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Former England midfielder, Paul Merson, has claimed that set plays are the secret weapon that Arsenal must use against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. The Gunners are hoping to lift their first European title in Budapest on Saturday. Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Merson said their advantage against the Ligue 1 champions will be their physicality. According to him, PSG will struggle to defend corners and free-kicks. “I think they’ve got a chance, especially with the way they do set-plays,” Merson said. “Anytime they get a set-piece will be like a penalty because PSG…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said nowhere in any holy teaching does scripture sanction the taking of human life or engagement in criminal violence. He stated this when he performed the Eid-el-Kabir congregational prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the occasion as a profound reminder of obedience, sacrifice, love for humanity and total submission to the will of Allah, as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim. He also used the occasion to call on Nigerians to shun banditry, ethnic hatred and discrimination. “Nowhere in…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists and recovered a firearm after disrupting a suspected cult gathering in the Ohonre Community area of Benin City. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem. According to Ikoedem, the suspects were arrested on May 21, 2026, following a distress report about the movement and gathering of suspected cult members within the community located off Adolor College Road. She identified the suspects as Victor Peter, 21, and Iyemoma Ogbewe, 35. The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command has recorded…

Volatility is no longer an episodic challenge for corporate treasurers—it is the operating environment. Over the past few years, treasury has evolved more rapidly than at any point in recent history. Persistent market disruption, geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and currency instability have fundamentally reshaped how organisations think about liquidity, risk, and resilience. Treasury is no longer a back‑office reporting function. It has become a strategic nerve centre—expected to deliver clarity, confidence, and foresight in an increasingly complex world. For decades, treasury success was measured by efficiency: optimising cash, minimising costs, and managing steady‑state operations. That definition is now outdated. Access…

The Economist Intelligence Unit has said the operational ramp-up of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is reducing pressure on Nigeria’s foreign exchange market by cutting the country’s dependence on imported refined petroleum products. In its latest assessment on Nigeria’s fuel market and regulatory environment, the EIU stated that the refinery had fundamentally reshaped Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, which had long relied heavily on imported fuel despite the country being Africa’s largest crude oil producer, a statement by the Dangote Group said. According to the report, the refinery met nearly 80 per cent of domestic petrol demand in April…

Millwall forward Femi Azeez announced his arrival on the Nigerian football scene on Tuesday night, scoring a brace on his debut to help the Super Eagles beat Zimbabwe 2-0 and reach the final of the 2026 Unity Cup in London, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Azeez was one of the 12 debutants invited by coach Eric Chelle for the Unity Cup title defence, and the 24-year-old made an immediate impact by becoming the first Nigerian this millennium to score a brace on his debut. His first goal came inside the opening five minutes, arriving on time to fire a low left-footed…

After six Republican and Democratic candidates supported by cryptocurrency-backed interest groups won primaries for US House of Representatives and Senate seats in Texas, one of the biggest political action committees (PACs) said it would “aggressively back leaders” supporting crypto policies in the future.On Tuesday, candidates notched six wins for congressional runoff primaries in Texas, supported by media spending and endorsements by the crypto industry-affiliates Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress, Blockchain Leadership Fund and Fellowship PACs.Democrat Christian Menefee primaried incumbent Al Green for Texas’ 18th congressional district and Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton won against incumbent Senator John Cornyn with…

Joy Behar is briefly stepping away from The View to work on a passion project. “You better tell people why I’m not [going to be on the show],” Behar, 83, shared on the Tuesday, May 26, episode of the “Behind the Table” podcast. “I fly to Paris this week, and then I go take the tunnel to London after a week, and I’ll be in London a second week doing my play, My First Ex-Husband, at the Boulevard Theatre in the West End. We have Jackie Hoffman and I [playing] the two American women talking, then we have two British…

President Bola Tinubu has assured families of abducted children in parts of the country that the federal government would intensify efforts to secure their release and strengthen protection measures for schools in vulnerable communities. In a statement on Wednesday marking the 2026 Children’s Day celebration, Mr Tinubu said children abducted in Oyo and Borno states remained a priority for his administration, noting that the government would not abandon affected families. The president said the celebration, themed “Future Now: Promoting Inclusion for Every Nigerian Child,” should serve as a reminder of the government’s responsibility to create opportunities and ensure safety for…

Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to engage in politics without bitterness, saying it is essential for the emergence of credible leaders and national development. Abubakar made the appeal on Wednesday in Minna after observing the two-raka’at Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Minna Eid praying ground, where he joined other Muslim faithful to mark the celebration. He stressed that peace remains a fundamental requirement for meaningful progress, urging Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic or religious differences, to continue to pray and work for unity, stability and development in the country. The former Head of State also prayed for Allah’s…