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At least 25 teams are assured of a spot in the league phase of the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League. With domestic leagues concluding across Europe, several clubs have already qualified for the next season’s competition. This is based on their league positions and the number of teams that UEFA will allow qualify. They include: England: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Manchester United Spain: Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Villarreal Italy: Inter Milan, Napoli Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Stuttgart France: Lens, Lille, Paris Saint-Germain Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven Portugal: Porto Belgium: Club Brugge Turkey: Galatasaray Ukraine:…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has concluded arrangements to distribute 53,040 bags of fertiliser to farmers and other beneficiaries across the 13 local government areas of Kano North Senatorial District ahead of the 2026 farming season. The intervention, which comprises 88 trucks of fertiliser, is expected to commence on May 31, 2026. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir. According to the statement, the annual fertiliser distribution forms part of Barau’s efforts to support farmers, boost agricultural productivity…

Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun State Sector Command, has deployed 555 personnel for special patrol during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state. The Osun Sector Commander, Mr Sunday Adebayo, made the disclosure in a statement issued by the Sector Public Education Officer, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Saturday in Osogbo. Adebayo said the week-long operation would commence from May 25 to May 31 across the state to prevent road accident and ensure free flow of traffic during the festive period. He enjoined road users to adhere strictly to road safety guidelines to avoid being sanctioned for wrongful or dangerous driving. According…

The All Progressives Congress has rescheduled its governorship and State House of Assembly primary elections in Bauchi, Kwara and Zamfara states. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, announced in a statement on Thursday that the governorship primary elections in Bauchi and Kwara states had been rescheduled to Friday, May 22, 2026. Morka said the postponement was approved by the National Working Committee of the APC after consultations with relevant stakeholders, in line with the party’s commitment to ensuring a transparent, orderly, peaceful and credible primary election process. The statement read in part, “The All Progressives Congress hereby announces the…

The Unity Cup has been confirmed as a FIFA Tier 1 event ahead of next week’s competition at The Valley in south-east London, with the designation ensuring that all participating fixtures carry full international recognition under FIFA regulations. This year’s tournament, which runs from May 26 to 30 at Charlton Athletic’s historic ground, features Nigeria, Jamaica, India and Zimbabwe. Nigeria face Zimbabwe in the opening semi-final on May 26, followed by Jamaica against India on May 27, with the third-place play-off and final both taking place on May 30. Nigeria are the defending champions, having beaten Jamaica on penalties following…

In a recent interview, you mentioned that you once sought to buy your own coffin. How did you end up taking that step? I was frustrated. It was the highest level of frustration because imagine a young man of my age then; I was in my late 20s, and I could not even afford to eat once in a day. People kept saying all sorts: that guy is lazy, he doesn’t want to work, he left teaching service for something uncertain; leaving certainty for uncertainty. I was ferociously frustrated, and I thought the only thing I could do was to…

Polymarket confirmed a security exploit affected part of its infrastructure, pointing to a possible private key compromise involving a wallet used for top-up operations, while saying user funds and market resolution were safe.In a Friday X post, Polymarket developers said contracts and core infrastructure were unaffected. Polymarket product lead Akanshu Jain and multiple other Polymarket employees also said user funds and market resolution are safe.Blockchain investigator ZachXBT first flagged the exploit as a compromise to the Polymarket-linked UMA Conditional Tokens Framework (CTF) Adapter contract on Polygon, with the exploiter draining at least $520,000.However, Josh Stevens, Polymarket’s vice president of engineering,…

Max Thieriot broke his silence on how season 5 of Fire Country will differ following a showrunner shakeup, a possible time jump and more. The season 4 finale, which aired on Friday, May 22, ended on a surprisingly happy note with everyone celebrating at Jake’s (Jordan Calloway) wedding without any last minute deaths or dangerous emergencies in Edgewater. “When we started off the year, we weren’t certain if we wanted to leave some things really up in the air or have a hopeful and joyful ending,” Thieriot, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly. “We want to leave somewhere that really feels…

The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has resigned. The intelligence chief submitted her resignation on Friday and attributed the decision to the need to support her husband, Abraham Williams, who was diagnosed with bone cancer. In a statement on Friday, Mrs Gabbard said his sickness makes it mandatory for her to step away from the “public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle.” “Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage, standing steadfast through my deployment to East Africa on a Joint Special Operations mission, multiple political campaigns, and…

Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu produced a defining cup final performance on Friday night as Trabzonspor edged Konyaspor 2-1 to lift the Turkish Cup, with the Super Eagles forward directly involved in both goals of a dramatic final in Turkey. The Nigerian striker, one of the most physically dominant forwards in European football, opened the scoring in the first half with a trademark aerial finish. The move was crafted down the right flank, where Wagner Pina delivered a pinpoint cross into the box, and Onuachu rose highest to power a header beyond the Konyaspor goalkeeper in the 18th minute. The…