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Olympic champion Masai Russell has declared her ambition to break Tobi Amusan’s women’s 100m hurdles world record after producing the second-fastest time in history at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Russell stormed to victory in Xiamen with a time of 12.14 seconds, setting a new United States record and missing Amusan’s world record of 12.12 seconds by just 0.02. The performance also backed up her winning display at the previous Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. The American finished comfortably ahead of Amusan, who placed second in a season’s best time of 12.28 seconds, while…
The Katsina State Police Command says it will arraign a neighbour to the family of an eight-year-old boy and five other suspects who were arrested over the child’s abduction in the Katsina metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the suspects were arrested by the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit of the command. He noted that on May 13, the boy (identity undisclosed) was returning from an Islamic school when he was abducted, and the suspects contacted the boy’s family the following day to demand N50m ransom. Aliyu noted that following…
The US 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy represents a significant development in American security policy, reflecting both lessons learned from past interventions and the current and rapidly shifting geography of global extremist threats. Rather than relying on previously favoured large-scale deployments, the revised U.S. strategy emphasises partnerships, intelligence-driven operations, and capacity-building. Africa, particularly Nigeria and the Sahel, has emerged as a central focus, given the persistence of violent extremist organisations such as Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province, and al-Qaeda affiliates that exploit fragile governance and porous borders across the region. To demonstrate their commitment, in early 2026, some 200 U.S.…
Leicester City have confirmed that Joe Aribo will leave the club following the expiration of his loan spell, as part of a wider summer clear-out announced in their retained list published on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In an official statement on the club’s website, Leicester said a total of 10 men’s first-team players will depart at the end of their contracts this summer, while several loan players, including Aribo, will return to their parent clubs following the conclusion of their temporary stays. The club added that extension options have been taken up on five academy players, alongside contract offers…
Summer House star Ciara Miller is ready to turn the page amid her drama with ex West Wilson and ex-BFF Amanda Batula. “Make it to the waiting and make it to the end of all of this. I’m excited to put it all behind me,” Miller, 30, said while speaking with People on the amFAR red carpet on Saturday, May 23. “The reunion was quite the day, but we are on to bigger and better and, you know, we can say goodbye to certain things.” She continued, “I think it will definitely get some clarity. I think it was very…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant in the just concluded primary election, Stanley Osifo, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu. Osifo extended the congratulations following the announcement of Tinubu’s victory in the APC presidential primaries. The aspirant had an impressive performance in a few states like Niger, where he scored 5,248, Kano-2,675, Lagos -1,186, Abia -1,007, Oyo-929, Benue-779, and Nasarawa with 768 votes. DAILY POST reports that Tinubu emerged winner after polling 10.99 million votes to defeat his rival, Stanley Osifo, who secured 16,504 votes. President Tinubu will now contend with presidential candidates from other political parties in next year’s…
A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Hazeem Gbolarumi, has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Gbolarumi emerged during the election held across the 33 local government areas in the state. The election was held on Sunday. Chairman of the PDP gubernatorial primary election in the state, Mr Tolulope Awoniyi, made the declaration after the collation of the election results. The collation of the results was done at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Ibadan on Sunday. The collation of results was witnessed…
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George said he is counting on Ikorodu City in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title race. Ikorodu City will entertain Rangers in their last match of the season at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos on Sunday. Rivers United need Ikorodu City to avoid defeat to have a chance of winning the league title. The Pride of Rivers will host Katsina United in Port Harcourt and must secure a win to take advantage of any slip from the leaders. Finidi said his side is focused on winning their own game, and will wait to see…
Shooting Stars have secured a place in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup after finishing third in the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League, ending a 27-year absence from continental football despite a final-day 1-0 defeat to Niger Tornadoes, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Ibadan-based side accumulated 60 points from 38 matches to clinch third place, finishing two points ahead of Ikorodu City, who ended the campaign in fourth position for the second consecutive season. The result ensures Shooting Stars return to continental competition for the first time since 1999, when they featured in the CAF Champions League following their 1998 league…
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects, Onyema Okonkwo and Emmanuel Onyekachi, over the alleged rape and murder of a 21-year-old nursing student, Wendy Achumba, in Umuadara Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. This came as the traditional ruler of Umuadara Umulogho, Eze Patrick Uwalaka, alongside members of the community where the nursing school is located and where the deceased lived in an off-campus apartment, publicly denounced the killing and dissociated themselves from the crime. Until her death last Thursday, Wendy was a student of Our Lady of Mercy Nursing School, Obowo, where…
