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The Nigeria Police Force has invited Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh to its headquarters in connection with an investigation into criminal defamation, cyberbullying, and forgery, among other charges. The invitation was issued by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, which is handling the case. In the invitation letter signed by the …

Chelsea have completed the signing of Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino in a £15.6m deal. The 19-year-old has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge but will remain on loan at the Argentine club for the 2024-25 season as part of the agreement. He made his debut for Boca in …

Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been freed from prison after judges decided he should not face a retrial for murder. The 48-year-old, real name Adidja Palmer, was jailed in 2014 but his conviction was overturned by UK judges in March. He had been accused of killing of Clive “Lizard” …

Chelsea have reportedly agreed a fee with Aston Villa over the transfer of Romelu Lukaku as the Blues ‘lose patience’ with the striker’s preferred club this summer. Lukaku returned to Chelsea for £97m from Inter Milan in the summer of 2021 but things didn’t go to plan despite his claim he …

Officers of the Nigeria Police stationed at the Eagles Square in Abuja have dispersed protesters with canisters and pepper spray. At 10:30 am, police shot canisters after first firing warning non-lethal shots at the ground. Following the warning shots, an angry protester confronted the police officers, holding up a baby …

The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday).   The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday). This is apart from the over N1.7Bn …

Ahead of the hunger protest scheduled to begin on Thursday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has mocked organisers to go ahead with the demonstration while they watch on eating. Akpabio made this disclosure on Tuesday while addressing delegates of the Niger Delta Development Commission in Rivers State. The Senate President, …

Former US president Donald Trump has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote him a beautiful note after the Republican presidential nominee suffered a gunshot wound to his ear during an assassination attempt. Trump said this at an election rally on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, exactly a week after …

The PUNCH Newspapers has been chosen as one of eight organisations from Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions to participate in the Google News Initiative AI Launchpad programme, delivered in collaboration with FT Strategies and Google. The AI Launchpad is a five-month intensive programme designed to help news publishers …

The Ondo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had begun an investigation into the death of 54-year-old Olakunbi Adene who was found dead in her residence located at Oda Road Area of Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that the deceased’ lifeless body was found on her bed …