Falcons to get N125m each to win World Cup
Each Super Falcons’ player will get as much as $270,000 (N125m) if they win the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Punch Sports Extra report The least each player in the squad will get is $30,000 (N13m), that is if they crash out from the group stage. The windfall comes after world […]
Consider youth in your govt, group urges Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, has urged the President, Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to include youths in their governments. The President of the council, Biliamin Oba made this appeal on Thursday in a statement made available to our correspondent while congratulating Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, […]
Local coaches, players unfairly criticised — Ogunbote
Shooting Stars coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, in this interview with JOHNNY EDWARD, opens up on how the Oluyole Warriors redeemed their season after a poor start and what must be done for the Super Eagles to excel again What lessons did you learn from this season, after Shooting Stars avoided relegation? With reference to Shooting Stars, […]
Ogun estate residents stranded as flood overruns link road
Most residents in the Gateway Sparklight Estate area, opposite Mountain Top University, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, were unable to go out to carry out their various daily activities on Thursday after a flood took over the main road connecting them to the highway. Our correspondent, who visited the area on Thursday morning, could […]
Five Sokoto, Kaduna internet fraudsters bag jail terms
The State High Courts sitting in Sokoto and Kaduna have convicted and sentenced five persons to a total of 15 years imprisonment for crimes bordering on impersonation, false pretence and other cyber crimes in separate suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. While making the judgment of Justice Muhammad Sifawa of the Sokoto […]
Scottish giants close in on Dessers
Nigeria international Cyriel Dessers could be heading to Glasgow Rangers as reports indicated that the Gers are closing in on the striker, who has been identified as a replacement for Alfredo Morelos. Teamtalk Thursday reported that Rangers were ‘well advanced’ in their chase for the Cremonese forward. The Ibrox giants lost the prolific Morelos on […]
Rangers make £9m offer for Osayi-Samuel
According to Turkish outlet, Sporx, Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers have tabled an offer of £9m to sign Fenerbahce wing-back Bright Osayi-Samuel this summer. The versatile defender has also been linked with English clubs Leeds United and Bournemouth with reports claiming that Leeds United had opened talks over a move for the Nigerian. The 25-year-old began […]
Can Benin Arsenal break draw jinx?
Record holders for the most consecutive unbeaten games in the Nigeria Professional Football League, Bendel Insurance, have a mountain to climb ahead of their match-day four ties against reigning champions Rivers United in the ongoing 2022/23 NPFL Super 6 playoffs on Friday (today), as they seek to put an end to their streak of draws […]
Anambra woman swept by flood found dead
A woman identified as Onyinye Okafor was swept away by a flood that occurred as a result of a downpour recorded in the Oko community, the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday. The mother of five hailed from Etti in the Nanka community. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on […]
Two to die by hanging for robbing Delta couple
A Delta State High Court 2 sitting at Effurun in the Uvwie Local Government Area has convicted and sentenced two persons, Theophilus Nwachukwu and Christopher Okoli, to death by hanging on for kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession of arms. The presiding judge, Justice R. Harriman, delivered the judgment on June 6, 2023, noting that […]