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Edi Umoh The PSG vs Arsenal predicted lineups are intriguing with some massive decisions for both teams to make ahead of the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest on Saturday. PSG Coach, Luis Enrique and Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta have hard choices to make in the selection of players to do the magic. Below are the PSG vs Arsenal predicted lineups in full, with analysis on how Enrique and Arteta should line up their teams. Also read: PSG Set up UCL final against Arsenal After beating Bayern Munich PSG predicted lineup —— Safonov ——- —- Hakimi —- Marquinhos —- Pacho…

Aniefiok Christopher Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 general elections. The result was announced on Wednesday night in a statement shared on the party’s official X page, which declared that Atiku defeated former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and former banker, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the contest. “Atiku defeats Amaechi, Hayatudeen to secure ADC Presidential Ticket. “Final result: Atiku 1,855,787, Amaechi 509,397, Hayatudeen 180,903. Total votes cast in the election: 2,546,457. Total party membership for the election: 3,113,599. Congratulations to Waziri Atiku,” the statement added. A breakdown of the…

Aniefiok Christopher  The Akwa Ibom Children’s Parliament has sought inclusion in the budgeting process to help them to make meaningful inputs on matters affecting the welfare of children in the state.  The Speaker of the Children’s Parliament, Miss Rhoda Vincent made the call during the 2026 Children’s Day celebration held at Uyo Township Stadium under the theme Future Now: Promoting Inclusion for Every Nigerian Child. Doing this, Miss Vincent explained, would allow the members of the parliament selected from the 31 local government areas of the state to identify specific areas of need in such relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies…

Press Release Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, Kashim Shettima and Muslim faithful in Nigeria and around the world on occasion of Eid El Kabir celebration. In a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President said the occasion calls for prayer and sober reflection on the theme of sacrifice. “This sacred occasion reminds us of Prophet Ibrahim’s unwavering faith, obedience, and willingness to sacrifice for the sake of Almighty Allah. Also read: FG Approves Wednesday, Thursday As Eid-El-Kabir Holiday “These timeless virtues of…

Aniefiok Christopher The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections. In a motion on notice attached to the appeal, INEC prayed the court for an order staying the execution and/or further execution of the judgment of the High Court delivered on 20 May, 2026, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal it filed against the judgment at the Court of Appeal. Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had nullified guidelines issued by the…

Aniefiok Christopher Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday sentenced twin brothers and five others to death by hanging over the kidnap and murder of Rev. Edwin Isaiah Dokubo-Harry.  The deceased was abducted and killed in 2013 in a community in Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state. The convicts faced a 25-count charge bordering on conspiracy, kidnap, m8rder, possession of illegal fire arm and criminality. Justice Boma Diepiri, who sat on the case, discharged and acquitted Emmanuel Israel and Nephew Philemon. Also read: Ekiti Lecturer Faces death by Hanging for Robbery The court said the convicts…

Akakan Umoh The recent President Bola Tinubu’s approval of certification and compliance procedures for five proposed deep seaport projects in five states, targeting the recovery of over 70 per cent of Nigerian-bound cargo currently handled by neighbouring African countries has not settled well with many. The five are the Badagry Deep Sea Port in Lagos State, Olokola Deep Sea Port in Ondo State, Ibom Deep Sea Port in Akwa Ibom State, Bakassi Deep Sea Port in Cross River State and Bonny Deep Sea Port in Rivers State. In Akwa Ibom, the announcement has not settled with many people who have…

Edi Umoh President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Rangers International FC on their historic triumph in the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Tinubu hailed the Enugu-based side for securing a record ninth league title in a campaign that has rekindled memories of the club’s glorious past and reaffirmed its place in Nigerian football history. In a statement issued by the Presidency on May 25, 2026, through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu praised the club’s managers, players, and supporters after they finished top of the league table with 68 points from 38 matches, edging out…

Aniefiok Christopher A total of 178 suspects linked to various criminal activities in Akwa Ibom are wallowing in police detention, awaiting court arraignment. This is as the Akwa Ibom Police Command recovered 69 firearms in its ongoing war against crime in the state. Addressing journalists during a press conference at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo on Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, declared that the Command has intensified intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and restoring public confidence in security architecture across the state. Also read: Commissioner’s Impersonator and Property Vandals in Police Net …

An usher in one of the new generation churches in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, would die by hanging for killing his  girlfriend, and stealing her phone. The 33 year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson was convicted and sentenced after he was found guilty on a two-count charge of murder and stealing by Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo. The incident occurred on February 6, 2025, which was the convict’s birthday, at about 7 a.m, when Nelson, who resided along Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, visited his girlfriend,  Emem Monday Effanga, at her residence at No.102, Aka Road, opposite NEPA…