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President Bola Tinubu has emerged the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate after defeating Stanley Osifo The president polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, who scored 16,504 in the APC presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country. This emerged from the ongoing national collation of the presidential primaries results at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. APC governors in 31 states and other top brass of APC who are coordinators and collation officers in their states presented the results of the direct primaries to the presidential Primary Election Committee, chaired by…

Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, have apprehended some persons disguising as lunatics to perpetrate crimes in some parts of the state. The arrested fake lunatics were alleged to be involved in kidnapping and drug trafficking as well as robbery operations. While disclosing the development, the Amotekun commander in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed that the new tactics adopted by criminals were uncovered following intelligence received on the modus operandi of the suspects. According to Adeleye, the fake lunatics were among the 98 suspected criminals arrested across the state during the corps’…

17 players are now in the Super Eagles camp for the Unity Cup in London, DAILY POST reports. Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, Chibuike Nwaiwu, and Rafiu Durosinmi are the latest arrivals in camp. 14 players arrived at the team’s camp on Saturday, as they gear up for their semi-final clash against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. Éric Chelle’s side held their first training session at the Cray Valley FC, Middle Park Avenue, London on Saturday. The team will have their second session at the same venue later tonight. The Super Eagles will face Zimbabwe at the Valley, London on Tuesday.

Mohamed Salah was in the starting line-up in his Liverpool farewell against Brentford on Sunday, days after making explosive comments about the team’s playing style under manager Arne Slot. The “Egyptian King” leaves Anfield after a glittering nine-year spell at the club, bidding farewell alongside Scotland defender Andy Robertson, who also joined in 2017. Salah, 33, was last to emerge from the tunnel into bright sunshine at Anfield, accompanied by his two daughters. Robertson, 32, was accompanied by his three children. Both names were met with a deafening roar when introduced by the stadium announcer in a party atmosphere. Banners…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised motorists travelling on the Abuja–Kaduna Highway to exercise patience and strictly adhere to traffic regulations amid heavy congestion caused by increased Eid-el-Kabir travel and ongoing road construction works. In a travel advisory posted on its official X handle on Sunday, the Corps said the most affected stretch remains the Nasarawa–Azara axis between Katari and Jere towns, where traffic movement has slowed significantly, a situation it attributed to congestion worsened by dangerous overtaking and lane indiscipline. FRSC urged road users to remain patient, stressing that discipline on the highway is key to easing the…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress presidential primary in Ondo State, has declared President Bola Tinubu as the winner of Saturday’s election in the state. Aiyedatiwa, while announcing the results of the primary on Sunday in Akure, said Tinubu polled 181,966 votes to defeat his contender, Mr Stanley Osifo, who scored zero votes. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the results were announced after collation from the 18 local government area returning officers. Aiyedatiwa disclosed that the state has 193,334 registered APC members, while 181,996 were accredited for the exercise. He added that a…

Nigerian defender Semi Ajayi ended a six-year wait for Premier League football as Hull City won the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday, with Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time goal defeating a reinstated Middlesbrough 1-0 to send the Tigers back to the top flight. Ajayi, 32, who joined Hull on a free transfer last summer from West Bromwich Albion, partnered John Egan at the heart of a defence that held firm throughout a tense and often dramatic afternoon before McBurnie buried a loose ball from six yards in the fifth minute of stoppage time after goalkeeper Sol Brynn spilled Yu Hirakawa’s…

If you’re looking for a laptop that’ll still perform well several years from now, Apple’s latest MacBook Air is hard to beat. Now, in particular, is a good time to pick one up, as you can currently buy the 13-inch MacBook Air at Amazon in the run-up to Memorial Day with an M5 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD for $899.99 ($200 off), which is a new low price. The 15-inch model, meanwhile, is also on sale at Amazon for $1,099.99 ($200 off) in select colors, or at Best Buy for $1,149.Unless you need a laptop for intensive…

Tom Lee’s BitMine faces about $7.3 billion in paper losses on its Ethereum treasury as Ether (ETH) traders weigh worsening sentiment, ETF outflows and a bearish chart setup pointing toward $1,600.Key takeaways:Bitmine keeps buying ETH even as its losses mount amid the 57% price drawdown from the August 2025 high.ETH price technicals warn of a 25% drop, which would push Bitmine’s losses over $10 billion.Bitmine’s ETH treasury dashboard. Source: DropStab.COM Lee continues buying ETH despite mounting lossesEther has fallen more than 57% from its October 2025 peak near $4,955 on Coinbase, with the sell-off also eroding Ethereum’s market share. ETH’s…

The BBC gets all the good press, but British television fans know that Acorn TV has some of the best content the United Kingdom has to offer. The streamer has been killing it in 2026, and its May programming slate promises even more binge-worthy shows for you to watch. You’re Killing Me is a rare Acorn TV series set in America, with an American star, Brooke Shields, leading the cast. The mystery series Summerwater is set in Scotland, and its gloomy atmosphere is perfect for a narrative that involves desperate, unhappy people driven to extreme behavior. Need more recommendations? Then…