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Bill Cosby released from prison

  Bill Cosby has been released from prison on Wednesday after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court. The 83-year-old Cosby walked out of the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday afternoon, ...

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Drama as 2 female convicts resist return to prison

There was a mild drama at the Magistrate Court, Port Harcourt after two female defendants, Ada Ebere and Favour Godwin created a scene by rolling on the floor of the courtroom while crying that they cannot go back to prison. ...

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Super TV boss murder: We cannot deny Chidinma, she is our student- UNILAG VC

Whether she is a part-time student or a full-time student, Miss Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, is a student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said. Ogundipe, who addressed the press on the activities lined up ...

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Why I celebrated Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest specially – Joe Igbokwe

Shortly after news of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, broke, aide to Lagos State governor, Joe Igbokwe shared a photo that had him kneeling with arms raised in celebration of the arrest. ...

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Tottenham name Nuno Espirito Santo as new head coach

  Tottenham on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as their new manager, ending their long search for a replacement for Jose Mourinho.   Spurs have been without a permanent manager since Mourinho was sacked ...

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Ex-Lagos Island LG Vice Chairman Asekun docked for exporting cocaine

The former Vice-Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Government Asekun Sakiru Kehinde was on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on one count charge of exporting 1.000kg of cocaine. He was arraigned by the ...

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Bandits attack Ganduje’s convoy, injure security aides

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje narrowly escaped death as deadly bandits unleashed an attack on his convoy on their way back from Zamfara state. A security source, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that three security personnel attached to the ...

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Davido’s aide, Obama DMW buried in Epe

Davido’s aide, Obama DMW has been laid to rest. He was laid to rest yesterday in Epe, Lagos state according to Islamic rites. Obama allegedly died of heart failure at a hospital in Lekki, yesterday, Tuesday, June 29. According to ...

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Lionel Messi is Officially a Free Agent As His Barcelona Contract Expires

Lionel Messi has become a free agent after the Barcelona star’s contract expired at the end of June. Although Barcelona were hopeful of signing Messi to a renewal before the June 30 deadline, the 34-year-old is now officially unattached.   ...

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Buhari’s daughter, Hanan bags Masters degree from Royal College of Art, UK (Phot

Hanan Buhari, the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, bagged a Masters degree in Fine Art Photography from the Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom yesterday. Hanan, who got married to Muhammad Turad Sha’aban, last year, graduated with first class ...

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Again, Bobrisky and Tonto Dikeh fight dirty online

Bobrisky and her one-time bestie, Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh are involved in a dirty spat on social media. The friendship between both celebrities went sour months ago when they both unfollowed and blocked each other on Instagram. Both estranged friends ...

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Bandits shoot Zamfara assembly member dead

A member of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Mohammed Ahmed, has been shot dead by bandits along Sheme- Funtua Road in Katsina State. While announcing his death, the Clerk of the Zamfara House House of Assembly, Saidu Anka, said Ahmed ...

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Super TV CEO’s murder: Chidinma’s mother breaks silence

Chidinma Ojukwu’s mother has finally spoken out leading to more facts on the true identity of the 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, who was arrested last week Wednesday over the murder of Chief Executive Officer, ...

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North Korea’s Kim sacks top officials over handling of Covid-19 outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a “grave incident” in the country’s efforts to defend itself against the coronavirus, state media reported Wednesday. Pyongyang closed its borders in January last year to defend itself against ...

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Six Nigerians arrested in Malaysia over ‘love scam’

Malaysian police have arrested six Nigerians who are members of a transnational ‘love scam’ syndicate based in the Asian country. The group, according to the police, is believed to have scammed people of $64,000 in five different cases in Singapore ...

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Egyptian billionaire Onsi Sawiris dies at 90

An Egyptian billionaire, Onsi Sawiris has died at 90. Onsi Sawiris, the patriarch of a family of billionaire businessmen who launched a group of multinational companies under the Orascom umbrella, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, chairman of ...

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Fake policemen, civil defence officer arrested in Ogun

Men of the Ogun State police command have arrested two men parading themselves as police officers in Ibogun town, Ifo Local Government Area of the State. The suspects, Tajudeen Bankole and Fawoyi Rotimi, were arrested following a distress call received ...

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FIFA ban: Siasia Is A Liar, Ministry Gave Him Money – Sunday Dare (AUDIO)

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has accused former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia of being economical with the truth in the wake of his life ban by FIFA, The Punch reports. World football body FIFA’s life ...

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British Govt speaks on Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest

The British High Commission has cleared air on the insinuations that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in the United Kingdom. Dean Hurlock, a spokesperson of the British High Commission, on ...

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Serena Williams in tears as ankle injury shatters 24th Grand Slam dream

Tennis legend Serena Williams wept profusely at Wimbledon on Tuesday as an ankle injury shattered her hopes of a record equaling 24th Grand Slam title. Williams was serving 3-3 in the first round when she decided to abandon the match, ...

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UNIBEN student shot dead days after final examination

A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, Austin Izu, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in his friend’s off-campus hostel room on the Federal Girls College Road, Ugbowo,. Punch Metro gathered that the deceased, ...

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From 30 million cases to zero: WHO certifies China malaria free, after zero cases in 4 years

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday certified China malaria-free after recording zero cases for four years consecutively. It was a happy ending to a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease, in the world’s most populous country “We congratulate ...

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Court orders remand of Kanu in DSS custody

Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a fugitive leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). ...

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