Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday, calling for an agreement to release around 100 hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group …
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Ordega decries Russian Superliga crippling tackles
Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega has bemoaned being subjected to several crippling tackles by defenders in the Russian Superliga Women in recent times, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 30-year-old is …
Read More »Experts express concerns over environmental degradation consequences
The National Policy on the Environment, revised in 2016, defines the environment as a complex and interactive system consisting of the atmosphere, land surface, and bodies of water. Various stakeholders …
Read More »Money laundering: US seeks access to ailing Binance executive
A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the United States is pressing for consular access to a detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, currently held at the …
Read More »NNPC conditions: Dangote refinery may dump local market, export petrol
The Dangote refinery may resort to exporting its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) following the refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to be the sole buyer of its product. …
Read More »Food import waiver, others push naira to new low
Increased demands for foreign exchange for foreign travel, school fees, and the planned food import duty waiver have pushed the naira to a fresh depreciation spree in the week ended. …
Read More »Oluwole suffers first career defeat
Nigerian boxer Bolatito “Black Tito” Oluwole suffered the first loss of her professional career after falling to New Zealand’s Lani Daniels via unanimous decision in their IBF women’s light-heavyweight title …
Read More »Omolayo wins powerlifting silver
Nigeria will be looking forward to more medals from the powerlifting events on the last day of the 2024 Paralympics on Sunday (today) after taking their haul in the event …
Read More »Fact check: Can pregnancy last for three and half years?
Claim: In an interview published by Saturday PUNCH on August 29, 2024, an Islamic cleric and Missioner of the Ilorin Emirate Development Progressive Union in the Republic of Benin, Alhaji …
Read More »LP crisis: NLC backs Obi, Otti’s 29-man caretaker c’ttee
The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared support for the 29-man caretaker committee put in place by the Abia Governor, Alex Otti, the presidential candidate of the party in 2023, Peter …
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