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Basketball icon Michael Jordan led a star-studded list of tributes as Pep Guardiola bid an emotional farewell to Manchester City after a trophy-laden decade in charge. Guardiola, 55, announced last week that he would step down as City manager, bringing an end to a remarkable 10-year spell that delivered 20 trophies and transformed the club into one of Europe’s dominant forces. Around 19,000 supporters gathered at Co-op Live for a farewell celebration packed with surprise appearances, emotional speeches and video tributes. Jordan appeared on the arena’s big screen with a special message for Guardiola. As reported by BBC Sport on…
Scammers have been using Google to deploy malicious phishing advertisements impersonating the crypto protocol Uniswap, which has reportedly netted the attackers at least $400,000. The on-chain analyst “b-block” posted to X on Monday that a website impersonating decentralized finance exchange Uniswap was draining funds from multiple wallets and the scammers were holding at least $400,000.Stacy Muur, founder of Web3 marketing agency Green Dots, said that the scammers had stolen the funds from users through a phishing ad on Google that impersonated Uniswap, and shared a screenshot of a sponsored result from the search engine.“It’s insane that Google has ignored this issue…
Queen Latifah kicked off her 2026 American Music Awards hosting gig with an unforgettable monologue fit for royalty. The rapper and actress, 56, opened the Monday, May 25, awards show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “I gotta say, it feels so good to be back here hosting the AMAs after 31 years,” Latifah said as she addressed the crowd. “You believe that? Some of BTS wasn’t even born, that’s crazy. That Black don’t crack baby! And if you would have told me 31 years ago I’d be back on that stage, a stack of awards, a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed former senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its sole governorship candidate in Taraba State. The affirmation took place on Monday in Jalingo at a meeting supervised by the party’s State Working Committee and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Speaking at the event, the PDP’s state legal adviser, Muhammad Danlami, said the process complied with Section 87(3) of the Electoral Act and the party’s guidelines, which allow a consensus or affirmation where a party fields a sole aspirant. Mr Bwacha, who addressed party members after his affirmation, pledged to prioritise infrastructure development, economic growth…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning that ongoing violence and humanitarian challenges are hampering efforts to contain the disease. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed on Sunday in a post on X that more than 900 suspected Ebola cases have so far been identified in the DRC, including 101 confirmed infections and 220 suspected deaths. The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among healthcare workers,…
Thousands of travellers heading to northern Nigeria for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations have remained stranded for hours along the Abuja–Kaduna Highway following a severe gridlock that has persisted since Monday. The congestion, which affected both private and commercial vehicles, was blamed on increased festive traffic, ongoing road construction, and heavy rainfall along the corridor. Many commuters narrated harrowing experiences as journeys that normally take less than three hours stretched into an all-day ordeal. “Flight from Kano to Lagos is about half a million naira, which I can’t afford. I decided to travel by road, and this is where I ended up,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said Christians who supported former presidential candidate, Peter Obi in 2023 are now fully backing President Bola Tinubu. He said the South South zone, which supported Obi and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, previously were now completely with Tinubu. He made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. According to Yilwatda: “In 2023 how many governors were in APC, how many do we have now? In 2023 how many House of Assembly members did we have? How many do we have now? Then we had over 50…
The Yobe State Police Command said its operatives attached to A Division, Damaturu, rescued a newborn baby girl, estimated to be one day old, after she was discovered abandoned in Kallalawa Village. The command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the command, the infant was promptly taken to the Special Baby Care Unit, General Hospital, Damaturu, where medical examination confirmed her to be in stable condition. “The child was thereafter handed over to the Social Welfare Department for proper care and protection, while investigations have commenced to trace the…
Twenty players trained at the Charlton Athletic Stadium on Monday night as the Super Eagles put finishing touches to their preparations for the Unity Cup semi-final clash with Zimbabwe, DAILY POST reports. Former Golden Eaglets captain, Samson Tijani arrived camp in time for the training session. Captain Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon and Akor Adams, Emmanuel Fernandez, Raphael Onyedika are still being awaited in London. Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle is expected to line up a largely experimental side against the Warriors following the unavailability of his top stars. The likes of Femi Azeez, Owen Oseni, and Rafiu Durosinmi are expected to…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the state secretariat complex, which is undergoing massive reconstruction, will be ready for use by the first quarter of 2027. The governor stated this on Monday after a tour of the multiple and expansive high-rise buildings, located in the Old GRA axis of Port Harcourt. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, and sent to newsmen. Fubara, who had undertaken a similar tour of the project earlier this year, said he decided to revisit the site to confirm the extent of the…
