Portugal and Haiti qualify for Women’s World Cup for the first time Both Portugal and Haiti have made their debut qualification for the upcoming Women’s World Cup for the first time. Portugal scored a 94th-minute winner on Wednesday to seal a place at football’s Women’s World Cup for the first time. This is coming […]
NLC drums support for Nigerian Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi NLC- The Nigerian Labour Congress has declared its support for the Labor Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. The union declared their support after an inaugural meeting held on Wednesday by the congress’ National Administrative Council. Earlier on The PUNCH had […]
Alligator kills 85-year-old woman in Florida An alligator kills an 85-year-old woman in Florida. The aged woman was walking her dog when the incident occurred in Fort Pierce, county, Florida. Local media reported the size of the alligator to be 10-foot (3m). The alligator was said to have first attacked the woman’s dog, but […]
Karim Adeyemi, Dortmund forward out for three weeks with ankle injury Karim Adeyemi, Borussia Dortmund forward has been ruled out for about three weeks after sustaining a left ankle injury. He sustained the injury during the German first-division Bundesliga football match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin in Dortmund Also, Dortmund stated on Monday […]
Christian Atsu gets tributes from Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other football figures Christian Atsu was reported missing after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Cyprus. Since then, hope has been held high that the Chelsea footballer will make it out of the rubble alive. However, it was confirmed later this weekend that his […]
Iran prosecutes woman for disrespecting Hijab The Iran Judiciary has prosecuted a woman for not showing respect to the Islamic headscarf- the “Hijab.” The Iran woman was said to have thrown her to the ground during a public meeting as reported by an Iranian news agency on Saturday. Iran has long enshrined […]
Messi’s father holds contract talk over Messi’s proposed contract Messi’s father, Jorge Messi has held face-to-face talks with Paris Saint-Germain for the first time over the Messi’s proposed new contract. He sat with the sporting director, Luis Campos in Paris two days ago to discuss the Argentina’s Star new contract in a […]
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki resigns after nine years YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki will be stepping down after nine years in the role of the Chief Executive Officer of YouTube. She wrote in a blog post that she had decided to begin a new chapter that is focused on family, health, and personal projects. At […]
Jumia Layoff 900 workers from the company Jumia, Africa’s e-commerce group has slashed about 20% of its workforce in a recent layoff exercise in the company. The layoff exercise saw the exit of 900 people from the company. The company disclosed the new development in its Q4 2022 financial result. Moreover, Jumia had hinted at […]
David Malpass set to resign as World Bank President David Malpass, the president of World Bank Group, has announced his decision to step down from his position as World Bank President after years of Service. With this, the 66-year-old released a statement saying that he has informed the board about it. For David Malpass, “This […]