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The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has said the NDC is doing its candidates a favour by providing them with a platform to contest elective positions in the 2027 general elections. Mr Dickson, a senator, spoke on Wednesday night when he appeared as a guest on Prime Time, a programme on Arise TV. The national leader was responding to criticisms of some NDC leaders reportedly made by some members of Obidient Movement, supporters of Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate. PREMIUM TIMES reports that some supporters of Mr Obi’s had recently criticised some NDC leaders…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal may have emerged victorious in Leiria, but Nigeria left with far more encouragement than the 2-1 scoreline suggests. Against a Portugal side stacked with world-class talent and fine-tuning preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles refused to play the role of spectators. Instead, Eric Chelle’s men matched one of Europe’s elite nations for long periods, created problems in transition and showed enough resilience to suggest brighter days may lie ahead. Pedro Neto fired the hosts in front before Akor Adams punished a defensive lapse to restore parity for Nigeria. Francisco Conceição eventually settled…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has uncovered a disturbing trend in the country’s worsening pipeline vandalism crisis, revealing that well-equipped criminal syndicates are disguising themselves as members of a purported Federal Government task force to steal critical oil infrastructure. The company disclosed that 24 cases of vandalism had been recorded along sections of the Warri-Kaduna crude oil pipeline corridor since 2025, with about nine kilometres of pipeline already stolen by suspected vandals. The revelation came as the NNPC Ltd, through its Industry-Wide Security Architecture and its subsidiary, the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company, conducted a joint inspection of a…

Officers of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled an alleged plot to kidnap a Chinese national. The officers also arrested two suspects linked to a planned ₦50 million ransom operation. The suspects, identified as Chinedu Onwuemena, 41, and Jimoh Ojo, 37, were apprehended on June 9, 2026, following intelligence reports about an imminent abduction along the Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu Expressway corridor. The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the Divisional Police Officer of Obalende Division swiftly mobilised surveillance and operational teams after receiving…

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Seriake Dickson, has sympathised with aspirants who participated in the party’s recently concluded primaries, acknowledging that the exercise experienced some irregularities. According to a post on his official X handle on Thursday, Dickson said while the primaries were not flawless, members should remain patient with the party as it navigates the challenges associated with its rapid growth. Last night, I had an interview with Arise TV, where I sympathised with our aspirants over some noticeable irregularities in our just-concluded primaries. I noted that, while not claiming that the exercise was perfect, I…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has said its investigation into the derailment of a train operating along the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor has progressed with the retrieval of critical evidence and the completion of key on-site investigative activities. The NSIB disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday following the accident that occurred on Monday, June 8, 2026. According to the bureau, its Director-General, Capt Alex Badeh Jr., led the investigation team to the accident scene shortly after notification of the incident to commence inquiries into the cause of the derailment. The statement noted that Badeh was accompanied by the Managing…

Across South America, a legion of pint-sized Kylians and Neymars will be following the fortunes of the stars to whom they owe their names when the World Cup kicks off on Thursday. But in a year’s time, depending on which players shine, expectant parents may be leaning towards Lamine (Yamal, Spain), Ousmane (Dembele, France), Harry (Kane, England) or Vitinha (Portugal). In Ecuador, which is taking part in its fifth World Cup, the most popular footballers’ names are not those of local stars such as Kendry Paez or Willian Pacho, a two-time Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain. Instead, it is…

Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on Wednesday, appeared on stage for the FIFA World Cup countdown concert in a customised outfit honouring the pupils and teachers recently abducted in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Turning his highly anticipated pre-tournament performance into an advocacy showcase, Davido spotlighted the security crisis in Nigeria, demanding immediate government action for the victims who remain in captivity. Davido wears custom “Bring Them Home” jacket for World Cup countdown performance. Credit: X| DurkioWiz In a viral backstage video clip, Davido wore a black leather jacket adorned with green circular buttons.…

An artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researcher claims to have jailbroken Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Fable 5, within just 48 hours of it being launched. “Pliny the Liberator,” a well-known figure in the AI community, said on Wednesday he “liberated” Fable 5, launched on Tuesday as a safety-tuned version of the more powerful Mythos model that Anthropic said was too dangerous to release widely.He used various techniques, including a jailbroken version of Opus 4.8, to bypass the built-in safeguards that Anthropic installed on the model to prevent users from asking it for potentially harmful information, such as drug-making formulas or hacking…

Rider Strong admitted he was “never close” with Boy Meets World costar Ben Savage before their ongoing estrangement. “Ben refused to do the [rewatch] podcast [‘Pod Meets World’], but we still communicated with him, still on friendly terms, we thought. But he unfollowed us on Instagram and blocked our phone numbers,” Strong, 46, explained in the new documentary Doc Meets World. “I feel sorry that he’s missing out on the experience that Danielle [Fishel] and Will [Friedle] and I are having.” The duo played best friends Shawn Hunter and Corey Matthews, respectively, for seven seasons of Boy Meets World from…