Robert Downey Jr. said Elon Musk should “control his behavior a little more,” jabbing the billionaire CEO who has often prompted comparisons with Tony Stark. It came in a conversation with the podcaster Kara Swisher, who joked that Musk had “cosplaying” as Tony Stark, the Marvel superhero played by Downey Jr. in the “Iron Man”…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has taken legal action against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and some major importers in the oil and gas sector at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, Dangote Refinery sought N100bn in damages from NMDPRA for continuing to issue licences for the importation…
The Confederation of African Football will on Wednesday announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying Group D between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium on October 15, PUNCH Sports reports. According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the apex continental football body will announce the final decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first…
Vice President Harris and former President Trump both have multiple paths to victory in their bids to get 270 electoral votes. The candidates are zeroing in on the seven battleground states that will most likely decide which candidate will win the presidency in November. Adding to the stakes of the final weeks, the race is…
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) has skyrocketed from N700/kg in June 2023 around when President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kg in October 2024, The PUNCH reports. This represents about a 114 per cent increase within the 16 months. Our correspondent gathered that the increase in LPG is connected to the rising…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the country needs to do something urgently on insecurity which, he said, has taken over some parts of the nation. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi State, on Sunday, where he inaugurated road projects constructed by Governor Bala Mohammed. He said insecurity in Nigeria today is worse compared to…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was the “key figure” in the movement to remove President Biden from the presidential ticket, according to an upcoming book. New York Times contributing opinion writer Jonathan Alter’s new book, “American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial—and My Own,” which will release on Tuesday, features details regarding efforts to oust Biden following his…
A 15-year-old school girl in Delta State, Emmanuella Monday, has cried out for help from her hideout, after escaping from a man who her mother allegedly gave her to, urging relevant authorities to rescue her from her ‘abusive’ mother who she accused of allegedly trying to force her into child prostitution in exchange for money….
The gymnast also shared sweet pictures of the pair sharing some smooches and holding hands Simone Biles isn’t leaving husband Jonathan Owens behind on tour! The 27-year-old gymnast revealed on her Instagram Stories that the Chicago Bears football safety, 29, joined her for the latest stop in Austin, Texas, on her Gold Over America Tour, which also features other Team USA…
In their 17 months in office, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima undertook 41 trips across 26 countries, collectively spending 180 days or six months on foreign engagements, Sunday PUNCH reports. Analysis shows that Tinubu, with the longer mileage, has logged 124 days abroad, visiting 16 countries on 29 trips. He has also accumulated over 127…
