Head coach of the Female Yellow Greens, Leke Oyede, says the team will begin closed-camping in the first week of May for the 2024 Kwibuka cricket tournament in Rwanda, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria, hosts Rwanda and six other countries have been confirmed for the expanded 10th edition of theContinue Reading
World Boxing Council silver title holder, Efe Ajagba, and former unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, are on a collision course for the WBC main title following the former’s second successive title defence, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Both of Nigerian descent, Ajagba and Joshua enjoyed three-fight win streaks in 2023 andContinue Reading
The management of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo State, on Tuesday, denied having any of its lecturers among the suspected Yoruba Nation agitators. On Saturday, some masked persons with weapons invaded the state Government Secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital and 21 of them were arrestedContinue Reading
Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 in their quarter-final second leg on Tuesday, securing a 5-4 aggregate victory and the first Champions League semi-final since 2013. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, goals from Julian Brandt and Ian Maatsen had Dortmund 2-0 up at half-time. Visiting coachContinue Reading
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain battled back to beat 10-man Barcelona 4-1 and book a place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 6-4 aggregate triumph on Tuesday. Raphinha fired Barcelona ahead early on but Ronald Araujo’s 29th-minute red card turned the tide in PSG’s favour, despite theContinue Reading
A customer of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Festus Onifade, has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission from continuing with the implementation of multi-year tariff order 2024 which classified electricity consumers into Band A to E. On April 3, the NERC increasedContinue Reading
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it is discussing with the Nigerien and Beninese governments over plans to reopen comon land borders. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this after the inauguration of the National Single Window Project at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Adeniyi saidContinue Reading
French giants, Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the UEFA Champions League semi-final after making a turnaround from the 3-2 first-leg defeat in France. Two goals a piece from Dembele and Vitinha, and two spot kicks from captain Kylian Mbappe were enough for the Parisians to seal a place in the semi-finalContinue Reading
Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 in their quarter-final second leg on Tuesday, securing a 5-4 aggregate victory and the first Champions League semi-final since 2013. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg hosts Dortmund raced into a 2-0 half-time lead but fell behind again in the tieContinue Reading
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, from N1,200/litre to N1,000/litre. It announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Nduka Chiejina. The statement read in part, “In an unprecedented move, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announcedContinue Reading