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The stage is set for the grand climax of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season, as the title race, continental qualification chase, and relegation battle all go down to the final day, promising a dramatic afternoon across the country. Rangers International lead the standings with 65 points, just one ahead of Rivers United, ensuring the championship will only be decided after the final whistle on Sunday. Rangers are in Lagos to face Ikorodu City, who are still pushing for continental qualification, while Rivers United host Katsina United in Port Harcourt, hoping for a favour from Lagos. At the bottom…

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is the Biafra the South-East has been looking for. Umahi noted that Tinubu has integrated the entire South-East into the mainstream. Speaking during the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary in Ebonyi State, the minister said the President gave the South-East what he described as juicy appointments. He said: “Tinubu is the Biafra we have been looking for, a man who has integrated the entire South-East. “A man who has given us juicy appointments and a man who has given us very important infrastructure. Bola Tinubu on your mandate…

A residential building on Tewo-Gbore Street, Ogele Ori-Sunbare, in the Eyenkorin area of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, was gutted by fire in the early hours of Sunday. A room-and-parlour self-contained apartment and a two-bedroom flat were affected in the incident, which occurred around 12:38 a.m. The spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement on Sunday, explained that firefighters responded immediately after receiving a distress call from the area. The statement said the timely intervention of the firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby structures and limited the extent of the damage recorded during…

Kano Pillars forward Ahmed Musa has said he expects a difficult duel when his side do battle with Plateau United in the final game of the season. The Sai Masu Gida will meet Plateau United at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday (today). Kano Pillars need at least a draw to guarantee their place in the top flight for next season. Musa said that his dream is for both team’s to remain in the NPFL next season. “Jos is my home, the game is going to be a very difficult because both teams need a point to stay in the league,” Musa…

The Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has dismissed a viral video alleging non-payment of troops’ allowances and intimidation of a soldier, describing the claims as false, misleading and a deliberate attempt to discredit the military. The Army said the video circulating on social media misrepresented facts around welfare payments, stressing that all legitimate allowances due to personnel had been settled up to date. In a statement shared on Sunday, signed by the Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Theatre Command insisted there were no outstanding arrears owed to troops under the operation.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered hundreds of MDMA pills, popularly known as Ecstasy, concealed in bicycle luggage carriers bound for Europe. This agency’s Director for Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed the seizure in a narco-trend alert shared on X on Sunday. He warned members of the public against accepting parcels or luggage whose contents they do not know or which were not packed in their presence. According to Babafemi, operatives discovered the illicit drugs hidden inside the bicycle accessories during a recent operation. NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs concealed in bicycle luggage carriers The agency stressed that…

President Bola Tinubu recorded a sweeping victory in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election in Yobe State on Saturday, securing 253,804 votes. Governor Mai Mala Buni, who served as the collation officer for the exercise, announced in Damaturu that Tinubu polled 91.5 per cent of the total registered APC members in the state to emerge victorious in the primary. According to the governor, Tinubu defeated his challenger, Osifo Stanley, who scored zero votes in the election. Declaring the results, Buni said, “President Tinubu has scored 91.5 per cent of the total number of registered APC members in Yobe State…

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo and 13 other players have reported to the Super Eagles camp in London as coach Eric Chelle begins preparations for the 2026 Unity Cup tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 14 players, comprising Europe-based professionals and Nigeria Premier Football League stars, had their first training session on Saturday evening at Cray Valley FC, Middle Park Avenue, London, ahead of Nigeria’s opening fixture against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, May 26. Okonkwo, a product of Arsenal’s youth academy, arrives in camp after a standout season with Wrexham, where he kept 10 clean sheets in 39 league appearances to help the…

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.Hacking the first generation of AI chatbots was a laughably simple affair. You didn’t need any technical know-how, backdoor access, or even a basic understanding of what a large language model was. You didn’t need to code. To get an AI system that had cost billions to build to abandon its safety instructions, sometimes all you had to do was ask.These…

Senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who raised concerns about prediction market companies were suspended, investigated and eventually pushed out of the agency.According to a New York Times investigation published Sunday, the officials had flagged concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate, each with alleged business ties to the Trump family. Career staff worried that Crypto.com was not treating small bettors fairly, that Polymarket lacked adequate fraud protections and that Gemini’s affiliate had not completed the required regulatory review to operate.Despite those concerns, then-acting CFTC chair Caroline Pham and her senior counsel intervened to help the firms…