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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has secured the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the Imo West Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general election. The governor emerged as the party’s candidate in the APC senatorial primary held on Monday. DAILY POST reports that Uzodimma, who previously represented Imo West Senatorial District in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, is seeking a return to the National Assembly after completing his tenure as governor. Uzodimma’s second term as governor is expected to run until January 2028. He is currently the Chairman the APC Governors under the aegis of the Progressives…

Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer has tipped three Arsenal stars as potential Premier League Player of the Season contenders, provided the Gunners go on to lift the title. Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer singled out David Raya, Gabriel Magalhães, and Declan Rice as serious candidates for the individual prize if Mikel Arteta’s side claim the English top-flight league ahead of Manchester City. Arsenal will face Burnley on Monday night before wrapping up the campaign against Crystal Palace next Sunday. A victory against both teams will see Mikel Arteta’s side win the Premier League title. “If Arsenal win the Premier League,…

Galaxy Digital, a crypto-focused financial services company led by Mike Novogratz, has received a BitLicense and Money Transmission License from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), allowing it to expand regulated digital asset services to institutional clients in the state.The company said Monday that the approvals were granted to its subsidiary, GalaxyOne Prime NY, which provides trading and financing services to institutional investors.The licenses extend Galaxy’s regulatory reach into New York, one of the most tightly regulated jurisdictions for cryptocurrency businesses in the United States.In a statement, Novogratz said New York represents the “deepest pool of institutional…

Angelina Jolie’s daughter Zahara publicly dropped dad Brad Pitt’s last name — this time, at her college graduation. Zahara, 21, graduated from Spelman College over the weekend. According to footage shared via social media, when Zahara walked across the stage to receive her diploma she was announced as “Zahara Marley Jolie,” noticeably omitting her dad’s surname from her own moniker. This isn’t the first time Zahara has dropped her dad’s name when introducing herself. Three years ago, when Zahara joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, she referred to herself as Zahara Marley Jolie. “My name is Zahara Marley Jolie,” she…

Idiat Adebule, the incumbent Senator representing Lagos West All Progressive Congress (APC), has been endorsed as the party’s candidate in Agege Local Government for the 2027 senatorial elections. Mrs Adebule, a former deputy governor of Lagos State, won all the 11 Agege Wards with affirmation votes during the APC primary elections held at Agege Stadium on Wednesday. She was elected unopposed. The Returning Officer of the APC primaries for Agege senatorial district, Olugbenga Nola, also a Lagos APC chieftain, said that Mrs Adebule won through affirmation as the sole aspirant for the party’s primary through direct primary system. Ganiyu Egunjobi,…

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has trained 31 lecturers of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Kano State, on Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain technology and digital research tools. The one-day capacity-building workshop, held on Monday at the college, was aimed at improving academic research, transparency and knowledge verification. The training exposed participants to the use of AI in academic research, digital tools for data management and blockchain applications in higher education. Speaking at the programme, CITAD Executive Director, Y. Z. Ya’u, represented by the organisation’s Communication Officer, Ali Sabo, said the initiative was aimed at addressing the growing…

Former Zamfara State governor and Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has arrived in Gusau ahead of the APC primaries in the state. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Ahmad Dan-Wudil, Media Adviser to Bello Matawalle, and shared on Facebook. “Today, the former Governor of Zamfara State and current Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, arrived in Gusau, Zamfara State, ahead of the APC primaries in the state.” The statement added: “On arrival, the Honourable Minister, alongside the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, His Excellency Dauda Lawal, held a meeting with…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, is set to leave the Premier League club at the end of this season, according to the Daily Mail. Guardiola will end his decade-long association with the Etihad side this weekend. This means his last game in charge will be on Sunday, when City host Aston Villa in their final league fixture. Since he arrived at the club, Guardiola has won 20 trophies, including the Carabao Cup and FA Cup this season. In total, the 55-year-old has led City to six league titles, including an unprecedented four in succession, and took the club to its…

Workers of the West African Examinations Council have suspended their nationwide protest over alleged unfair labour practices and welfare concerns, but warned that fresh industrial action could be launched if their demands are not addressed. The workers, under the aegis of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, had staged a three-day protest that disrupted activities at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, which ended on Friday. Speaking after the suspension of the protest, Chairman of NASU-WAEC, Mr Kayode Ogunyade, said the union had streamlined its agitation to a single demand — the removal of the Head…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, have destroyed two cannabis plantations in the Ago Forest area of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state. The State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the destroyed cannabis farms had an estimated yield of 1,388.42 kilogrammes. He added that four suspected drug traffickers were arrested during separate operations carried out across the state within the past week. “In a sustained offensive against drug trafficking and abuse, the Edo State Command has destroyed two cannabis plantations with a yield of 1,388.42kg and arrested…