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Former Liverpool and Fulham player Danny Murphy has identified PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the top winger in the world currently. The former England international, however, anticipates that Cristhian Mosquera will be utilised as a right-back in Arsenal’s lineup against PSG in the Champions League should Jurrien Timber not regain full fitness in time for the match. Mosquera is primarily accustomed to playing as a centre-half, and facing the Georgian could result in a challenging evening for the Spaniard. Nevertheless, Murphy believes that Mosquera stepping in for Ben White, who has been sidelined for the remainder of the season, as an…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan. Xi greeted Trump at the opulent Great Hall of the People at just past 10:00 am (0200 GMT), a grand reception that belies the deep tensions between the world’s biggest economies. The motorcade carrying US President Donald Trump arrives for a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Accompanied by Trump, Xi shook hands with several US officials,…
Tension gripped Ijebu-Jesa in Osun State on Wednesday following a clash between police operatives and students of Interlink College of Health Technology after the death of a student in a road accident. The deceased, identified simply as Oluwaseun, a National Diploma II student of Mass Communication, was reportedly returning to Ijebu-Jesa on a motorcycle when he was hit by a bus along the Ijebu-Jesa/Esa-Oke Road. Video footage obtained by PUNCH Metro showed aggrieved students of the institution confronting police officers at the scene, insisting that the bus driver involved in the accident be handed over to them. A source at…
Following the court proceedings in the alleged coup plot against the Bola Tinubu administration has its amusing moments, one of which is the involvement of a cleric. As reported in the media, an Islamic cleric named Sheikh Sani Abdulkadir, whose recorded testimony was played in court, testified to knowledge of the coup, brought to him by one Colonel Maaji through a go-between. Now, I must quickly note that defendants’ lawyers have argued that the video recordings being featured in the trial did not comply with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and were possibly coerced. So, it…
The Nigerian equities market reached an unprecedented milestone during Wednesday’s trading session as the bulls tightened their grip on the local bourse, pushing the benchmark index to a fresh all-time high. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index climbed by 283.52 points, or 0.11 per cent, to settle at 252,695.19 points, marking a significant psychological breakthrough as it sustained its position above the quarter-million mark. This bullish momentum was largely underpinned by sustained buying interest in heavyweights, with MTN Nigeria Communications and BUA Cement acting as the primary catalysts for the day’s record-breaking performance. The appreciation in share prices for these…
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has unveiled the schedule for the first phase of its 2026 National Division One and Two League for male and female teams, with competition set to run from May 23 to June 7, 2026 in Abuja, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a statement issued by the federation on Tuesday, the championship will be staged at the indoor sports hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Package B, and will bring together volleyball clubs, sports institutions, military formations and paramilitary teams from across the country. The NVBF said the event, approved by its League Management Committee, forms…
Market analysts said Ether (ETH) was ready to continue its uptrend following moves by JPMorgan and BlackRock to launch tokenized funds on the Ethereum network. Key takeaways:Institutional adoption is underway as JPMorgan and BlackRock plan to launch tokenized funds on Ethereum.Strong technical structures in multiple time frames suggest ETH price is bottoming out. ETH traders anticipate the price to “outperform”Data from TradingView showed ETH/USD trading at $2,320, up 2% over the last 24 hours. The pair failed to crack through resistance at $2,400 last week, as spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows and rising balance on Binance derailed Ether’s recovery.As such, bulls…
Alix Earle is pulling back the curtain on her personal life in her new Netflix reality show, Earle Meets World. Netflix announced in January that Alix and her modern family, including sister Ashtin Earle, would star in a new unscripted series alongside her group of friends. (Alix and Ashtin are the daughters of Thomas “TJ” Earle and Alisa Earle, who have separated. TJ went on to tie the knot with Ashley Earle in 2013 and the couple share daughters Izabel and Penelope and son Thomas.) “I share a lot of my life on social media, and people think they know…
A fact-finding committee set up by the Anambra State Government has cleared Ken Emeakayi, the security adviser to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra, of an allegation that he was having a romantic affair with Mmasi Nwangwu, the wife of a convicted native doctor, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, otherwise known as Akwa Ọkụkọ. A human rights lawyer, Chidi Odinkalu, via an X post on 25 April, claimed Mr Emeakayi was having a romantic affair with the wife of the convicted native doctor in the state. Mr Odinkalu, a professor, claimed in the post that while Mr Nwangwu was being held after being convicted in February,…
The Federal Government has warned telecommunications operators to improve service quality or face regulatory sanctions. It warned that its recent reforms do not allow excuses over poor network performance. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday, stating that Nigeria’s connectivity gaps were largely structural, driven by years of underinvestment and constraints on operators. He said the government has tackled these problems through long-term infrastructure planning and immediate sector-stabilization measures aimed at restoring sustainability and investor confidence. He said, “When we assumed office, it was clear that Nigeria’s connectivity challenges…
