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Yusuf Fantami scored the decisive goal as Doma United secured a 1-0 victory over Inter Lagos in a fiercely contested Nigeria National League Super 4 encounter on Monday night in Ikenne, PUNCH Online reports. Played under floodlights at the Remo Stars Stadium, the match was marked by intensity, physical battles and late drama, with both sides demonstrating the quality that earned them promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League. The decisive moment came in the 19th minute when Doma United produced a well-worked attacking move to break through the Inter Lagos defence. Fantami rose highest inside the penalty area to…

On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an amended complaint to add the Elon Musk Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2003 (the “Revocable Trust”) as a defendant to this action. The amended complaint alleges that the defendants failed to timely file a beneficial ownership report with the Commission after the Revocable Trust acquired beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Twitter, Inc. common stock, in violation of the beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).The SEC simultaneously moved for entry of a consent final judgment…

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) plans to pilot trading of tokenized securities in July with a goal of a full service launch in October.The post-trade market infrastructure giant said Monday that more than 50 TradFi and DeFi firms will play a role in the design and deployment of the service. That DTCC Industry Working Group includes Alpaca, Anchorage Digital, BitGo Bank & Trust, BlackRock, Circle and Fireblocks, along with some of the biggest banks in the country.Source: DTCCDTCC, which currently custodies $114 trillion in liquid assets from stocks to exchange-traded funds, said it expects the service will enable…

Elizabeth Smart is breaking down her “terrifying” journey to bodybuilding. “I had been in marathon running for quite a long time, and my knee started hurting a little bit more,” Smart, 38, said during an interview on CBS Mornings on Monday, May 4. “I’d have to do a whole series of stretches every time before I’d go for a run, and it was taking up so much of my day, and especially on the weekend, when my kids were home, by the time I’d finished my long runs, I’d be useless for the rest of the day. And so, I…

Some residents of Agu-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State, have decried the absence of public primary and secondary schools in the area. They said this situation has denied them access to the state government’s free education policy. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday, the residents appealed to Governor Charles Soludo to establish public schools in the densely populated area in the heart of the capital town. NAN reports that on 28 April, parents and guardians of a Catholic Church-owned nursery and primary school protested a 43 per cent fee increase arbitrarily imposed…

Nigerian businessman, Isaac Fayose, has expressed his loyalty to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, despite his political affiliation. Isaac made the remark in a video clip posted on his official Facebook page on Monday while reacting to criticism surrounding Obi’s move to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). DAILY POST reports that Obi and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the NDC. The development did not sit well with members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who accused Obi and Kwankwaso of “jumping from party…

A group from the Southeast region under the aegis of AlaIgbo Political Watchdog, APW, has vowed to create what it termed a new era of political rejuvenation in the Southeast by ensuring that only credible candidates are elected into political positions across Igboland in the 2027 general elections. A press statement issued by its spokesperson, Prince Ben Ahanonu, stated that as a political advocacy group, it is committed to ensuring effective leadership in the region. Ahanonu added that the group, in order to achieve its goal, has established a platform to engage with aspirants regardless of their party affiliations. “It…

Armed bandits have killed one person and kidnapped a husband and wife during an early morning attack on Makera town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. According to police sources, the attack occurred around 2:30 am on May 3, when the gunmen stormed the community located along the Kontagora–Lagos highway. Zagazola Makama, a security expert in the Lake Chad region, shared on his X handle that the attackers reportedly shot a man identified as Aminu Yusufa, who later died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Makera. The same group also abducted a couple, Alhaji Umaru Garba and…

Former Arsenal captain, Thierry Henry, has claimed the Premier League title is out of Manchester City’s hands. Henry was speaking on Monday Night Football, after City played out a 3-3 draw at Everton. The result leaves Pep Guardiola’s men five points behind Arsenal, but with an outstanding game. According to Henry, Arsenal now have the advantage in the run-in. He said: “Now it’s back in Arsenal’s hands. It’s not in Man City’s hands anymore. “I said at the beginning of the show that I could see City dropping points against Everton and that I’m worried about the West Ham game.…

A Nigerian photographer based in the United Kingdom, Olamide Adegboye, has won a Platinum award at the 2026 MUSE Photography Awards in the Fine Art Photography Conceptual category. Information on the organisers’ website, seen on Monday, showed that Adegboye’s winning entry, Ara Ní ń Rántí, Ẹ̀mí Ní ń Rí, was assessed by the International Awards Associate, which evaluates submissions from photographers across the world. The organisers described his project as “an investigative journey into the Black interior life” that serves as “a visual record of the spiritual energy and memory held within the Diaspora community.” They noted that his compositions…