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Nigerian rapper, Emeka Akumefule, popularly known as Blaqbonez, has claimed that the music industry is “very wicked.” He expressed strong concern over excessive egos and lack of support among musicians.  The ‘Chanel’ crooner lamented that he always supports his colleagues when they release new music by sharing it on his social media pages but they often ignore him whenever he needs their support.  On his X handle, he wrote, “I think this [music] industry is very wicked because since i dropped Chanel, none of my peers have posted it.  “@Drake I posted yours last week, @centralcee @1future @1GunnaGunna I support…

Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira, has rated the Gunners’ chances of winning and retaining the Premier League title next season. Arsenal won the Premier League last weekend ahead of Manchester City. Mikel Arteta’s side had seven points above the Cityzens, who finished in second position. “I hope they can do that [retain Premier League title next season] because we couldn’t do that in our time,” Vieira told Sky Sports. “If you look at the current squad, they are really quite young but do have experience and talent. There’s no reason why they can’t dominate the Premier League for the upcoming years.…

Gazans mark a dark Eid with no feasts or joy due to war, soaring prices, and scarcity of essential goods, including sacrificial sheep and Eid biscuits. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-feasts-no-joy-gazans-mark-a-dark-eid/ Read the full article here

Tragedy struck in Sokoto State as no fewer than six youths from Rabah Local Government Area lost their lives in a fatal road accident in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, while returning from Kano ahead of the Sallah celebrations. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victims were among over 18 passengers travelling in a commercial vehicle from Kano, where they had reportedly gone in search of livelihood opportunities. A resident of Rabah, Malam Abubakar Chibau, told our correspondent on Tuesday that the accident, which occurred on Monday, claimed the lives of six passengers, many of whom were breadwinners for their families. According…

Buruj Sports Academy has officially unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art football stadium complex after securing six acres of land in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The proposed project will include a standard football pitch, a modern athletics track, a 5,000-capacity pavilion, dressing rooms, a players’ tunnel, a referees’ section, parking space and a world-class training environment designed to nurture the next generation of football stars. According to the academy, the stadium project represents the next phase in its development and long-term vision for grassroots football. “This is not just a stadium project — it is a dream for every young footballer who…

An unknown trader’s $1.3 billion sale of shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Tuesday has coincided with a steep fall in the price of Bitcoin immediately after the sale, according to analysts.A trader sold 29.2 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) at 2:30 pm UTC on a “dark pool,” a private trading platform that institutions often use to discreetly make large trades outside of public markets.The impact of the $1.3 billion trade was immediately felt in the crypto market, with TradingView data showing that Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.5% from $77,875 to $76,720 in a short 10-minute…

Joy Behar is not impressed that New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart attended a recent rally with President Donald Trump. “For somebody to back a guy like Trump, whose history of discrimination and racism goes back to housing discrimination in the ’70s, DEI attacks and posting pictures of the Obamas as apes — when he’s on a team that’s 55 percent or 60 percent of the NFL, that much percentage of Black people,” Behar, 83, shared on the Tuesday, May 26, episode of The View. “That is just the definition of stupidity and racist in my opinion.” Before kicking off…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has opened a wide lead in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries as the party adjourned collation of results to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Results announced from 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) showed Atiku polling over a million votes ahead of other contenders. A tally of the results announced from the 26 regions shows that Atiku has polled a total of 1,390,276 votes so far, far ahead of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who has secured 248,455 votes and former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Ddeen, who has polled 156,075 votes. Messrs…

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has called on leaders in Nigeria and across the world to confront rising insecurity, economic hardship and global injustice as Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Adha 1447 AH. In a statement issued to mark the Islamic festival, MPAC said Eid-ul-Adha represents more than ritual celebrations, describing it as a season that reflects sacrifice, faith, compassion and justice. According to MPAC, the gathering of millions of pilgrims in Makkah for the Hajj remains one of the strongest symbols of equality and submission to Allah, where people from different races, social classes and nationalities worship together without distinction. The…

The Peter Obi Media Office, POMR, has claimed that certain politicians are intentionally spreading harmful lies suggesting that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential hopeful is against people from the North. POMR stated that some politicians have wrongly portrayed Obi’s time as governor of Anambra State, claiming that he “expelled” Northern traders and beggars back to their home regions. Ibrahim Umar, the spokesperson for POMR, said that there was no “expulsion” or ethnic cleansing that took place while Obi was the governor of Anambra State. In a signed statement, Umar said unlike the negative stories being spread by those trying…