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Banks, fintech firms, insurance companies, capital market operators, and other reporting entities flagged 82,143 suspicious transactions to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in 2024 amid intensified efforts to detect money laundering, terrorism financing, and other illicit financial activities. The figure was contained in the NFIU’s 2024 Annual Report, which also revealed that the agency received 25,819,719 Currency Transaction Reports and 23,364 Suspicious Activity Reports during the year under review. The report, which was recently released on the NFIU’s website, was obtained by Sunday PUNCH on Friday. According to the report, “During the review period, the NFIU received a total of…
Nigeria’s sprint hurdles star Tobi Amusan produced her fastest performance of the season as compatriot Chukwuebuka Enekwechi began his 2026 Diamond League campaign at the Xiamen meeting in China on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Amusan clocked 12.28 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Egret Stadium in Xiamen, improving on her previous season’s best of 12.41 seconds in a high-quality race featuring some of the world’s leading hurdlers. The Nigerian finished second behind world leader Masai Russell, who won in 12.14s, in a race that underlined the depth of competition in the event on the global circuit. In…
Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancée, Bettina Anderson, are officially married after tying the knot in a lavish, private wedding in the Bahamas. “Forever yours Forever mine,” Anderson wrote via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, May 23, confirming the pair said “I do.” The socialite shared a professional black and white photo showing just the newlywed’s hands and their wedding rings Trump Jr. and Anderson were first romantically linked in late 2024. That December, a source clarified to Us Weekly that the couple started dating after his split from fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle. (Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle announced their engagement in…
When the results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogun East Senatorial District primary election were announced on May 18, 2026, the outcome was emphatic and politically instructive. Prince Dapo Abiodun, outgoing Governor of Ogun State, secured 75,550 votes out of 99,503 ballots cast, winning across all nine local government areas of the district. His closest challenger, incumbent Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel, who withdrew on the eve of the election, polled 398 votes. Beyond the overwhelming margin, the result reflected something deeper: a broad endorsement of Governor Abiodun’s record in office and his political standing within Ogun East. For many…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored a total of 131,096 votes in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election held in Edo State. DAILY POST reports that the APC presidential primary election was held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Tinubu defeated his only opponent, Mr Stanley Osifo, who got one vote. While President Tinubu secured the highest votes in all the 192 wards and 18 local government areas, his opponent scored only one vote, which he got in Ovia North East Local Government Area. The president…
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, has listed 10 managers that the club should have appointed instead of Jose Mourinho. The LaLiga champions are expected to confirm Mourinho as their next manager, with Alvaro Arbeloa set to leave. Arbeloa himself only replaced Xabi Alonso in January. Casillas, who is a public critic of Mourinho, has now taken to social media to name coaches he believes Los Blancos should have gone for. It includes Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery who just won the Europa League with Aston Villa, Cesc Fabregas of Como and even Zinedine Zidane, who has coached Madrid twice…
The leadership crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party has taken a new twist after police reportedly invited members of the party’s National Working Committee over an alleged attempt to take over its national headquarters in Abuja. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, SDP National Chairman, Sadiq Gombe, confirmed that he was informed of the police invitation, although he said he did not personally receive any formal notice. Gombe said all members of the NWC were, however, affected by the invitation linked to the disputed internal crisis and the failed move to take over the party secretariat. He said, “I was…
In continuation of last week’s essay, Type 2 is the most common type of ED in men under 45. It is also the only type that has absolutely no mainstream treatment options. No pill targets it. No supplement addresses it. No standard medical check-up even screens for it. You can go to five doctors, and none of them will press on your pelvic floor, test your bulbocavernosus reflex, or ask you how many hours you sit per day. They will check your blood, check your hormones, hand you a prescription, and send you home, but nothing changes for the better.…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has intensified efforts to enforce the Host Community Development Trust framework under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, ordering operators and licensees in the sector to comply with the mandatory three per cent annual contribution to host community funds, with the introduction of a digital portal aimed at improving transparency and accountability. The NMDPRA disclosed this recently during a Stakeholder Sensitisation Workshop on the implementation of the HCDT framework and the operationalisation of the HCDT Digital Portal held in Port Harcourt. The Host Communities Development Trust is a framework mandated by Nigeria’s Petroleum…
Kwara-born table tennis player Tobi Matti has intensified his ambition of reaching the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as he continues his professional career in Italy and targets improved global ranking performances, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 25-year-old, who has spent more than five years competing professionally in Italy, said qualifying for the Olympics remains his primary objective as he seeks to establish himself among the sport’s elite. Framing his long-term ambition around the Games, Matti said the 2028 Olympics represent the clearest measure of his progress and career direction, while also acknowledging the difficulties he has faced in…
