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Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has handed his old club two signings to make in the summer. Merson wants Arsenal to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez and a new midfielder. “I would get a centre forward this summer, I would go for Julian Alvarez,” Merson said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast. “I am a big fan. If they could get him, I would. I still think they probably need another midfield player as well.” Arsenal is expected to bolster its squad in the summer after winning the Premier League title ahead of Manchester City this season.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed over 56,000 personnel across the country to ensure adequate security during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Corps said the deployment was aimed at protecting lives, property, and Critical National Assets and Infrastructure across the federation. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, the Commandant General of the Corps, Ahmed Audi, ordered the immediate deployment of personnel and operational assets for the festive period. Afolabi noted that operational vehicles, ambulances, boats, and K9 units had also been mobilised to ensure rapid response…

The Oyo State Police Command has said its operatives, in collaboration with local hunters and other security agencies, neutralised three suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted victim during a security operation in Otu, located in the Oke-Ogun axis of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka. According to the statement, the operation followed a distress call received on May 25, 2026, from local hunters who reportedly came under gunfire attack from suspected kidnappers while on a hunting expedition in Otu. The police said no casualties were recorded among the…

The New York Knicks completed a dominant 4-0 sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night, defeating them 130-93 in Game 4 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years. According to NBCNEWS, the Knicks, entered the series as the No. 3 seed, overwhelmed the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with relentless defence, balanced scoring and clutch performances. Fans on X.com have reacted after the official NBA announcement confirming the Knicks’ return to the Finals. One user, #trialrunthrough, captured the dominance “11 straight, back-to-back sweeps, and a Finals trip after 27 years. That’s not…

Code in recent Starlink firmware suggests that SpaceX might soon release a version of its smallest internet dish with an integrated battery. A battery-powered Starlink Mini would offer untethered portability for vanlifers, emergency responders, and anyone who wants fast, low-latency internet from almost anywhere on the planet.University researcher Jinwei Zhao spotted a number of strings hinting at the integrated battery in a May firmware release, according to PCMag. The “message DishBatteryStats” line suggests code designed to return specific fields from an integrated battery, including the current state_of_charge. If the dish were simply being plugged into an external, third-party power bank,…

Bitcoin is sliding into a high-risk environment due to continued institutional selling, primarily from US spot exchange-traded funds, according to crypto analytics platform Swissblock.Swissblock said on Tuesday that its Bitcoin risk index was at a high risk score of 33 out of 100, adding that “every time the Risk Index signals that selling pressure is structurally overwhelming the market, what sits underneath is institutional distribution.” The platform’s proprietary risk index was developed to gauge the overall risk level in the Bitcoin market by measuring the relative balance between selling pressure and buying pressure, helping to assess how “risky” it currently…

Ten of the music industry’s biggest names went head-to-head in the Artist of the Year category at the 2026 American Music Awards. K-pop boy band BTS ultimately won the accolade during the Monday, May 25, ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, as presented by rapper Busta Rhymes. “ARMYs, we made it once again. Thank you, it’s an honor to have this precious award once again after everybody’s done their military service,” RM said. “Like the legendary Busta Rhymes said, it’s fan voted award so our biggest thanks and gratitude as always goes to the ARMYs all…

Fresh concerns have emerged over insecurity in parts of Kwara State after four residents reportedly escaped from kidnappers operating from forests linking Isin, Ekiti and Ifelodun local government areas. Jacob Ayanda, vice president of Isanlu Isin Development Association, described a series of attacks and abductions that occurred within the last few days across rural communities in the state. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Ayanda said armed men first abducted two young men on the Isanlu Isin-Omu-Aran road earlier in the week before launching another attack near Fulani settlements along a rural corridor in Isin Local Government Area. “On Wednesday evening,…

Pape Gueye has been named the 2025/26 SPORTY LALIGA MVP after emerging as the best African player in LALIGA EA SPORTS following an impressive campaign with Villarreal CF. The Senegal international secured 38 per cent of the votes cast by fans and a panel of expert journalists from across Sub-Saharan Africa, finishing ahead of Iñaki Williams and Nicolas Pépé. The award was presented on the final day of the LALIGA season at an event held in Lagos, Nigeria, attended by football fans, media personalities, influencers and members of the African football community. Alex Song being interviewed in Lagos (Credit: LALIGA)…

The National Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed over 56,000 personnel across the federation to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Babawale Afolabi, Assistant Commandant of Corps and National Public Relations Officer (PRO), NSCDC, National Headquarters, Abuja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the massive deployment is aimed at protecting lives, property, and Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI). The statement said the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, who ordered the deployment, also directed the immediate mobilization of operational vehicles, ambulances, boats, and K9 units to ensure rapid…