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The Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasir Yahya Daura, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Katsina North Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections. Daura won the party’s senatorial primary after polling 78,394 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ahmed Kabir, who scored 2,274 votes. The Katsina North Senatorial District, also known as the Daura Zone, comprises 12 local government areas including Daura, Baure, Bindawa, Dutsi, Ingawa, Kankia, Kusada, Mai’Adua, Mani, Mashi, Sandamu and Zango. The result was announced on Monday at Daura Motel by Dr. Yakubu Maccido, the APC representative from the…

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested four suspected drug traffickers. Operatives of the Edo State Command of the NDLEA arrested two female suspected drug traffickers at the back of the Oredo Local Government Area Secretariat in Benin City. DAILY POST reports that the State Commander of the NDLEA, Dr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Monday, May 18, 2026, while detailing the command’s achievements across the state in the past week. Ofoyeju gave the names of the suspects as Eniye Osague, 25, and Osaretin Erabor, 43. He said Eniye Osague and Osaretin Erabor…

Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has insisted there is no way Arsenal do not go on to win the Premier League title from this point. Neville was speaking inside the Emirates ahead of the Gunners’ last home game against Burnley. Mikel Arteta’s men can go five points ahead of Manchester City with a victory over an already relegated side. If City drop points against Bournemouth on Tuesday, Arsenal will be confirmed champions. Otherwise, that will be determined on the final day. Neville said about Arsenal: “They will do the job. “You will never say that in the dressing room, because you…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Suleiman Sa’ad Abubakar as the new Emir of Kagarko, following the death of the former monarch, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government, Alhaji Sadiq Mamman Lagos. According to the commissioner, the new emir, who until his appointment held the traditional title of San Turakin Kagarko, emerged after what he described as a rigorous selection process conducted by the kingmakers of the Kagarko Emirate Council. “The appointment followed a rigorous selection…

Senator Ede Dafinone has emerged winner of the senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress  for Delta Central, defeating former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, in a landslide outcome. PUNCH Online has earlier reported that Omo-Agege declared himself the victor in the primary contest. Also, former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, secured victory in the Delta North senatorial primary, while incumbent Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas maintained a strong lead in Delta South, according to results announced by party officials. The primaries were conducted under the direct primary (Option A4) system across wards in the senatorial districts, with officials describing the…

The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMO) has admitted that Manchester United’s second goal in Sunday’s Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest should have been ruled out for handball. The controversial incident occurred during United’s 3-2 victory when forward Bryan Mbeumo appeared to control the ball with his arm before teammate Matheus Cunha converted the rebound into the net. Referee Michael Salisbury initially awarded the goal before being instructed by VAR official Matt Donohue to review the incident on the pitchside monitor. Despite the review, Salisbury maintained his original decision, judging that the handball was accidental and did not warrant…

The tech trial of the year, Musk v. Altman, was ultimately a fight for control. Elon Musk argued that Sam Altman, with whom he helped found the now-massive company OpenAI, shouldn’t direct the future of AI. Altman’s lawyers, in turn, poked at Musk’s own credibility. A jury came to a verdict on Monday after just two hours of deliberation, dismissing Musk’s claims due to the statute of limitations.In a strictly legal sense, three weeks of testimony added up to nothing. But the trial offered a more damning broader takeaway: Almost nobody in this saga seems worth trusting. Some of the…

Key points:Bitcoin has pulled back to the $76,000 level, a crucial near-term support level to watch.Several major altcoins have broken below their near-term support levels, indicating that the bulls have given up.Bitcoin (BTC) came under pressure on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the “clock is ticking” and they better get moving fast. Analyst CryptoRover said in a post on X that a potential US military operation against Iran “is extremely dangerous for $BTC.”Institutional investors also seem to be turning cautious in the short term. According to SoSoValue data, spot BTC exchange-traded funds recorded $1 billion in…

Spencer Pratt plans to leave Los Angeles if he loses the city’s mayoral race. “I’m going to win the lawsuit against Gavin Newsom’s state park, and with that money, if I’m the mayor of Los Angeles, I will rebuild,” Pratt, 42, told comedian Adam Carolla in a video shared via social media on Saturday, May 16. “If Karen Bass gets reelected or Nithya [Raman] gets elected, I will be done with trying to live in L.A.” He continued, “I’ll take that money from the Newsom state park and the LADWP [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power], and I’ll go…

The jury in the bribery trial of Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, began deliberations on Monday after nearly four months of proceedings at Southwark Crown Court. Mrs Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. Prosecutors allege that the 65-year-old former minister lived what they described as a “life of luxury” in London, where she was allegedly provided with high-end properties to stay in and taken on luxury shopping trips by industry…