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This May, Watch With Us knows all the best thrillers you have to check out on streaming. Whether you’re feeling an action-packed crime drama, a gangster bio-drama or a sci-fi mystery, you can find exactly what you’re looking for on platforms like Netflix, HBO Max and Prime Video. We’ve rounded up our top three selections for the best thrillers you can stream this month. Our first pick is Den of Thieves, a true thrill ride starring Gerard Butler, 50 Cent and Pablo Schreiber. Den of Thieves centers on an elite Los Angeles County Sheriff’s unit, the “Regulators,” that begins tracking a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the tertiary education stakeholders have approved the Minimum Admissible UTME Score, also known as the “cut-off” point, for the 2026 admission into the nation’s universities, polytechnics and colleges of nursing. During this year’s annual policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions held in Abuja on Monday, the meeting adopted 150 as the benchmark for admission into universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education. The meeting adopted 150 for Colleges of Nursing across the country. From this year, applicants to Colleges of Education no longer need UTME for admissions, the Minister…
Emmanuel Odiniya, father of BBNaija winner Ilebaye “Ilebaye” Odiniya, has opened up on why he allegedly assaulted his daughter. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal Capital Territory Police Command arrested Mr Odiniya after the reality TV star cried out for help during an Instagram Live session around midnight on Saturday. Mr Odiniya said provocation led to the confrontation that resulted in the alleged assault of the 25-year-old, the Punch newspaper reported on Monday. The paper added that, in a viral voice note, he maintained that his actions were not driven by hatred. According to the paper, Mr Odiniya blamed the…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the murder of a part-time student of the University of Benin identified as Alexander Omojiate, saying the incident is an attack on everything his administration stood for. DAILY POST reports that the student was killed on Sunday by yet to be identified gunmen believed to be cultists. The governor, in a statement made available to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Patrick Ebojele in Benin City dated May 11, 2026, described the incident as completely unacceptable. Okpebholo explained that the brazen and cold-blooded killing on a day regarded as sacred by many is an affront to human…
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim has reacted to what he described as attempts to disrupt free and fair direct primaries involving him. In a statement signed by Professor Suleiman Mohammed for the Pantami Movement, Pantami raised concerns over possible political pressure and sponsored actions ahead of the exercise. He said, “We anticipate sponsored petitions and press conferences from those who fear free, fair, and credible direct primaries involving Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.” He also claimed that some individuals who allegedly offered money to support certain activities declined the offer and exposed the plan. According to him, “Some of those who…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has arrested suspected vandals involved in the looting and theft of items from an accidented truck along the Calabar–Itu Highway. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday. John stated that the command through intelligence gathered that criminal elements were vandalizing and stealing from a truck that had fallen into a valley at Afaha along the Calabar–Itu Highway. According to her, the operatives were mobilized to the scene and one Adamu Hamza, aged 19, a native of Maiduguri, in possession of four suspected stolen…
Arsenal have announced that Beth Mead will leave the club at the end of this season. Mead will depart after nine seasons with the Gunners, after her current contract expires. During her time with the English club, she won six major honours, including the Champions League. In recent weeks, Mead has been linked with a move to Manchester City, where her partner, former Gunners forward Vivianne Miedema, plays. The 31-year-old made 258 appearances and scored 83 goals. Mead isn’t the only player who will get to say goodbye to the fans this week either, as Arsenal play their final home…
The Middle East war triggered the world’s largest energy shock with market recovery likely to extend into 2027 even if the Hormuz blockade is lifted soon, Saudi oil giant Aramco’s CEO told investors Monday. A day earlier, Aramco had announced a net profit rise of more than 25 percent in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, fuelled by higher oil prices as exports remain blocked in the Strait of Hormuz. “The energy supply shock that began in the first quarter is the largest the world has ever experienced,” said Aramco CEO and president Amin…
At least eight people were reportedly killed by suspected cultists around Aliade Street, Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. A resident of the area, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Online on Monday that the incident happened in the early hours of the day. According to the resident, “Some people invaded the street around 2 am today (Monday) and attacked some people living in one of the houses along the street and killed eight people.” Shedding light on the incident, the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Area, Joseph Keffi, said some young men rode on motorcycles…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Ken Asogwa, has admitted that the departure of the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, created a major vacuum within the opposition party. Asogwa made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme while reacting to Obi’s recent alignment with the African Democratic Congress-led coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. “We can’t close our eyes to the fact that we lost Peter Obi, and he was a colossus within the party. “So the last time I came here, I remember saying to…his departure left a void in…
