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A Turin hit by Cristiano Ronaldo fever awaits the striker on Monday as Juventus prepare to unveil the surprise signing, that after the end of the World Cup, puts all eyes on the Italian champions and Serie A. Juventus shirts…

Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs have slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, according to an official. Photographs released by Antara news…

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, has responded to a video of him prophesying that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would emerge winner of the just concluded Ekiti governorship election.…

A former Real Madrid President, Ramon Calderon, has described Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus as a ‘historic error’. Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid as their all-time leading scorer with 451 goals in 438 games, nine years after…

A former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has said that death has become very attractive to him since the demise of his wife, Omowumi, a year ago and how his children have been celebrating the deceased. Akande said he had…

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said the election of Kayode Fayemi in Saturday’s Ekiti gubernatorial poll was a victory for the people. Mr Tinubu made the declaration in a congratulatory…

Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service lost their lives in a tragic accident on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the two victims, who were in a Toyota Camry with the number plate, YLA 121 BJ,…

FIFA will award the winners of the 2018 World Cup final France $38m in prize money while Croatia, the runners-up in Sunday’s showpiece at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium will receive $28m. Both amounts are a $3m increase on those awarded to…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s loyalists, under the aegis of Buhari Support Organisation, Enugu State chapter, on Sunday predicted that the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the Ekiti State governorship election will be replicated…

Scene I It’s the zero hour. Nobody slept all night. Everything is set for the war. Commanders are busy, surreptitiously dispatching orders and supplies to the frontlines. The night before the war is the most crucial night. It’s the night…

Foreign visitors holding “fan ID” cards for the World Cup will be getting a visa-free entry to Russia for the rest of 2018, as announced by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Putin said Russia could be “proud” of its hosting of the…

Nigerian man and Twitter user @ayobankole is shaking the biggest table in Africa which is the ‘table of patriarchy’, as he recounted an experience in church yesterday. According to the man, his church’s Pastor asked a question which…

Media personality Toke Makinwa is now N7.2m richer, after placing bet on France to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Toke Makinwa was spotted in the video shared by Beat FM OAP, Gbemi showing off her excitement over the…

Daddy Yo, wizkid is 28 today. No longer a kid yea? Lol… His colleagues have been giving him a birthday shout out and Davido joined in too (right pic above). Happy birthday star boy!

Chelsea are in advanced talks with Juventus for Gonzalo Higuain and Daniele Rugani. Sportitalia says Chelsea have employed agent Fali Ramadani to broker the two signings. Higuain had the best season of his career under new Blues…

Senate President Bukola Saraki must tell the world whether he is still in APC or not, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement yesterday. Nabena said the declaration was necessary…

Andrew Farotade refused leave to remain under rules intended to tackle terrorism A widower who is the sole carer of his four-year-old son has been forbidden to work and ordered to leave the country – even though the Home Office’s own…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has told newsmen in Lagos yesterday that the Federal Government refused to pay the PDP back in its own coins because of its belief in the rule of law. According to him,…

The federal government has read the riot act to electricity distribution companies (Discos), which are the operators of its power network, to shape up or ship out. Essentially, the government has impressed it upon the Discos to improve…

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, has lambasted the House of Representatives for approving his suspension over alleged involvement in the invasion of the Senate chamber and mace snatching.…

Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Turin, to complete the formalities of his £105m transfer to Juventus from Real Madrid. Although the deal was announced on July 10, Ronaldo will have his medical with the Serie A champions on Monday.…

Super Eagles Star, Ahmed Musa, who was arguably Nigeria’s best player at the just concluded Russia 2018 World Cup has been shortlisted for the Goal of the Tournament Award by FIFA. A total of 169 goals were scored at the 2018 World…

The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has urged Nigerians who believe in democracy not to be deterred by the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Mr Secondus, in a statement by his…

An undaunted Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti State, has said he will not abscond from Nigeria when his immunity from criminal prosecution elapses in October. “He is not afraid of anything. What are they going to do to him. Is EFCC…