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Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer after signing a lucrative contract extension with Inter Miami CF. According to figures released by the MLS Players Association, cited by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the Argentina captain now earns an annual base salary of $`25 million (£18.5m), more than double the pay of any other player in the league. Messi’s total guaranteed compensation is reported to be worth `$28.3m (£20.9m). The 38-year-old signed the extension with Inter Miami in October, further cementing his status as the face of MLS since arriving in the United States in 2023. Former Tottenham…

A graduate of the University of Jos, John Arum Azi, has recounted his traumatic experience after spending 11 days in captivity following a fake job offer that allegedly lured him into the hands of kidnappers in Zamfara State. Azi narrated his ordeal during a testimony at a church in Tudun Wada, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday. According to him, he was abducted on April 11, 2026, shortly after travelling from Jos to Zaria, Kaduna State, for what he believed was a legitimate welding job opportunity. He explained that the suspected kidnappers had persistently contacted him…

President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football Awards as well as the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly, The PUNCH reports. According to a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday, the approval came during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting between Tinubu and CAF president Patrice Motsepe. Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF president and special adviser to the CAF president Amaju Pinnick, as well as CAF acting general secretary Samson Adamu, were all present at the meeting.…

The Federal Government has pledged to pay a total of N8bn in outstanding obligations to Nigerian students on the now-scrapped Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship. The government said that the scheme was riddled with fraud and abused beyond its original purpose. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television. He said N4bn had already been disbursed and the remaining N4bn would be approved within two weeks. “We’ve paid four billion of it. We’re disbursing the four billion now. This additional four billion will be approved. I’ve been in constant communication with Minister of…

The Ethereum community has introduced Clear Signing, a security feature that ensures users can clearly understand transaction details before signing, replacing unreadable hex data and reducing risks from blind signing attacks.“Approving a transaction is meant to be the last line of defense when exercising control over what happens to your assets on the blockchain. When it is done blindly, that defense does not hold,” the Ethereum Foundation said on Tuesday, calling blind signing a “structural flaw” that has contributed to billions of dollars in losses, including the $1.4 billion Bybit hack last year.The “What You See Is What You Sign”…

Romantasy readers get ready, a Fourth Wing series has been green lit at Amazon. During the Amazon upfronts in May 2026, Michael B. Jordan announced that the best-selling Rebecca Yarros book series will be adapted for Prime Video. The Oscar winner will serve as an executive producer. Fourth Wing follows Violet Sorrengail as she enters the Basgiath War College to train as a dragon rider. “Violet’s journey in Fourth Wing has sparked a global phenomenon, captivating millions of readers and building an intensely passionate fanbase around its world, characters, and emotional stakes,” Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the country’s worsening insecurity following the death of former House of Representatives member, Abba Adamu in kidnappers’ custody. Adamu, who represented Guri, Kiri-Kasamma and Birniwa Federal Constituency from 2007 to 2011, was kidnapped on May 3 along the Kaduna-Abuja highway while travelling from Kano to Abuja for a political meeting. Reports claimed he died nine days later while being held by his abductors despite efforts by his family to secure his freedom. Reacting through a statement released in Abuja by his aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the incident showed…

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the departure of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, remains a source of concern for the once united opposition coalition movement in Nigeria.  With a fragmented opposition, opinions are divided regarding the possibility of Obi and Kwankwaso’s joint presidential ticket causing an upset in the next general election on the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, platform.  DAILY POST reported last week that the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, dominant in Kano, Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, leader of the Obidient Movement, had moved to the NDC. Recall that Peter Obi and…

The Kirikiri Correctional Centre has received a 42-year-old Point of Sale operator, Kafayat Morayo Salami, following her remand by the Yaba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving N10 million. Salami was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on a four-count charge bordering on alleged stealing, fraudulent conversion and receiving suspected stolen funds. According to the charge sheet, the defendant allegedly persuaded one Peace Godwin to bring her father’s Automated Teller Machine, ATM, card linked to account number 1006891731, after which N10 million was reportedly withdrawn from the account. The prosecution further alleged that Salami used her…

Paris Saint-Germain have been handed a triple injury boost ahead of their Champions League final with Arsenal later this month. Recall that the French Ligue 1 champions booked their place in the Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich in the semi-final. Luis Enrique’s men will tackle Arsenal in the Champions League final on May 30 in Budapest. However, in a statement on PSG’s website on Tuesday, the Parisians confirmed that defender Achraf Hakimi returned to training on Tuesday. The Morocco international has been sidelined with a thigh injury he sustained in the first leg of the semi-final tie against Bayern Munich a few…