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Manchester City will take on Arsenal in the Community Shield game to kick off the 2026/2027 season. This was confirmed after City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Antoine Semenyo scored a second-half winner as Pep Guardiola’s team completed the domestic double, having won the Carabao Cup in March. Their latest victory at Wembley means the domestic cups will be shared between City and Arsenal, if the Gunners end up with the Premier League title. But even if Arsenal don’t win the league, they will most likely finish in second place. This year’s Community Shield will be played August…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned the recent attacks and kidnappings of schoolchildren in parts of Borno and Oyo states, describing the trend as a worsening threat to Nigeria’s education system and national future. In a statement issued on Saturday, Obi said the abduction of students from schools in Mussa Village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, and Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State reflected a deepening insecurity crisis. “Sad: Schoolchildren Now ‘Pawns in Ransom Economy’ There is nothing more heartbreaking for a nation than an inability to protect its children,” he said. Obi…
The Abia State Police Command says it is tracking community youths allegedly involved in an attempted attack on officers and police facilities in Akwete, while also clarifying a viral video circulating on social media said to show misconduct and misuse of firearms by officers. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, the Command said the claims in the viral video were false and did not reflect the circumstances of the incident. “The Command categorically states that the claims are false and do…
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 10 suspects over the violence that erupted at the All Progressives Congress primaries election at Egbe in the Alimosho area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Onilewura Street, Liasu Road, on Saturday, caused panic among party members and residents as hoodlums stormed the venue ,shooting sporadically. The incident disrupted the process, forcing voters and party officials to flee for safety. Several party members sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident. The suspects also took advantage of the chaos to rob residents and participants of their mobile phones and other…
The Esports Federation of Nigeria and the National Universities Commission have begun discussions on integrating a structured academic esports framework into Nigerian universities, in a move both parties say could position Nigeria as a continental leader in digital innovation. The meeting, held at the Commission’s headquarters on Thursday, focused on the objectives, implementation strategy and expected outcomes of the proposed framework within the Nigerian University System. Federation President Yahaya Maikori was represented by Vice President Clinton Agbor, alongside board members Ikechukwu Okoye and Ifeanyi Elumeziem. Areas identified for development include esports research, gaming psychology, digital behaviour studies, artificial intelligence in…
The scripts for season 2 of Off Campus are already written — so why is there a chance there could be “adjustments” following several surprise book changes? “We have all eight scripts written,” creator Louisa Levy exclusively told Us Weekly before the show premiered on Wednesday, May 13. “We’ve given [two] to the actors but the writers’ room is done.” Levy noted that filming would be happening soon. “We’re getting ready to dive into production and we’ve got a season mapped out,” she noted. “We know what we want to do — and we’ve got some fun things in store.…
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Ekiti North I (Ikole/Oye) Federal Constituency of EkitiState. Mr Rotimi secured a decisive victory in 22 out of the 24 wards in the constituency. The APC on Saturday commenced its primaries for the 2027 general elections with contests for the House of Representatives seats across the country, days after the party concluded its screening exercise for aspirants seeking its tickets. The Ekiti North I primary, one of the closely watched contests in Ekiti State, was keenly contested by…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that Nigeria’s April inflation outlook points to a fragile disinflation process, noting that the conditions remain severe for households and businesses in the country. The think tank made this known in a statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Muda Yusuf, on Friday, noting that inflation conditions remain severe from a welfare and business cost perspective. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its April inflation report on Friday, stated that headline inflation rose marginally from 15.38 per cent in March to 15.69 per cent in April. CPPE said…
Tobi Amusan continued her strong start to the 2026 athletics season after producing an impressive third-place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China. The Nigerian world record holder clocked a season’s best time of 12.41 seconds in a high-quality final contested against some of the world’s leading sprint hurdlers. American athlete Masai Russell won the race in a meeting record and world-leading time of 12.25 seconds, while Bahamian star Devynne Charlton finished second after setting a national record of 12.38 seconds. Amusan’s performance stood out not only because of the quality of the…
Two Barcelona players, Marc-André Ter Stegen and Iñaki Peña, will return to Camp Nou in the summer. But according to Mundo Deportivo, the two goalkeepers are not part of the club’s plans. The report added that Ajax are interested in Ter Stegen and Peña. The Dutch club wants an experienced goalkeeper for next season and are following Ter Stegen (34) and Peña (27). Ter Stegen is currently on loan at Girona, while Peña is on loan at Elche. The pair were down the pecking order of Barcelona manager Hansi Flick’s choice of goalkeepers at the Blaugrana.
