Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Wednesday 20th November 2019
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Punch Newspaper Headlines Today
Read also
Businessman arrested over journalist murder —Police
Malta police on Wednesday arrested a businessman in connection with the 2017 murder of investigative journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, a police source told AFP. Maltese national Yorgen Fenech was detained on his yacht at dawn as he tried to leave Malta the day after an alleged middleman was offered a pardon if he
Number of Nigerian students in US rises to 13,423 – Report
’Femi Asu The number of students from Nigeria currently studying in the United States increased to 13,423 in the 2018/2019 academic session, a new report has said. The number of international students in the US set an all?time high in the 2018/19 academic year, the fourth consecutive year with more than one million international students,
Ramsey fires Wales to Euro 2020, rounds off main qualifying phase
Aaron Ramsey sent Wales to Euro 2020 with a brace to give them a 2-0 win over Hungary and a spot in next summer’s finals, while Belgium completed their perfect qualifying campaign with a mauling of Cyprus. Juventus midfielder Ramsey hit his decisive double either side of half-time at the Cardiff City Stadium to ensure
PHOTOS: Scene of Iju Ishaga fire incident in Lagos
Fire consumed rows of shops at Balogun Road, Iju Ishaga area of Lagos in the early hours of Wednesday. The fire incidence started at about 4am and it was extinguished by the Lagos State fire service after shops had been completely razed, eyewitnesses said. See photos of the scene, by Fatai Ibrahim:
Two US service members killed in Afghan helicopter crash
Two American service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, US forces there said Wednesday, adding that the crash appeared to be an accident, though the Taliban claimed they had shot it down. A statement from US Forces Afghanistan said the crash on Wednesday was being investigated, “however preliminary reports do not
Nadal hails ‘amazing atmosphere’ as Spain beat Russia at Davis Cup
Rafael Nadal instigated a Spanish comeback against Russia in the Davis Cup on Tuesday by capitalising on a raucous home crowd to beat Karen Khachanov in straight sets. Nadal, who will finish the year as world number one, came through a second-set tie-break to defeat Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) and level the Group B match
Paedophilia: Australian universities cut ties with Britain’s Prince Andrew
Two Australian universities severed ties with a charity founded by Prince Andrew Wednesday, after the British royal refused to recant his friendship with late s** offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bond University and RMIT University in Melbourne said they would no longer work with “Pitch@Palace” — a charity founded by the Duke of York, 59, to promote
Son of former German president stabbed to death
An assailant has stabbed to death the son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker in attack at a Berlin hospital that left one other person seriously injured, police said Wednesday. The motive for the attack on Fritz von Weizsaecker, 59, on Tuesday evening was unclear. Von Weizsaecker, a doctor, had just delivered a lecture
Gay Saudi couple seeks asylum in Australia
Two gay Saudi journalists who sought asylum in Australia after being threatened at home over their relationship have been held for weeks at an immigration detention centre, their lawyer said Wednesday. The couple arrived in Australia in mid-October on tourist visas but was singled out by airport customs officials — then taken into detention —
More youths at risk of HIV infection, group warns
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja A group known as the Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention has called for an urgent need to address the issue of sexual reproductive health and HIV prevention in Nigeria. Speaking during a conference organised by the group in Abuja on Tuesday, a fellow of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, David Ita, stated
Read also
You can also check
