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Messi's World Cup win confirmed him as the greatest

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Messi wins record eighth Ballon d'Or | Bonmati claims women's award

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time, while Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati claimed the Women's Ballon d'Or.

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WBA climb to fifth after inflicting rare home defeat on Coventry

West Brom continued their rise up the Championship table as they climbed to fifth after a 2-0 win over Coventry on Monday night.

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Boxing: Rasheed floors Ojukwu

Idowu Rasheed knocked out George Ojukwu to claim the Heritage Boxing Entertainment light-heavyweight title at the FHA field in Festac Town, Lagos on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Rasheed sent Ojukwu to the floor in round two of their six-round bout after earlier dropping his opponent in the first round as he claimed the TKO

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Father defiles 12-year-old daughter

A police Prosecution Witness Inspector, Glory Eyo, on Monday, narrated to the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos how a father, Abdullah Abiodun, allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter. Eyo who was led in evidence by the state prosecuting counsel, Olushola Sholeye, told the court that the minor was defiled by her father

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Sex-for-mark: ICPC charges suspended UNICAL prof

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed a criminal charge against the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon, following the conclusion of the investigation by the anti-graft commission’s into the don’s alleged gross misconduct against some of his students. In the charge sheet number: FHC/ABJ/CR/511/2023, the

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Mobile court fines 10 for indiscriminate waste disposal

In continuation of the state government’s crackdown on environmental offenders in the state, the Lagos State Magistrate’s Court in Oshodi has fined 10 persons for indiscriminate waste disposal. The Lagos Waste Management Authority, in a statement on Monday, said the crackdown on environmental offenders was part of a concerted effort by the agency to enforce

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Bizman withdraws N100m suit against Benue govt

The owner of London Line Automobile Workshop, Mr Emmanuel Viashima, on Monday, withdrew his case filed against the Benue State Government over  an infringement of his fundamental rights to acquire and own a movable property. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Viashima had dragged the state government and four others to court seeking for

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Enugu to prosecute human traffickers

The Enugu State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kingsley Udeh, has reiterated the commitment of the government to prosecute human traffickers in the state. According to him, the commitment is in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s mission of ridding the state of human traffickers and making Enugu the preferred destination for investment, business, tourism

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How cult group killed Lagos Baale’s son, witness tells court

Inspector Usang Otu, a police prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of three alleged members of an unlawful society group called ‘IBILE ’(cult group) over the alleged murder of one Owolabi Ajibola, on Monday, told the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square how he investigated the case. Otu said that it

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Ohanaeze, Soludo mourn as legal icon, Nwabueze, dies at 94

Tributes have poured in for the foremost Nigerian legal icon, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, who passed away on Sunday. Nwabueze, a native of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was born in 1931. The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that

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Ex-NNPC MD, Yakubu demands $9.7m, £74,000 seized by EFCC

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Central Bank of Nigeria to deposit the sum of $9.7m and £74,000  seized from a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, with the court pending an appeal filed by the Federal Government. Yakubu had

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Abuja, Lagos protesters oppose N160m SUV for lawmakers

Protests broke out in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday as youths decried the allocation of Sport Utility Vehicles for members of the National Assembly. The youths who gathered in their numbers in the Ikeja area of Lagos held placards and chanted ‘Fund education not SUVs, ‘Pay living wage not SUVs, ‘Return

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Osimhen ranked eighth, Messi claims eight Ballon d’Or

Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen ended in eighth position in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award on Monday in Paris, The PUNCH reports. Argentina megastar, Lionel Messi, won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappe, who finished second and third respectively. The 2023

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Commodity market will boost GDP growth – Experts

A financial expert, Dr. Abubakar Muhammad, has expressed optimism that harnessing the potentials of the commodities ecosystem would be the way forward in the quest by Nigeria for sustainable economic renaissance. According to him, despite Nigeria’s tepid economic growth which has plunged millions of people into the clutches of poverty, the nation’s anticipated average growth

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Who is Marti Cifuentes? Exclusive interview with new QPR boss

Marti Cifuentes had been the youngest coach in Spain but he was ready to test himself abroad. There was interest from China. A move to South America was an option. Instead, he chose Scandinavia. It has led him to England and Queens Park Rangers.

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Coventry 0-2 West Brom

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion.

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Papers: Premier League investigates Chelsea's signings of Willian and Eto'o

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...

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Man accuses Ogun cops of demanding N100,000 for accident report

A man, Oyibe Michael, has lamented after some police officers allegedly demanded the sum of N100,000 to issue a report for him after an auto crash at the Car Park C area of Mowe, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Monday, Oyibe said his car collided with

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UK court adjourns Diezani’s £100,000 bribery case

The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom, on Monday, adjourned till November for hearing in the £100,000 bribery case against Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Diezani had on October 2 appeared before the court and was granted £70,000 bail. The district judge, Michael Snow, imposed other terms on her, including an

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Golf Fore Peace tourney platform for diplomatic dialogue — CDS

The Chief of  Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, says the Golf  Fore Peace Tournament, which is scheduled to hold November 25 at the IBB Golf Course and Country Club, Abuja will not only encourage friendly competition but also provide a platform for diplomatic dialogue. General Musa, a Peace Advocate and  the Special Guest of

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Children recruitment by B’Haram, ISWAP must stop – Zulum

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has expressed the fear that Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists may continue tormenting the country if proper security steps are not taken to forestall the recruitment of young children into the terror groups. He spoke when the new Governing Board and Management of the North-East Development Commission paid him

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Boundary commission, northern states partner on border security

The National Boundary Commission has collaborated with seven northern state governments that share boundaries with the Niger Republic on the best way to curtail the spread of insecurity. This is according to a one-day workshop for the creation of Nigeria’s platform for local border authorities along the Nigeria-Niger international boundary held in Sokoto on Monday,

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Naira weakens to 1,180/$ after recent gains

The naira commenced trading on a weaker level after trading at 1,180/$ on Monday from 1,150/$ on Friday at the parallel market. Figures obtained from AbokiFx showed that the naira was bought and sold for 1,170/$ and 1,180/$ on Monday, a difference of N30 or 2.5 per cent. The President, Association of Bureaux De Change

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UBA grows Q3 revenue by 115.2% to N1.3tn

The United Bank for Africa grew its revenue by 115.2 per cent to N1.31tn in the first nine months of 2023, from N608bn recorded within the same period in 2022. This was revealed in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2023 that the lender filed with the Nigerian Exchange

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Power: Tinubu canvasses N2tn Discos’ recapitalisation, tariff review

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said Nigeria’s power sector privatisation had failed to meet its objectives, as the national grid was serving only about 15 per cent of the country’s electricity demand despite being privatised 10 years ago. Tinubu, who spoke during the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry market participants and stakeholder roundtable that focused on

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Usman, Adesanya hail Ngannou after Fury loss

Former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have shown their support for Francis Ngannou after his impressive performance on his boxing debut against WBC champion Tyson Fury last Saturday. Fury claimed a controversial split decision victory over the former UFC heavyweight champion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou knocked down Fury in round three after

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Apology to Akeredolu won’t stop Aiyedatiwa’s impeachment – Speaker

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji, says the apology tendered by the state’s Deputy Governor,  Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to Governor Rotimi  Akeredolu, will not stop the Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment process against him. According to the Speaker, the apology was a personal business between Aiyedatiwa and his principal.

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FG approves N2.2tn supplementary budget

The Federal Government on Monday approved a N2.18tn supplementary budget for the 2023 fiscal year. This would fund urgent issues including national defense and security.  The supplementary funding was also targeted at providing welfare packages for workers and Nigerians at large. The Minister of the Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, disclosed the details of

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Falcons battle Ethiopia in crucial Olympic qualifier

The Super Falcons will on Tuesday (today) at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja face Ethiopia in the second leg of the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier, The PUNCH reports. The Super Falcons played a 1-1 draw with Lucy, as the Ethiopian women’s senior team are known, in the first leg

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