Champions League winner in 2019. Shutterstock/Cosmin Iftode Matthew Smith, University of Winchester and Sean Figgins It is 30 years since Liverpool FC were last crowned champions of English football. In those three frustrating decades, there have been highs as well as lows, including last year being tantalisingly close to topping the table. But their time (slightly delayed by a pandemic) ...

Lazarus Chakwera, the new president of Malawi. Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images Adem K Abebe, University of Pretoria Lazarus Chakwera’s victory as the new president of Malawi represents a remarkable reversal of fortunes for Peter Mutharika, who almost a year ago was declared the winner in national polls. But the decision was annulled by the country’s judges, and a date ...

Experts are keeping a close eye on a new strain of influenza emerging in China. Scientists say the new strain of virus is carried by pigs and genetically similar to Swine Flu. The new type of flu causes respiratory illnesses, and researchers say it is a candidate for the next viral pandemic if it mutates and spreads from person to ...

The Minister of State (Health), Dr Olorunimbe Mamora, has recommended what he described as “total penile amputation”, as punishment to check the rising wave of rape in Nigeria. According to him, the cases have increased within the period of COVID-19 lockdown because socialising has greatly reduced while “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” He, however, stated that it would ...

The Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee and Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee will before the end of this week visit the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, The PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that this was part of the decisions taken during the inaugural meeting of the committee held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, ...

A Board of Trustees (BoT) member of United Peoples Party (UPP), in Anambra State, Ifeanyi Chukwurah, yesterday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chukwurah defected with about 2,000 members of the UPP, and other supporters from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and All Progressives Congress (APC). While receiving PDP flag and party membership card from the Oyi Local Government Area ...

The General Secretary, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mike Ene, has frowned on the move by the Federal Government  to reopen schools, insisting that the time was not ripe. “Currently, we are experiencing significant rise in the number of confirmed cases because we are in community transmission phase. “In addition, government has not provided what is required for safe reopening ...

The Igbo National Council (INC) says it has commenced strict enforcement of Operation Lion Walk vigilante launched in the South East penultimate week to checkmate the activities of herdsmen in the zone. As part of the enforcement, it disclosed, yesterday, that it has begun spreading the message to the nooks and crannies of every community in the region. National President ...

The Federal Government has lifted the ban placed on interstate travels with effect from July 1, provided such journeys are made outside curfew hours. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja on Monday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the ...

The Federal Government has announced reopening of primary and secondary schools only for preparatory classes for graduating students and pupils – primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3. Only those sitting the National Common Entrance Examinations, WAEC and NECO examinations, etc are to resume classes as long as the schools comply strictly with the recommended steps and required measures to be ...