Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Sunday 31st July 2022
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English cyclist, Joe Truman, suffers horrific crash
England cyclist Joe Truman was knocked unconscious following a horrific crash when riding at 45mph in the keirin, as his old housemate Jack Carlin went on to win a silver for Scotland. Truman suffered a broken collarbone in the collision, with the 25-year-old sent flying on the final lap of the keirin semi-final after riding
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Terrorism: SERAP opposes sanctioning BBC, Daily Trust
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to withdraw the threat to sanction the British Broadcasting Corporation and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country, whether through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission or any other agency of the government.”
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Kwara govt suspends pension payment to 6,437 retirees
The Kwara State Government has said that it has temporarily suspended the payment of monthly salary pension to 6,437 retired workers in the state with effect from July 2022 following their inability to complete a verification exercise organised for pensioners in the state. The government, in a press statement titled “Kwara State Government Receives Interim
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Akpabio begged me to drop senatorial ticket, become minister – Ekpoudom
The All Progressives Congress candidate for Akwa Ibom North West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District in the 2023 elections, Udom Ekpoudom, tells PATRICK ODEY about the decision to join politics, his emergence as senatorial candidate and the dispute over his candidacy you retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police since 2010. What motivated you to
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Kanu’s family seeks IPOB leader’s unconditional release
The family of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the international community to intervene and compel Nigeria to promptly and unconditionally release Kanu and refrain from further persecution of the proscribed group. In a statement signed by the head of the family, Mazi Kanunta Kanu on behalf of
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Gunmen ambush police, kill cop in Bayelsa
One policeman has been killed and another injured by gunmen at a checkpoint in Bayelsa State. The gunmen were said to have attacked the officers around Famgbe community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The motive behind the attack was yet to be ascertained, but a security source said the
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Pre-season: Benzema scores as Real Madrid beat Juventus
Karim Benzema converted an early penalty and Marco Asensio added a second-half insurance goal as Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at California’s Rose Bowl on Saturday. With his eye on Real Madrid’s European Super Cup clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in 10 days, coach Carlo Ancelotti started the same lineup that beat
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How Italy-based Nigerian was beaten to death – Embassy
The Nigerian Embassy, Rome, Italy, has narrated how a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, was been beaten to death by an Italian man in Civitanova Marche city area of the country. The incident happened on Friday in Civitanova Marche city, located in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and
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CBN should abolish official exchange rate – BDC operators
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to float the naira to halt its further depreciation. The President of ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, made the appeal on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Gwadabe said that the CBN should do
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Fights, romance, drama as BBNaija hots up
The Big Brother Naija reality show, 2022 edition (Level Up) started on Saturday, July 23. OGHENOVO EGODO-MICHAEL takes a look at activities in the house so far Day 1: Housemates enter ‘Level Up’ house Arguably the most popular reality TV show in the country returned with a bang as it kept fans glued to their
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