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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has released an updated schedule of activities for its 2026 primary elections, alongside revised costs for nomination forms, following extensive consultations with party leaders, aspirants, and stakeholders across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the national publicity secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. According to the statement it reads “Under the updated timetable, the sale of nomination forms will take place from May 1 to May 4, 2026, while the purchase and submission of completed forms will run from May 6 to May 13, 2026, with May 13 set as the final deadline…

Residents of Awe Street in Makurdi are beginning to rebuild a sense of normalcy after a violent outbreak believed to be linked to rival cult groups disrupted the community over the weekend. DAILY POST witnessed a strong presence of security personnel, including police, military, Department of State Services (DSS), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), patrolling the streets. Residents said their deployment has been key to restoring calm. A shop owner, who requested anonymity for security reasons, expressed relief: “We are happy now. Peace has returned, and businesses are opening again.” According to eyewitness accounts, the violence began…

Manchester United midfielder, Casemiro, has admitted that it’s very annoying when everyone talks about whether Santos forward Neymar will play for Brazil at the 2026 World Cup. According to Casemiro, it’s very clear that the former Barcelona star doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone, suggesting that the 34-year-old has to go to this year’s World Cup if he deals with his fitness issues. “It is annoying because everyone talks about it, and everyone asks about it. I am sincerely a friend of Neymar,” Casemiro told ESPN when asked about Neymar’s situation. “I am a guy who has played with…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, has said that it arrested a 71-year-old man with 6.35kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of N2.35bn concealed in a Toyota Highlander. The unit also said it intercepted other contraband worth over N5.5bn and foiled 473 smuggling attempts within the last eight weeks. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ikeja while showcasing some of the seized contraband to journalists. He highlighted that the cocaine was intercepted during a separate operation along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor. Aliyu also added that…

Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere has fixed June 22, 2026, for judgment in the trial of commercial motorcyclist Dahiru Ayuba and five others accused of killing sound engineer David Imoh. The judge adjourned the matter on Tuesday after counsel for both the prosecution and defence adopted their final written addresses. Imoh was allegedly lynched and burnt to death on May 12, 2022, at NITEL Junction, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, following a dispute over a N100 transportation fare balance with a commercial motorcyclist. The 37-year-old was reportedly attacked by a mob and…

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been buzzing with activities in the recent past. Since November 2025, the ministry has been involved in the nomination of career ambassadors and the induction of about 65 ambassadors recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. In March 2026, in adherence to the President’s charge for all ministers and aides nursing political ambitions to resign, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, was among those who voluntarily resigned. We learnt he wants to vie for the governorship seat in his home state of Bauchi.  And just last week, President Tinubu upgraded Minister of State, Foreign…

Against a backdrop of rising expectations and political rivalry, ABIODUN NEJO tells the story of Ekiti’s governorship race, where competing visions, sharp criticisms, and claims of transformation are shaping the choice before voters Although only about four of the 13 political parties fielding candidates for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State have maintained visible campaign presence through posters, billboards, and party activities, all the contenders are united in their promise to take the state to greater heights. Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Wole Oluyede; African Democratic Congress, Dare Bejide; and Accord Party, Opeyemi Falegan, have consistently…

In terms of pricing, the original AirPods Max remained stubbornly high even years after their debut, which made them hard to recommend over the Bose QC Ultra or Sony’s XM series headphones unless you were an Apple die-hard. The AirPods Max 2, however, have been out for just over a month, and we’re already seeing a $40 discount at Amazon and Best Buy, bringing the price down to $509 across all five colors.Unlike the refreshed AirPods Max Apple put out in 2024, the Max 2 are a true sequel. The company’s latest pair of over-ear headphones still feature the same…

Forward Industries and crypto investment company RockawayX have co-led a strategic investment in OnRe, a startup building reinsurance infrastructure on the Solana blockchain, in a move aimed at bringing traditional risk-transfer markets onto decentralized rails.The companies said Tuesday they co-led OnRe’s $5 million Series A round, with Forward planning to allocate up to $25 million into the platform’s yield-bearing token on Solana.The funding will be used to expand OnRe’s platform and attract more institutional participants to onchain reinsurance, a niche but emerging segment within decentralized finance.OnRe is attempting to shift parts of the reinsurance market — where insurers offload risk…

Shannon Beador’s eldest daughter, Sophie Beador, has followed in her family’s footsteps with her NBC gig — but that doesn’t mean she’s going to join the Bravoverse “It’s been fun to see both sides of NBC,” Sophie, 23, told fellow Real Housewives kid Gia Giudice during the Monday, May 4, episode of the “Casual Chaos” podcast. Sophie explained that she works “more so the business side” of the entertainment business, in ad sales at NBCUniversal. For the uninitiated, NBCUniversal is the parent company of Bravo, home of The Real Housewives of Orange County. (Shannon, 62, has been part of the…