Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during a friendly against Arsenal, the Spanish club announced Wednesday and is expected to miss most if not all the next La Liga season. The club said the Spanish 23-year-old…
Burna Boy Set To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Guardian)
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Dammy Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! This was disclosed by entertainment consultant, Bizzle Osikoya who posted on his twitter page that the “Ye” singer would feature on the…
Three die, two injured as container falls off truck (Punch)
Three persons were confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Tuesday at Akinhale village, Ewekoro, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the accident occurred when the driver of an Iveco…
Man falls to death from Edo High Court complex (Punch)
A sixty-five-year-old man, Mr Moses Airiagbonkpa, on Monday fell from the fifth floor of the Edo High Court complex and died. The incident threw workers and visitors to the complex into panic as many wondered what led to the fall.…
Man jailed for diverting Enugu’s N13m pension fund (Punch)
Justice K. I. Okpe of the Enugu State High Court has sentenced one Akpudili Anayo to six years in prison for the diversion of N13m meant for the payment of pension and salaries in the state. It was gathered that…
Troops kill 78 bandits, recover 16 rifles in Zamfara (Punch)
Troops of the Nigerian military under the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly shot and killed 78 bandits in various operations carried out in Zamfara State forests in the last two months. The operations also led to the rescue of over…
Cab driver disappears after conveying suspected kidnapper in Lagos (Punch)
The family of a cab driver, Akanbi Musa, has been thrown into confusion following his disappearance 10 days after purchasing a fairly-used vehicle for his car hailing business in the Apapa area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that a…
James Cameron salutes ‘Avengers’ for breaking his record (Punch)
Marvel’s superhero blockbuster ended the 10-year reign of “Avatar” Sunday after its global box office haul rose to $2.7902 billion. “Oel ngati kameie, I see you Marvel,” Cameron wrote, using a greeting in the fictional Na’vi language of the alien…
Boxer dies from brain injuries after fight (Punch)
“Maxim Dadashev has died in the United States following injuries sustained during his fight with Subriel Matias,” the federation said in a statement. The 28-year-old underwent emergency brain surgery in Washington after his super-lightweight bout with Puerto Rican Matias on…
Juve prepare cash plus Matuidi, Dybala for Neymar (Punch)
The Bianconeri have already strengthened their squad significantly this summer with the signing of Matthijs de Ligt, while Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot arrived on free transfers to shore up their midfield. Coupled with the appointment of Maurizio Sarri and…