Following reported flash floods across Lagos metropolis on Wednesday, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed the desilting of drains along federal roads in the state, with a view …
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Consider, Joseph join Tennessee in NCAA
African Games medallist Consider Ekanem and new national women’s 400m champion Esther Joseph have been signed by the Tennessee Track and Field in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, USA, PUNCH …
Read More »MFM ‘Water of Fire’ service holds Saturday
All is set for the 2024 inter-denominational annual ‘Water of Fire’ programme organised by the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Ministries. The yearly programme will be held on Saturday, …
Read More »Adesanya warns Du Plessis ahead UFC clash
Israel Adesanya has knocked middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis’ colonial mindset, claiming the South African is not one African as the build-up to their UFC 305 main event in Australia …
Read More »Account for $21m FIFA money, Jalla charges NFF
The Chairman, Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria Task Force, Harrison Jalla, has charged the Nigeria Football Federation to account for the FIFA funds the body received from 2014 to 2024. …
Read More »FFP: Awoniyi confident of Forest topflight status
Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has expressed confidence in the team’s ability to retain their Premier League status despite their present issues with the Financial Fair Play rules, PUNCH Sports …
Read More »Samoa Agreement: Tinubu won’t compromise anti-same-sex law, says minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said, on Thursday, that the $150bn Samoa Agreement entered into by the Federal Government was in the best interest of the …
Read More »Ogun plans stiff sanctions for illegal miners
The Ogun State government has warned illegal miners and dredgers will face stiff sanctions, as it is prepared to take legal action against anyone who engages in the activity within …
Read More »Cholera: FG to end open defecation, Sokoto screens Hajj returnees
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, said the Federal Government had commenced measures to combat the cholera epidemic by tackling the root causes, including open defecation. Consequently, he affirmed that …
Read More »Bago redeems N200,000 allowance pledge, delivers truck of rice, cows to corps members
About 48 hours after Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State pledged to earmarked N5 billion for the construction of a new NYSC orientation camp, one truck containing bags of rice, …
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