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Super Eagles coach Éric Chelle has expressed some dissatisfaction with debutant Femi Azeez’s overall contribution despite the Millwall winger’s match-winning brace in Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in the opening game of the Unity Cup in London on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. Azeez, one of several fresh faces invited for the four-nation tournament, was handed a starting role straight away and repaid the faith with two goals to seal the win for the Super Eagles at The Valley. He scored with a powerful low strike in the sixth minute before calmly tapping home a Terem Moffi layoff in the second…
US authorities have charged a Google employee with allegedly using information from the company to make bets on Polymarket and profit $1.2 million.The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it unsealed charges against Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, accusing him of accessing unreleased internal information at Google and placing 25 bets worth $2.7 million on markets related to the most searched individuals on Google in 2025.Prosecutors said Spagnuolo owned the Polymarket account “AlphaRaccoon”, which profited $1.2 million on “outcomes that the market treated as unlikely” when Google published information on the most searched individuals in December.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Amanda Kloots’ unbreakable bond with her 6-year-old son, Elvis, isn’t complete without a little bit of faith. “We just started reading a little children’s Bible every night,” Kloots, 44, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the grand opening of Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos on May 16. “We get into bed, and we read a chapter of his Bible together.” Before a new week begins, the former cohost of The Talk also celebrates “family day” each and every Sunday. “It always has been since he was a baby and didn’t know what family day was, but…
At least 32 African countries now spend more on debt servicing than on healthcare, exposing the growing human cost of the continent’s worsening debt crisis, experts said on Wednesday at the opening of the sixth edition of the AFRODAD Media Initiative (AFROMEDI VI) in Nairobi, Kenya. Participants at the continental media training also heard that 25 African countries currently spend more on debt repayments than on education, while about 57 per cent of Africans live in countries where governments spend more servicing debt than on health and education combined. The three-day programme, organised by African Forum and Network on Debt…
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President Bola Tinubu has said no religion supports killing people or engaging in violence. Tinubu made the statement on Wednesday after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the festival teaches Muslims about sacrifice, obedience, love for humanity, and submission to the will of Allah, following the example of Prophet Ibrahim. The President urged Nigerians to avoid banditry, ethnic hatred, and discrimination. “Nowhere in the holy teachings does it say you should engage in banditry or take a human life. “The sacrifice…
A member of the House of Representatives, Fred Agbedi, has stated that the participation of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2027 presidential election will significantly change Nigeria’s political landscape. Agbedi, who serves the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in Bayelsa State in the House of Representatives, also confirmed that the former Nigerian president intends to run for the nation’s highest office again under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. During an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Agbedi was inquired about the implications of Jonathan’s candidacy in a race that already features prominent figures such as Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi,…
Three suspects are now in police net for alleged vandalism and armed robbery related activities in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state capital. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi in Ilorin on Wednesday, the suspects were arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the newly created violent crimes response unit of the command. “Acting on sustained surveillance and credible intelligence, following recent concerns raised by members of the public over suspected criminal activities along Asa Dam/Dangote Road axis, operatives of the VCRU in the early hours of Tuesday, 27th May 2026 swiftly responded to suspicious movements around the Tanke area of Ilorin,…
Nine Premier League teams will take part in European competitions next season. This is a joint record for English clubs. Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Europa League Conference on Wednesday means they will play in the Europa League. Although they finished in 15th place, Palace now have an immediate return to Europe. Sunderland and Bournemouth will also participate in the Europa League after finishing in seventh and sixth respectively in the league. Brighton have already qualified for the Conference League. The Champions League spots were taken by Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool.
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Wednesday inaugurated the newly completed Umuahia Central Bus Terminal, a multimodal transport facility in the state capital. The governor also renamed the terminal after Prof. Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, the first female Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, in recognition of her role as INEC returning officer in the 2023 governorship election. Otti said the decision was informed by her “courage, integrity and commitment to truth” during the election that brought his administration into office. “This terminal has been named after Professor Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, the courageous INEC returning officer who demonstrated unflinching integrity in…
