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Atalanta head coach Raffaele Palladino has revealed how he reinstated the goalscoring form of Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng reports. The 28-year-old, after a torrid summer that saw him denied a move to Inter Milan, scored just one goal in 11 games under Ivan Juric, not to mention the physical touchline scuffle with the former Southampton coach against Marseille. However, La Dea parted ways with Juric and brought in Palladino to replace the Croatian. While a loss to Napoli marked his debut, he has now won two games in a row, sealing victories against Eintracht Frankfurt and Fiorentina. In…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Niger Republic for attempting to transport eight stolen cows in a cross-border rustling operation. PUNCH Online gathered that last month, the command carried out a similar crackdown, apprehending a 25-year-old suspected cattle rustler from a neighbouring border town who was smuggling six stolen cows through a remote trail in Birnin Kudu LGA. The operation disrupted a budding syndicate and recovered the livestock. The recent arrest was confirmed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, in a statement issued to journalists on Sunday in Dutse, the state capital.…

A new audit report has indicted the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) of inflating contracts and paying N6.93 billion without relevant approvals. The 2022 Auditor General of the Federation’s report on non-compliance/internal control weaknesses in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), submitted to the National Assembly, discovered that N11.65 billion was paid to a construction company on August 11, 2020, for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission office complex with a completion period of 24 months. The auditors discovered that an upward contract review of N6.93 billion, which constitutes more than 50 per cent of the initial contract sum,…

The Southeast Business and Investment Summit (SEBIS) has said Enugu State is fast becoming one of Nigeria’s most attractive destinations for major investors, citing the state’s strengthened business climate and enhanced security architecture as key drivers of interest. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive of SEBIS, Dr Ifedi Okwenna, made the remark at the weekend in Enugu after leading delegates to inspect several strategic government projects, including the state’s central security facilities, the tech and innovative hub, the ongoing Enugu International Hospital, the Government Technical College, Enugu, the Smart Green Schools, and the ongoing tractor assembly plant. Speaking with journalists,…

Idowu Abdullahi Global gains made in the fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus over the past three decades are now at risk as fresh analysis shows that ongoing funding cuts could reverse years of progress and endanger millions of children. A new report released by UNAIDS, UNICEF, and Avenir Health warns that current disruptions in financing could lead to spikes in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths among children. In Nigeria, HIV is still a major public health problem with about two million Nigerians currently living with the infection. A survey by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS indicates…

In a world that demands we keep moving, Amma Abena is asking us to pause and consider: where exactly are we paddling to? Her sophomore EP, Paddle to Your Resting Place, is a seven-track exploration of the questions that have been consuming her lately: where we’re going, why we’re going, and whether we should be going at all. These aren’t new questions, but in Amma’s hands, they feel urgent, cyclical, inescapable. The project is less about providing answers and more about sitting with the uncomfortable truth that many of us are simply caught somewhere between the madness and beauty of…

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has suspended its indefinite strike after 30 days of industrial action. The President of ARD-FCTA, Dr. George Ebong, disclosed this in a message to our correspondent on Monday. The strike, which began on November 1, 2025, was suspended following the approval of their demands by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike. However, the doctors warned that they would not hesitate to resume industrial action if the FCTA fails to implement the approved demands within four weeks. The ARD-FCTA is an association of doctors practising in 14 district and…

Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman scored for Atalanta in their hard-fought 2-0 victory over Fiorentina in Bergamo on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports. Lookman has been in fine form for Atalanta since Raffaele Palladino took over at the club two weeks ago. In midweek he registered a goal and an assist in La Dea’s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League. He maintained his place in the starting eleven when they welcomed Fiorentina to the Gewiss Stadium. Ademola Lookman celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Serie A football match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan. Copyright:…

Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to heighten collaborative efforts towards ending insecurity in Nigeria, describing peacebuilding as a shared national responsibility that demands decisive leadership and multi-stakeholder partnership. SPSP President, Nathaniel Awuapila, made this call at the 19th International yearly Conference and General Assembly of SPSP at the University of Ibadan. He urged the Federal Government to prioritise peace as the foundation for economic stability, social development and national cohesion. Addressing participants at the four-day conference themed, ‘Economic Challenges and the Tasks of Building Sustainable Peace in a Globalised World’, the president…

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered United Bank for Africa Plc to pay a total of N1.07bn to former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, to satisfy a judgment debt owed by the Kogi State Government. Justice R. B. Haastrup delivered the judgment on November 27, making absolute an earlier garnishee order nisi after finding that UBA had failed to substantiate its claim that the funds in the relevant Kogi State Government account were either World Bank–supported monies or jointly owned by 19 northern states. Achuba, represented by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), had urged the court…