The United States of America ended Nigeria’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title hopes with a 2-0 victory in their quarter-final clash at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros, on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Goals from Katharine Fuller and Kimball Ascanio were enough to send the Flamingos packing, as the Americans avenged their

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the unauthorised use of its official uniform by social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in a recently released video. PUNCH Online reports that in the viral video posted on his social media platforms, Otse was seen wearing a police uniform and introducing himself as CSP VeryDarkMan and Nigeria’s

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has emerged as the overwhelming favourite for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award following his historic and remarkable Europa League exploits with Atalanta and a Ballon d’Or nomination, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Atalanta star, who made history as the first player to score a hat-trick in a

Iran announced on Saturday the resumption of flights after a brief suspension following an Israeli attack that targeted several military sites in the country. Flights will return to normal from 9:00 am (0530 GMT) on Saturday,” the spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Organisation said, according to the official IRNA news agency. AFP

The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana’s foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the organisation’s new secretary general at a rancorous summit that concluded in Samoa on Saturday. The voluntary association of sovereign states is mostly made up of former British colonies. Botchwey was one of three candidates vying for the post, all who have backed calls

Israel bombed military targets in Iran on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers, fulfilling a vow to avenge a missile barrage and stirring fears of a full-scale Middle East war. Israel warned Iran would “pay a heavy price” if it responded to the strikes, and the United States and Britain both demanded Tehran not escalate

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game. The 5-man disciplinary committee consist of; Mr. Ousmane Kane (Senegal) Chairperson, Ms. Njeri Onyango (Kenya) Vice-Chairperson, Mr. Felix Golbassia (Tchad) Member, Mr. Patrick Shale (Lesotho) Member, and Mr. Norman Arendse (South Africa) Member. CAF said

Two people died after being wounded by shrapnel from a rocket barrage launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon into northern Israel on Friday, a hospital and the army said. “A 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were pronounced dead after they were brought in critical condition,” the hospital’s spokesman said in a statement. The army earlier

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an avid supporter of Donald Trump, was plunged into new controversy on Friday after a report that he is in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Wall Street Journal story, which has been denied by the Kremlin, comes days after the US Justice Department sent a

The Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje, on Friday called on the Federal Government to be careful with advice given by global financial institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying that adhering to sweet talk by the institutions