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Arsenal on Monday night set four records following their Premier League 1-0 win against Burnley. Recall that Arsenal defeated Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to Kai Havertz’s header in the first half of the encounter. However, according to OptaJoe, Arsenal have now kept 32 clean sheets this season, six more than any other side in Europe’s top-five leagues in all competitions. Also, since losing 2-1 to Manchester City, the Gunners are the only side to win all of their matches (4/4) and also the only side not to concede a goal in the Premier League. Finally, the outcome of the Burnley…
The Student Wing of the Northern Youth Frontiers on Monday raised concerns over worsening insecurity around tertiary institutions in the North, warning that persistent attacks by bandits and kidnappers are undermining access to education and threatening the future of thousands of students in the region. The group said that despite the gains recorded under the Federal Government’s student loan initiative through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, insecurity around campuses continued to discourage learning and expose students to danger. The concerns were contained in a communiqué issued after an emergency joint congress of student leaders, campus delegates and youth stakeholders from…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an interstate kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising border communities between Enugu and Benue states. The suspects, identified as Mohammed Hassan, 28, and Aminu Usman, 26, both natives of Otukpa in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, were apprehended by operatives of the Udenu Police Division in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group. The command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, the suspects were arrested on May 14, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. in Amutenyi,…
One of the functions of foundations is to keep alive the memories of the people whose personalities and professional achievements the foundation was established in honour of. They are, therefore, immortality projects that allow for post-mortem influence in ensuring that their ideas, ideals and legacies continue to resonate after they depart from this plane. This is all the more so if the personality in question is associated with the search for fundamental resolutions of the problems of human existence and social harmony. This is what situates the Binuyo Foundation among the annals of significant foundations worldwide. And the Foundation is…
The outgoing Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Monday was declared the winner of the Adamawa North senatorial primaries on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Fintiri was unopposed in the contest as the incumbent senator, Amos Yohanna, declined to contest for a second term. Also declared winner was Fintiri’s Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, who emerged victorious in the Adamawa South senatorial zone. Tangwami defeated former senator Grace Bent and retired Federal Permanent Secretary, Ismaila Numan. Speaking on the suspension of the Adamawa Central senatorial primaries, the APC spokesman in the state, Victor Dogo, told The PUNCH that…
New Flying Eagles head coach Abdul Maikaba says he is ready for the challenge of leading the national U-20 team after officially taking charge of the seven-time African champions. The Nigeria Football Federation officially confirmed Maikaba as the new coach of the Flying Eagles after the decision was approved by the NFF Executive Committee following recommendations from its Technical and Development Committee. He replaces Aliyu Zubairu and immediately steps into one of the most demanding roles in Nigerian youth football. The NFF also confirmed that Ortega Deniran will serve as first assistant coach, while Abdullahi Biffo takes the role of…
The African School of Governance has said 48 students drawn from 14 African countries are undergoing leadership and governance training in Rwanda as part of efforts to develop practical solutions to the continent’s persistent challenges. The institution, headquartered in Kigali, said the students are enrolled in its flagship Master of Public Administration programme, which combines academic learning with practical governance experience. Speaking on his motivation for joining the programme, Tanzanian student Daniel Naftal Lema said he had long questioned why many African problems continue to resurface despite huge investments by governments and institutions. “When I arrived at ASG, I came…
Organisations across Africa are rapidly embracing artificial intelligence, but most are struggling to translate early adoption into measurable business impact, according to new research by PwC that points to widening gaps between the continent and global AI leaders. The study found that more than 82 per cent of African organisations are already running artificial intelligence pilots or experimentation programmes. However, relatively few have succeeded in scaling the technology across their businesses in ways that generate sustained growth, operational reinvention or competitive advantage. Chief Executive Officer of PwC Africa, Dion Shango, said the continent’s challenge is no longer simply whether companies…
Decentralized finance protocol Echo Protocol was exploited after an attacker minted about 1,000 unauthorized eBTC on the protocol, which is deployed on the Monad blockchain.Blockchain security firm PeckShield and analytics platform Lookonchain both reported the incident on Tuesday, noting that a hacker minted 1,000 synthetic Bitcoin (eBTC) worth around $76.7 million.“We are currently investigating a security incident impacting the Echo bridge on Monad. All cross-chain transactions remain suspended while the investigation is underway,” Echo Protocol said on Tuesday. This latest exploit comes in a month that has seen at least 12 protocols compromised, including THORChain, Verus Protocol’s Ethereum bridge, Transit Finance,…
Shannon Elizabeth is still learning the online content ropes after launching her OnlyFans career last month — and her account is evolving alongside her. “It did very well in the first nine days,” Elizabeth, 52, explained on the Monday, May 18, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, commenting on reports that she earned nearly $1 million during the first week her account was live. When it comes to what fans can expect from her page, the American Pie actress confessed it’s still very fluid. “Everybody asks, ‘Well, what are the boundaries?’ I’m still exploring that myself. I don’t know,”…
