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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele, has said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s vehicle to truncate the southern presidency. Ayekooto was reacting to remarks by the Obidient Movement that Peter Obi made a wise decision in decamping from ADC to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. He explained that Atiku tried to use the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to get power to return to the North but failed. Posting on his Facebook page, Ayekooto wrote: “ObiDENTs say Obi is a wise politician by not contesting in the ADC Primary but instead…
Jamaica will face Nigeria in the final of the 2026 Unity Cup following their 2-0 victory over India at the Valley on Wednesday night. Courtney Clarke gave Jamaica the lead after the eight minute. The Reggae Boys got their second of the game through Kaheim Dixon 10 minutes from time. Jamaica and Nigeria will meet in the final for the second consecutive edition after contesting last year’s title decider. The Super Eagles won 5-4 on penalties after both teams settled for a 2-2 draw in regulation time. The final will hold at the Valley, London on Saturday.
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU ABUBAKAR ON HIS NOMINATION AS ADC PRESIDENTIAL FLAGBEARER FOR THE 2027 GENERAL ELECTION The Chairman of our great party, Senator David Mark, and members of the National Working Committee of ADC, members of the Presidential Election Committee, your Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. I wish to express my profound appreciation for the privilege, which you have bestowed on me, of leading our great party, the African Democratic Congress, into the next elections as its Presidential Candidate. I am truly humbled and excited by this singular honour. We demonstrated that while democracy is being…
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo “knew the outcome of these wagers before the trading public did because he had accessed Google’s confidential, commercially valuable internal data.” Spagnuolo was arrested in New York on Wednesday but released on a $2.25 million bond, ABC News reports. He is charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.Spagnuolo made bets on Polymarket under the username AlphaRacoon, with his successful search-related…
Bitcoin (BTC) miner inflows to Binance crossed 20,000 BTC for only the second time this year, placing fresh pressure on Bitcoin’s daily uptrend near the $75,000 support zone. Will BTC defend its higher-timeframe bullish structure, or is the market on the verge of a broader bearish trend shift? BTC miner supply meets weaker demandCrypto analyst Amr Taha said miners transferred roughly 21,000 BTC to Binance on May 18, close to the 23,150 BTC sent on Feb. 5. Large miner deposits are often tied to potential selling activity as miners move BTC to exchanges to cover operating costs.BTC miners to exchange flow…
For decades, watching your blood sugar move in real time required a prescription, a finger prick or both. That barrier is gone. Stelo, Lingo and Levels are now available to adults who want to see how food, sleep, stress and exercise shape their metabolic health, and any honest OTC CGM comparison has to start with what each one actually does. The stakes are practical. Continuous glucose monitors were built for people with diabetes, but they can also benefit people with prediabetes, obesity, certain glycogen storage diseases and insulinoma. Now they’re being marketed to a much wider audience — which makes…
A fresh crisis has engulfed the Accord Party following the emergence of parallel candidates ahead of the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, further exposing the deep divisions within the opposition party. The latest controversy comes barely 24 hours after the party announced popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election. However, another faction of the party subsequently declared Olakunle Busari as the winner of a parallel governorship primary, triggering confusion over the party’s authentic candidate. The development has now prompted the factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Chris Imumolen, to nullify the entire exercise,…
The Chief Imam of Benin, Sheikh AbdulFatai Enabulele, has said that the prevailing economic hardship, insecurity and political crisis in the country amount to a vote of no confidence in the nation’s ruling political class. Enabulele stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ikpoba Slope Eid Ground on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Benin City. He, however, urged governments at all levels to formulate policies and programmes that would improve the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians, stressing that “Nigerians are suffering.” He also linked the rising incidence of internet fraud and other social vices among…
Former Vice President and current presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the flag bearer and presidential candidate of the party. The collation of results was announced at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, late Wednesday. Tunde Ogbeha, the returning officer of the ADC presidential primary election, announced Abubakar as the winner of the poll. Abubakar polled 1,846,370 votes, defeating former Managing Director of the defunct FSB International Bank, Mohammed Hayatudeen, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi polled 504,117 votes, while Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.
Barcelona has secured Anthony Gordon’s signing from Newcastle United. According to Fabrizio Romano, the England international will undergo his medical tests and also contract signing on Thursday. This comes after the Newcastle board accepted Barcelona’s official bid for the 25-year-old Meanwhile, in another development, Arsenal is demanding up to £20m for striker Gabriel Jesus this summer. According to The Athletic, inquiries from multiple clubs for the Brazilian have begun. The former Manchester City star can go as a free agent when his contract expires in June 2027. This means Jesus will be leaving the Gunners as a Premier League champion.
