Arsenal have recalled two of their players – Cecily Wellesley-Smith and Naomi Williams – from loan. The Gunners disclosed this in a post on their website on Friday. Wellesley-Smith and Williams have been recalled after spending the first half of ...
The Naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday to kick off the first trading day in 2026 on a good note. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira strengthened ...
Armed groups have intensified violence across several northern states of Nigeria in the wake of United States air strikes targeting Islamic State–linked militants in Sokoto State, findings by Saturday Punch have revealed. Between December 25, 2025 and January 2, 2026, ...
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has said a split between former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi would give President Bola Tinubu a clear advantage in the 2027 presidential election. Momodu recalled how Atiku ...
The Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has stepped down from pastoral duties amid growing outrage over multiple sexual allegations against him. The cleric had last Sunday publicly apologised to an actress, Doris Ogala, ...
The wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and lawmaker representing Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency, Mrs. Regina Akume, has publicly reaffirmed her marriage to George Akume. Naija News reports that she declared that she remains his wife ...
English football expert and reporter, Kaveh Solhekol has said that Liam Rosenior is the most likely person to take over as Chelsea’s head coach. This is following the departure of Enzo Maresca, adding that the Blues have been pleased with ...
The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned the driver of the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle involved in the fatal accident that killed two of Anthony Joshua’s close friends, but the case has been adjourned till January 20, 2026, to allow ...
An uncle of Nigerian-British boxing champion Anthony Joshua, Adedamola Joshua, has described the deep shock and trauma the family is grappling with following the fatal road accident that claimed the lives of two of the boxer’s close friends. Speaking with ...
Real Madrid icon, Raúl González unexpectedly said that Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, even before Cristiano Ronaldo. He said the Argentine player was also better than Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo Nazario, and Luis Figo. Speaking to EDYYN ...
Canada deported 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, as it intensified its immigration enforcement drive at the fastest pace in over a decade, official data obtained by Saturday PUNCH has shown. The figure, obtained from the Canada Border Services ...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Sim Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State. This comes amid the renewed hostilities between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, ...
Drama as Portable yanks of the ‘wife’ title away from all the women who have a child with him, insisting that Bewaji is his one and only wife. He made the declaration in a video that he recently shared, a ...
Former Chelsea star, Chris Sutton has predicted the Premier League match-day 20 taking place this weekend in England. Aston Villa will host Nottingham Forest in an early kick-off on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday evening, Bournemouth will welcome Premier League leaders, ...
Armed groups have intensified attacks across parts of northern Nigeria following United States air strikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in Sokoto State. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that no fewer than 47 people have been killed and 35 kidnapped between ...