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Police arrest six over Sallah-day attack in Katsina

Police in Katsina State have arrested six men accused of attacking residents of Keku village in Musawa Local Government Area during the Sallah period. The incident occurred at about 2 pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, when the suspects reportedly entered the village armed with sticks and machetes and injured several residents. Officers from the police command’s VCRU unit swiftly responded to the area after receiving distress calls and arrested the suspects before the situation escalated. The suspects were identified as Dayyabu Salisu, 25; Usama Mansur, 23; Yunusa Nura, 27; Abdulmumini Alka, 23; Buhari Suleiman, 27; and Abubakar Safiyanu, 27.…

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President Federation Cup: Bayelsa United target redemption after NPFL relegation

Bayelsa United team manager, Tarila Okoronwanta is optimistic on the team’s chances of making a positive impact in the 2026 President Federation Cup. The Prosperity Boys will face Wikki Tourists in the Round of 32 of the competition. The encounter will take place at the Lafia City Stadium in Lafia next week. Okoronwanta believed that his team’s season is not yet over despite their relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. “Well, let’s wait and see. It is not completely over for us yet. We are still in the Federation Cup Round of 32 and will face Wikki Tourists…

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Russia preparing ‘new massive strike’ against Ukraine — Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia was preparing a “massive new strike” on the country and called on the population to take action to “protect your lives”. Kyiv was hit particularly hard last weekend by a huge Russian bombardment attack — one of the largest since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Moscow has warned foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv, threatening to escalate attacks as it seeks revenge for a Ukrainian strike on a dormitory and a vocational high school in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, which Moscow says left 21 people dead. “We have intelligence information about Russia…

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Delta Police Arrest Two Robbery Suspects, Recover Weapons

Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers with a pump-action gun, live cartridges and other incriminating exhibits. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Warri on Friday. He said, “On May 27, 2026, operatives of the Department of Operations (DOPS) Buffalo Team attached to the Second Niger Bridge, while conducting a targeted stop-and-search operation, intercepted an unregistered blue Hijet cargo minibus travelling from Anambra State into Delta State. “During the operation, the occupants of the vehicle attempted to discourage the officers from…

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DLA presidential candidate emerges for 2027 elections

Barrister Samuel Memeh has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections following the successful conduct of the party’s presidential primary across the country. The party announced Memeh’s emergence in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Judith Aguenu describing the exercise as peaceful and in line with the party’s constitution and electoral guidelines. According to the statement, delegates across the federation participated in the affirmation process which produced Memeh as the party’s consensus candidate for the presidential election. “The Democratic Leadership Alliance successfully conducted its…

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Fonseca knocks Djokovic out of French Open

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca knocked Novak Djokovic out in the third round of the French Open on Friday to scupper the Serbian great’s latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam. The 19-year-old Fonseca rallied from two sets down for the second straight match to stun Djokovic, winning 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 after four hours and 53 minutes. Fonseca, the 28th seed, is through to the last 16 of a major for the first time. He will next play two-time Roland Garros runner-up Casper Ruud or American 24th seed Tommy Paul. Asked how he kept believing after falling behind,…

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This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots

AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch — because, despite what its website says, there’s always a catch — is that it will record cleaners as they scrub, vacuum, dust, tidy, and wash, and use that footage to train robots.Shift announced the unusual offer on social media on Thursday, explaining that the value of the training data generated from the cleanings is more than enough to fund the service. As its website puts it: “You get a spotless apartment. We get training data. Everyone wins.”A promotional video shows a cleaner in a crisp white…

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CFTC Backs Crypto Perpetual Contracts, Issues Advisory on 24/7 Trading

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took positions on cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and how the industry may be more suited for “24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement.”In a Friday notice, the CFTC said it had approved perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot price of Bitcoin for prediction markets platform Kalshi. The company announced at about the same time that it would launch the perpetual futures contracts on its platform in a move closer to a derivatives exchange.“​​The Order was based on representations and submissions made by Kalshi in support of its request for Commission approval, including its explanation…

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The Office’s Angela Kinsey Shares Most Uncomfortable Scene

Angela Kinsey is looking back on the best — and maybe most uncomfortable — scenes she filmed for The Office. “I loved any time I got to do anything with Oscar [Nuñez] and Brian [Baumgartner] back in that accounting nook. We were like our own dysfunctional family,” Kinsey, 54, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating AT&T’s Wake Up With Craig campaign, hosted by AT&T Business, on Wednesday, May 27. “We used to say that Angela Martin and Oscar were like the parents, and Kevin was their idiot kid, so I love those story lines and whenever we got to…

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How Kanu inspired New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s love for Arsenal

Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu has been identified as one of the figures who helped shape the football identity of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The American politician effusively described the Arsenal legend as a symbol of familiarity and representation during his childhood. Writing in The Athletic ahead of Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, Mamdani reflected on his lifelong connection with the North London club and how Kanu played a key role in that journey. “My relationship with my club began the same way it does for most football fans: before I was old enough to…

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