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Chelsea icon, Craig Burley has criticized Mikel Arteta, labeling the Spaniard as embarrassing due to Arsenal’s tactics during their Champions League final loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal’s pursuit of their first Champions League trophy ended in disappointment as the Gunners were defeated on penalties by PSG in Budapest. Kai Havertz provided the north London team with a dream start, scoring a brilliant goal from a tight angle just six minutes into the match. However, Ousmane Dembele’s penalty equalized for Arsenal after halftime, and Gabriel’s failure to convert the decisive tenth penalty, which he sent over the bar, ultimately crowned PSG…

Two people were killed, and about 10 houses were burnt in Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday, after a violent clash involving an Islamic scholar triggered mob attacks in the community. The Kwara State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, describing it as mob violence, arson and extrajudicial killings. According to the police, the crisis began after an altercation between an Islamic scholar, Alhaji Mohammed Ilyasu, and an unidentified Fulani man, during which both sustained machete injuries. Both men were taken to hospital, where they were…

Police in Jigawa State say they have foiled a kidnapping plot on the Jigawa–Bauchi border and arrested two suspects before any harm was done. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shi’isu Adam. According to SP Adam, the command uncovered the criminal conspiracy on 23 May 2026. He said the plot involved one Adamu Gari, 55, of Zabo Kafi Village in Kafin Hausa LGA, and Abdullahi Adamu, 40, of Fatiske Village in Jama’are LGA, Bauchi State. “Preliminary investigation…

The Accord Party has affirmed businessman and politician, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election following the successful conduct of the party’s affirmation primaries across several states of the federation. According to results released on Sunday, Olawepo-Hashim secured 423,902 affirmative votes in the exercise, which party officials described as peaceful, transparent, and a reflection of the confidence members have in his leadership and vision for Nigeria. A statement issued by the Olawepo-Hashim Media Office and made available to our correspondent said the affirmation primaries witnessed a massive turnout of party members and supporters across participating states.…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday reiterated the need for Nigerians to undergo regular medical check-ups and screening to ensure the early detection and management of ailments such as cancer, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases that pose a threat to healthy living. Obasanjo made the call in Abeokuta while flagging off the “Lagos to the World Expedition”, an initiative aimed at creating awareness about prostate cancer. The “Lagos to the World Expedition” is an initiative of Nigerian entrepreneur and BMW enthusiast, Erik Nwagwu, who lost both his mother and sister to cancer and has dedicated the expedition to their memory…

Spanish national team star Lamine Yamal admitted Sunday he had been “afraid” of missing the World Cup because of the hamstring injury he is still recovering from. The 18-year-old suffered the injury as he scored a penalty for Barcelona against Celta Vigo on April 22. “Internally, I was praying it was nothing, that it was just cramp or something like that, because the World Cup was very close and I knew that a hamstring injury is never a short-term thing,” said the winger to the Spanish football federation’s own media outlet. “I was afraid it might be serious and, above…

Kraken said late Friday that it expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts in the US in the next 30 days, hours after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the instruments.The exchange said when it gains approval, the contracts will be listed on Bitnomial Exchange, a CFTC-regulated exchange recently acquired by Kraken’s parent company, Payward. Payward said on April 17 that it was acquiring crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for as much as $550 million, aimed at providing Kraken Pro customers with access to Bitnomial’s perpetual futures offering.However, while Kraken’s announcement said that a filing had been submitted on Friday,…

From Jordyn Woods to Larsa Pippen, Netflix viewers will be surprised by the amount of surprise celebrity cameos on Calabasas Confidential. Netflix’s newest reality show, which premiered in May 2026, follows a complicated friend group. According to the synopsis, Calabasas Confidential explores when “a group of lifelong friends, foes, and exes return to Calabasas [after graduating college] for a summer they’ll never forget.” The description continues: “Back home and living in their parents’ hillside mansions, they’ll be faced with the daunting reality of confronting unresolved drama while trying to define what’s next for their lives and relationships. Four years may…

Nigerian singer David “Davido” Adeleke has distanced himself from the City Boy Movement (CBM), established in 2022 as a youth-driven support group for President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 election campaign. Davido’s’ best friend, Cubana Chief Priest (CP), is a prominent member of the movement, which mobilised youths in support of Mr Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. CP served as CBM’s Imo State Director and on several occasions, including in interviews, pledged to do everything possible to secure Mr Tinubu’s re-election. The “Unavailable” crooner clarified on his X page after responding to an X user, Princess Luna (@princessluna237), who challenged him following his…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has threatened to ‘Occupy Aso Rock’ if the abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State were not rescued. The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate made this known in a post on X on Sunday. According to him, President Bola Tinubu and the nation’s security chiefs must act swiftly to secure the release of those held captive. “If Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his service chiefs fail to track down and secure the release of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren and other kidnapped people, we will have no choice but to occupy Aso Rock Villa this week!” he wrote.…