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For decades, watching your blood sugar move in real time required a prescription, a finger prick or both. That barrier is gone.  Stelo, Lingo and Levels are now available to adults who want to see how food, sleep, stress and exercise shape their metabolic health, and any honest OTC CGM comparison has to start with what each one actually does. The stakes are practical. Continuous glucose monitors were built for people with diabetes, but they can also benefit people with prediabetes, obesity, certain glycogen storage diseases and insulinoma. Now they’re being marketed to a much wider audience — which makes…

A fresh crisis has engulfed the Accord Party following the emergence of parallel candidates ahead of the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, further exposing the deep divisions within the opposition party. The latest controversy comes barely 24 hours after the party announced popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election. However, another faction of the party subsequently declared Olakunle Busari as the winner of a parallel governorship primary, triggering confusion over the party’s authentic candidate. The development has now prompted the factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Chris Imumolen, to nullify the entire exercise,…

The Chief Imam of Benin, Sheikh AbdulFatai Enabulele, has said that the prevailing economic hardship, insecurity and political crisis in the country amount to a vote of no confidence in the nation’s ruling political class. Enabulele stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ikpoba Slope Eid Ground on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Benin City. He, however, urged governments at all levels to formulate policies and programmes that would improve the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians, stressing that “Nigerians are suffering.” He also linked the rising incidence of internet fraud and other social vices among…

Former Vice President and current presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the flag bearer and presidential candidate of the party. The collation of results was announced at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, late Wednesday. Tunde Ogbeha, the returning officer of the ADC presidential primary election, announced Abubakar as the winner of the poll. Abubakar polled 1,846,370 votes, defeating former Managing Director of the defunct FSB International Bank, Mohammed Hayatudeen, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi polled 504,117 votes, while Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.

Barcelona has secured Anthony Gordon’s signing from Newcastle United. According to Fabrizio Romano, the England international will undergo his medical tests and also contract signing on Thursday. This comes after the Newcastle board accepted Barcelona’s official bid for the 25-year-old  Meanwhile, in another development,  Arsenal is demanding up to £20m for striker Gabriel Jesus this summer. According to The Athletic, inquiries from multiple clubs for the Brazilian have begun. The former Manchester City star can go as a free agent when his contract expires in June 2027.  This means Jesus will be leaving the Gunners as a Premier League champion.

FIFA is facing an official investigation in the United States following allegations that fans were misled and charged inflated prices during ticket sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to BBC Sport on Wednesday, the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey announced they had launched a probe into FIFA’s ticketing practices, with officials accusing the organisation of creating “fake scarcity” and driving prices higher across multiple sales phases. New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport described the ticket-buying process as “a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices”. She added: “There will be a thorough investigation…

Some students reportedly collapsed during the Children’s Day at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State, after being affected by pepper spray. The event on Wednesday, organised to celebrate school children in the state, turned chaotic after some male students allegedly made inappropriate advances towards female students at the venue. A member of a private security outfit intervened, but the students were said to have regrouped and attacked the bouncer, who then sprayed pepper spray at them, affecting other students in the process. A parent, who identified himself as Oboh Emmanuel, said the behaviour of the students attracted…

Tottenham Hotspur are close to completing the signing of Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool FC. The 32-year-old left-back played his final game for Liverpool against Brentford FC on Sunday after confirming he would leave the club when his contract expires this summer. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, details of the move to Tottenham are still being finalised, but both parties have reportedly reached an agreement in principle ahead of the new Premier League season. Spurs had previously attempted to sign Robertson during the January transfer window when the club was under former manager Thomas Frank. A…

If you want an iPad that’s more powerful than the entry-level model but less expensive than the iPad Pro, the latest iPad Air is the one to buy, and it’s down to one its best prices to date. The 11-inch Air with 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity is available at Amazon starting at $519.99 ($79 off). If you want a larger screen, the base 13-inch Air has dropped to a new low price of $699 ($100 off), also at Amazon.No matter which size you choose, the new iPad Air is noticeably faster than the base iPad thanks to its…

Tokenized commodities platform Streamex said it is launching a Solana-based marketplace for trading tokenized assets in partnership with Orca, a decentralized exchange built on Solana.According to a Tuesday announcement, the trading infrastructure will allow verified accredited investors to buy and sell Streamex’s yield-bearing, gold-backed GLDY token through regulated onchain trading pools operating around the clock. The system uses identity and compliance checks tied to Streamex’s KYC and accreditation process to restrict trading access to approved investors while enabling secondary market liquidity for regulated digital assets.The companies said neither Streamex nor Orca will act as brokers or intermediaries for investors seeking…