia RISE, Ugochukwu Okororafor, has urged members of the group to deepen, defend and institutionalise the governing philosophy of Governor Alex Otti. Speaking at the inaugural summit in Umuahia, Okororafor said the group was n...
Fitch Ratings has warned that Nigeria’s proposed $5bn Total Return Swap (TRS) could introduce significant risks to the country’s debt management, liquidity position and future debt restructuring. The warning was contained in Fitch’s latest special report, Sovereign Total Return S...
Veteran Nigerian actor and elder statesman, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. PUNCH Online reports that his death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. Olu Jacobs was one of Nigeria’s most respected a...
Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, recorded the highest number of flight disruptions among the country’s domestic airlines in August, with 1,864 delays and other disruptions, according to data released by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. The airline was followed by United...
The Anambra State Government has challenged former Governor Peter Obi’s claim that he left more than ₦2.13bn in an ecological fund account before leaving office in 2014, saying the First Bank account he identified was not an ecological fund account and had never contained the amo...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a five-hour power outage in Bida and surrounding communities in Niger State to enable it to carry out annual preventive maintenance at its Bida 132/33kV Transmission Substation. TCN said the maintenance exercise would take place o...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, welcoming the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Dr Muhammed Shehu, to the Government House. Photo: State House
The United Nations Population Fund Youth Participatory Platform (UNFPA-YPP), Sokoto State, has sensitised adolescents and young people with disabilities on sexual and reproductive health rights, gender-based violence prevention, positive masculinity and menstrual hygiene. The pro...
Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. In the statement, the family described the late actor as “The Lion of Lufod...
Victor Osimhen. Photo: X / @Galatasaray
Nigerian chess stars at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, are confident of making a strong impression as the competition gets underway on Wednesday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian delegation departed for Uzbekistan on Monday night aboa...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects after foiling a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Waris Dauda and Tiamiyu Abiodun, were arrested in the ea...