Christabel Chukwuonye, 17, is shouldering the responsibility of leading Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellow Greens to the 2027 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal. In this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE, she shares her journey into cricket and her ambitions beyond t...
Six Nigerian nationals accused of defrauding more than 100 women in the United States through online romance scams have been extradited from South Africa to the US. According to a post on X on Friday by the South African Police Service, the suspects, who were arrested in South ...
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Photo: EFCC
The family of the late Chiamaka Chilaka, a student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, Anambra State, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to order a fresh investigation into her death, alleging foul play. Chilaka reportedly died on June 14, 2026,...
A 53-year-old woman, Nelly Monday, has been sentenced to one month in prison for dumping refuse in a drainage channel in Lagos State. Monday was arrested in Meiran on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, for allegedly dumping refuse in the drain during rainfall. The Lagos Waste Manageme...
Nigerian football player Obafemi Martins of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua celebrates after scoring a goal against Hebei China Fortune in their fourth round match during the 2018 Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) in Shanghai, China, 31 March 2018. (Photo by Xia lei / Im...
Legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, has disagreed with the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, over the latter’s warning against Nigerians recording police officers for social media skits. Effiong argued that the Nigeria Police Force itself was a content-creating institutio...
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Limited, the flagship non-life insurance subsidiary of Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Plc, has secured an upgraded A+(NG) national scale financial strength rating from GCR Ratings, rising from A(NG) (previously on a Stable Outlook), with a Positive...
Nassr's Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo smiles while playing during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Abha at the Al-Awwal Park stadium in Riyadh on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP)
The Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology has commended the management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital for establishing a Drug Testing Centre at the hospital.
I’m not stupid, Chisora declines Itauma fight Punch Newspapers
NDLEA repatriates wanted drug suspect from Benin Republic Punch Newspapers
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three women suspected to be members of a child-stealing gang and rescued three children in Ibafo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were identified as Kikelomo Jimoh, 36; Kayode Elizabeth; and Blessing Anochi...
Elumelu recalls humble start as sales rep, how it shaped him Punch Newspapers
Canada has introduced a temporary measure allowing eligible work permit holders already in the country to study for up to six months without obtaining a study permit. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the measure was aimed at supporting economic growth, addressing...
A handout picture released by the UN press office shows Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the start of the so-called Geneva II peace talks on January 22, 2014 in Montreux. Italy's Emma Bonino, 78, a long-time radical activist and one of the country's most popular political ...
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Cross River State Police Command. ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata
The inaugural National Intermediate Games, earlier scheduled to be held in Lagos from October 1 to 15, 2026, have been postponed to the first quarter of 2027 to allow for further preparations and ensure a successful world-class event. The postponement was formally communicated by...