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The All Progressives Congress has pledged to run peaceful and issue-based campaigns ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. This is as the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, announced that the United Kingdom would deploy observers to monitor both polls. The assurances were exchanged during a courtesy visit by the High Commissioner to the APC’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, where both sides underscored the importance of credible elections to Nigeria’s democratic stability and its standing on the global stage. The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, while receiving the High Commissioner, described…

Car dealers and freight forwarding stakeholders at the Seme border have blamed the Federal Government’s continued ban on vehicle importation through the border for what they described as the deaths of more than 150 freight forwarding agents and the collapse of businesses in the sector. The stakeholders, under the leadership of Celestine Esezobor, said the policy, which took effect on December 31, 2016, had inflicted severe economic hardship on operators and border communities. In a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday, the group described the ban as a case of “throwing the baby and bath water away,” arguing that…

Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos, articles, and their other profiles online. But this feature won’t be available to most people or organizations; Google is limiting it to people with at least 100,000 YouTube subscribers, 100,000 followers on Instagram or X, or 300,000 followers on TikTok. You’ll need to meet the minimum on one of those platforms and be at least 18 years old to make a Search profile.In demo videos, Google shows how a Search profile can feature links to websites and other platforms, a…

Bitcoin (BTC) returned below $64,000 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as bulls nursed 13.5% weekly losses.Key points:Bitcoin struggles to stabilize amid its worst week of losses in 2026 so far.$60,000 is the line in the sand for bulls to defend, analysis says.BTC price action with a key trend line closely mimics the 2022 bear market.Bitcoin “sellers remain in control” as $60,000 nearsData from TradingView showed BTC price strength barely recovering after a slide to its lowest levels since early February.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBTC/USD revisited its 200-week simple moving average (SMA) trend line at the lows, continuing to copy “classic”…

In addition to Matlock returning later than usual, the hit CBS series will be going through some surprise shakeups to further the plot. During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly at the MPTF NextGen Summer Party on Sunday, May 31, Jason Ritter teased what fans can expect from season 3, saying, “I know that it exists. I know that it’s coming.” Ritter, 46, who plays Julian, noted that he hasn’t “heard very much about it.” “I think I’ve heard that there will be a time jump, but who knows how long exactly,” he hinted. “I think we’ll be seeing a…

The police in Enugu State have grilled Chukwunonye Okereke, a media consultant to a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, for alleged criminal defamation of a former Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Oguejiofo Ujam. PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that Mr Okereke faced police investigators who interrogated him for hours on Monday for claiming that Mr Ujam, a professor, colluded with the then-PDP-led Enugu State Government to declare that Mr Nnaji forged his UNN degree certificate. Mr Okereke was interrogated by police investigators at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the police in…

The Borno State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (BOSCHMA) has disbursed more than N400 million to 171 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) and nine secondary health facilities providing free treatment to vulnerable persons across the state. The Executive Secretary of BOSCHMA, Saleh Abba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Maiduguri. Mr Abba said the disbursement covered the first and second quarters of 2024 and was intended to support healthcare services provided to 119,418 beneficiaries under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). According to him, N396.4 million was released as capitation payments…

Away from the relationship saga she has been embroiled in over the past couple of months, Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Doris Ogala, appears to have settled into her new endeavour as Abia State’s governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the forthcoming elections. Last Saturday, Ms Ogala emerged as the party’s flagbearer, promising to prioritise the people, grow the economy, and create employment opportunities. In her first order of business, the actress has called out the deputy governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, for allegedly destroying some shops after he acquired a property in the vicinity. Recently, there…

The United Kingdom has said it is closely monitoring Nigeria’s democratic process and is keenly interested in the country’s next general elections scheduled for 2027. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, stated this on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, in Abuja. Montgomery said the UK would continue to respect Nigeria’s sovereignty but noted that developments in the country are important to Britain because of its economic, financial, and security interests. He disclosed that the UK would send observer delegations to the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has addressed those claiming that the court has dismissed his chosen candidate for the Rivers State governorship election, urging them to wait until the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) releases its list of candidates in July. A court in Rivers State had reinstated leadership Beke and declared all nominations from the recently concluded party primaries in the state as null and void. The primaries had resulted in Kingsley Chinda, a Wike ally, being selected as the governorship candidate, following the withdrawal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Additionally, other associates of the Minister…