•Boniface scores 13th Bundesliga goal, Akpom bags assist Trabzonspor striker, Paul Onuachu, stood out among Nigerian players abroad during the weekend with a brace in their win over Istanbulspor, ABIODUN ADEWALE reports SUNDAY TURKEY PAUL ONUACHU (TRABZONSPOR) Onuachu bagged a quick brace, scoring in the sixth and seventh minute as Trabzonspor beat Istanbulspor AS 3-0 on Sunday as they continue to cement their place in the Europa League next season. The lanky striker now has 14 goals and four assists this season. His chances of another hat-trick were cut as he was taken off in the 64th minute. BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL…
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Minister of Sports Development Senator John Enoh has tipped world record holder, Tobi Amusan, to scale the hurdles of the 2024 Olympic Games and win a women’s 100m gold medal in Paris, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Amusa produced the fastest time in the women’s 100m hurdles this year in the early hours of Sunday, when she ran a blistering 12.40s (0.9) at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in Kingston, just over two months from the Games which holds from July 26 to August 11. She won the race ahead of Jamaican and world champion, Danielle Williams, who finished second in 12.46s. For most of…
A total number of 22 teams have arrived in Benin City for the 2024 phase one of the Ardova Handball Premier League which begins on Monday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The top tier league, the biggest handball event in Nigeria, was initially scheduled for April 28 to May 11 but was shifted to afford the participating teams adequate time to complete registrations and effective preparation in tandem with the sponsor Ardova Plc. PUNCH Sports Extra gathered that all the 22 teams (12 male teams and 10 female teams) taking part in the handball league, which is in its seventh season, arrived in the…
In a tense turn of events at the University of Ibadan, officers of the Nigerian Army have reportedly arrested and detained four individuals amid a protest against fee hikes. PUNCH Online gathered that the detained protesters, identified as Aduwo Ayodele, Made Gbadegesin, Olorunfemi Adeyeye, and Nice Linus, were apprehended and bundled into an Army van during a Monday demonstration. Adeyeye, the National Secretary of the African Action Congress, managed to record a distressing video while inside the van. In it, a man in military uniform is clinging to the vehicle as it speeds towards the Agodi area of Ibadan. In…
A video now circulating on social media shows a man using kegs to refill a water fountain located at Ochanja roundabout in Onitsha, Anambra State The fountain was said to have been constructed in March when Governor Charles Soludo transformed it from a refuse dump site. Sharing the video on X.com on Monday, Chude Nnamdi, tweeting as #chude_, wrote, “Water fountain is one of the most difficult structures to maintain especially in a country where there’s no steady electricity. “When Soludo embarked on building this Water Fountain at the Ochanja Roundabout, many of us pointed this out. Now, take a look at…
BOSTON (AP) — One game after Sam Bennett punched Brad Marchand out of the playoffs, the Panthers forward sent the rest of the Bruins to the brink of elimination with an equally controversial shove to Charlie Coyle’s back. Already drawing boos in the Garden because of a hit on Marchand that the Bruins are calling a sucker punch, Bennett scored the game-tying goal in Game 4 on Sunday night after sending Coyle tumbling into Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman. The goal was upheld by the NHL replay center in Toronto, and Aleksander Barkov scored the game-winner four minutes later to lead Florida to…
GENEVA (AP) — Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s on Tuesday. The sale, organized by Schumacher’s family, features a watch that was given to the German racing superstar by former Ferrari CEO and former motorsports governing body FIA President Jean Todt as a Christmas present in 2004, when Schumacher was the dominant force in F1. The custom-made timepiece features 18-carat white gold, a red watch face and images of a Ferrari logo, Schumacher’s racing helmet and the number 7 to honor his seven World Championship victories. The presale estimate…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After three games that went down to the wire, the Indiana Pacers were off and running early in Game 4. The short-handed New York Knicks just didn’t have the legs to keep up. Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell finished with 15 points and 10 assists and the Pacers routed the Knicks 121-89, using the third-largest playoff victory in the franchise’s NBA history to even the series at 2-2. Game 5 will be played Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. “All we did was do our job,” Haliburton said after finishing with six rebounds, five assists and four 3-pointers.…
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police raided what they said was a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali, and arrested four people, authorities said Monday. Police raided the house in the upscale resort area of Canggu early this month, said Wahyu Widada, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department, finding two drug labs in its basement. He said one of the villa’s labs was designed to produce the ingredients for ecstasy, and the other contained a hydroponic farm marijuana. Police were tipped off to the facility after an earlier raid on a…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game, the NFL announced Monday. The NFL will release the entire 2024 season on Wednesday night on the NFL Network. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game in January and went on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs-Ravens opener at Arrowhead Stadium will be a Thursday night game on NBC. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will be going for…
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remain closed. The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began, most of whom had already fled fighting elsewhere over the course of the 7-month war between Israel and Hamas. Israel has portrayed Rafah as the last stronghold…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Monday that Nordic and Baltic cooperation is now “deeper than at any time in modern times,” underpinned by increasing security threats from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, Kristersson is hosting a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz and the Nordic prime ministers in Stockholm. At the same time, the three Baltic prime ministers meeting in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, said that Moscow’s intimidation is not going to dissuade them from supporting Ukraine. “We have long appreciated our neighbors, but at the same time underestimated the importance of concrete, operational cooperation,”…
May 14 1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gave up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. The Senators won 10-5. 1914 — Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox pitched nine innings of no-hit ball against the Washington Senators, but lost 1-0 after giving up two hits in the 10th inning. 1920 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators recorded his 300th victory with a 9-8 win over the Detroit Tigers. 1927 — Chicago pitcher Guy Bush went the distance for the Cubs in a 7-2 18-inning win…
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police raided what they said was a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali, and arrested four people, authorities said Monday. Police raided the house in the upscale resort area of Canggu early this month, said Wahyu Widada, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department, finding two drug labs in its basement. He said one of the villa’s labs was designed to produce the ingredients for ecstasy, and the other contained a hydroponic farm marijuana. Police were tipped off to the facility after an earlier raid on a…
ISTANBUL (AP) — Greece’s leader arrived in Turkey’s capital on Monday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both countries pursue a normalization program and seek to put aside decades-old disputes. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was welcomed by Erdogan and a military guard of honor at the presidential palace in Ankara before the leaders’ fourth meeting over the past year. They are expected to hold two hours of discussions followed by a news conference. Turkey and Greece, which are NATO members, have been at odds for decades over a series of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea…
BREAKING NEWS A Leader Shaped by Loss Senator Monday Okpebholo’s Emotional Journey To Making Edo Great Again A Leader Shaped by Loss Senator Monday Okpebholo’s Emotional Journey To Making Edo Great Again EDO 2024: Senator Monday Okpebholo’s Heartfelt Journey to Good Governance As Edo State prepares for the 2024 gubernatorial election, one candidate’s story resonates deeply with the citizens. APC Senator Monday Okpebholo, widely known as “the governor of the common man,” has opened up about a personal tragedy that fuels his passionate commitment to delivering good governance. Senator Okpebholo, calm and soft-spoken, has always been close to the heart…
Investigation Uncovers IGP’s Alleged Involvement in Abuja Land Grab Scandal. A recent investigation has exposed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as being complicit in a disputed land grab case in the Guzape area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and maybe protecting the main perpetrators who appear to be his close allies and business associates. According to a petition filed on August 18, 2023, by the Yesufu family and Alhaja Colleen Yesufu, the complainants received a suspicious phone call regarding the purported sale of flats on their property in Guzape District. The caller claimed that the developer had shown…
BREAKING Divine Johnson-Suleman Is Raising A New Generation Of Impact for Jesus Christ Manifest The Raw Power of God Divine Johnson-Suleman Is Raising A New Generation Of Impact for Jesus Christ Manifest The Raw Power of God In a development that has sparked widespread awe and astonishment across social media platforms, Divine Johnson-Suleman (DJS), the biological daughter of renowned Nigerian televangelist Apostle Johnson Suleman, has captivated the online community with a profound display of what many are hailing as an extraordinary manifestation of divine power Of God. Watch Video: https://youtu.be/Cq3cL-E0-g0?si=IyBKNJjOA0J92iDb @SarahOsakwe says “This is another Kathryn Kuhlman, I am so…
From Despair To Destiny Apostle Suleman’s Miracle Gift Transforms Young Boy’s Life Forever From Despair To Destiny Apostle Suleman’s Miracle Gift Transforms Young Boy’s Life Forever In a heartwarming turn of events, Apostle Johnson Suleman has once again proven to be a beacon of hope and compassion. In a dramatic and life-changing gesture, the revered religious leader transformed the life of a young boy from abject poverty to a state of unimaginable prosperity. This miraculous incident, which unfolded at a recent gathering, has left the community and the nation in awe. Watch Video https://youtu.be/WPqWsOwFsTU?si=hyEhoPuTxSWPe9VR The story began when a distressed…
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has warned Rangers they will face “the best version of the team since I’ve been here” in this weekend’s Old Firm derby. Rodgers’ side will host Rangers on Saturday at lunchtime with a three-point advantage and a superior goal difference in the Scottish Premiership table. A victory for the home team would give them a six-point lead with two games to play – and a goal difference at least nine better than Philippe Clement’s side. While Rangers stuttered with a draw and a defeat following the 3-3 Old Firm draw in early April, Celtic have won…