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Former Chelsea star, Chris Sutton, has provided his predictions for the Premier League match-day 37 games taking place on Friday, Sunday, and Monday, respectively. Aston Villa will tackle Liverpool at home on Friday night, while Manchester United face Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Sunday. Arsenal will host Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, while Newcastle United will tackle West Ham United. Stating his predictions, Sutton backed Aston Villa to play a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Sutton’s other predictions, according to BBC Sport, are: Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest Brentford 1-0 Crystal Palace Leeds United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolves 1-2 Fulham Everton 1-0 Sunderland…

The pastor of the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Omugo, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Sunday Omole, has lamented that bandits are still holding his wife and other abducted residents despite receiving N20m ransom and other items from victims’ families. Omole, who spoke with journalists on Friday, accused the abductors of repeatedly extorting families through fresh ransom demands while refusing to release the victims. He called on the government to launch a coordinated military operation to clear forests linking Kwara, Kogi and Niger states. The pastor said the abductors recently increased their demand to N300m after allegedly…

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have intercepted a stolen motor vehicle and arrested a suspect in Takai Local Government Area of the state. A statement on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the interception of the stolen vehicle and subsequent arrest of the suspect followed a swift intelligence-led response to a distress call. “On May 12, 2026, at about 1654hrs, the Kano State Police Command received a distress call through its emergency line, 08032419754, reporting that a silver Pontiac Vibe motor vehicle with registration number KMC 928 LK had been stolen in Kaduna…

One of the young people I interacted with during a recent trip told me why she had not gone home in many years. According to her, her father died very young, and her mother believes one of his relatives had a hand in his death. She told me that on the day her father was buried, her mother sneaked them out of the family house at midnight, and that was the last time they had anything to do with her father’s people. I asked if she had made any contact with them on her own, now that she is an…

May & Baker Nigeria Plc has called on the Federal Government to provide more support for local pharmaceutical manufacturers through improved port clearance processes, better infrastructure, and stable power supply. This follows the firm’s commendation of the duty-free policy on raw materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients, which has helped reduce drug production costs. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Patrick Ajah, said the executive order signed by President Bola Tinubu allowing duty-free importation of pharmaceutical raw materials and APIs helped manufacturers suspend planned increases in drug prices. Ajah spoke on Friday during the…

Chairman, Lagos State Gymnastics Association, Board Member of the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria and CEO of Numero Global Resources, Omowunmi Olalere, talks about the recently launched Olympic City project, women in sports administration and more in this interview with PETER AKINBO Can you tell us about the Olympic City project and your involvement in it? The Olympic City project is a flagship development that has just been launched. The land was allocated to the Nigerian Olympic Committee about 30 years ago for sporting development and other activities. Recently, the Nigerian Olympic Committee, in association with Olympic Africa, held meetings to…

Lagos is set to host the maiden edition of the Lagos Entertainment Association Games and Awards in September 2026, in what organisers describe as a landmark fusion of sports, entertainment, culture and networking. Endorsed by the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Sports Commission, LEAGA is conceived as an annual platform aimed at promoting friendship, wellness, unity and collaboration within the entertainment industry through sporting and recreational activities outside the rigours of the creative business. The event will feature male and female competitions in football, basketball, athletics, table tennis, tennis, relay races, draughts, ayo olopon, dance and fitness challenges.…

Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: meet XBOX. This isn’t a joke, Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a poll on X earlier this week, asking fans whether Microsoft should use Xbox or XBOX? The results were in favor of XBOX, and the company has now renamed its X account.Curiously, the Threads and Bluesky accounts for Xbox haven’t been renamed yet, but if Microsoft is going ahead with a rebranding then I’d expect those will change soon. I asked Microsoft to comment on this potential Xbox rebranding and the company simply referred me to Sharma’s…

The Republican chair and Democratic ranking member of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture have called on President Donald Trump to fully staff the leadership at a key financial regulator, citing the potential impact of a crypto market structure bill.In a Friday letter to Trump, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson and ranking member Angie Craig asked the president to “nominate a full panel” of bipartisan leaders for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The representatives cited “urgent regulatory issues” facing the US regulator in addition to a “significant rulemaking process” required if the Digital Asset Market…

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders clearly has his family’s unconditional support. Two weeks after his brother, Shilo Sanders, went after a reporter for speculating that Shedeur, 24, might not be the Browns’ starting quarterback for the 2026-27 season, his father, NFL legend Deion Sanders, defended his son after a rough first campaign. “When he takes off his shirt, I see the scars on his back that he’s been through hell, but he’s made it through hell,” Deion, 58, said in an interview with “The Barbershop” on Thursday, May 14. “He kept going and he matured, not like he was a…