The owner of an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket criticised for barring Nigerians and restricting entry to Chinese nationals has refuted claims that her store is only meant for a specific group of people. She also clarified that her establishment is not a supermarket but rather a retail shop aimed at meeting the essential needs of her […]
Wilfred Ndidiis on the brink of matching his personal best goal tally in a single season when he makes his 30th Championship appearance for Leicester City against Southampton on Tuesday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ndidi recently notched his fifth goal of the season on his 270th appearance for the club in a thrilling 2-1 victory over […]
After an initial struggle at the start of the season, Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers is beginning to justify the faith the management of Scottish giants, Glasgow Rangers, had in him when they signed him from Cremonese in Italy last summer. Despite a poor 2022/23 season with the Italian club, where he scored a miserly 10 […]
Tunde Onakoya, the new Guinness World Record holder for the longest unbeaten chess marathon, has confirmed that he suffered food poisoning during his record-breaking chess marathon campaign, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onakoya’s 58-hour quest to break the Guinness World record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon began Wednesday, April 17 at 10am in Times Square, New York […]
Former Nigeria midfielder Paul Okoku opines that the next Super Eagles head coach should have a proven track record of developing young talents and implementing a dynamic attacking style of play, PUNCH Sports Extra writes. The US-based former U-20 assistant captain to the 1983 U-20 World Cup in Mexico, made this observation in a telephone interview with our […]
Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troops’ presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal. The United States had on Friday agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 soldiers from the African nation where Washington built a $100 million base to fly a fleet […]
The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified, two Western officials told The Associated Press Friday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the […]
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has extended an olive branch to her colleague, Funke Akindele. The duo are the biggest competitors in the Nigerian box office. In a lengthy Instagram post, Abraham noted that they became “competitors and persona non grata” due to gossips. Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has extended an olive […]
Nigerian singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, said he regrets not finding love before hitting stardom. He said it is currently difficult for him to find love because he is unsure of who genuinely loves him. Speaking in a recent chat with Drip Check, Spyro said: “I wish I had found love before […]
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the Lagos-Calabar Super highway Project. Obi said there is pressing issue of numerous uncompleted roads scattered across the country, many of which, according to him, have become hazardous death traps and security risks. He maintained that embarking on another huge […]
