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Members of the All Progressives Congress across the ten wards of Odeda Local Government Area in Ogun State on Wednesday elected Oludaisi Elemide as the party’s consensus candidate for the Odeda State Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general election. The primary election, conducted in line with the party’s guidelines and timetable, was held simultaneously across the ten wards of Odeda Local Government, including Odeda, Olodo, Alabata, Opeji, Obete, Osiele, Obantoko, Alagbagba, Itesi, and Ilugun. Party members reportedly turned out in large numbers to participate in the exercise, which was described as peaceful, transparent, and orderly across the local government…
The Katsina State Police Command has foiled separate kidnapping and cattle-rustling operations in Kankara and Malumfashi Local Government Areas of the state, rescuing 11 abducted passengers and recovering 25 stolen cows. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. He said the operations were carried out on Monday following distress calls received by the command. According to the statement, “The Katsina State Police Command has recorded major operational successes with the foiling of a kidnapping attempt and cattle rustling, resulting in the rescue of 11…
The immediate past Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, High Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, and Azeez Ninalowo have emerged winners of the Lagos All Progressives Congress House of Assembly primaries for Agege Constituencies I and II respectively. The primaries were held on Wednesday across the wards in Agege amid heavy participation by party faithful and stakeholders. According to a statement by Egunjobi’s media aide Rotimi Sulyman, he said, “At the end of the exercise, Egunjobi polled 10, 126 while Ninalowo had 12, 455 votes to emerge winners for the primary contest for Agege Constituencies I and II respectively.” Both candidates…
Southampton’s appeal against their expulsion from the Championship play-offs has been rejected, confirming that the final will go ahead between Hull City and Middlesbrough F.C. on Saturday at 15:30 BST, with promotion to the Premier League at stake. A league arbitration panel upheld the decision of an EFL independent disciplinary commission, which had earlier expelled Southampton from the play-offs following what it described as multiple breaches of EFL regulations. Middlesbrough were reinstated despite losing 2–1 on aggregate to Southampton in the semi-finals. Confirming the ruling on Wednesday, the EFL said: “A league arbitration panel has tonight dismissed Southampton Football Club’s…
According to the filing, SpaceX generated $18.67 billion in revenue in 2025, driven largely by its Starlink satellite internet service. SpaceX lost over $4.9 billion last year, with capital expenditures soaring to $20.7 billion last year, a leap from $11.2 billion in 2024, as reported by The New York Times. According to the Wall Street Journal, Musk’s supervoting shares will give him 85 percent control over the company.SpaceX describes its mission to investors as:Our mission is to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light…
Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as “Crypto Mom,” will join the Regent University School of Law as faculty.In a Tuesday notice from Regent University, the law school said that Peirce would join as an associate professor starting in November. Her term at the SEC officially expired in June 2025, but commissioners “may continue to serve up to approximately 18 months after terms expire if they are not replaced before then,” according to the agency.She joined the SEC in January 2018, after…
Ava Sambora’s wedding weekend was extra special for the mother of the bride, Heather Locklear. “Heather looked beautiful,” an eyewitness exclusively shared with Us Weekly. “She is in a healthy place. Those close to Heather are happy she’s happy.” Part of that happiness comes from her boyfriend, Lorenzo Lamas. Nearly one month after news broke that Locklear, 64, was dating the actor, the pair traveled to Montecito, California, to attend Sambora’s wedding as a couple. “Lorenzo is a quiet guy and let her have her moment as the mother of the bride on such a big day,” the eyewitness revealed.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has dismantled the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, arresting an alleged drug kingpin, three Mexican nationals and six Nigerian collaborators in coordinated operations across Ogun and Lagos states. In a statement signed by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation, carried out by operatives of its Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the discovery of an industrial-scale methamphetamine production facility hidden inside a forest in Ijebu area of Ogun State and the seizure of over 2.4 tonnes of methamphetamine and related chemicals. Speaking at a…
The Spinal Cord Injuries Association Centre (SCIAN) has appealed to the Nigerian government to establish a dedicated hospital for the rehabilitation of those with spinal cord injuries. Abdulwahab Matepo, the group’s president, spoke at a press conference on Wednesday in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos. Mr Matepo highlighted the neglect and lack of attention to rehabilitation issues in Nigeria despite the high incidence of spinal cord injuries due to road crashes, violence and other causes. “I did my own (rehabilitation) in Germany. She (secretary) did hers in India. You have people like that. If you ask anybody who has done rehab, it’s either…
Two years after her fairy tale wedding, Nollywood actress Sharon Ooja and Ugo Nwoke have welcomed a bouncing baby boy. In February 2024, the couple got married at a private civil ceremony. In June 2024, they celebrated their glamorous traditional wedding. This was followed days later by their church wedding, marked by the celebratory social media hashtag #LoveUnitesUS24. That same year, she revealed in an interview that she married her husband five months after meeting him. Sharon Ooja and husband welcome first child together New addition In a post on her Instagram page, the actress announced that she had just…
