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Antoine Griezmann was on Monday ruled out of France’s friendlies against Germany and Chile with an ankle sprain ending his record run of playing 84 consecutive games for Les Bleus. The Atletico Madrid star will be absent from the French squad for the first time since November 2016 as France plays their final friendlies before

A Professor of Energy and Power Engineering at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Osadolor Odia, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to declare a state of emergency in the power sector to address the nation’s energy deficiency. Odia, who stated this while delivering the AAU 108th inaugural lecture titled

The anticipation is palpable as three African nations – Egypt, Mali, and Morocco – gear up for the highly awaited draw of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament, set to hold in Saint-Denis, Paris on Wednesday. Following their stellar performances in last year’s U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, these nations have emerged as formidable contenders,

The Ogun State Government has said that residents of communities around Laderin and Prof Wole Soyinka Train station, Abeokuta, will soon heave a sigh of relief as it is determined to fix the deplorable Laderin-Train Station road. The Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday during the 60th

Nottingham Forest have been docked four points for breaching Premier League financial rules, the English top flight announced on Monday, dropping the club into the relegation zone. The Premier League said in a statement that Forest had admitted breaching the profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) threshold of £61 million ($77.5 million) by £34.5 million. They

There was outrage as a 16-year-old student openly defiled his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last Friday. It was gathered that while the student carried out the act, his friends watched the scene. Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said

Academic activities were at a standstill at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Monday, as members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities of the institution, joined the seven-day nationwide warning strike. The groups said they are embarking on the strike to press home their demands as

The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced that voice, and data services affected by undersea cable cuts have been restored. A statement on Monday issued by the Director of Public Affairs in NCC, Reuben Muoka, said services have now been restored to approximately 90 per cent of their peak utilisation capacities. The statement read, “Following the

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that two persons died during an altercation between okada riders and the state task force on Sunday night. It said the unrest recorded in Delta state capital, Asaba, on Monday was a fallout of the altercation. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this on his

Two people have sustained varying injuries after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device strapped to his body near a mosque in Biu Local Government of Borno State. The state Public Relations Officer, ASP Daso Nahum, confirmed the incident on Monday. Nahum said the victims have been rushed to the hospital. He said

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress at the State House, Abuja.⁣ ⁣ The PUNCH understands that Monday’s meeting was meant to address disagreements brewing in Edo APC for weeks now and officially present the party’s flag to its candidate in the September 2024

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Joseph Sawuan Tarka University Makurdi, formerly Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, joined their counterparts nationwide on a seven-day warning strike on Monday. Our correspondent, who visited the school, observed that the two unions commenced the strike after an

A Nigerian fintech startup that uses blockchain networks to enable payments and acceptance of digital currencies, Zone, has raised $8.5m in a seed round. The new funding will enable Zone to further expand the coverage of its network domestically and connect more banks and financial services companies, the startup said in a statement on Monday.

Activities at the University of Jos, Plateau State, were on Monday paralysed following a seven-day strike embarked upon by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of the institution. When our correspondent visited the institution on Monday, the gates of the university were shut, while staff and students

The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has presented Dennis Idahosa as the party’s deputy governorship candidate in Edo State during a meeting with the party’s governorship aspirants and stakeholders in Edo State. This was disclosed in a statement on the party’s official X handle on Monday. The caption read, “The National Chairman, Dr

The new Super Eagles jerseys for the 2024–2025 football season have been unveiled by clothing powerhouse, Nike. Nike’s Instagram page published a post on Monday with a launch video of the new jerseys. “The ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? disrupt convention with bold twists on icons. “Featuring ????????????-???????????? ???????????? innovation, each kit is engineered for the

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Benue State has raised the alarm on the imminent collapse of the Katsina-Ala bridge following the insistence of truck drivers turning the bridge into a parking lot. Katsina-Ala Unit Commander, FRSC RS 4.23, Terngu Adagba, lamented that several warnings on the articulated truck drivers to stop parking on the

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information on all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform. The court handed down the order in an ex-parte motion filed by the EFCC demanding information about Nigerians trading on Binance. The suit marked:

Four days after the killings of military officers and civilians in the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday, visited the troubled community to assess the extent of the destruction. The military Joint Task Force, however, barred journalists from covering the governor’s assessment tour of the

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University and Non Academic Staff Union at the University of Ilorin on Monday embarked on strike in compliance with the directive of the national bodies of the two unions. SSANU and NASU members began a seven-day nationwide strike to protest what they described as unfair treatment and

The Confederation Africain de Football has mourned the untimely passing of Mauritanian national team goalkeeper, Mohamed El Mokhtar. “The 21-year-old goalkeeper sadly lost his life due to an unforeseen collision while at training, which resulted in head trauma that saw the young goalkeeper sadly passing,” a late Sunday statement on the CAF website read. The

Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron on Monday said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin praised Putin’s landslide re-election for a fifth term in office as “eloquent confirmation” of the people’s support. But Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a total review of the 2024 budget, citing grave concerns over the nation’s deteriorating security situation, widespread poverty, food insecurity, and crumbling infrastructure. In a statement on Monday via X, Obi’s call comes amid controversies surrounding the current budget and its allocation of resources.

Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole, on Monday, congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state. His congratulatory message is coming one month after his alleged anointed candidate, Dennis Idahosa, lost to Okpebholo in the February 22 APC primary election. Okpebholo polled 12,433 votes

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution has condemned the killing of 16 soldiers in a communal clash in Delta State. Mutilated bodies of the soldiers were recovered by the Joint Task Force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, at the Okuama community. A commanding