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Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira, has identified midfielder Declan Rice as the club’s player who has really impressed him the most after the Gunners’ Premier League triumph. Vieira described Rice as the voice of the Arsenal team on the pitch, adding that he took leadership of Mikel Arteta’s men. Speaking to Sky Sports, the Frenchman said of Rice, “He took leadership at Arsenal. “He is the voice of the team on the field. I like how he is when things are tough for the team. “He has been really impressive since he came to Arsenal, you can see the maturity in…
The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that suspected Boko Haram members were arrested within Ilorin metropolis, describing the claim as false and misleading. The command said the report could generate unnecessary panic and tension among residents of the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH in Ilorin, the police clarified that no Boko Haram suspect had been arrested anywhere in Kwara State. The statement read, “The Kwara State Police Command wishes to categorically debunk the false and…
An auto mechanic in the Ewuloja-Likosi area of Ogun State, identified as Onasanya Ayobami, has been left in shock after suspected robbers allegedly stole his vehicle. PUNCH Metro gathered from the victim that the incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Speaking during a telephone interview with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, Ayobami said the vehicle had been parked in front of his wife’s shop, located within the same residential area where the family lives, before it suddenly disappeared. He explained that earlier that day, his wife had used the car to pick up their children from school…
Recently, I argued that Nigeria’s recurring struggles with digital identity were not fundamentally technological failures. They are structural ones. We have attempted to solve identity before solving addressability. We have tried to authenticate persons in a national space, which we have not first made digitally locatable. The President’s decision to withhold assent to the proposed amendment of the National Identity Management Commission Act should, therefore, not be viewed merely as a legislative interruption. It should be understood as a strategic pause, an opportunity to rethink the architecture of national digital trust itself. That intervention naturally provoked an important question: if…
The newly deployed Acting Area Controller in charge of the Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Nura Ibrahim, a Deputy Controller of Customs, has promised to operate with integrity and follow due process while ensuring seamless trade facilitation. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Abubakar, a Chief Superintendent of Customs, stated this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, Nura Ibrahim stated this when he formally took over as the new CAC of the command from the outgoing Controller, Joseph Anani, on Monday at the command. Ibrahim reiterated that under his watch, integrity…
The UEFA Champions League has produced some of football’s most dramatic and unforgettable moments on the sport’s biggest stage. From last-minute goals to stunning comebacks and individual brilliance, the final has repeatedly delivered scenes that have defined generations. According to BBC Sport on Thursday, below is a ranking of the Top 10 most iconic moments in Champions League final history. 10. Didier Drogba Equaliser – Chelsea vs Bayern Munich (2012) Didier Drogba headed home a late equaliser to rescue Chelsea in the dying minutes of the final, forcing extra time and setting up the club’s first-ever Champions League triumph. 9.…
Cryptocurrency markets have shed around $80 billion in value over the past 24 hours, with losses accelerating after the US reportedly carried out a new wave of military strikes on Iran.The US military carried out new strikes late on Wednesday targeting an Iranian military site and shooting down four Iranian attack drones, which a US official told Reuters posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz.“These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly released a statement saying that it has retaliated by attacking a US airbase in…
“Hell on Wheels” driver Mackenzie Shirilla claimed she was experiencing blackouts in newly released texts sent weeks before the fatal crash that claimed the lives of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan. Shirilla, now 21, texted Russo about her alleged health scare in early July of 2022, according to the messages obtained by TMZ and published on Wednesday, May 27, noting she was concerned “it’s just gonna get worse.” In the alleged unearthed texts, Russo questioned if Shirilla was vitamin deficient, noting it could impact blood flow to her brain. Related: Mackenzie Shirilla Worries About Having ‘Kids’…
The Federal Government has approved a major nationwide sports infrastructure renewal programme that will see the rehabilitation of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium and the upgrade of several sporting facilities across Nigeria as part of efforts to reposition the country’s sports sector. The initiative, announced by the National Sports Commission (NSC) earlier this week, forms part of what officials described as the first phase of a broader sports development agenda aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope programme. According to the NSC, the intervention will include the complete rehabilitation and upgrade of the Abuja National Stadium, covering the tracks, floodlights,…
A commercial expert has warned that ongoing service disruptions reported by customers of Ecobank Nigeria could damage the bank’s reputation and lead to loss of customer trust. The expert, Nasiru Abba, said the issues being experienced by customers may be linked to internal network challenges within the bank. “It may likely be that their network system is downgraded and needs to be upgraded to a more current mechanism,” he said. Abba added that the problem could also be related to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, but noted that it was more likely an internal issue. “It could be a NIBSS…
