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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…

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), in collaboration with the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), has announced that it will commence implementation of the Taxpayer Identification (Tax ID) system, urging companies, individuals, enterprises, and businesses to integrate onto the platform as it replaces the existing TIN Validation API. NRS disclosed the move on Monday in a statement posted on its X handle, noting that the effort is to deliver services across the nation’s tax system. The initiative forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen tax administration and enhance tax transparency. The new development follows the launch of Rev360 by NRS, an integrated…

Nigeria’s political class now touts “consensus candidacy” with renewed assurance. Party leaders, governors, and godfathers frame it as proof of democratic progress, a tool to avoid divisive primaries, mend party fractures, and foster unity before elections. Surface reasoning seems sensible; Nigeria’s primaries are costly, bitter, violent, and prone to delegate-buying. Yet beneath harmonious language hides a troubling reality. Consensus often masquerades as consent; power is quietly imposed rather than freely granted. Persuasion yields to pressure; agreement bows to obedience. Internal democracy is not refined; it is sidestepped. This distinction matters. Nigeria’s democracy is fragile at the general election stage. The…

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced the complete fight card for the inaugural PFL Africa First Round event scheduled for Saturday, 13 June, in Lagos. The landmark event will feature opening-round contests in the PFL Africa Bantamweight and Lightweight tournaments, alongside showcase bouts involving some of the continent’s emerging mixed martial arts stars. Headlining the event is a featherweight showcase clash between Nigeria’s Wasi “The Nigerian Jaguar” Adeshina and Spain’s Ignacio “Nacho” Campos. Adeshina, who holds a 10-3 professional record, enters the bout as one of Nigeria’s standout MMA athletes and will compete before a home crowd. Campos, with…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N837.5 million recovered from two separate fraud cases to the Katsina State Government. The money was presented on Monday at the EFCC Kano Zonal Directorate after investigations into the diversion of public funds linked to tax remittances and the state treasury. In the first case, the EFCC recovered over N547 million from funds allegedly diverted from tax payments made by international organisations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and ALIMA. The agency said the money was moved into a private bank account by officials of the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries held across the three senatorial districts of Ogun State on Monday were conducted peacefully, orderly and without any reported incident, contrary to earlier insinuations by one of the aspirants over alleged planned violence. As early as 8:00 a.m., party members trooped out in large numbers to the designated collation centres across the 236 wards in the state to cast their votes for candidates of their choice in an atmosphere described by observers as calm and well-coordinated. In Ogun East Senatorial District, Governor Dapo Abiodun emerged victorious as the sole contestant after his rival, Senator Gbenga…

Paris Saint-Germain have provided the latest injury update on forward Ousmane Dembele ahead of their Champions League final against Arsenal later this month. In a post on its website on Monday, the French Ligue 1 champions confirmed that the France international will remain on treatment ahead of the Arsenal game on May 30 in Budapest. Dembele had suffered a calf strain during PSG’s 2-1 defeat against Paris FC at the weekend. The former Barcelona star limped off after 27 minutes in PSG’s final Ligue 1 game against Paris FC. Dembele will “remain under treatment for the next few days,” PSG’s…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to empower traditional rulers with security votes and logistics support to prevent further encroachment of bandits into Yorubaland. The monarch made the call while condemning the bandit attack on Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School, Ahoro-Esinele area of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. No fewer than 45 pupils and teachers were abducted in the attack, which occurred on May 15.One of the abducted teachers, Michael Oyedokun, has reportedly been beheaded by the terrorists, according to a viral video.…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, have destroyed two cannabis farms in Ago Forest, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state. The state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, in a statement on Monday, said the cannabis plantations had a yield of 1,388.42kg, adding that four suspected drug traffickers were also arrested in the past one week. He said, “In a sustained offensive against drug trafficking and abuse, the state command has destroyed two cannabis plantations with a yield of 1,388.42kg and arrested four suspected drug traffickers in the past one week.” According to Ofoyeju, no arrests were…