Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has been handed a six-match ban after throwing an object at the referee during Saturday’s dramatic Copa del Rey final, where Barcelona defeated Los Blancos 3-2 after extra time in Seville. Rüdiger, who had already been substituted, was shown a red card following the incident involving referee Ricardo de Burgos …
Anambra 2025: PDP Sets Up Strategic Committee For Governorship Race
Ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a high-level strategic committee to lead its campaign planning and other preparatory activities. In a statement released on Tuesday, the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Dr. Obumneme Nnoli, said …
World Bank: Falling Commodity Prices Could Hurt Developing Countries
Global commodity prices are set to drop to their lowest levels in a decade due to sluggish economic growth and abundant oil supply, the World Bank stated in a report shared with PUNCH Online on Tuesday. According to the Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, global commodity prices are projected …
FG Deploys 43,000 Life Jackets To Enhance Water Safety In Niger Riverine Areas
The Federal Government has distributed 43,000 life jackets to riverine communities in Niger State as part of efforts to prevent drowning and enhance safety on inland waterways. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, officially launched the distribution on Tuesday at the Niger State Government House in Minna. Representing the Federal Government, Oyetola described …
FG Targets 17,000 Functional Health Centres By 2027 – Pate
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, has announced that the Federal Government plans to scale up the number of functional primary healthcare centres (PHCs) from approximately 1,800 in 2023 to 17,000 by 2027. Speaking through the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Suleiman Bello, at the 5th Annual …
“I’m safe and well” – King Sunny Ade dismisses kidnapping rumours
Veteran Juju artiste Sunday Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade, has released a short video to dismiss the claim that he is missing. It was earlier reported that the musician’s daughter, Damilola Adeniyi, raised concerns over his whereabouts. Damilola had alleged that her brother who serves as their father’s manager has ‘’abducted” him and …
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed appoints 168 political aides
The Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed 168 political aides. In a statement released on Tuesday, April 29, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Bauchi State Governor, Mukhtar Gidado, said the appointments were made to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. He said that the appointees who are …
Saraki has no right to talk about my defection. Atiku is on his way out of the PDP – Okowa
Former Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has claimed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to leave the party. Okowa made this assertion during an interview on ARISE TV on Tuesday, April 29,where he also confirmed his own defection to the ruling All …
Two cardinals to miss conclave for health reasons — Vatican
Two Catholic cardinals will not participate in next week’s conclave to elect a new pope due to health concerns, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, April 29, reducing the number of expected electors to 133. Although the Vatican did not name the absent cardinals, a source within the archdiocese of Valencia confirmed to AFP that Cardinal …