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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson sent him a message as he prepares to leave the Cityzens in the coming days. Guardiola disclosed this during his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City’s final Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday. The Spaniard will leave Man City at the end of the season after a 10-year stay at the Premier League giants. However, Guardiola has now revealed that Ferguson had been in touch to congratulate him on his time at City. “One of the biggest compliments I had: I got a…
The Oyo State Government, through the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State, has commenced the distribution of subsidised food commodities to interested workers in the state as part of efforts to cushion the economic challenges ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State, Akeugberu Akeugbagold, disclosed this during the unveiling of the distribution exercise held on the corporation’s premises in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan, Akeugbagold said the initiative was aimed at supporting…
A 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Wilson, has been sentenced to six months in prison in Ghana for trying to obtain a Ghanaian passport with forged nationality documents. The Ghana Immigration Service confirmed the conviction in a report published by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday. Earlier, Ghana’s Citi Newsroom reported on Wednesday that Wilson, a welder, pleaded guilty before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on May 12, 2026. She was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour on three counts, with the sentences to run concurrently. According to the reports, Wilson was arrested on April 24, 2026, at…
The All Progressives Congress has rescheduled the Adamawa Central Senatorial District Primary Election in Adamawa State to Saturday. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, APC, Felix Morka on Friday. The Party urges all aspirants, Party officials, and stakeholders to take note of the new date and ensure strict compliance with all guidelines issued for the conduct of the exercise in order to ensure a transparent, credible and peaceful primary election process. Morka stated, “The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled the conduct of the Adamawa Central Senatorial District Primary Election in Adamawa State to Saturday,…
As part of efforts to advance maritime safety in Nigeria, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it will collaborate with the National Hydrographic Agency to explore avenues to enhance the use and patronage of locally developed nautical charts and other hydrographic communication tools. A statement by the Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations Unit at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, stated that the move formed the thrust of deliberations when the Hydrographer of the Nation, Rear Admiral Olumide Fadahunsi, paid a working visit to the management of NIMASA. “The collaboration between both agencies is expected to further strengthen maritime administration and support…
Roberto De Zerbi has urged his Tottenham team to play with “blood, character and spirit” as they battle to avoid a first relegation in 49 years on Sunday. A draw against Everton on the final day of the Premier League season will all but certainly save Spurs, as 18th-placed West Ham, two points behind, have a significantly inferior goal difference. Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers host Leeds at the London Stadium on the same day, with all 10 games kicking off at 1500 GMT. “We have to play with blood, with character, with spirit because it’s a final,” De Zerbi said…
With Memorial day weekend kicking off the travel season, we’re seeing a lot of deals pop up on travel gadgets, from portable power banks to noise-canceling headphones. One of the best right now is Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 Bluetooth adapter, which lets you use your wireless headphones with in-flight entertainment systems so you can enjoy your flight a little more. It’s currently down to $49.99 ($10 off) at Amazon and directly from Twelve South, which is one of its best prices to date.The Bluetooth transmitter lets you ditch the airline’s wired earbuds in favor of your own Bluetooth headphones…
The chair of the US House of Representatives’ Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters to the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket, questioning the companies’ response to incidents of insider trading on the platform.In a Friday X post, Committee Chair James Comer confirmed reports that he had sent letters to Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour, asking them for internal records on how the companies were handling insider trading. The Kentucky lawmaker said there were concerns in Congress over elected officials using “basic insider knowledge” to profit off the government’s actions.“More than 80 suspiciously timed trades were…
Stephen Colbert seized the opportunity to take a shot at CBS one last time during his final episode of The Late Show. On the Thursday, May 21, installment of the late night show, Colbert, 62, conducted his usual “Meanwhile” segment in which he poked fun at news headlines. Colbert specifically brought up how the owner of the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas and other Peanuts television specials has filed four lawsuits “against those illegally using the famous song ‘Linus and Lucy.’” “Now Peanuts is a powerful brand and corporation in and of itself, anyone illegally using that music is…
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election in Kwara State. The chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Musiliu Obanikoro, announced the result on Friday after the conclusion of the party’s primary election across the state. Mr Obanikoro said Mr Danladi-Salihu, popularly known as SYD, polled more than 94,000 votes to defeat other aspirants. The victory capped days of intense political negotiations, controversy and shifting alliances within the Kwara APC ahead of the governorship primary. PREMIUM TIMES had earlier…
