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Real Madrid star, Brahim Diaz, wants to stay at the club and fight for his place under incoming new manager, Jose Mourinho. According to Fabrizio Romano, Brahim is focused on Real Madrid unless the club’s position changes, despite Juventus interest in signing him this summer. Juventus is interested in signing the Moroccan international, but a move away from Real Madrid currently appears unlikely. Diaz has not been a regular starter for Real Madrid, and as a result, Juventus is hoping to capitalize on the situation. The Serie A giants are hoping that uncertainty over Diaz’s place in Mourinho’s plans could…

Residents of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, were thrown into panic on Tuesday after unidentified gunmen reportedly fired sporadic gunshots in parts of the city. Eyewitnesses said the sound of gunfire sent residents, traders, motorists and passersby scampering for safety to avoid being caught in the violence. As of the time of filing this report, the motive behind the shooting remained unclear, while there was no official confirmation of casualties, injuries or arrests linked to the incident. The development has heightened concerns over security and political violence in the state, coming amid recent reports of violent incidents in Osogbo and…

The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have arrested eight foreign nationals operating a self-kidnapping scheme to extort money from their families abroad in Adiyan town, in the Agbado area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday from the spokesperson for the command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, that the arrest followed an intelligence-led operation into a reported kidnapping case. Babaseyi stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the acclaimed kidnapping was a staged abduction aimed at extorting money from unsuspecting family members. He identified the suspects as 34-year-old Zakaria Zawadogo from Burkina Faso, 23-year-old Cheik El-Mehdi from Mauritania, 25-year-old Suren Neta…

The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations made by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, insisting that the former All Progressives Congress chieftain failed to provide any evidence to support his claims of irregularities in the African Democratic Congress presidential primary process. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku dismissed Lawal’s accusations as “an unfortunate cocktail of bitterness, conjecture, and political revisionism masquerading as public interest.” The response followed Lawal’s recent television interview in which he questioned the credibility of the…

Manchester United will complete a busy programme of pre-season friendlies against AC Milan in Wroclaw, Poland, the English giants announced on Tuesday. The game will take place on August 15, not long before the Premier League season starts later that month, with United looking to build on last term’s encouraging third-place finish under manager Michael Carrick. United open their pre-season against Wrexham in Helsinki on July 18 before facing Rosenborg in Trondheim, Norway the following Friday. They then play two fixtures in Sweden, taking on Atletico Madrid in the Snapdragon Cup in Stockholm on August 1 and European champions Paris…

Apple used to question whether generative AI-powered editing features were worth the risk of distorting our perceptions of the world. Now it seems Apple no longer believes that photos should accurately capture reality. At WWDC 2026, the company announced a host of new AI-powered photo editing tools. They give users effortless powers of manipulating images that Apple still refers to as “photos.”Two years ago, Apple launched Clean Up — an AI-powered object removal tool in Apple’s Photo app that’s similar to the Magic Eraser feature in Google Photos. At the time, Apple software chief Craig Federighi said that it was…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit week-to-date lows at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as analysis put $65,000 as bulls’ level to beat.Key points:Bitcoin needs to revisit $65,000 for bulls to take charge, says new BTC price analysis.Bear market history continues to play out as BTC/USD loses key supports.Iran peace hopes see oil fall below $88 for the first time this month.Bitcoin price copies bear-market history with support lossesData from TradingView tracked 1.2% BTC price downside on the day as sell-side pressure returned ahead of key US inflation data.A double rejection at $64,200 put BTC/USD on course for another test of the key $60,000…

Jennifer Lopez’s love don’t cost a thing, but a man must be willing to put in the work to get her attention. The Office Romance star, 56, was quizzed about her love life during a Monday, June 8, appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, revealing that she isn’t one for social media communication. “Do you check your DMs, Jennifer?” host Andy Cohen asked her, to which Lopez emphatically replied, “No.” Cohen, 58, pressed further, “What if some amazing Spanish soccer player DMs you?” “I think they would be able to find me, no? If you really wanted…

ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited (ARM-Harith), a pan-African private equity fund manager focused on sustainable energy and infrastructure, has announced the first close of its climate transition successor fund at approximately $76 million. The fund, which targets a final close of $200 million, is designed to mobilise African institutional capital and accelerate investments in energy transition and climate-resilient infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a statement issued by the company on Monday and shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the fund is the first integrated multi-currency blended finance platform created specifically for African institutional investors, combining both United States dollar and local…

Following the spate of kidnappings – human beings being stolen across the country as if they were mere objects – in Oyo, Borno, Kebbi, Katsina, Kwara, Zamfara, Niger – there has been a renewed agitation for the establishment of state police by lawmakers, Governors and concerned citizens, out of the belief that state police, a decentralised police system in the country would help move the Nigerian government closer to its fundamental responsibility of ensuring the safety of lives and property across the country. In a report by Amnesty International, it is estimated that at least 1,100 persons were abducted in…