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The 2025/26 Premier League season ended with drama, tears and celebrations on Sunday. At Selhurst Park, Arsenal finished their title-winning campaign in style, Tottenham Hotspur narrowly avoided relegation, but West Ham United suffered the heartbreak of dropping out of the top flight. Freshly crowned champions, Arsenal closed the season with a 2-1 victory away at Crystal Palace. Mikel Arteta’s side, who secured the title in midweek, lifted the Premier League trophy after the match to cap their first league triumph since 2004. At the other end of the table, Tottenham survived relegation by the narrowest of margins after defeating Everton…

Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta, has named Pep Guardiola as the best manager in the world. Arteta also named Manchester City as the best team in the history of the Premier League. He spoke at his post-match interview after Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 on the final day (Sunday) of the Premier League campaign. “We had to raise our level because you have opposition who are constantly asking that question of you,” Arteta said after the match. “In my opinion, we had the best team [Manchester City] in the history of this competition, pushing us. In Pep, by far, he is…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appealed to its presidential aspirants, party leaders and members to remain peaceful and united ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for Monday. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the primaries as an important moment for both the party and Nigerians seeking a better political option. “The ADC remains proud to stand today as the only truly democratic party in Nigeria, because it is the only political party whose choice of presidential candidate is determined through open primaries,” the statement said. The party said the conduct of members before,…

The 2025/2026 Premier League season ended on Sunday, with Arsenal crowned as title winners at Selhurst Park. Mikel Arteta’s men rounded off a historic campaign with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. They finished seven points clear of Manchester City, who were defeated 2-1 by Aston Villa in Pep Guardiola’s final game in charge. At the end of the campaign, there are several players and teams that were top in certain categories. Here’s the full list of award winners: Golden Boot – Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 27 goals Golden Glove – David Raya (Arsenal): 19 clean sheets Fair Play Award…

Traditional rulers across Kwara North Senatorial District have paid a thank-you visit to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq following the emergence of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Salihu Danladi, as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. According to a statemnt on Sunday signed by Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mashood Agboola, the visit, led by the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Bologi II, was held at the Government House, Ilorin, where the monarchs expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRazaq and other stakeholders for what they described as the zoning of…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Qawiyu Oloyede, a resident of Sokoto road, Atan-Ota for posting fake bandit attack video on the social media to heighten fear and anxiety over an unfounded and non-existent bandits invasion. A video had been circulating on Sunday showing Oloyede being interrogated by police officers over this fake video. The suspect who is said to be a tailor told the police that he created the video on false bandits attack to gain followers on social media. He said that, “I created the fake bandit attack and posted it on social media to gain…

A faction of the African Democratic Congress loyal to Dumebi Kachikwu on Sunday dissolved the party’s National Working Committee and declared him its presidential candidate. The decision was taken at the faction’s national convention and presidential primary held in Abuja, where delegates adopted Kachikwu through a voice vote. The faction also dissolved the existing NWC and immediately replaced it with a new set of national officers. The new executives include Kingsley Oggah as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Abdulkadir Bashir as National Chairman, Johnny Derek as National Secretary, Kennedy O. Odion as National Treasurer, Chief Amirigoye as National Financial…

Tottenham secured Premier League survival on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday as West Ham’s 14-year stay in the top division came to an end. Spurs kicked off against Everton needing, realistically, only a draw to avoid relegation for the first time since 1977 — as they sat two points clear of the Hammers with a significantly better goal difference. Joao Paulinha released the mounting pressure at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just before half-time, poking home after his header thundered back off a post. The Portugal midfielder was mobbed by his teammates as head coach Roberto De…

Beartooth lead singer Caleb Shomo’s wife, Fleur Shomo, is breaking her silence after the rocker came out as a “proudly gay man.” “Not really sure how to start this cause does anything even need to be said? But I guess I’ll just dive right in,” Fleur wrote via Instagram on Saturday, May 23. “The past few months have been a very disorientating and hurtful time to navigate. For both of us. But I will always want to love, protect and support Caleb. I have cared more about his well being over the years than anything else in the world.” She…

Veteran politician and former senator, Yakubu Danmarke has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Katsina State. Mr Danmarke secured the ticket on Sunday at the party’s primary held at the PDP state secretariat in Katsina metropolis. Though he was adopted as the consensus aspirant following stakeholder consultations, he went through a formal affirmation vote by delegates. The numbers Announcing the result, Chairman of the PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer, Nuradeen Sani, said 77,085 delegates were accredited for the exercise. Of this number, 77,013 votes were cast in favour of…