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Sweden Sacks Coach For The First Time In History

15.10.2025

Sweden coach Jon Dahl Tomasson was dismissed on Tuesday, October 14, following a dismal start to their World Cup qualifying campaign that left the team at the bottom of Group B with one point from four games. New Telegraph reports that Dahl Tomasson’s sacking is the first of its kind in Sweden’s history. Tomasson’s final...

Lukaku Brother Laments Non-Release Of Father’s Corpse

15.10.2025

Napoli striker Romelu Lukaku and former Lazio defender Jordan Lukaku have announced they were being ‘Extorted’ by people refusing to release their father’s body for his funeral in Belgium. The brothers grew up in a football family, as their father, Roger, played as a centre-forward for Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) and spent most of...

Zlatan Unveils Tracklist For ‘New Symbol Of Hope’ Album

15.10.2025

Nigerian singer, Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, better known as Zlatan, has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album “Symbol of Hope”, which features a lineup of collaborations with prominent Afrobeats and street pop artists. The album boasts a diverse range of talents, including Davido, Olamide, Shallipopi, Fola, Mayorkun, Flavour, Victony, Bhadboi OML, Qing Madi, Idowest, and...

Experts Demand Urgent Reforms, Stronger Risk Governance

15.10.2025

Experts have called for urgent institutional reforms, stronger data systems, and ethical governance to protect Nigeria’s economy from global disruptions and internal vulnerabilities. This appeal was made at the conclusion of the 24th Annual International Conference of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI). Held under the theme “Global Risks, Local Solutions,” the conference...

PDP Convention: Damagum, Legal Adviser Disagree Over Legal Representation Suit

15.10.2025

A mild drama ensued before the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, engaged in power tussle in the open court over legal representation. At the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the planned National...

Nigeria To Take Over G-24 Chairmanship Nov 1

15.10.2025

Nigeria will on November 1, 2025, officially take over the chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) from Argentina. Formed in 1971, the G-24 assembles developing nations to forge common positions on global monetary policy and development financing, ensuring their collective voice is heard in international economic decision-making. The development was contained in a...

Advocates Urge Greater Funding, Inclusion For Autistic Children At FSS Fun Day

15.10.2025

The growing burden faced by parents and caregivers of autistic children took centre stage at the just-concluded FSS Foundation Fun Day of Art and Giving, as calls intensified for stronger support from government, private organisations, and the general public. At the event held in Lagos, Mrs Adetutu Akonobi, mother of 19-year-old David Akonobi, shared her...

Edo Assembly Service Commission Probes Alleged Age Falsification By Clerk

15.10.2025

Edo State House of Assembly Service Commission has invited Clerk of the Assembly, Audu Omogbai, for questioning over alleged age falsification. The invitation of the Clerk followed a petition by some concerned staff of the Assembly. The petitioners alleged that Omogbai, falsified his age to remain in service. They also alleged that the Clerk’s initial...

20 Best Premier League Signings Of Summer 2025 So Far

15.10.2025

The Premier League’s 2025/26 season kicked off with over 150 new senior players arriving from all over the world. While many are still settling in, others have wasted no time making their mark. This list highlights the Top 20 signings of the summer based on performances so far—not just on transfer fees or big reputations,...

European Commission, AU Urged To Invest In Large-Scale Coconut Plantations

15.10.2025

The Chairperson of the National Coconut Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPMAN) in Kogi State, Hajia Hariratu Sulaiman Yakubu, has urged the European Commission and the African Union (AU) to jointly invest in large-scale coconut plantations to boost food security, create jobs, and promote rural development across Africa. Yakubu, who is also the President...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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