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Ex-England striker, Michael Owen, claims that Liverpool and Manchester City are the two teams that would have stopped Arsenal from winning the Premier League title this season. Speaking on talkSPORT, Owen said that the two rivals have “semi-handed it” to Mikel Arteta’s men. City currently sitting in second place on the table, six points behind the Gunners. The Reds, who won the title with 10 points last term, are further down in sixth place and 14 points behind. This Sunday, Liverpool will play Manchester City at Anfield, and one of them is expected to lose points. Owen said: “I think…

The Oyo State Police Command has successfully mediated a burgeoning land dispute between the Ito and Sando Aare quarters of Ofiki land, averting potential violence in the region. In a high-level intervention held on Thursday at the State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, the Command facilitated a formal peace accord following escalating tensions over the “Amosiko” land. The conflict centres on a tract of land partitioned into three sectors: Ito, Agere, and Sando. While the area enjoyed decades of stability under the late Oloto, his passing in 2025 triggered a vacuum of authority. This resulted in sharp disagreements over mosque management,…

The All Progressives Congress in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State has criticised former governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, accusing him of neglecting his home community during his time in office, while commending the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu for prioritising grassroots development. Speaking at an APC stakeholders’ meeting in Tambuwal, the party’s chairman, Isa Achida, said the current administration has demonstrated the relevance of local governments through visible projects, appointments, and empowerment programmes across the area. Achida also faulted Tambuwal’s involvement in what he described as a political coalition made up of “the same old politicians moving from one…

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has recorded a strong financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025, posting a group profit of N381bn, up 68 per cent from the N225.3bn recorded in 2024. In its annual statements of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2025, the group’s total income rose to N896bn, representing a 38 per cent increase from N647bn the previous year, boosted by a sharp rise in fee and commission revenue, which climbed to N230.2bn, up 35 per cent from N170.4bn in 2024. Trading revenue also contributed significantly, increasing to N77bn, a 33 per cent…

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has explained the rationale behind the club’s decision to allow Frank Onyeka to join Coventry City on loan, tipping the Nigeria midfielder for instant success in the Championship, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Coventry City announced the signing of the midfielder on Monday in one of the deadline-day moves of the January transfer window. Frank admitted the Nigeria midfielder required regular football after struggling for consistent playing time over the past two seasons. The 27-year-old joined Brentford from Danish side Midtjylland in July 2021 in a deal worth around €10m, which at the time made him…

Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox as it marks its 25-year milestone. After the tough decision to release more Xbox games on rival consoles two years ago, 2026 is a chance to refocus on the platform and celebrate some of Xbox’s biggest franchises. It’s also an opportunity for Microsoft to define its vision for the future of Xbox, after months of confusion from fans and plummeting Xbox hardware sales.Xbox kicked off 2026 with its annual Developer Direct last month, a preview of some of the games it’s publishing this year. Microsoft is lining up its “four horsemen” for…

The Aster decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) and perpetual futures platform announced on Thursday that its layer-1 blockchain testnet is now live for all users, with a potential rollout of the Aster layer-1 mainnet in Q1 2026.Several new features are slated for a Q1 launch, including fiat currency on-ramps, the release of the Aster code for builders and the upcoming L1 mainnet, according to the Aster roadmap.Aster will focus on infrastructure, token utility and building its ecosystem and community in 2026, according to the roadmap.  Source: AsterAster rebranded as a perpetual futures DEX in March 2025 and is a direct competitor…

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A section of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway under constrution could triger the release of more than 3.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases and cause climate damage valued at nearly N785 billion, according to a new scientific assessment that warns the project would destroy the carbon-absorbing capacity of the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve. The study, conducted by Joel Benson, a greenhouse gas analyst and researcher at the University of Abuja, assessed the climate implications of the highway using satellite-based geospatial data and internationally recognised greenhouse gas accounting frameworks. According to the findings, constructing the highway through the reserve would result in…

Kikelomo Atanda-Owo, the wife of veteran journalist Reuben Abati, has spoken about her previous failed marriages. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Abati, a former adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, unveiled Kikelomo, the CEO and Chief Consultant of Z-Edge Holdings, as his third wife in 2023. Speaking during an interview on media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown’s “The Morayo Show”, the marketing communications executive revealed that she experienced two failed marriages before meeting Mr Abati. She appeared alongside the 60-year-old journalist in the interview, which was posted on the show’s YouTube channel on Wednesday. Reflecting on her past, Ms Atanda-Owo explained that those…