Новости за 05.02.2024

DR Congo head coach Sébastien Desabre says his side have “points” to win the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after finally recording their first victory of the tournament against Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Leopards had drawn all four previous games against Zambia, Morocco, Tanzania and Egypt. But their 3-1 triumph over Guinea on

Catch up on all the victors at Sunday’s ceremony—hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles—right here.

Chris Chelios has lopped a chunk of money off of his home's list price, dropping the ask from $75 million to a still-staggering $67.5 million.

A suspected leader of the Eiye confraternity identified simply as Oloba was reportedly killed by a rival cult group in the wee hours of Thursday. PUNCH Metro gathered that Oloba was attacked by suspected members of a rival cult group in the Ijeja area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State while entering

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets will play in a Sunday night NBA matchup at Ball Arena. These teams just played each other (...)

Drink coffee or eat rice? Grow a home garden or have houseplants? Get ready for the climate police.

VIRGIL VAN DIJK took the blame for a shocking defensive cock-up as  Arsenal blew the title race wide open.

A fire which spread from an undergrowth in Anuoluwapo community, Kangile area, Sango, Ilorin in Ilorin East local government of Kwara State on Saturday destroyed a four-bedroom bungalow in the area. The Kwara State Fire Service said that it received a distress call on Saturday afternoon to attend to a fire incident at Kangile area

Operatives from the Okokomaiko Divisional Police headquarters, on Saturday, arrested two men after intercepting a Volkswagen LT bus at the Afromedia area alleged to be conveying some cartons of expired drugs. PUNCH Metro gathered that 70 cartons of Feed Fine Cyproheptadine Caplets 4g, all with 2016 as the expiry date, were found inside the bus.

A plank market located in the Awori bus stop in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State was gutted by fire on Sunday destroying goods and property worth millions of naira. According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, five minibuses, two pickup vans, and two cars were lost to the fire. PUNCH Metro

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has expressed concern over non-compliance with the service of notices. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Abimbola Emdin-Umeh, the authority condemned some property owners and developers in Lagos State for consistently ignoring notices served on their properties to halt construction or present required planning

Reports in England suggest that Arsenal have already met with Victor Osimhen’s agent, as they hope to rival Chelsea for the Napoli striker’s signature, with more details emerging on his release clause. The Nigeria international signed a new contract with Napoli in December, but President Aurelio De Laurentiis confessed it was with the full knowledge

A TOP Cabinet minister refused to rule out a vote on Irish unification within a decade.

This week, Calgary photographer and videographer Mike Drew took in a spectacularly colourful day, starting right from sunrise. Follow his journey in the video.

Despite warnings by the Federal Government against crowd-funding for ransoms, the practice has continued to gain ground with the abductees and their families raising funds from relatives, friends, and social media to secure the release of kidnapped victims. Families of abductees told The PUNCH on Sunday that they disregarded the government’s warning because they feared

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has taken 250 residents through a four-week short-term skills acquisition programme to empower them economically. The ministry, in a statement on Sunday, said the empowerment programme was a strategic initiative to alleviate poverty and improve the standard of living of women, girls

In a bid to secure schools and schoolchildren, the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said vigilantes and teachers from surveyed 821,000 primary and secondary schools across the country would be trained in security. The NSSRCC, which was established by the Federal Government, is saddled with the

Carlo Ancelotti said that his Real Madrid team deserved to win against Atletico Madrid on Sunday and blames itself for not doing so.

There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened as a result of a long-time rivalry between

Analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Fight Night 235, from Renato Moicano to Molly McCann to Themba Gorimbo.

The 2024 Grammys are set to kick off soon and, while watching, you may be wondering about the differences between Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. We have the full explainer here, if you don’t already know! Keep reading to find out the full explanation and see who [...]

LONG relegated to the background because of politics, the call for state police is growing louder as Nigeria’s insecurity challenges threaten to overwhelm the country. The new converts include the Peoples Democratic Party governors, some northern groups, and a former National Security Adviser, Aliyu Gusau. Others like Wole Olanipekun (SAN), a former Nigerian Bar Association

Carl Woods had a huge tattoo of ex Katie Price on his chest but appears to have covered up the inking with what looks like a jester symbol – an apparent dig at her

Joe Biden and his embattled son Hunter made a ‘surprise’ visit to celebrity hotspot The Ivy in Beverly Hills, California.

Axelina Johansson competed at the Huskers' meet this past weekend, but here's why she wore a Sweden uniform instead of Nebraska's.