Author: News Room

Manchester United have officially announced the names of players who will be leaving the Premier League club as free agents this summer. They are Jadon Sancho, Casemiro, Tyrell Malacia, Sonny Aljofree, James Bailey and Malachi Sharpe. This was confirmed in a club statement on Wednesday morning. It read: “Casemiro has enjoyed four seasons at the club, playing 160 games and scoring 26 goals. He played a major role in helping United win the 2023 Carabao Cup, scoring a header in a colossal performance against Newcastle United. The Brazil national-team captain also won the Emirates FA Cup in 2024. “Tyrell Malacia joined United…

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, returned to a hero’s welcome in Mogadishu and vowed to take part in the next tournament in 2030. More than 100 supporters lined up outside the VIP section of Mogadishu’s main airport, waving national flags as Artan disembarked from a Turkish Airlines flight to cheers. “I will be at the next World Cup and will continue to make Somalia proud… Despite what has happened to me, I am not discouraged,” Artan told journalists. Artan’s rejection has sparked outrage at home. “They wronged him in…

The Osun State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected cultists and political thugs, and the recovery of firearms, ammunition, charms and other dangerous weapons during separate operations in the state. The command disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan. According to the statement, the suspects were identified as Adekola Olayinka Abdulazeez, 27; Omolara Ezekiel, 28; and Babatunde Azeez, 32. Items recovered from the suspects included three English Beretta pistols, one live ammunition, a cut-to-size gun, two…

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, suffered another setback in the House of Representatives as a member representing Misau/Dambam Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Mr Aliyu Misau, formally defected to the Allied Peoples Movement. Misau’s defection comes barely days after four other members of the Bauchi caucus in the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the PDP dumped the opposition party for the APM, deepening concerns over the PDP’s shrinking influence in the state. The lawmaker’s decision was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and read during plenary on…

New Brighton & Hove Albion signing Zadok Yohanna has named Lionel Messi and Michael Olise as his favourite players, while revealing that many of his former teammates in Nigeria liken his style of play to that of Algerian star Riyad Mahrez, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 18-year-old midfielder completed a move to Brighton from Swedish side AIK Stockholm in a deal worth €28m plus €2m in add-ons after an impressive breakthrough season in Scandinavia. Speaking in a recent video, Yohanna highlighted the players he enjoys watching most and the influence they have had on his game. “My favourite player is…

The RAMageddon crisis has got Microsoft rethinking its Xbox console hardware business. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have both revealed this week that Microsoft is re-evaluating plans for its next-generation Project Helix console and exploring “radically different” console business models in the meantime.“We are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix, which is a console we are committed to shipping, and we are very cognizant of the ways in which we need to change as a company to make sure it is affordable, to make sure that it’s flexible,” said Ball…

Prediction market regulators should consider a measured approach to insider trading enforcement as opposed to an outright ban, according to research from an academic at the Stevens Institute of Technology.In a paper released on June 2, assistant professor of finance Balbinder Singh Gill developed a formal economic model to answer the question of how strictly insider trading in prediction markets should be policed.A paradox exists in that “the same insider trade that improves the accuracy of the price today can reduce the participation that makes the price informative tomorrow,” he said. The model showed that prediction market price accuracy is “hump-shaped”…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Dark circles and puffiness can make you look exhausted even when you’re well-rested, which is why finding an eye cream that actually delivers is no small feat. One that’s developed a devoted following among skincare shoppers is the Eight Saints Skin Care All In Eye Cream. The lightweight formula is designed to tackle multiple concerns at once, helping to hydrate, brighten, smooth and depuff without feeling heavy or greasy. One of the standout features of the cream is its ingredient…

The Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Abiodun Adeniyi, has called for stronger governance of digital spaces and the development of ethical frameworks to address challenges posed by artificial intelligence and emerging communication technologies. Speaking at the university’s seventh inaugural lecture in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr Adeniyi, a professor of communication and media epistemology, said governments, policymakers and other stakeholders must recognise the digital sphere as a critical dimension of modern life that deserves greater attention and protection. He made the call while delivering a lecture titled, “How Your Village Is Following You: Mobility, Memory and the Mediated Persistence of Belonging.” Among…

More than 75 million telecom subscribers have received compensation from mobile network operators (MNOs) in the wake of regulatory directives aimed at addressing the poor quality of service experienced by consumers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Tuesday. The commission made the disclosure in a statement, following the 109th meeting of its governing board, where members reviewed the implementation of measures introduced to improve service delivery across the telecommunications sector. An order by the NCC in March had required MNOs to provide redress to subscribers affected by poor quality of service in locations, where prescribed standards of service quality…