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The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has stated that it does not intend to foment crisis in the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Forum made the declaration while withdrawing an ultimatum issued to APC National Chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda. The Forum had in the ultimatum asked Yilwatda to resign in two weeks or face court action, over alleged irregularities recorded in the conduct of the APC primaries. However, the Forum withdrew the ultimatum, and tendered apologies to Yilwatda, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, late on Thursday. The North-Central APC Forum, in…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested one suspect in connection with an armed robbery attack on female students of the Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola. The robbery occurred in the early hours of May 28, 2026, when armed hoodlums reportedly stormed a residence occupied by the students behind the MOPE Extension in Numan Local Government Area, forcefully taking cash, mobile phones, power banks and other valuables from the students. The police gave the update on Friday, correcting earlier reports which had placed the scene of the robbery at the female hostel of the Numan Campus of the Adamawa…
Jamaica head coach Rudolph Speid is expecting a difficult duel against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, DAILY POST reports. The Reggae Boyz will do battle with the three-time African champions in the final of the Unity Cup at the Valley, London on Saturday night. It will be a repeat of last year’s final which the Super Eagles won 5-4 on penalities. Jamaica defeated India 2-0 in the semi-final to reach their second consecutive final. Speid said he is looking forward to an exciting game against Nigeria. “It’s always exciting to play against Nigeria; they play exciting football. They’re one of the powerhouses…
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was making his decision on a potential deal with Iran, though Tehran insisted there was still “no final agreement” on ending the Middle East war. A report from Iran’s Fars news agency also rebutted several key elements of Trump’s characterisation of the deal, citing informed sources as calling his remarks a “mixture of truth and lies”. US sources had told AFP the deal was just waiting on Trump’s sign-off following weeks of halting negotiations to end a conflict that has engulfed the Middle East and shaken the global economy. Trump attended a…
A 30-year-old decorator, Esohe Aigbe, has been hacked to death by suspected assailants in Benin City, Edo State.PUNCH Online gathered on Friday that the incident occurred on May 27 at Ojo Street in the Ogida area of Benin City.The deceased was said to have gone to the area to assist a friend in decorating a venue for a burial ceremony when she was attacked.A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said Aigbe had completed the decoration work and was still at the venue when the assailants attacked her with a machete.The source said, “The deceased was…
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has stated it will resist attempts to frustrate its planned presidential candidate ratification convention in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the faction stated that the event to ratify former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate will go ahead as scheduled. The party berated the Federal Capital Territory Administration for threatening to shut down the venue of the event if it was allowed to use the facility. The party claims that it had been informed by the management of…
Barcelona confirmed the signing of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United on Friday, for a fee that could rise to 80 million euros ($93 million). Gordon will sign for “the next five seasons, until June 30, 2031,” Barcelona said in a brief statement. The 25-year-old left winger netted 17 goals for Newcastle this season, 10 of those in the Champions League, and was the club’s top scorer. Gordon, part of England’s World Cup squad, bolsters a Barcelona attack losing Polish veteran striker Robert Lewandowski at the end of his contract, and possibly Marcus Rashford after his loan spell from Manchester United.…
When the Trump phone was first announced last June, it was proudly promised to be made in America. Trump Mobile quickly walked back that claim, and now promises only that the T1 is “assembled” in the US. Except… it didn’t walk it back everywhere, with one website page still promising that the phone is “American-made,” in likely violation of Federal Trade Commission rules.On the Trump Mobile website’s “Phones” page you can still find the erroneous claim that the T1 is a “Premium American-Made Smartphone for Performance & Privacy,” which I was tipped off to by SEO consultant Sam Penny. It’s…
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, has filed a motion in a New York court to vacate his 12-year sentence for fraud and market manipulation. In a Tuesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mashinsky filed a motion to vacate his 144-month sentence, set by Judge John Koeltl in May 2025. The former Celsius CEO filed the paperwork without additional counsel, having announced on May 5 that he would be proceeding pro se in his case.Although Mashinsky pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and securities fraud related to “manipulative and…
The girlfriend of former NHL player Brendan Lemieux, Brookie, reacted to the shocking death of his father, hockey icon Claude Lemieux. “We love you so,” Brookie shared via her Instagram Story on Thursday, May 28, alongside a photo of Claude holding Brookie and Brendan’s son, Luc, who was born in March 2025. Brookie said Claude was her son’s “favorite person in the world” and shared another photo from a recent golf trip. “We will miss you forever 🤍,” Brookie wrote via her Story, sharing the same photo of Claude, Brendan, 30, and Luc that her boyfriend posted via Instagram on…
