Written by With a variety of pitches, including a 97-mph sinker, a 97-mph four-seam fastball, and a changeup in the upper 80s, Detroit Tigers lefthander Tarik Skubal has been one of the toughest pitchers to face this season. He’s won 13 games and posted an eye-popping WHIP of just 0.891. The difficulty in facing him extends beyond … Continue reading “Foul tip in MLB Playoffs sounded like ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin’s entrance music”
Every team has those players whose performances outstrip their name recognition for whatever reason. Maybe the team itself is so unspectacular, that getting attention from the nation is a fool’s errand. Maybe it’s someone who was buried on the depth chart until the coaches could really see the potential. It could be that the player … Continue reading “NFL Secret Superstars 2025, Week 4: Texans RB Woody Marks, Chargers EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu headline the list”
Passengers had to be evacuated from a plane after a bomb threat at Brussels Airport. The flight was scheduled to depart from Brussels to Berlin at around 9:30am on Wednesday, October 1, before the airport received an alert from federal police that there was a “potential threat” on board. “The aircraft was scheduled to operate a flight to Berlin for Brussels Airlines,” said … Continue reading “Passengers evacuated from plane at major airport after bomb threat”
The Federal Government says the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has agreed to call off its strike following two days of reconciliation meetings with the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The meetings, which held on September 29 and 30, 2025, were convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Mohammed … Continue reading “PENGASSAN has agreed to call off strike – FG”
Three persons reportedly d!ed in a road accident that occurred near the Ogba River bridge in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The victims, a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as an Okada rider, and his two passengers were k!lled in an auto crash on Monday night. An eyewitness told Punch on Tuesday that the speeding driver … Continue reading “Speeding driver k!lls Okada rider and two passengers in Edo”
Social media has been buzzing after photos of a newborn baby in Brazil holding the very contraceptive coil that was supposed to prevent his birth went viral. The baby boy, named Matheus Gabriel, was delivered at Hospital Sagrado Coraco de Jesus in Nerpolis, Gois. His mother, Queidy Araujo de Oliveira, had been on an intrauterine device … Continue reading “Baby born in Brazil goes viral after being pictured holding mother’s contraceptive coil”
A CCTV footage capturing the moment a shop owner was able to ward off thieves from burgling his shop in the wee hours of the morning has gone viral. The shop owner was in his house when he watched the CCTV he installed in his shop and spotted the thieves attempting to break into his shop. … Continue reading “CCTV captures moment shop owner stopped thieves from raiding his shop”
Big Brother Naija star Pere Egbi has shared a nice message to his fellow ex-housemate, Cross Okonkwo, following news of his engagement. Taking to X, Pere recalled how Cross once spoke to him about his fiance during one of her visits to Lagos. He tweeted: I remember when I drove you and dropped you off to see … Continue reading “I remember when I drove you to see her BBN star Pere celebrates colleague Cross engagement”
Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc. (Sterling Holdco),the parent company of The Alternative Bank, Sterling Bank, SterlingFI, and anumber of other novel business solutions, has witnessed a very positive responseto its public offer, as investors rally for a stake in the companys future. The public offer, launched on September 17, 2025, has quickly become one of themost … Continue reading “Public Offer Drive: Investors Compete for Sterling Holdco Shares”
Yinka Theisen, the ex lover of actor, Linc Edochie, got social media users talking after she took to her Instagram page to send him a condolence message following the demise of his friend’s father. Linc had taken to social media to share the news of his friend’s dad who passed away. In a post shared on Facebook, … Continue reading “True love never d!es – Yinka Theisen says as she commiserates with her ex, Linc Edochie, over the loss of his friend’s dad”