Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a new partnership with Chinese investors aimed at strengthening the state’s energy infrastructure and industrial capacity.   In a statement shared on X on Saturday, according to the governor, discussions with the Jiangsu-based company Cteec focused on funding availability, technical capacity, ...

    Amid a surge in deadly attacks by suspected Lakurawa bandits, residents of Kebbe Local Government Area in Sokoto State have called on the Federal Government to permit them to bear sophisticated weapons for self-defence.   The residents, who voiced their anguish at a press conference held on Saturday ...

    Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on prostitution-related charges.   Prosecutors had pushed for an 11-year sentence, but Judge Arun Subramanian imposed just over four years following an emotional daylong hearing on Friday.   Combs’s lawyers had urged ...

    Super Falcons forward Ifeoma Onumonu has announced her retirement from football, bringing an end to a professional career that spanned more than a decade across the United States, France, and Nigeria, PUNCH Online reports.   In a statement shared on Instagram in the early hours of Saturday, the ...

    Supporters of Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Imisi Ayanwale, have intensified their campaign for votes, taking the movement to the annual Luli Concert of the Celestial Church of Christ at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.   Imisi, who is currently among the Top 10 finalists of the Season ...

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products valued at N15bn in Ibadan, Oyo State.   This was announced by the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, during the destruction in Ibadan, the state ...

    Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Friday there was “no conflict” with Hansi Flick after the Barcelona boss last month criticised the national team’s handling of Lamine Yamal.   The 18-year-old winger made his first start for Barcelona since August in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain ...

    Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will have to wait until next season to see the best of Rodri again as the Spanish midfielder slowly finds his feet after knee surgery.   The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner missed last weekend’s 5-1 win over Burnley due to pain in the ...

    Arsenal have opened contract talks with defender Jurrien Timber as they look to secure his long-term future at the club.   The Gunners are keen to reward the Dutch international for his standout performances, which have seen him become a key figure in Mikel Arteta’s squad.   According ...

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut two Chinese supermarkets located in the Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops at Wuse Market, Abuja, for flagrant violations of extant laws governing the sale, distribution, and labelling of regulated products in Nigeria.   NAFDAC disclosed ...