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Nigeria may be absent from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but one of the Super Eagles’ most celebrated achievements survived a potential challenge this week when Cape Verde’s historic run through the group stage fell just short of erasing a record the green and white have held for 26 years, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Cape Verde, ranked 64th in the world coming into the tournament, stunned the football world by navigating Group H without a defeat, picking up three draws against Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia to finish second on three points and book a place in the Round of…
The Abia State Government on Saturday arrested a 109-year-old bean cake (akara) seller, Chidinma Eluwa, for allegedly violating the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Eluwa was arrested for frying bean cakes during the sanitation period on Owerri Road and was later arraigned before the Sanitation Court alongside 65 other alleged offenders. The aged woman was, however, discharged by Magistrate O. C. Ibekwe on compassionate grounds. She thereafter pledged to comply with the state’s sanitation order. Of the 66 alleged offenders arraigned, seven were discharged on health and student-related grounds, while nine were sentenced to community service. Meanwhile, the state government…
During a recent conference, an Algerian colleague repeatedly excused himself to visit the restroom just down the hallway to vomit. The reason was kidney stones, and by his own account, he had suffered similar paroxysms of pain in the past, accompanied by episodes of vomiting. By the second day of the conference, as he sat by my side, he exclaimed that this was a problem that had afflicted him for years. He had dodged surgery and relied only on medications, including injections. Now, he was fed up with those efforts and wanted to use herbal medicine. That caused some consternation,…
The All Progressives Congress in Ward 7, Esa-Oke, Osun State, has faulted Governor Ademola Adeleke for accusing the Director-General of the Osun APC Campaign Council, Wole Oke, of sponsoring the killing of an Accord Party member, Ajayi Aderogba. The party urged Adeleke, the Accord Party and other political actors to refrain from making allegations capable of politicising the incident, insisting that only a thorough police investigation could establish those responsible for the killing. Addressing journalists in Esa-Oke on Friday, the Chairman of APC Ward 7 Stakeholders, Prof Siji Olamiju, called on security agencies to conduct a thorough, transparent and impartial…
First City Monument Bank has upgraded its mobile banking application with new features, including a reward points system, mutual fund investments, virtual card services, and in-app customer support, as it seeks to strengthen customer engagement across its digital platform. A statement from the bank said the updated app enables customers to earn and redeem reward points on transactions carried out through the platform. The bank also introduced a Regal Premium Lifestyle Subscription, which provides access to travel, dining, and entertainment benefits, as well as three months of free transfers for new-to-bank customers. Customers can now access mutual fund investments directly…
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen caused a near stampede on the streets of Ojota, Lagos, after videos of him visiting the area spread rapidly online, drawing a massive crowd of fans who surrounded his car and refused to let him pass, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Footage circulating on social media showed hundreds of excited supporters converging on the Nigeria international, screaming his name, recording videos and pressing against his vehicle until it could no longer move. The situation grew so intense that Osimhen was forced to step out of his Lamborghini personally to calm the crowd, walking among the fans…
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The Edo High Court of Justice will begin a Special Criminal Court to expedite trials of offences relating to cultism and kidnapping in July. This announcement is contained in a statement from the Court’s Chief Registrar, Benson Osawaru, on Friday in Benin. According to the registrar, the designated Special Criminal Court was constituted at the request of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State. He noted that the new court would handle cases of cultism, kidnapping, and other matters assigned by the Chief Judge of the state, Daniel Okungbowa. “The move is expected to address the rising cases of cult-related violence…
South Africa will head into Sunday’s 2026 World Cup round of 32 clash against Canada in Los Angeles without midfielder Themba Zwane after FIFA rejected the South Africa Football Association’s appeal against his three-match suspension, dealing Bafana Bafana a significant blow on the eve of the most important match in the country’s World Cup history. Zwane was handed the ban by FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee following a red card in South Africa’s opening group match against co-hosts Mexico. SAFA had appealed the decision, arguing the punishment was disproportionate to the offence, but the world governing body was unmoved. “We are disappointed…
Structure crumbled minutes after I left, killed my apprentice — Nwabueze Nwabueze Kenneth Nwabueze, who narrowly escaped death in the three-storey building that collapsed at Alakija, Oriade Local Council Development Area, on Thursday, tells CHIJIOKE IREMEKA how his apprentice died and the cost of ignoring warning signs of distressed structures How does it feel to have escaped the disaster that rocked Alakija on Thursday? Nobody is happy about what happened here because many lives were lost. The lives lost cannot be brought back, but the money and businesses that are gone can be replaced. It feels good to be alive…
