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Nigeria left Morocco with bronze medals, broken momentum, and a lingering question that refuses to go away: what went wrong when everything seemed to be going right? For former Super Eagles captain and midfield general Sunday Oliseh, the answer is neither tactical nor accidental. He believes the fracture that cost Nigeria a shot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title began from within, sparked by a moment of public confrontation involving the team’s biggest star, Victor Osimhen. According to Oliseh, Osimhen’s on-pitch outburst at teammate Ademola Lookman destabilised the Super Eagles at a critical stage of the tournament, disrupting…
The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has condemned the recent mass abduction of Christian worshippers in Kajuru local government area of the state. Bandits on Sunday, January 19, 2026, abducted about 170 worshippers from three different church services in Kajuru local government area with six of them miraculously escaping from the abductors and returned home with different degrees of injuries on their bodies after receiving serious beating. The state CAN chairman, Rev. Caleb Ma’aji Bawa, in an interview with DAILY POST said, “The mass abduction of worshippers is regrettable, shameful and disappointing. It is true…
A spirited competition has emerged among communities in Enugu State as the All Progressives Congress, APC, E-registration programme gathers momentum, with wards vowing to outdo one another in enrolment figures and grassroots mobilisation. The ongoing exercise was formally flagged off at Ugbawka Wards 1 and 2 in Nkanu East LGA, Amaechi Ward 1 in Enugu South LGA, and Awgu Ward 2 in Awgu LGA, where leaders, stakeholders, and residents turned the registration drive into a show of unity, confidence, and healthy rivalry. Speaking at Community Secondary School, Amafor Ugbawka, the Executive Chairman of Nkanu East LGA, Hon. Sydney Edeh, attributed…
A bride, her parents and some friends who were abducted by bandits in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State have regained their freedom after spending seven weeks in captivity. The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst, Bakatsine. According to the post sent out on Wednesday, the victims were released on Tuesday after ransom was paid to their abductors. Bakatsine added that the victims are currently receiving medical attention at Isa Hospital in Sokoto State. “A bride, her parents and friends abducted by bandits in Chacho village, Wurno LGA of Sokoto State,…
Newcastle legend, Alan Shearer, has tipped Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League this season, although he believes Arsenal have a “really good chance”. The Gunners defeated Inter Milan 3-1 on Tuesday to maintain their perfect run in the competition. The result at the San Siro confirmed that Mikel Arteta’s men will finish in the top two of the league phase. On the same night however, PSG lost 2-1 away to Sporting Lisbon. “There is no doubt that this mob tonight, Arsenal, have got a really good chance of being there,” Shearer said on Amazon Prime. “But I just think…
Nigeria’s news cycle is busy with drama in politics, infrastructure plans and everyday life. The Department of State Services is pushing for extended custody of ex-AGF Abubakar Malami amid a terror-financing probe, while Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, unveils new road projects. In crime and security, the son of a kidnapped Kwara monarch has regained freedom after ransom payment, even as a trader laments loss of goods in a major Lagos market fire. Business headlines show strong beer revenues, and a socialite-businesswoman is challenging EFCC’s forfeiture bid. Meanwhile, a reporter’s diary takes readers inside the daily scenes at Lagos…
Operatives of the Department of State Services have freed an Ogun State-based pastor, Kayode Olawoye, alongside two of his associates who were detained on Monday following public outcry. Olawoye became an internet sensation following his exposé on the poor state of some roads in Ogun State, which he had repeatedly drawn to the attention of the state government. A family source close to Olawoye confirmed his release in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. In an earlier interview with our correspondent, Olawoye’s family had raised concerns over his detention after he was allegedly invited by the DSS. Speaking…
Today I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics, where the large, main power, geopolitics, is submitted to no limits, no constraints. On the other hand, I would like to tell you that the other countries, especially intermediate powers like Canada, are not powerless. They have the capacity to build a new order that encompasses our values, such as respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the various states. The power of the less power starts with honesty.…
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to increase the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sub-sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product from $32bn to over $74bn within the next 10 years. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin during a livestock stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Kwara State Government, which brought together over 250 players across the livestock value chain. Represented at the event by his Special Adviser, Mr Mark Mbaram, the minister said the Federal Government was committed to repositioning the livestock sector as a major driver of food security, job creation, and…
Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed details of a brief exchange he had with Egypt goalkeeper Oufa Shobeir during the third-place play-off penalty shootout at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco last Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria and Egypt required a penalty shootout to decide the contest after a goalless 90 minutes, with the Super Eagles eventually claiming a 4–2 victory to secure their ninth AFCON bronze medal. During the shootout, Shobeir denied Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s opening kick for Nigeria, but he could not stop subsequent efforts from Akor Adams, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman, despite…
