Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Sunday 13th June 2021
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Punch Newspaper Headlines Today
Read also
Buhari is voting, but is he present?
A small sigh of relief is supposedly in order as Nigeria’s President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) peeped over the balustrade last week in an interview with Arise TV. But the event was both a scandal and a fiasco for the television station and for the President of Nigeria, and an alarming signal for Nigeria. For some reason, Arise appeared to treat…
Read More
Eriksen stable after Euro 2020 collapse – Danish FA
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen remained in hospital but is in a “stable” condition after collapsing in his country’s Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday, the Danish Football Union (DBU) said Sunday. “This morning we have spoken to Christian Eriksen, who has sent his greetings to his teammates. His condition is stable, and he continues…
Read More
Fans threatened me over romantic scene with Ibrahim Chatta –Shola Subair
Budding actress, Shola Subair, aka Sholly Cutie, got mixed reactions when she took to Instagram to post a video of her kissing actor, Ibrahim Chatta, in a swimming pool while the latter fondled her. She later stated that the clip was from a romantic scene in her yet-to-be-released movie. In an interview with Sunday Scoop,…
Read More
Portugal’s Cancelo positive for COVID-19, out of Euro 2020
Portugal’s Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 and is out of Euro 2020, the defending champions’ federation announced on Sunday. Diogo Dalot has replaced the Manchester City right-back in the Portuguese squad with the titleholders opening their Group F campaign against Hungary in Budapest on Tuesday. More to follow… AFP
Read More
31 years after, MOUAU yet to receive take-off grant – VC
Thirty-one years after establishment, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State is yet to receive its take-off grant. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe disclosed this in Umuahia while briefing newsmen on his activities within his first 100 days in office, stating that by 1993, the take-off grant was about N1billion naira. The VC,…
Read More
Abandoned by children, rejected by in-laws, widowed ex-banker rots in penury
• No, she abandoned us –Son Home for Mrs Esther Kanebi is worse than a pigsty. The squalid structure built with weakened bamboo sticks and thinly draped with thorn polyethene sheets and mosquito net can barely protect her from the elements. The damp environment, which was littered with filth and vegetation provided ample breeding ground…
Read More
Six killed, 10 injured in Bauchi-Kano Highway crashes
Six people have been killed in multiple crashes that occurred on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 4.05pm involving a vehicle belonging to Zamfara State Government and two other vehicles, The PUNCH has learnt. Ten other people were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash that involved 16 people. The crash happened…
Read More
UFC 263: Nigerians hail Adesanya after win against Vettori
Nigerians have hailed UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, after he successfully defended his title for the third time with an impressive unanimous decision win over Italy’s Marvin Vettori on Sunday at the Gila River Arena in Arizona. Adesanya dominated Vettori from start to finish in their second meeting and though he was taken down on…
Read More
I was worried about family, friends in Nigeria during #EndSARS protests — Angelique Kidjo
Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo, has said she was worried about the safety of the people she knew in Nigeria during the #EndSARS protests last year. Speaking during an interview with Apple Music 1, Kidjo said, “When the #EndSARS movement started in Lagos, I was worried for everybody— my family members and other people…
Read More
Edo protesters demand good governance, adequate security
Protesters in Edo State have called on the Federal Government to provide good governance, adequate security, noting that the ineptitude of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has brought Nigeria to its knees. The protesters who began their match at Ring Road in Benin were provided security by the men of the Nigeria Police,…
Read More
Read also
You can also check
