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Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, has expressed disappointment after Arsenal won the Premier League title ahead of the Cityzens. Haaland also congratulated Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard for winning this season’s Premier League. Haaland and Odegaard are both international teammates with the Norway national football team. “Of course, I am disappointed. It has been a long season, but ultimately not good enough for us. Losing out on the title,” Haaland said (via Daily AFC on X). “When you get the most points, you deserve to win the league. “Congratulations to Martin, it is well deserved. He deserves this trophy,” he said.

Sierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba told AFP, after initially saying 25 migrants would arrive. The deportees are from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal, according to authorities. Police, medics and government officials were on hand to receive them at the airport, an AFP journalist reported. Seven…

The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have recovered 27 suspected rustled cattle in the Ado-Odo area of the state following a joint operation involving police operatives and members of the Fulani community. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. He noted that the recovery followed credible intelligence received from leaders of the Fulani community, alleging that suspected rustled cattle were being hidden in a compound located at Okonron Nubu in Ado-Odo. “The operation followed credible information received on 02/05/2026 at about 0300hrs from the Fulani community leadership…

Barely 24 hours after a dispatch rider was killed by a hit-and-run driver along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, another dispatch rider has died following a collision with a containerised articulated truck along the Ilupeju Bypass area of Lagos State. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the tragic incident occurred after the rider reportedly struggled for right of way with a commercial minibus, popularly known as “Korope.” According to Taofiq, preliminary investigations revealed that the dispatch rider lost control of the motorcycle during the struggle and crashed into…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has assured voters in Ekiti State that their votes will count in the June 20 governorship election, while taking a hard line on vote-buying. Amupitan described vote buying as a criminal offence that must be met with immediate arrest and prosecution. He gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti during a programme tagged “Readiness Assessment Towards June 20, 2026 Governorship Election and Presentation of Voters Register to Political Parties,” attended by leaders of the 13 political parties participating in the election, civil society organisations, the media and INEC staff.…

Nigeria have been drawn against familiar foes in Group L of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, where they will face Madagascar, co-hosts Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau for a place at the tournament, The PUNCH reports. The draw was conducted at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association on Tuesday, with former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong serving as one of the draw assistants. A total of 48 teams will participate in the qualifiers, with the draw producing 12 groups and 24 teams qualifying for the finals. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will host the tournament from June 19 to July…

If you choose to get an extra controller for your Nintendo Switch 2, you can spend a lot — and get a lot in return. Buying Nintendo’s own $89 Switch 2 Pro Controller, for instance, will net you the console’s only wireless controller with a 3.5mm headphone jack for private listening, not to mention great-feeling rumble and a slick design. It’s not perfect, but it’s otherwise the total package in terms of features.But it’d be a disservice to you to call it a day there. There are several third-party models that are cheaper, yet don’t make many compromises in terms…

Political action committees (PACs) aligned with and funded by the cryptocurrency industry notched a series of wins in three US state primaries on Tuesday, potentially setting a precedent for the 2026 midterm elections.The Fairshake PAC and its affiliates poured a combined $20 million into supportive media for the races. The committee, largely funded by crypto companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase, is behind the Defend American Jobs PAC in supporting Republican candidates and Protect Progress PAC for Democrats considered to be “pro-crypto.”Four Republican candidates and one Democrat won their respective primaries for US Senate and House of Representatives seats in Georgia…

The Off Campus cast has, similar to their fictional counterparts, have found success in their personal dating lives. Based on the Off Campus book series by Elle Kennedy, the show, which premiered in May 2026, follows an elite ice hockey team — and the women in their lives — as they “grapple with love, heartbreak and self-discovery — forging deep friendships and enduring bonds while navigating the complexities that come with transitioning into adulthood,” read the official synopsis. Season 1 centered around the “sexy and fun ‘opposites attract’ romance between quiet songwriter, Hannah and Briar University’s all-star hockey athlete, Garrett.”…

A Nigerian, Samuel Ugberase, indicted for wire fraud, has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face prosecution. The US Department of Justice said Mr Ugberase was extradited for his role in a romance scam and money laundering scheme. In a statement on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice stated that he was indicted in 2021 by a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Mr Ugberaese is accused of using online romance scams to deceive victims into sending money under false pretences. Prosecutors said he and his co-conspirators, including a naturalised Nigerian, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, used…