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Arsenal are preparing to offer manager Mikel Arteta a new contract this summer as the club looks to secure his long-term future at the Emirates Stadium. The decision, according to Fabrizio Romano’s post on X on Wednesday, was already made back in March and is not dependent on how the current season ends. The post read, “Arsenal are planning to offer Mikel Arteta a new contract in the summer. Plan already decided in March regardless of end of the season results. Arteta wants to focus on titles now but is in love with the Arsenal project and looking forward to…

Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma has announced the birth of his grandchild, born to his daughter, Opeyemi Ololade. The musician announced on his official Instagram page on Wednesday, congratulating himself and his daughter. He wrote, “Congratulations to me. My darling daughter, Opeyemi Ololade, a proud American Navy servicewoman, gave birth to a baby boy yesterday in America. Another soldier joins my family! Alhamdulilahi. So proud of you, my daughter. Celebrities and well-wishers have taken to the post’s comments section to congratulate and celebrate with the music star and his family. Actor Muyiwa Ademola wrote, “Congratulations dear…

Microsoft revealed last month that it’s planning to offer long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. While the terms of the buyout were supposed to be announced to employees tomorrow, sources at Microsoft tell me the company has posted them on its internal HR website a little earlier than expected.US employees whose combined years of service added to their age totals 70 or more will be eligible for voluntary retirement, and the package will include five years of access to Microsoft’s healthcare coverage, a lump sum cash severance payment, and six months of vesting for unvested stock…

Key points:Bitcoin is expected to face selling at $84,000, but a shallow pullback increases the likelihood of an upside breakout.Several major altcoins are showing strength at lower levels, but the bears are expected to pose substantial challenges at the resistance level.Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $82,800 on Wednesday, but bulls were unable to hold the higher levels. However, a positive sign for the bulls is that BTC exchange-traded funds recorded $1.63 billion in net inflows in May, according to SoSoValue data. That suggests investors are building positions as they anticipate the uptrend to continue. Analyst PlanC said in a post on X…

Hayden Panettiere was only 8 months old when she signed with Wilhelmina Models and 11 months when she booked her first commercial. Pushed by her momager, Lesley, she excelled as a child actor, and rapid success, pressure and a knack for onscreen vulnerability shaped her into a teenage people pleaser who found herself less than pleased with headlines she read about herself. “It really started when I was 16 years old,” she explains to Us, with “people creating stories that were false about me. There have been a lot of preconceived ideas, and I’ve always tried to be open and…

At least 23 Chadian soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded when terrorists attacked a military position on Barka Tolorom island in the Lake Chad region. Military authorities in Chad confirmed the assault, which took place on 4 May, saying that several of the terrorists were also killed. Al Jazeera reports that at least 26 soldiers were also wounded in the attack. The attack is believed to have been carried out by either fighters of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’Awati wal-Jihad (JAS), otherwise known as Boko Haram, or fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), The incident is the…

A Nigerian visual artist, Oluwole Omofemi, has drawn international acclaim following the unveiling of a new portrait of Prince William. The painting, commissioned by the British lifestyle magazine Tatler, will feature on its June 2026 cover, presenting the Prince of Wales as a “king-in-waiting” amid renewed global focus on the future of the British monarchy. The painting was rendered in a bold palette; the prince is depicted in a navy suit against a vivid yellow background. Speaking to Tatler, published by Condé Nast, Mr Omofemi said the work was conceived to challenge how public figures are perceived. “The timing felt…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive power audit to determine the state’s actual electricity consumption and improve supply efficiency. The governor made this known during an unscheduled visit to the 4-megawatt gas-fired Independent Power Plant in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. Speaking during the inspection, Abiodun said the audit would enable the government to track how electricity generated from the plant is distributed, while identifying and addressing leakages and energy theft across the system. He noted that the exercise has become necessary following the state’s expanded authority to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. Emphasising…

Ahead of party presidential primary election, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC has waived, screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. APC NWC made the resolution on Wednesday at its 188th meeting in Abuja. The party, in a statement issued by its Spokesperson, Felix Morka, said the NWC deemed the president “as duly screened in accordance with the Constitution of the Party for the purpose of participation in the upcoming primary elections.” “The NWC noted that the President has received overwhelming endorsement and vote of confidence from critical stakeholders of the Party, including the Progressive…

Former Manchester City and Arsenal striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, has backed Pep Guardiola’s side to win the Premier League title ahead of the Gunners. Adebayor believes Man City will come back stronger after failing to beat Everton on Monday. “If you ask me today, I’ll still tell you I think Man City will win it. But I’d like Arsenal to win it,” Adebayor told talkSPORT. “They were fighting for it even when I was there. This year, they are doing quite well. The good thing is, defensively, they’re very good. But now, they’ve to win the last three games to win…