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Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers with a pump-action gun, live cartridges and other incriminating exhibits. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Warri on Friday. He said, “On May 27, 2026, operatives of the Department of Operations (DOPS) Buffalo Team attached to the Second Niger Bridge, while conducting a targeted stop-and-search operation, intercepted an unregistered blue Hijet cargo minibus travelling from Anambra State into Delta State. “During the operation, the occupants of the vehicle attempted to discourage the officers from…
Barrister Samuel Memeh has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections following the successful conduct of the party’s presidential primary across the country. The party announced Memeh’s emergence in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Judith Aguenu describing the exercise as peaceful and in line with the party’s constitution and electoral guidelines. According to the statement, delegates across the federation participated in the affirmation process which produced Memeh as the party’s consensus candidate for the presidential election. “The Democratic Leadership Alliance successfully conducted its…
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca knocked Novak Djokovic out in the third round of the French Open on Friday to scupper the Serbian great’s latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam. The 19-year-old Fonseca rallied from two sets down for the second straight match to stun Djokovic, winning 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 after four hours and 53 minutes. Fonseca, the 28th seed, is through to the last 16 of a major for the first time. He will next play two-time Roland Garros runner-up Casper Ruud or American 24th seed Tommy Paul. Asked how he kept believing after falling behind,…
AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch — because, despite what its website says, there’s always a catch — is that it will record cleaners as they scrub, vacuum, dust, tidy, and wash, and use that footage to train robots.Shift announced the unusual offer on social media on Thursday, explaining that the value of the training data generated from the cleanings is more than enough to fund the service. As its website puts it: “You get a spotless apartment. We get training data. Everyone wins.”A promotional video shows a cleaner in a crisp white…
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took positions on cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and how the industry may be more suited for “24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement.”In a Friday notice, the CFTC said it had approved perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot price of Bitcoin for prediction markets platform Kalshi. The company announced at about the same time that it would launch the perpetual futures contracts on its platform in a move closer to a derivatives exchange.“The Order was based on representations and submissions made by Kalshi in support of its request for Commission approval, including its explanation…
Angela Kinsey is looking back on the best — and maybe most uncomfortable — scenes she filmed for The Office. “I loved any time I got to do anything with Oscar [Nuñez] and Brian [Baumgartner] back in that accounting nook. We were like our own dysfunctional family,” Kinsey, 54, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating AT&T’s Wake Up With Craig campaign, hosted by AT&T Business, on Wednesday, May 27. “We used to say that Angela Martin and Oscar were like the parents, and Kevin was their idiot kid, so I love those story lines and whenever we got to…
Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu has been identified as one of the figures who helped shape the football identity of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The American politician effusively described the Arsenal legend as a symbol of familiarity and representation during his childhood. Writing in The Athletic ahead of Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, Mamdani reflected on his lifelong connection with the North London club and how Kanu played a key role in that journey. “My relationship with my club began the same way it does for most football fans: before I was old enough to…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria to advance the implementation of the Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme (IATP), a $7 billion initiative designed to modernise Africa’s aviation sector. This was disclosed in a statement by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood. Mr Keyamo participated in a high-level dialogue session with the president and governors of the AfDB, where he presented the opportunities embedded in the programme and Nigeria’s role in driving its…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Faithia Williams has accused some cinemas of sidelining her latest movie, Efunroye: The Unicorn. Efunroye: The Unicorn is a historical drama that premiered in cinemas on 1st May. The film is based on the life of Madam Efunroye Tinubu, a 19th-century Yoruba merchant and political figure whose legacy remains widely debated in Nigerian history. The production has attracted public discussion since its announcement because of how it portrays her life, especially her links to the transatlantic slave trade. Some critics have questioned the portrayal, and Ms Williams responded that the film was not intended to “glorify…
President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the administration marks its third year in office, describing the government’s economic and infrastructure reforms as necessary steps towards long-term national development. In a statement issued on Thursday to commemorate Tinubu’s third anniversary in office, Akpabio praised the President’s leadership, arguing that key policy decisions and development projects under the Renewed Hope Agenda are beginning to reshape the country’s economic outlook. The Senate President pointed to major government initiatives, including the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme, the Renewed Hope Housing Programme, the rollout…
