Tag: penalty
UN advocates universal abolition of death penalty
New York, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) UN human rights office (OHCHR) has advocated the universal abolition of death penalty, noting that 2025 saw an...
Gueye extra-time strike seals Senegal’s second AFCON title
Rabat, Jan. 18, 2026 (NAN) Senegal clinched their second Africa Cup of Nations title after edging hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in a...
Trader to receive 10 strokes of cane for beating friend
A magistrates’ court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, ordered that a trader, Jibrin Yusuf, 34, should be given 10 strokes of cane for beating his...
Martinez rues missed penalty as Portugal exit Euros in shootout
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez said there was no blame to cast after Joao Felix missed the penalty that resulted in their exit from the...
Ex-ASUU Chairman hails Senate’s approval of death penalty for drug offenders
Dr Dipo Akomolafe, a former Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Olusegun Agagu University of Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa chapter, has hailed the Senate...
Mbappe misses decisive penalty as France crash out of Euros 2020
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe missed his penalty kick during a shootout as France crashed out of Euro 2020 following defeat to Switzerland.
After nine...
