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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick will take charge of FC Barcelona in Sunday’s El Clásico against Real Madrid CF despite the death of his father, the club confirmed. Barcelona announced the news on Sunday and said tributes would be held before kick-off at Camp Nou, including a minute’s silence and black armbands worn by players. “FC Barcelona and the entire blaugrana family wish to send all our love to Hansi Flick after the passing of his father,” the club said in a statement. “We share in your sorrow and our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.”…
May 11, 2026 1:53 pm The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and stakeholders in the tertiary education sector have approved 150 as the minimum admission benchmark for universities for the 2026 admission exercise. The decision was reached on Monday during the 2026 annual policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions held in Abuja. The approved scores, officially known as the National Minimum Tolerable UTME Scores, mean that no tertiary institution is permitted to admit candidates who score below the agreed benchmarks. However, institutions are free to set higher cut-off marks for applicants seeking admission. Last year, universities adopted 150 as…
In late April, Palantir — the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement — announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton chore coat.At $239 and in bright blue and black options, the jacket looks like a standard offering that has, by way of photographer Bill Cunningham, trickled down into mainstream menswear for years. This jacket is a pastiche of 19th century French workwear that was worn by people actually doing physical labor; the…
Bitcoin (BTC) could be set for an extended uptrend, with a pending bullish signal from a key valuation metric suggesting that BTC prices might go “much higher,” according to crypto analysts.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s MVRV golden cross signals a shift to bullishness, historically preceding prolonged price rallies.Bitcoin traders argue $60,000 was the bear market bottom, see “huge” BTC price breakout next.Bitcoin MVRV momentum sends a “trend reversal signal”Bitcoin’s Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio, an indicator that measures whether the asset is overvalued, is about to print a “golden cross,” an occurrence that has previously preceded massive price rallies, according to…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Taking royal photos sounds fancy, but the British family decided to do it differently this time around. The Prince and Princess of Wales swapped the palace setting and upscale attire for a casual outdoor backdrop and everyday clothing. Kate Middleton‘s outfit was particularly chic, and as long as you have white pants and this striped sweater style, you can recreate the aesthetic all spring long. To celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary, Prince William and Princess Kate gathered their crew for…
On Monday, President Bola Tinubu appointed Adeyinka Famadewa as his Special Adviser on Homeland Security. The appointment of Mr Famadewa, a retired major general, was announced by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. “Mr Fadewa is a highly decorated retired general with over three decades of distinguished military and intelligence service spanning national security strategy, intelligence fusion, counter-terrorism operations, and international security diplomacy. His career reflects a rare blend of operational excellence, strategic foresight, and institutional leadership in safeguarding Nigeria’s territorial integrity and national interests,” the SGF’s office wrote. In 2023, Mr Famadewa wrote an…
The National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP) has said Nigeria still depends heavily on imported medicines despite years of government promises to strengthen local pharmaceutical production. The association’s National Chairman, Bankole Ezebuilo, disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of the 29th Annual National Conference and Training of NAIP held in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday. Mr Ezebuilo said the country imports more than 70 per cent of its medicines, warning that the situation threatens national healthcare stability, economic sustainability, and exposes Nigerians to drug shortages during global crises. The conference, themed “Collaboration and Innovation to Build Local…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday tendered newspaper publications on the Naira redesign allegations against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, in his trial over alleged disobedience to the direction of law and causing injury to the nation. The newspaper publications are meant to serve as exhibits at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, where the anti-graft agency put him on trial over the Naira redesign allegations. The EFCC tendered the documents through a subpoenaed witness, Jegede Oluwasegun, an official of the National Library of Nigeria. Emefiele is…
A legal practitioner and public affairs analyst, Buhari Yusuf, has said that zoning is not democratic. Buhari stated this while appearing as a guest on an interview programme on Trust TV on Monday. He said that successive constitutions have always rejected the idea of zoning. He was speaking on the idea of zoning the presidency ahead of next year’s general elections. “Zoning is a ceasefire in democracy, a ceasefire that stops and starts anytime elections come up. It doesn’t solve the problem; rather, it increases the tempo. “Essentially, zoning and all these divisive vocabularies are not democratic in nature. You don’t…
At least eight persons were reportedly killed after suspected cultists launched a deadly attack along Aliade Street in the High Level area of Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred in the early hours of Monday when armed men stormed the neighbourhood and opened fire on occupants of a residence. According to the source, the attackers arrived at about 2 a.m. and targeted some young men staying in one of the compounds on the street. “Some armed boys came into the area in the middle of the…
