La Liga: Bale hit brace to move Madrid five points clear
Gareth Bale hit both goals as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to five points with a 3-0 win over Leganes on Sunday. Bale signed one of the most lucrative deals in football history...
View ArticleNLC warns against another fuel price increase
Akinpelu Dada, Fidelis Soriwei and Okechukwu Nnodim The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned the Federal Government against any further increase in the pump price of petroleum products, especially...
View ArticleTroops kill 40 insurgents, free 85 captives in Borno
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 40 members of Boko Haram in two different operations in Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in...
View ArticleCult members kill TASUED student over girlfriend
Olaleye Aluko Hoodlums, suspected to be cult members, on Saturday unleashed mayhem in the Ijagun, Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State, during which they killed a final-year student of the Tai Solarin...
View ArticleCard suspension: Banks record increase in domiciliary account requests
The suspension of the usage of naira payment cards to withdraw foreign currencies abroad and for online transactions has created problems for Nigerians, who are looking up to their banks for...
View ArticleINEC, police colluding with APC to rig Rivers rerun – Wike
Olusola Fabiyi and Chukwudi Akasike The RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police of colluding with the All Progressives...
View ArticleTo concession is more responsible than to borrow $29.9bn
Economic Renaissance by Henry Boyo, lesleba@lesleba.com 08052201997 President Muhammadu Buhari’s request, dated October 25, 2016, for legislative approval, to disburse the sum of $29.9bn, between 2016...
View ArticleFayose visits Oni, says it is not political
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday paid a surprise visit to former governor Segun Oni at his Ifaki Ekiti country house. Fayose, according to a statement...
View Article16 tips to improve your MacBook’s battery life
With Ozioma Ubabukoh, 07053937947 oubabukoh@punchng.com Everybody wants a longer-lasting battery. Make your MacBook’s battery last longer with these OS X and macOS Sierra power tricks, which should...
View ArticleFresh EFCC probe links Obanikoro to Diezani poll cash
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has been fingered in a new N400m scam, The PUNCH has learnt. Impeccable sources in the Economic and Financial...
View ArticleBuhari mourns military officers killed by Boko Haram
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the sacrifices of fallen officers and men in the war against terrorism in Nigeria would never go in vain. He said their memories would...
View ArticleInto the Trump whirlwind for campaign’s final frantic hours
Five campaign stops in five states in a single frenzied day. An FBI bombshell announcement. Painful delays. And supporters both jittery and exuberant about Election Day, desperate to hear from their...
View ArticleCAF Champions League: Rangers invite six foreign players
Rangers International FC of Enugu have invited six foreign players for trial ahead of their 2016/2017 Confederation African Football Champions League campaign. Rangers’ Media Director, Foster Chime,...
View ArticleKachikwu flays NNPC over petrol price hike
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, says the recent N4 increase in price of petrol in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation filling stations, is wrong. Kachikwu said this after...
View ArticleUS election: Mexicans pray Trump loses
Mexicans have smashed Donald Trump pinatas and torched the Republican White House hopeful’s effigy. Now they hope he will crash and burn in Tuesday’s US presidential election. The New York billionaire...
View ArticlePatient disappears from Ogun hospital, family blames nurses
Afeez Hanafi The family members of a 40-year-old woman, Mrs. Ajarat Muritala, who was on admission at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, have blamed her...
View ArticlePastor impregnates church member’s daughter
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the founder of El-Bethel Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, Itaaka, Abeokuta, Dr Michael Adeniran, for allegedly...
View ArticleDemand for oil blocks: Are Niger Delta leaders right?
Their demand is right. The oil is from their area and it is fair that some should go to them. They suffer more from the effects of oil exploration. Therefore, they should be compensated. One of the...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton fight to the finish in bitter US election
White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were still flailing for a knockout blow Monday as a presidential race that has cast a pall over US democracy neared its end. With one day of...
View ArticleEarthquake hits US state of Oklahoma
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Monday with no major damage being immediately reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred around 0144...
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