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Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has criticized Vincent Kompany’s men following their elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday. Neuer said the Bavarians didn’t have that killer instinct against the French Ligue 1 champions during the encounter at the Allianz Arena. Ousmane Dembele and Harry Kane’s goals ensured both teams drew 1-1 in the Champions League semi-final second leg, but Luis Enrique’s men progressed to the final on a 6-5 aggregate win. “We didn’t have that killer instinct in attack tonight,” Neuer said at his post-match interview after the game. “We may not have had that many clear-cut chances, but…

The gale of defections sweeping through the House of Representatives gathered momentum on Thursday as more lawmakers dumped their parties for the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the African Democratic Congress. The latest defections come barely days after 17 members of the House moved to the NDC, signalling what many observers see as an aggressive effort by opposition forces to build a broad coalition capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress in the next election cycle. At plenary on Thursday, presided over by Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, five lawmakers formally announced their decisions to switch political parties,…

Operatives of Special Area Rumudomaya police attached to the Rivers Police State Command have arrested a man simply identified as Mr Goodnews for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter along the Apu Road in Rukpokwu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. A family friend to the victim’s parents, Chidi Obulor, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the incident occurred on Monday, May 4, 2026, when the suspect, who resides in the same compound as the teenager, under the guise of sending her on an errand, tricked the girl into his apartment and had carnal knowledge of her. Obulor…

In this piece, I will be taking the wisdom of Pericles and Aristotle seriously; one was one of the founding statesmen of Athenian democracy, and the other one of Greece’s greatest philosophers. Both participated in the crafting of the general principles of political life and understanding that Greece gave to the rest of the world. I am interested in teasing out the critical implications of their understanding of politics and the political life on how we live within the political community in contemporary times. This is especially in the age of the internet and social media, and the short attention…

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission, has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening smart regulation and strengthening the Lagos electricity market. This came as the commission issued licences to 14 operators in the state electricity value chain. Speaking on Thursday at LASERC’s maiden Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum in Ikeja, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of LASERC, Mrs Temitope George, described the forum as “a defining moment in the evolution of Lagos State’s electricity sector” and a demonstration of the commission’s commitment to transparency, collaboration, and stakeholder inclusion. She stated that the engagement marked the beginning…

National Sports Commission Director-General Bukola Olopade has praised First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for her consistent support for Nigerian sports, describing her as a driving force behind the continued success of the country’s women athletes at continental and global competitions. Olopade made the remarks as the First Lady received the Nigeria women’s wrestling team following their record-breaking performance at the Africa Wrestling Championship in Egypt, where the team claimed an unprecedented 15th continental title in the women’s category, winning eight gold medals and two silver medals. According to the NSC Director General, the sustained success of Nigerian female athletes on both…

The Federal Government has announced that the National Examinations Council will commence computer-based examinations this year as part of efforts to curb examination malpractice and modernise Nigeria’s assessment system. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday during NECO’s 25th anniversary celebration held in Abuja. Alausa said the transition to technology-driven examinations marked a major step towards strengthening the credibility of public examinations and improving Nigeria’s global education standards. According to Alausa, the new examination model will enable authorities to “monitor candidates in real time, detect suspicious activities and reduce examination fraud.” “We are at the threshold…

A joint proposal to release the roughly $71 million in Ether frozen after the Kelp DAO exploit is set to pass later on Thursday, moving a cross-protocol recovery effort closer to restoring part of rsETH’s backing.Over 90.5% of the tokens were cast in favor of the motion, representing 173.9 million Arbitrum (ARB) tokens, while 9.4%, or 18.1 million tokens, abstained. Less than 1%, or 1,700 tokens, voted against the proposal before the voting period’s scheduled end at 6:54 pm UTC, according to a Snapshot at the time of writing.Co-authored by Aave Labs, Kelp DAO, LayerZero, EtherFi and Compound, the proposal…

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Mikayla Matthews shut down claims that she’s not supporting Taylor Frankie Paul and Jessi Draper. Matthews, 26, is “fed up” after seeing comments suggesting she isn’t standing by her costars Paul, 31, and Draper, 33, amid their respective healing journeys. On Thursday, May 6, Matthews clapped back at a fan who claimed Draper “liked” an Instagram post about MomTok members not “posting support” on her and Paul’s accounts. “It’s wild how the minute you and Taylor do things the other MomTok members don’t agree with, they stop posting ‘support’ on all your posts,” the fan…

Joseph Tegbe, recently confirmed Minister of Power has reeled out five priorities to ensure stable electricity supply across the nation. DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tegbe as the new Power Minister following the resignation of Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu had on April 22, resign his position in the Federal Government to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State. In a statement on Thursday, the new Minister listed improved gas supply, grid infrastructure and others as his priorities to enhance power supply. According to him, the administration would, “Enhance gas supply to boost power generation capacity “Improve grid…