England forward Lauren James has apologised to Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie after she stamped on her in the round of 16 game between Nigeria and England. James was shown a red card in the 87th minute following a VAR review after a stamp on Alozie. Vanguard earlier reported that the 21-year-old was forced to…
Niger’s junta has appointed an economist, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine as the transitional prime minister on Monday. The coup plotters made this known according to a decree read on national television, more than a week after the military coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. According to Anadolu Agency, the caretaker government, addressed itself as the…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, unveiled the chairmen of the 79 full-standing committees of the 10th Senate. The Senate committees were formed after hours of closed-door sessions. Some of the heavyweights, who were named committee chairmen include Housing and Urban Development, Aminu Tambuwal; Interior, Adams Oshiomole; Defence, Ahmed Lawan; Water Resources, Abdulaziz Yari;…
Despite crashing out of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, President Bola Tinubu and wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have commended the Super Falcons, adding that the team will be hosted upon their arrival in the country. The Super Falcons dominated but fell short as England rode their luck after going…
Big Brother Naija (season two) star Gifty Powers has welcomed her third child, a boy. The reality TV star took to her Instagram page Tuesday to share the good news writing, “One year don waka!!! I am a mother again!! It’s a boy. A mother to two boys and a girl🥲. “After birth, there were…
A mob beat a yet-to-be-identified policeman to a stupor after a man identified simply as Yusuf was rammed by a BRT vehicle from the impact of being allegedly pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered from eyewitnesses at the scene that the policeman and his colleagues were attempting to…
A delegation consisting of the representatives of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations will on Tuesday travel to Niger to meet with coup leaders. French broadcaster RFI reported that the delegation is set to arrive in the Nigerien capital city of Niamey “in the coming hours”…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed reasons for the delay in the processing and issuance of some international passports to Nigerian applicants. The Nigeria Immigration blamed discrepancies in identification such as National Identification Numbers (NINs) for the delay processing and issuing passports. The Controller of the Service in Rivers State, Sunday James, made this…
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. The inauguration ceremony was held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, in a statement on July 7 announced the establishment of the committee by the…
The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, on Monday, unveiled the chairmen of the 79 full-standing committees of the 10th Senate. The Senate committees were formed after hours of closed-door sessions. Some of the landlords of the National Assembly who were named committee chairmen include Housing and Urban Development, Aminu Tambuwal; Interior; Adams Oshiomhole, Defence; Ahmed Lawan;…
