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Super Falcons coach Justine Madugu faces a selection dilemma ahead of Nigeria’s second friendly against Senegal at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Monday (today), with several players staking strong claims for places in the squad for the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Following a tepid showing in the first meeting between both teams last Friday, Madugu admitted he has a “good headache” on his hands as he weighs his options of rotation, stressing the importance of versatile players and squad depth as the defending champions intensify preparations for the continental tournament. Nigeria beat…
Lewis Hamilton found his No.1 supporter, Kim Kardashian, in the crowd on the second day of the Monaco Grand Prix. In a clip shared via social media on Sunday, June 7, Hamilton, 41, was seen walking toward a group of people watching the race and kissing Kardashian, 45, on the cheek. The pair then embraced before he walked back. Kardashian, for her part, traded in her lacy corset and bootcut jeans from Saturday, June 6, for a one-shoulder dress. She highlighted the look with a pair of oversized sunglasses and styled her hair up. Days prior to the outing, Kardashian…
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that the airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria will commence on June 15, 2026. Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu S. Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying all pilgrims would be transported home in the same sequence in which they arrived in the Kingdom for the 2026 Hajj exercise. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Ibrahim Datti, on Sunday. According to him, pilgrims who departed Nigeria on the first flight will be returned on…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that recent defections by some party members will not weaken its structure, popularity, or electoral prospects ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye described the development as a regular feature of politics especially during an electioneering period. He insisted the defections pose no threat to the APC’s readiness and determination to reclaim power in the state. He maintained that the APC remains the most formidable political force in Osun, with an extensive grassroots structure spanning all wards, polling units, communities,…
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has claimed that the Gunners are thinking of selling their captain, Martín Odegaard. Merson described the development as ‘madness’, insisting that there will be several teams lining up to sign him from Arsenal. “It’s madness for me to be saying this, but they [Arsenal] probably will be thinking about that [selling Martin Odegaard],” Merson said on The Sports Agents. “But for me, I still think there will be teams queuing around the block for him. When you play in the position that Odegaard plays in, you are screaming out for pace up front. You have to…
Researchers warned on Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the world’s nuclear powers had an estimated total of 12,187 warheads, with about 9,745 of them in stockpiles for potential use. That was a marginal decrease compared to the year before, as since the end of the Cold War old warheads have generally been dismantled more quickly than new ones have been deployed, resulting in a decrease in…
A United Kingdom court has remanded a 32-year-old man, Maxwell Oguanaya, in custody over the alleged murder of a 41-year-old Nigerian, Taiwo Ekerin, following an assault in Lewisham, London. The Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement obtained by PUNCH Metro on Sunday. The police noted that Oguanaya was charged with murder after Ekerin died from injuries sustained during an altercation. According to the statement, officers were called to Lewisham High Street at about 4:40am on May 24, following reports of an altercation. The police said Ekerin later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on May 30. The…
Many times, one has looked at the state of the Nigerian economy and wept silently. This is more so when, as an economist, one cannot just visualise but possesses the knowledge of the sizes and varieties of natural resource endowment, human and non-human, Nigeria owns, and the quantum of revenues the various governments have derived from these resources. The majority of Nigerians below 45 years have never known affluence, except those born with silver spoons. Yet, the resources have always been there, been exploited, and been stolen by the privileged few. I can recall that under the National Party of…
With the June 20 date for the Ekiti State governorship election fast approaching, the African Democratic Congress national body has expressed readiness to step up the mobilisation of eligible residents to vote for its candidate, Dare Bejide, with a door-to-door campaign. The ADC, while setting up committees for the Ekiti election, specifically saddled the contact and mobilisation committee with the responsibility, urging the members to dwell on the party manifesto on education, healthcare, agriculture, and youth employment, among others. The ADC national body, in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Sunday by the Director of Media and Publicity…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has recovered N521.77m in unremitted Value Added Tax from the Central Bank of Nigeria, marking a significant breakthrough in an ongoing investigation into revenue leakages linked to government collections processed through the Remita platform. The recovered sum represents VAT deductions on fees earned from Remita transactions that were not remitted to the Federal Government over a period spanning November 2018 to April 2024. The recovery emerged from a far-reaching investigation launched by the House of Representatives following concerns over alleged revenue leakages, non-compliance with approved financial procedures, and breaches of service-level agreements governing…
