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Spotify founder Daniel Ek says he has had an offer to buy Arsenal rejected. Amid the fallout from the European Super League collapse in April, Ek said he was interested in buying the club. On Saturday, he released a statement on Twitter to deny reports that he was yet to make an offer for the club. “This week an offer was made to both Josh Kroenke and their bankers that included fan ownership, representation at board and a golden share for the supporters,” Ek wrote. “They replied that they don’t need the money. I respect their decision but remain interested…

President Muhammadu Buhari is due to meet the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on growing security concerns in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions. The President, who will be departing Abuja on Sunday, May 16, 2021, will be attending a four-day African Finance Summit in the French capital, Paris, during which he is expected to meet with Mr. Macron on security matters. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Summit will be focused on reviewing African economy, following shocks from Coronavirus pandemic, and getting relief, especially from…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has replied critics of the recent decisions of Southern governors on open grazing and other issues saying the governors’ demands are irrevocable. Wike, who insisted that their demands must be respected reminded critics that no section of the country is inferior to others. Wike spoke during a grand reception held in his honour by Ogoni nationality in Bori, Khana Local Government Area on Saturday. The governor declared that he had taken further steps to fulfill the resolutions reached by Southern Governors in Asaba. He said: “We have taken a position and no going back. Enough…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday said the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry earlier slated for June 3 will now commence from June 19 to July 3. The board also announced a two-week extension for candidates to register. The registration exercise will end on May 29. The board also said the Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May will now hold on June 3. The board stated these in a communique issued at the end of a two–day meeting in Abuja. The communique was read by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is–haq Oloyede on Saturday.…

Leicester City lifted the FA Cup for the first time as Youri Tielemans’ stunning long-range goal earned the Foxes victory over Chelsea at Wembley. Tielemans collected a loose ball 30 yards out before rifling an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Chelsea thought they had equalised late on but VAR ruled out Wes Morgan’s own goal due to offside in the build-up. Leicester beat Man Utd at Old Trafford for the first time in 23 years The Foxes held firm in stoppage time to earn Brendan Rodgers his first major trophy in English football. More to follow…

The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS has again given out cheques to more victims of police brutality. At the panel’s sitting on Saturday, two victims were awarded the sum of N11 million as compensation. With the new compensations, the panel has now given out a total sum of N68.25 million to 12 petitioners. In the petition of late Rasheed Olanrewaju Kareem, his widow was awarded the sum of N10m for the extra judicial killing. The brother of the deceased, Olalekan Bankole, who testified on February 16, had said that the deceased was shot in the…

The Plateau State police command has arrested a Lebanese national, simply identified as Simo for allegedly sleeping with 14 underaged girls in Jos. According to Africa Independent Television, AIT, the Lebanese lured the underaged girls to his residence in Abattoir community, a suburb of Jos. Seven of the victims are allegedly pregnant. ‘How I killed Iniobong Umoren’ – Suspect The command’s spokesman, ASP Gabriel Ubah, confirming the arrest said the Lebanese national was apprehended after the family of an 11-year-old girl filed a complaint that he molested her. The complaint further led to the discovery of his other victims in…

Not less than eleven persons, including an baby, abducted from the Jibia mosque in Katsina State have regained freedom. The worshippers were abducted on Monday at a mosque located in the outskirts of Jibiya town of Katsina State while observing midnight prayers. A local resident, Fahad Mukhtar told newsmen that the victims escaped from their abductors on Wednesday afternoon in Zurmi Local Government Area of the neighboring Zamfara State. Their release, according to an eyewitness, was facilitated by a woman married to one of the bandits who untied them where they were kept and asked them to run away. Those…

Scores of youths under the aegis of Omo Oduduwa United have stormed the streets of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, to agitate for a Yoruba nation. The protesters converged on November 27 bridge in the Africa area, Osogbo for the protest. They marched from the November 27 bridge through Ogo-Oluwa, Aregbe junction, Fakunle, Ola-Iya and Odi Olowo areas. Afenifere declare support for ban on open grazing The protesters carried placards, banners chanting secession songs and distributing handbills to people along the streets. According to The Nation there was heavy security presence in major junctions of Osogbo as operatives of…

The Bank of England’s deputy governor, Jon Cunliffe, has argued that with the rise of non-bank actors issuing digital currency, public money in digital form could serve as an important factor to boost confidence in money as a social convention. In a speech made by Jon Cunliffe at the OMFIF Digital Money Institute in London, he explained the trends in the widespread use of private money issued by commercial banks and how the COVID-19 pandemic aided the shift from public to private money for everyday payments. With this shift away from public money, Jon Cunliffe predicts that newer technologies are…