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Arsenal will not have Ben White available for the rest of the season. According to The Athletic, White has suffered a suspected medial cruciate ligament injury. The England defender was forced off during the Gunners’ 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday. He is now set to miss Premier League fixtures against Burnley and Crystal Palace. White is not expected to be fit for the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30. He is also in danger of missing out on the 2026 World Cup with England.

The lawmaker representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has called on opposition political parties, particularly the African Democratic Congress, Nigeria Democratic Congress and the Labour Party to stop what he described as unnecessary internal attacks and instead, focus on building unity capable of strengthening democratic opposition in the country. According to a press statement on Monday, the lawmaker described the growing culture of public bickering, accusations and needless confrontations among opposition figures as childish and counterproductive. He said, “This is not the time for unnecessary fights and media attacks…

Politics is the authoritative allocation of values, according to David Easton. Harold Lasswell in 1936 said, “It is about who gets what, when and how.”  As I predicted in January this year, 2026 is a year of high-wire politics. This is because Nigeria is preparing for its eighth general elections in this Fourth Republic, which started in 1999. Recall that we have a quadrennial electoral process where general elections are held every four years. We have successfully had polls in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. The eighth one is scheduled for January 16 and February 6, 2027. …

Eterna Plc has held its 33rd Annual General Meeting, where shareholders approved the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, alongside other resolutions presented by the board. A statement from the firm on Tuesday stated that the meeting reviewed the company’s performance for the 2025 financial year, strategic milestones across its operations, and its outlook for growth within Nigeria’s energy sector. Speaking at the virtual AGM, the Chairman of Eterna Plc, Gabriel Ogbechie, said the company remained resilient despite geopolitical tensions affecting energy trading, economic reforms, pricing volatility, and transitions within the downstream sector. He stated…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers has spoken candidly about the confusion and lack of confidence that ultimately shaped his decision to leave Rangers, revealing that a message from the club before his second season left him feeling uncertain of his standing at Ibrox despite contributing heavily to the team’s goals, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Dessers, who now plays for Greek side Panathinaikos, scored 22 goals and provided seven assists in 54 appearances in his first season at Rangers before an injury in the Scottish Cup final added further complexity to an already difficult summer. He said he left that period…

This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventionally shaped screens, video streaming through YouTube, widget support, and of course, more AI-powered Gemini features. The company also announced some updates for cars that run on Google’s built-in native software, including the ability to ask Gemini questions that are specific to the car you’re driving.First off, it’s screen size. It used to be that in-car screens all came in the same basic shape. But now the standard rectangle has evolved into a variety of curved, panoramic, swooping, and even…

Key takeaways:ETH derivatives metrics show professional traders are holding steady and haven’t flipped bearish despite recent DeFi exploits.Ethereum’s 53% Total Value Locked market share and institutional ETF demand continue to provide support near $2,200.Ether price rally stalls, but ETH futures far from bearishEther (ETH) price failed to sustain bullish momentum after peaking near $2,380 on Sunday. Repeated failures to break the $2,400 mark over the past four weeks have gradually drained confidence, suggesting professional ETH traders might be jumping ship despite several derivatives and onchain metrics supporting further upside.ETH perpetual futures annualized funding rate. Source: LaevitasThe ETH perpetual futures annualized…

A daycare teacher in Nashville, Georgia, has been arrested for alleged child abuse after videos of her assaulting children circulated online amongst parents. Kalasha Johnson was fired from Joyful Noise Academy on Wednesday, May 6, after parents obtained multiple videos of her allegedly hitting young children, which she allegedly shared in a group chat with her friends. After the videos were obtained, screen recorded by the parents and circulated online, police launched an investigation into the allegations and Johnson was arrested two days later on Friday, May 8. She has since been charged with four counts of cruelty to children…

The Lagos State Government says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line transported about 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with daily ridership on the corridor rising to 15,000 commuters. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the 2026 ministerial press briefing held to mark the third year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. “The daily trips on the Blue Line increased from 57 trips to 72 trips and currently stands at 90 daily trips in 2025, showing growing public acceptance of the rail system,” the commissioner explained. Mr Osiyemi said the state government had continued…

The Lagos State Government has sealed off Dominion Pizza in the Lekki area over alleged environmental violations linked to the discharge of untreated sewage into public drainage channels. The enforcement exercise was carried out by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, following a complaint lodged by a resident and subsequent investigations by environmental authorities. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said findings showed that wastewater from the restaurant’s septic system was being improperly discharged into the surrounding environment due to an overflowed septic tank. According to him, the situation resulted in environmental pollution, foul odour, and…