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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 Russian police on Saturday arrested around 200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a Moscow conference as authorities tighten the screws on Kremlin critics ahead of parliamentary elections. A police raid on an opposition conference dedicated to running for municipal office came after President Vladimir Putin’s top critic Alexei Navalny was jailed for two and a half years last month and more than 10,000 protesters detained across t...

Women not inferior to men — Sonaiya, Ufot, Okei-Odumakin, Yesuf, Aguebor MOBOLA SADIQ Published 14 March 2021 In commemoration of Mother’s Day (today) and the International Women’s Day, which was marked on March 8, MOBOLA SADIQ speaks to some notable female Nigerians who have continually held their heads high in their chosen fields Women shouldn’t feel inferior to men — Remi Sonaiya Prof Oluremi Sonaiya is a politician, academic and writer. She was the only female presidential cand...

Atletico Madrid slipped up again in La Liga on Saturday as they failed to break down 10-man Getafe in a goalless draw that gives further encouragem...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 A spokesman for the Libyan National Army, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari said that the LNA forces had arrested Islamic State commander, Mohammed Mailed Mohammed, also known as ‘Abu Omar’ in Ubari, South Libya. In a statement, the spokesman said that the arrest of Abu Omar, who is one of the most prominent leaders of ISIS in Sirte, is considered a major win for the LNA in its war against terrorism, SEE.NEWS reports. Read Also He added that th...

Segun Adewole Published 14 March 2021 The Lagos State Police Command has urged citizens of the state to disregard the trending news on social media that the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den. Describing the news as fake, the Command said it has not recorded any kidnapping or information about kidnapping incident in the area. The Command warned mischief makers and those peddling fake news to desist or be made to face the full wrath of the law. This is contained in a stateme...

Punch Newspapers Sections ’Tosin Oluwalowo Published 14 March 2021 The Nigeria Football Federation has described as untrue reports that President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, was selected as 5th Vice President of the Confederation of African Football at Friday’s 43rd Ordinary and Elective Assembly in Rabat, Morocco. In a statement on Saturday, NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the report was sheer falsehood, adding that such was never discussed either on...

World number one Dustin Johnson confirmed on Saturday he did not put his name forward for a spot on the U.S. team for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: File: Yobe State Governor and Chairman Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni Published 14 March 2021 The Constitution Review Committee, which was set up by the Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress to review the party’s constitution, will first consider recommendations made by the Muiz Banire committee, Sunday PUNCH has le...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 Enoch Adegoke and Grace Nwokocha claimed the men and women’s 100m titles respectively at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Evaluation Competition held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure on Saturday. The event, which had the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, in attendance, was organised by the Olamide George-led faction of the AFN. Adegoke, who also won the AFN All Comers event at the same venue with a World L...

Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday as he visited an area devastate...