Champions Juventus suffered a first Serie A home defeat in 40 matches, losing to Roma as they finished only one point clear of Inter Milan. Juve secured a ninth consecutive title with two games to go, but end the domestic…
Brendon Todd will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the WGC-St Jude Invitational – but a host of star names are chasing the American. Todd, seeking his third PGA Tour title this season, is on 12 under…
Aitor Karanka has been appointed as the new head coach of Championship side Birmingham City. The Spaniard, who has signed a three-year deal, replaces compatriot Pep Clotet, who was dismissed with four games of the Championship remaining. Karanka led Middlesbrough…
The people and government of Anambra State have congratulated Anthony Olumide Akpata on his election as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Mr Akpata, former chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law, emerged the 30th NBA…
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of former Senator and leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Ayo Fasanmi, and the former Minister of Science…
How Lagosians have been mistaking COVID-19 for malaria – Commissioner (Punch) The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is recording cases of people treating themselves for malaria only for them to realise after testing that it…
A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that many countries that believed they were past the worst are now grappling with new outbreaks, Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus infections rise to 43,537. This is as a result of an additional…
Wreaths for a Wayfarer, Nduka Otiono and Uchechukwu Umezurike, Daraja Press, 2020, 299 pages Professor Pius Adebola Adesanmi belongs to the class of people larger than life and death. When news filtered out that he was one of the 159…
Magnus Ebiye-Onyibe, Abba Kyari: Portrait of a loyalist, Inspire Media Services Ltd, 2020, 243 Pages Abba Kyari: Portrait of a loyalist- a three-part compendium is a timely follow up documentation on the life and times of the late Chief of Staff…
Lagos reopens worship centres Aug 7 (Punch) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says worship centres in the state will reopen effective August 7, 2020. Worship centres had been shut in the state since March as part of measures to…
