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Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, has claimed Arsenal must keep winning their Premier League fixtures or they could lose the title. Carragher was analyzing last weekend’s matches, where both Arsenal and Manchester City picked up three points. The Gunners won 1-0 at West Ham, while City hammered Brentford 3-0 a day before. Mikel Arteta’s men are five points clear and only have Burnley (H) and Crystal Palace (A) left to play. City will play Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa in their remaining games. Carragher said: “Where they could put pressure on Arsenal is if they get a decent scoreline against…

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has assured Nigerians of having a good working relationship with former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 elections. Kwankwaso disclosed that he enjoyed a harmonious working relationship with his former deputy while serving as governor of Kano State, noting that he would replicate the same with Obi. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, Kwankwaso dismissed sentiments surrounding regional issues in his proposed working relationship with Obi. He said: “Well, I can tell you that from my experience as former Deputy Speaker of the House of…

The United States on Monday affirmed its rejection of the May 8 ‘progress declaration’ adopted during the second United Nations’ International Migration Review Forum, IMRF  The Forum, held at the UN Headquarters in New York, followed a multi-stakeholder hearing on May 4. Countries discussed the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Washington says it is not obligated by the decision at the meeting, as it did not participate and has persistently objected to the UN’s efforts to facilitate replacement immigration in the U.S. “President Trump rejected the Global Compact on Migration in 2017,” according to a State Department readout. “The intervening years have confirmed the wisdom of that opposition.”   The statement recalled the remark…

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to wait and see the outcome of next year’s general elections. Kwankwaso made the remark on Monday while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. He was responding to Atiku’s comment in which he said Kwankwaso’s popularity is restricted to Kano State. “Let’s wait and see the election. I have no issue with that, and I think we have gone past that level now. “We are in the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for now, and I know they are in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). I wish…

Former Kano State governor and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said the party decided to zone its presidential ticket to the South in the interest of fairness, equity, and political stability. Kwankwaso made the remarks on Monday while speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. He said he was pleased to have joined the NDC, describing members of the party as “like minds” committed to addressing Nigeria’s political challenges. According to him, the party leadership, including former Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, collectively agreed…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday tendered newspaper publications on the Naira redesign allegations against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, in his trial over alleged disobedience to the direction of law and causing injury to the nation. The newspaper publications are meant to serve as exhibits at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, where the anti-graft agency put him on trial over the Naira redesign allegations. The EFCC tendered the documents through a subpoenaed witness, Jegede Oluwasegun, an official of the National Library of Nigeria. Emefiele is…

Towards enforcing its free education policy and tackling the challenge of out-of-school children in Ogun, the Governor Dapo Abiodun administration has emphasised its zero tolerance stance against any form of illegal levies collections in both public primary and secondary school levels in the state. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abayomi Arigbabu, reiterated this during a meeting with the Headteachers General, HG, of the Four Divisions of Ogun State, All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, and Association of Primary School Headteachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, in his office in Abeokuta on Monday. Arigbabu affirmed  that any principal, headteacher or teacher…

Rangers striker Godwin Obaje has moved back to the top of the scorers’ chart in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, DAILY POST reports. Obaje grabbed a brace in Rangers’ hard-earned 2-1 victory over Bendel Insurance at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday. The experienced striker has now scored 14 goals for the Flying Antelopes in the NPFL this season. Obaje is just a goal away from his 100th goal in the Nigerian top-flight. The 30-year-old was top scorer in the NPFL in 2016 with 18 goals. Remo Stars’ Victor Mbaoma and Ikorodu City striker Joseph Arumala are also in…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed several terrorists during an airstrike targeting a suspected gathering of terrorist leaders in Zamfara State. The operation was carried out on May 10, 2026, following intelligence reports of a meeting involving suspected terrorist commanders at Tumfa Village in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja. According to the military, the suspected terrorists had gathered at a concealed location on the outskirts of the village, hidden within a…

The Federal Government has announced the removal of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, requirement for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programms in Colleges of Education. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, on Monday during the 2026 JAMB policy meeting in Abuja. Under the new admission guidelines, applicants will now only need a minimum of four O’Level credits in relevant subjects to qualify for entry into NCE programmes. According to the minister, the policy change is aimed at reducing the administrative workload on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB.