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Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens has been named the Premier League Signing of the Season following an exceptional debut campaign in England’s top flight. According to a post on Premier League’s X handle on Monday, the 23-year-old Belgian shot-stopper, who joined United from Royal Antwerp last summer, earned the award after a vote involving fans, players and managers, beating a strong field of contenders. Lammens quickly established himself as one of the league’s standout performers, producing a series of impressive displays that helped United throughout the season. His consistency, commanding presence and crucial saves made him a key figure at…

Organisers of Big Brother Naija have announced that the reunion show for the reality television programme’s 10th season will premiere on June 8. The organisers disclosed this in a statement shared on the show’s social media platforms on Monday, hinting at fresh drama as former housemates reunite months after the season ended. “Some receipts were never meant to stay in the drafts. The #BBNaija S10 housemates are back on the couch, and nothing is off the table,” the statement read. According to the organisers, the reunion will air on Africa Magic Showcase at 10 pm WAT and on Africa Magic Family…

Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I’ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can’t remember a more pivotal moment. As Microsoft continues to reshuffle its entire business around AI, it’s moving Build into a smaller, more intimate venue. Trust in Windows and GitHub is at an all-time low, and this is Microsoft’s chance to reconnect with developers and outline the future.Sources tell me that we’ll hear about new AI models in Windows, a new reasoning model from…

[Update 1:57 P.M. UTC, June 1 — Updates third paragraph with share price decline in Monday morning trading.]Strategy sold 32 BTC last week, its first reported Bitcoin sale since a 2022 tax-loss transaction, as the company moved to fund preferred stock distributions.Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin (BTC) for $2.5 million at an average price of $77,135 per BTC, reducing its holdings from 843,738 BTC to 843,706 BTC, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The company’s MSTR Nasdaq-traded shares fell more than 6% following Monday’s market open, last trading at about $148.70 apiece.Proceeds from the Bitcoin…

John Oliver is weighing in on the beleaguered Freedom 250 concert series. Martina McBride, Bret Michaels and more musicians have pulled out of scheduled performances at the Great American State Fair to celebrate the U.S.’s 250th birthday over organizer Freedom 250’s alignment with President Donald Trump’s administration. The 16-day festival is set to take place in Washington, D.C., between June 25 and July 10. Oliver, 49, recounted the series of events hampering the concerts on the Sunday, May 31, episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, quipping, “It is a stacked lineup of people that you haven’t thought about since 2009.”…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered a full-scale investigation into security procedures at Yola Airport after PREMIUM TIMES published a series of videos showing Patience Abbo, the wife of former Adamawa North Senator Ishaku Abbo, repeatedly accessing restricted airside areas. The minister ordered the probe after seeking formal explanations from airport security officials following PREMIUM TIMES’ initial report on the incident, according to information obtained by the newspaper. Airport security officials reportedly told the minister that Mrs Abbo had told the AVSEC personnel on duty that she was travelling with her husband and was subsequently…

In 1993, the country escaped ruination by the skin of its teeth. That would have been a prohibitive price to pay for what the soldiers indelicately called “judicial anarchy”. Whether it will be as lucky in 2027 could be a matter for the sorcerers. 1993 was the year that changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five months, the military in that year contrived to overthrow the government twice. First, in June, Ibrahim Babangida, the army General who was Nigeria’s military ruler at the time, nullified an election organised to determine who would succeed him. Five months later,…

Flamingos head coach Akeem Busari has praised his players’ development and character following Nigeria’s emphatic 6-0 victory over Guinea, but insists the team’s performance still revealed areas that require improvement ahead of the next round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria produced a dominant display to overwhelm their Guinean counterparts, taking a significant step towards qualification. However, despite the comprehensive scoreline, Busari believes the result was merely another milestone in the team’s ongoing development process rather than a finished product. Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES after the match, the coach described the performance as evidence of a young…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, has attributed about 94.7% of data breaches and attacks to the lack of skilled personnel, especially in Nigeria. The National Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, stated this at the flag-off of the Technical and Organisational Drill on Data Protection Measures for IT Administrators Across MDAs, going on in Abuja. He said that breaches of data and cyber attacks can lead to financial loss and reputational damage, adding that individuals who attack networks do it for several reasons, including embarrassing the government, financial gains, and just for the fun…

Former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Anthony Sani, has said 4a majthe ority of Northerners would not agree to vote for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in 2027. This was as Sani hinted that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would never agree to do one term as president. Sani, who disclosed this in a chat with DAILY POST, underscored the dangers of split within the opposition ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The former ACF scribe stressed the need for a viable alternative opposition in Nigeria ahead of the…