A sales manager, Kalapalliwar Parag, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos for allegedly defrauding his employer, GBGL Pharmacy Limited, of N40m. Parag was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command before Magistrate O. Y. Odufope along with his alleged girlfriend, Blessing Anthony, on three counts of fraudulent conversion, stealing […]

Following unsuccessful outings in recent table tennis competitions, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has dropped four spots in the latest world rankings for the month of May, The PUNCH reports. Though the 34-year-old maintains top spot in Africa, he dropped from 12th position to 16th in the latest ranking, which was released on Wednesday after he accumulated […]

Nigeria international and Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi has lifted the lid on former teammate, Dele Alli’s failed career at Goodison Park. Alli made just 13 appearances for Everton after moving from Tottenham Hotspurs, failing to score or register an assist before being shipped out on a temporary deal to Turkey last summer. The forward, who […]

Doma United striker, Charles Chibuike, said he wished he scored more goals in the just-concluded regular season of the Nigeria Professional Football League, just like Napoli talisman, Victor Osimhen, The PUNCH reports. Chibuike first attracted attention with his Osimhen resemblance at the start of the 2022/23 NPFL season, when he scored on his league debut […]

Sahara Group, a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, has announced  Doutimiebi Richard-Jack and Daniel Bassey as winners of its #MADwithFootball challenge. Launched in May 2023, the challenge was designed to showcase the importance of football and how it can be leveraged to promote youth development and empower communities. Richard-Jack and Bassey will receive customised home […]

Gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded two communities in the Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State on Wednesday, killing six persons. PUNCH Metro gathered that the rampaging cultists first killed one person in the Abarikpo community, Ahoada East, while five persons were killed in the Odiereke-Ubie community, Ahoada West. This […]

The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress has refuted claims by PDP that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s achievements in his first term in office were characterised by an increase in poverty and unemployment. Recall, PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the party was surprised by the governor’s claim […]

A Lagos state High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Wednesday adjourned till July 13 for the adoption of final written addresses by prosecution and defence counsel in the ongoing trial of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on December 25, 2022. Justice Ibironke Harrison […]

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, on Wednesday, dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director, for offences ranging from bribery, pilfering of confidential documents, amongst others. This was as two other officers were demoted by two ranks for soliciting bribes from a human trafficking suspect, while one officer was […]

The Flying Eagles advance to the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in 12 years after defeating host Argentina 2-0 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in the early hours of Thursday, The PUNCH reports. Second-half goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Rilwanu Sarki secured a shock win for […]