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Notable Nollywood actress and film producer, Esther Okereke, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement ahead of the 2027 general election, positioning herself among the opposition figures set to challenge President Bola Tinubu. Okereke secured the party’s ticket on Friday after defeating former Labour Party presidential aspirant, Joseph Faduri, and UK-based businessman, Ademola Onigbokun, at the party’s presidential primary held in Abuja. Her emergence places her among the few women to secure a presidential ticket in Nigeria’s democratic history, as parties begin early positioning for the 2027 election cycle. Presenting the flag bearer to delegates, NRM…
Iran began their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly victory against Gambia in Turkey on Friday. The team’s players are still waiting for their visas to enter the United States, where they will play their three World Cup group stage matches. Iran have moved their base to Mexico due to the tensions between them and the United States over the war in the Middle East. They trailed 1-0 at half-time to Gambia in Antalya before launching a second half comeback, with three goals in 20 minutes, including one by Olympiacos forward Mehdi Taremi. Iran will play another friendly against…
The Acer Nitro Blaze Link might run on Linux, but it’s no Steam Deck. Acer says it’s a “streaming-first handheld and companion device,” like a PlayStation Portal for your PC. Announced at Computex on Friday, it’s launching in Q4 2026 with a 7-inch (1920 x 1200) display, Wi-Fi 6, just 1GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and 8GB of eMMC storage. That’s technically not even enough RAM to run Stardew Valley, but the Blaze Link isn’t meant for playing games locally.Logitech launched a similar handheld a few years ago, the Logitech G Cloud, that cost $350, included 4GB of RAM and 64GB…
The Sui layer-1 blockchain experienced another disruption on Friday, causing a “network stall” that temporarily halted block production, before normal activity resumed, according to the Sui team.Network activity “may be paused,” the Sui team said. The network disruption lasted for over three hours and 30 minutes at the time of publication, according to the Sui network’s uptime dashboard.Sui’s mainnet validators experienced disruptions on both Thursday and Friday. Source: SuiThe last block before the disruption was produced at about 11:51 UTC on Friday, according to the Suiscan block explorer. Network activity on the Sui mainnet resumed at about 3:30 UTC. The…
This week on Legally Us, Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law & Associates, breaks down Teen Mom alum Ryan Edwards’ wife Amanda Conner’s arrest and DUI charge. On Sunday, May 24, TMZ cited a spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Jail in Tennessee, who confirmed that Conner, 35, had been taken into custody. The report stated that she was charged with child abuse/neglect after allegedly driving under the influence with a baby in the car. “Having a child in the vehicle will trigger separate charges, and pretty severe ones at that. On…
Nigerian rapper Panshak “Ice Prince” Zamani has explained his decision to perform at the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the ruling party held its national convention in March at Eagle Square, Abuja, under the theme “Unity in Progress: Consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda.” Eight thousand, four hundred and fifty- three (8,453) delegates drawn from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory attended. In a viral video on Friday, extracted from his interview on the “Black Box” podcast hosted by broadcaster Rufai Oseni, the Jos-born artiste stated that his appearance was strictly professional and not politically…
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Supreme, for whom honour is a garment and majesty is a robe. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. May Allah exalt and send peace to him, his family, and his companions abundantly, ameen Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum. To proceed: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah. Allah…
Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed the reason behind the breakdown of his marriage to his first wife, Halima Kazaure. He married Halima, daughter of former Minister of Labour and Productivity Ibrahim Kazaure, in October 2020 in Abuja, and the marriage was announced in November of the same year. Politicians, including former Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, among others, attended the wedding ceremony. He announced his separation from Halima on his X account on Friday, after engaging with followers in a Q&A…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has responded to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), saying it remains committed to peace and condemns all forms of violence in Nigeria. In a statement issued by its national president, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the association welcomed parts of the US report released on May 8, 2026. It particularly appreciated the report’s distinction between criminal groups and millions of peaceful Fulani people living across Nigeria. MACBAN said it is a lawful organisation representing pastoralists and is focused on peace, national unity, and the protection…
Dino Melaye, a former Kogi West Senator, has commended former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Melaye likened Atiku’s victory in the ADC’s presidential primary to Arsenal’s recent success in the English Premier League. In a post on X, Melaye wrote: “Boss, you did it just like Arsenal.” Tunde Ogbeha, who was in charge of the ADC presidential primary election, announced on Wednesday night that Atiku won the election. Ogbeha said Atiku got 1,846,370 votes, winning against two other candidates, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi received 504,117 votes, whereas…
