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Cristiano Ronaldo suffered heartache for the second time in a week when his Saudi club, Al Nassr, were stunned at home 1-0 by Japan’s Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League Two final on Saturday. Ronaldo’s wait for his first piece of major silverware since signing a big-money deal to join Al Nassr in 2023 was extended by the Japanese club, who withstood a second-half barrage by the Saudi side. In front of 26,000 fans at the King Saud University Stadium, Al Nassr were hot favourites to become the first Saudi Arabian side to win the AFC Champions League Two,…

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buying more of the cryptocurrency in the week ahead while also encouraging retailer shareholders to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock.“Big Dot Energy” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s BTC purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor in the days ahead of a corporate purchase.Saylor’s “Big Dot Energy” message on Sunday. Source: Michael Saylor on X.comA purchase this week…

Season 1 of Prime Video’s Off Campus made some significant changes from Elle Kennedy‘s The Deal — but the absence of the campus-wide “hands off” rule upset book fans the most. Based on the Off Campus book series by Kennedy, the show, which premiered Wednesday, May 13, 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. Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett’s (Belmont Cameli) love story took center stage…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary Election Committee for Ekiti State has declared the exercise in Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1, inconclusive. Chairman of the committee, Wasiu Adedoyin, declared the election, in which the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, is a candidate, inconclusive on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, citing irregularities. Mr Adedoyin also announced that three serving members of the House lost their elections. They are Rufus Ojuawo, a retired air vice marshal, Kolawole Akinlayo and Biodun Omoleye. He said two others – Femi Bamisile and Steve Fatoba – secured their return tickets. The APC conducted the House of Representatives primary elections…

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, KSPWA, says it has successfully airlifted 1,158 intending pilgrims from the state to Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 Hajj. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Mallam Ibrahim Makarfi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Makarfi said: “The first flight departed on May 14 with 426 pilgrims, while the second left on May 15 with 389, while the third flight departed on May 16 with 343 pilgrims, and all landed safely in Medina. “Pilgrims scheduled for the fourth flight are already at Hassan Usman Katsina International Airport awaiting departure later on Sunday. “Pilgrims for…

Agom Anthony has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Following the conclusion of voting and collation of results by party officials, Rt. Hon. Agom Anthony was declared winner with 19,124 votes.  Hon. Innocent Ikwumonu polled 884 votes, Hon. Patience Ene Akor secured 853 votes, Hon. Abah Okoriko got 815 votes, Hon. John Mary Idoko recorded 599 votes, while Hon. Fred Apoch scored 438 votes. With the official announcement of the results, Rt. Hon. Agom Anthony has now become the APC flag bearer for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo…

A police officer riding a Bajaj motorcycle has lost his life in a fatal road accident involving a Lexus vehicle on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the incident in a statement saying the crash occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge around the Adekunle axis inward Iyana Oworo. According to the agency, the accident happened when the driver of a Lexus Jeep with registration number EPE 765 JN rammed into the police officer while he was riding the motorcycle along the bridge. LASTMA disclosed that the police officer died instantly from injuries…

Former Arsenal defender, Bacary Sagna, has backed Manchester City star Rayan Cherki to win the Ballon d’Or in the future. According to Sagna, the France international can win the top individual prize because he is from the street and also a special footballer. Speaking via Oddschecker as quoted by Goal, Sagna said, “Cherki is special. You can tell by the way he plays that he is a showman and he is entertaining the whole crowd. “You can see he is from the street by the way he plays. He reminds me of the Brazilian players with the ability to dribble,…

Michael Carrick said he expects his future as Manchester United manager to be clarified this week amid reports he will sign a two-year deal to remain at the club. A 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday secured third place in the Premier League for the Red Devils. Carrick is set to be rewarded for his impact since taking over in January by being handed the job permanently. “Over the coming days there will be clarity in the situation. Today what was important was the game and getting the right result, and about some individuals as well,” said the former…

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, and Senator Sunday Karimi, who represents Kogi West, are among aspirants cleared by the National Assembly screening committee to contest the primary scheduled for Monday in Kogi State. The APC screening committee approved 17 senatorial aspirants across the state’s three senatorial districts for the primaries scheduled for Monday. Bello, whose eligibility had been the subject of speculation in recent days, was officially confirmed after his name appeared as number 13 on the list of cleared aspirants for the Kogi Central Senatorial District race. The former governor is expected to battle…