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Violence broke out during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos on Monday after suspected political thugs allegedly attacked the Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, during a clash in Alimosho Local Government Area. Ajigbotafe, popularly known as “AB Ajigbotafe” within political circles, was reportedly left seriously injured and is currently receiving medical treatment after sustaining heavy blood loss during the incident. It was gathered that the commissioner was attacked during an APC stakeholders’ meeting convened to address disputes arising from the party’s House of Representatives primary election in Lagos West. Sources disclosed that the crisis…
Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) have arrested a man identified as Joshua Oko for alleged involvement in a string of fake bank transfer scams. DAILY POST reports that the suspect’s main targets were traders across parts of Benin City. Oko was reported to have operated in the Ibiwe, Upper Mission Extension, and Ikpoba Hill areas of the Benin metropolis. He was alleged to have visited shops, made purchases without negotiating prices, and presented falsified bank credit alerts before disappearing with the goods. He was also alleged to have relied on a doctored banking application on his mobile…
Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira, has picked his Premier League Player of the Season. The 2025/26 Premier League season will end next weekend as Arsenal currently top the table ahead of Manchester City. Speaking on Sky Sports, Vieira picked Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya as his Premier League Player of the Season ahead of the likes of Declan Rice and Bruno Fernandes. According to the Frenchman, Raya won many points for Mikel Arteta’s side. “I will go with one of the Arsenal players, and for me, David Raya has to be the player of the season,” Vieira said. “I think he has been outstanding…
The All Progressives Congress in Enugu State on Tuesday declared Senator Osita Ngwu, Senator Kelvin Chukwu, and Chief Ikeje Asogwa winners of the party’s senatorial primary elections ahead of the 2027 National Assembly polls. The results of the primaries conducted on Monday across the state were announced at the APC State Secretariat in Enugu by the Chairman of the APC National Assembly Primary Elections Committee for Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme. Funkekeme commended party members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise, describing the primaries as orderly across the state. “We’re satisfied with the conduct of the members of…
A Nigerian national, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face federal charges bordering on wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in an alleged cross-border romance scam that targeted victims in the US and other countries. According to a press release issued by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, Ugberaese was arrested by the FBI following his extradition and is facing prosecution in the Eastern District of North Carolina. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against him on January 22, 2021, and he has been ordered detained pending trial by United States Magistrate…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Gombe State Primary Election Committee, Labiru Musa, has officially declared Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ahmed, and Jerry Damara as winners of the party’s 2026 senatorial primary elections in Gombe State. Speaking during a press briefing held at the Press Centre in Gombe on Tuesday, Musa said the direct primary elections conducted across the state on Monday were peaceful, orderly, and transparent. According to him, the exercise complied fully with the directives of the National Working Committee of the APC and allowed grassroots party members to participate directly in…
Former England captain Wayne Rooney has described Pep Guardiola as the “Sir Alex Ferguson of his generation,” praising the Manchester City manager for his dominance in English football. Speaking on the BBC’s Wayne Rooney Show on Tuesday, Rooney compared Guardiola’s achievements at City with those of his former manager, Alex Ferguson, under whom he played at Manchester United between 2004 and 2013. “I have seen a lot of comparisons to Alex Ferguson,” Rooney said. “I can say Ferguson is the greatest of all time, but Pep, in his generation, is certainly the best by a long way.” Guardiola is expected…
Last week, we noted Kickstarter’s new content guidelines, which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on “sexual wellness products that are not designed for insertion or penetration and are not marketed primarily for sexual gratification.” Those rules have now been eliminated and the company has restored an earlier version of its guidelines.The updates to the rules were primarily driven by requirements from our payments processor, Stripe. Stripe operates under its own legal and compliance requirements separate from Kickstarter’s own rules. And even Stripe’s rules are dictated by a larger system shaped by financial institutions that govern how…
XRP (XRP) has fallen 12% over the last five days, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead.Key takeaways:XRP/USD’s bear pennant pattern on the three-day chart points to a possible 52.5% drop toward $0.65.Persistent institutional demand through exchange-traded products supports the case for a recovery in XRP price. XRP’s descending triangle breakdown is underwaySince early February, the XRP/USD pair has been consolidating inside a bear pennant on the three-day chart.In technical analysis, bear pennants are typically viewed as bearish continuation patterns. The pattern was confirmed when the price produced broke below the pennant’s…
Euphoria actress Nika King spoke out after her season 3 return was cut down to one quick shot. During the Sunday, May 17, episode of the hit HBO series, Rue (Zendaya) got a surprise call from her mother, Leslie (King). Most of the conversation was only seen through Rue’s perspective as she spoke with her mom about trying to make better choices and being tired of the mess she found herself in. The camera then briefly panned to show Leslie on the phone with Rue. Leslie had one line in which she told Rue she loved her before the show…
