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Former Manchester United striker, Andy Cole, has tipped the current squad to win the Premier League title next season. Cole, speaking with Sky Sports, said the Red Devils ended the last campaign with confidence under Michael Carrick. Carrick has since been given the job on a permanent basis, after coming in as an interim following Ruben Amorim’s sack. With Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City, Cole said United have a good chance of becoming champions after 13 years. “If they can go into this season with the same confidence they ended with last season, you never know what can happen,” Cole…

Coach Bolarinwa Idris has officially stepped down as head coach of Ekiti United on Wednesday, following the conclusion of the 2025/26 Nigeria National League season, bringing an end to a memorable one-season spell with the Ekiti State-owned club. The tactician tendered his resignation to the club on Wednesday, marking the close of a chapter that saw Ekiti United emerge as one of the most competitive teams in the league. Under Coach Idris’ leadership, Ekiti United finished third in the fiercely contested NNL Conference B, earning 30 points and narrowly missing out on promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League. One…

No fewer than 144 people have been arrested across Lagos State for allegedly engaging in street begging. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his verified X handle on Wednesday. “A total of 144 beggars across Lagos State had been arrested as of 2:00 p.m. today (Wednesday),” he wrote. Earlier on Wednesday, Wahab announced that 45 people, including adults and children, were arrested during separate enforcement operations targeting street begging in the Oshodi, Agege, and CMS areas of Lagos. He said 22 beggars, comprising adults and a few teenagers, were arrested…

By all measurable economic standards, no serious nation has ever industrialised without first solving one critical problem: how to move goods, people, energy and capital efficiently. That was the secret behind America’s rise. It was the foundation of China’s transformation. It was central to Europe’s industrial revolution. And today, quietly but aggressively, President Bola Tinubu appears to be placing that same bet on Nigeria’s future. While much of Nigeria’s political conversation remains trapped in tribal arguments, partisan hostility and social media warfare, a far more consequential development is unfolding beneath the noise: the physical reconstruction and reconnection of Nigeria’s economic…

Quest Merchant Bank Limited has strengthened its market position following GCR Ratings’ affirmation of the bank’s national scale issuer ratings of BBB(NG) and A3(NG), alongside an outlook revision to stable from rating watch negative. The ratings action marks a significant milestone for Quest Merchant Bank following a transformative period for the institution, reflecting renewed confidence in the bank’s financial strength, market positioning, liquidity profile and future growth trajectory. According to GCR, the revised stable outlook is anchored on Quest Merchant Bank’s sound risk profile, improved capitalisation and strong liquidity, alongside the successful transition of the bank’s ownership structure following its…

Former Nigerian sprinter Olusoji Fasuba has praised Auburn athlete Kayinsola Ajayi after the youngster set a new Nigerian record in the men’s 100m, hailing the 21-year-old’s steady progression from the junior ranks to the senior level, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ajayi broke Fasuba’s 20-year-old national record with a world-leading time of 9.84 seconds at the NCAA East Regional Championships last Friday and also secured qualification for the NCAA Championships. Fasuba’s 9.85-second mark, which was also the African record at the time, was set at the Doha Grand Prix in May 2006. The continental record is now held by Kenya’s Ferdinand…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has rescinded a long-standing policy that prevented it from accepting a lawsuit settlement if the defendant denied the agency’s allegations.The CFTC said on Wednesday that it scrapped the policy, first adopted in 1998, because it “may have created an incorrect impression that the Commission is trying to shield itself from criticism.”The language was similar to that provided by the US Securities and Exchange Commission when it rescinded a similar policy in May. “For nearly three decades, the Commission has refused to settle cases unless the defendant promised not to publicly deny the Commission’s allegations,” CFTC…

Clavicular is apparently out to prove that seeing really is believing. The controversial “looksmaxxing” influencer — real name Braden Peter — is raising eyebrows once again after he decided to livestream his rhinoplasty for curious fans and devoted followers. Peters, 20, headed to the office of Dr. Michael Salzhauer — better known online as Dr. Miami — on Wednesday, June 3, to undergo the nose job. While the procedure lasted approximately two hours, viewers were able to watch the entire livestream on the platform Kick for just under five hours. “This content is for mature viewers only,” a message read…

The adoption of former President Goodluck Jonathan as the presidential candidate of the Taminu Turaki faction of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has become one of the major issues in Nigeria’s evolving 2027 political conversation. “The party had already given our presidential aspirant the waiver. Like I said in the beginning, he was deputy governor, became governor, became vice president, became president, so we didn’t see anything that needed screening; and therefore, the party had given him a waiver. In other words, he had been declared and cleared as the candidate of the PDP for the presidential election, and…

The forgery and impersonation trial of Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa was stalled on Wednesday after his lawyer left the courtroom before the judge arrived, forcing the court to adjourn proceedings. Giwa and his co-defendant, Ibitade Bukola, are being tried before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo over allegations of forging official documents and impersonating Senior Advocate of Nigeria Awa Kalu. During the hearing, prosecutor Wisdom Madaki, who appeared for the Inspector-General of Police’s legal team, told the court that Giwa’s lawyer, Farooq Akanbi, had been in court but left before the case was called, leaving the…