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Newly promoted Hull City produced a stunning result on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Premier League season, beating Manchester United 2-0 at the MKM Stadium on Saturday to leave the visitors reeling after their first competitive outing under Michael Carrick. Semi Ajayi opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a close-range finish following a corner, before Nobel Mendy doubled the lead in the 38th minute with a header from a set-piece delivery by Regan Slater. Manchester United dominated possession but struggled to break down a well-organised Hull defence. The official club account posted afterwards: “Defeat in our opening…

After PUNCH’s report on the loss of lives due to a lack of primary healthcare facilities in Igbokofi, Ogun State, the government built a five-bed health centre with staff quarters to serve as a lodge for medical staff, SEGUN ODUNAYO reports At about 1:05 pm, Folake Olaniyi, in her red T-shirt and black skirt, walked briskly into the village square, where singing, dancing and celebrations were ongoing at the commissioning of the health centre. She stood at the back, watching the singers sing, dancers dance, and speakers speak. Gradually, her straight face gave way to a small smile. Immediately, this…

Two upgrades in the testnet and one number that keeps coming up: 200 million gas. Google Gemini AI predicts that the throughput jump reframes what Ethereum can carry, and the price prediction targets $3,200 to $4,200 by the end of 2026, with $3,500 as the base case from $2,100.The Platåberget testnet for Glamsterdam anchors the case. It introduces block-level access lists through EIP-7928.Enshrined proposer-builder separation arrives alongside it via EIP-7732. Together, those drastically expand Layer-1 gas throughput toward that 200 million figure.Source: Gemini AI Ethereum Price PredictionClient developers are already finalizing the next scope. The Hegota upgrade has confirmed FOCIL…

Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Wilfred Ndidi will battle for who deserves to be called Nigeria’s best player ahead of the official release of EA Sports FC 27, Soccernet.ng reports. The three Super Eagles stars offer very different qualities. Osimhen, who is firmly on the radar of Al Hilal, is the powerful striker who can turn one run behind a defence into a goal. Lookman is the quick attacker who can carry the ball, beat defenders and create chances. Ndidi operates in a different part of the pitch, where his job is to win the ball, break up attacks and…

Two children were feared dead and several others hospitalised after a heavy downpour triggered building collapses and flooding in Gandun Sarki community, Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The downpour, which lasted for more than an hour last Thursday night, ripped through parts of Hadejia Senatorial District, leaving a trail of destruction across homes and farmlands. Reports gathered from the area indicated that more than 20 houses collapsed during the rain. It added that several other homes were either submerged by floodwaters or surrounded by them, forcing families to flee. Giving details to a PUNCH correspondent on Friday,…

With a mixture of Nigerian stars from the men’s and women’s game, there is enough quality to build a highly competitive Nigeria-themed squad in EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team, Soccernet.ng reports. EA Sports has released the FC 27 player ratings, giving Nigerian players a new set of Overall (OVR) ratings to work with ahead of the new Ultimate Team. Interestingly, the highest-rated Nigerian player is Chiamaka Nnadozie, who is rated 85 OVR, alongside Osimhen, who’s at 85, while Ademola Lookman is Nigeria’s third-highest-rated player at 83. With FC 27 Ultimate Team allowing players to build squads featuring both male…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said his responsibility in the current political contest is to keep opposition leaders under pressure and ensure they do not feel comfortable. Wike stated this on Friday while speaking to journalists during an inspection of ongoing infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The minister, who spoke about the state of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections, said the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party had made it difficult to identify a formidable leading opposition party. He said, “I’ve told you there is no position. What do…

By Stephen Angbulu The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund says it has raised $1.8m of the $25m in flexible funding urgently required to fight cholera outbreak in Nigeria. In its latest situation report obtained by Saturday PUNCH from its appeals and situation reports portal, the agency said at least 25,074 children, or 44 per cent of all suspected cases nationwide, were battling the disease, mostly concentrated in Borno State. The figures are contained in UNICEF’s Nigeria Sitrep on the “Cholera Response in Nigeria,” covering the reporting period of July to August 2026. According to the report, 12,794 of the…

Storing an account on Solana used to cost $0.16 and now costs $0.016. Dario Amodei Claude AI predicts that a tenfold reduction changes what developers can build, and the price prediction places SOL at $110 to $120 by year-end 2026, with $115 as the realistic base case.Agave 4.2 was activated the week of August 17. Alongside the storage cut, it expands transaction size 3.3x. Now, both changes lower the cost floor for DeFi and gaming applications directly. Cheaper primitives mean designs that were uneconomic become viable.Speed is moving in parallel. Slot times are already being staged down from 400ms toward…

Super Eagles star Alhassan Yusuf has taken his place among the standout players in Major League Soccer after his hat-trick against D.C. United earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 21, Soccernet.ng reports. The New England Revolution midfielder scored three times in a 3-0 away win at Audi Field on Wednesday, helping his side end a three-game winless run. His display also earned him the MLS Player of the Matchday award, with the honour announced on Thursday.Yusuf was selected in the starting midfield alongside FC Cincinnati’s Evander, Atlanta United’s Tristan Muyumba and FC Dallas’…