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More than $12 million in crypto-aligned political action committee (PAC) media buys helped propel Barry Moore to victory in Tuesday’s Alabama Republican US Senate runoff over Barry Moore.The runoff was necessary after neither candidate was able to secure a majority of the vote on May 19, Moore will be the Republican candidate for a US Senate seat in Alabama, facing off against Democrat Everett Wess. Moore won with 55.8% of the vote to Hudson’s 44.2%, giving him an opportunity to replace outgoing Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville. Filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) showed that the Defend American Jobs PAC, a…

Lil Nas X spoke candidly about his mental health and musical future in a new video message released nearly one year after his high-profile arrest. “I’ve been in rehab for a few months, and then since then I’ve been, you know, back at home — whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself, friends and whatnot — and trying to ground myself down to Earth and get out of my head,” the “Old Town Road” rapper, 27, said in the nearly three-minute clip posted to his Instagram on Wednesday, June 17. “I have a therapist…

A former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for the removal of military decrees incorporated into Nigeria’s Constitution to strengthen the country’s democracy. Abdulsalami, a retired army general, whose administration promulgated the 1999 Constitution, acknowledged claims that some military decrees were embedded in the document. He, however, urged the government to amend or remove such provisions through democratic processes to ensure they align with democratic principles. The former head of state made the call in his autobiography, “Call of Duty,” launched last Saturday in Abuja. “Democracy is always in motion. Every day, new laws are made to reflect…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has emphasised the need for the rational use of medicines and strengthened pharmacovigilance systems to enhance patients safety. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at a sensitisation programme organised for community stakeholders in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The programme, themed “Rational Use of Medicines: Strengthening Pharmacovigilance for Patient Safety Public Health,” was organised by NAFDAC in partnership with the Immunisation Plus and Malaria by Accelerating Coverage and Transmission (IMPACT). Mrs Adeyeye, represented by Uchenna Elemuwa, NAFDAC Director of Pharmacovigilance, said the programme was…

Archers from Nigeria, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire and Chad will converge on Lagos this week for the 2026 Zen Archery Lagos International Open Tournament, as the event continues its rapid rise as one of West Africa’s emerging sporting fixtures. The tournament, organised by Zen Archery Club in partnership with the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), will run from 18 to 21 June at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. Now in its third edition, the competition has more than doubled its international reach, expanding from two participating countries in 2025 to five in 2026. What began in 2025 as Nigeria’s first…

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has unveiled a series of far-reaching measures aimed at tackling engineering quackery, preventing building collapse and strengthening professional accountability across the country. Among the key decisions taken by the Council is the establishment of a 90-Day Engineering Regulation Monitoring and Enforcement Rapid Response Task Force, designed to intensify project monitoring, enforce engineering standards and identify unqualified individuals engaging in engineering practice. The decisions were reached at the 189th Ordinary Council Meeting of COREN and were contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the…

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Aisha Muktar Hassan, for allegedly causing the death of her 97-year-old paternal grandmother, Hajiya Ummukhulsum Hassan, following a domestic dispute in Daura Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the incident occurred on June 12, 2026, at about 7:00 pm after an argument reportedly broke out between the suspect and the deceased. This is contained in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. He said the matter was reported to Sabon Garin Daura Police Station…

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who resigned her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week Monday, was on Wednesday officially received back into her former party, the Peoples Democratic Party. At a well-attended carnival-like event held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the state chairman of the party, Dr Abayomi Tella, supported by other party leaders, presented Obasanjo with the flag of the party, announcing her as its senatorial candidate for Ogun Central ahead of the 2027 elections. The reception was preceded by a procession through major streets in Abeokuta by Senator Obasanjo, flanked…

Over 1,000 retirees of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency are still awaiting their pension benefits years after exiting service, as they decry the prolonged delay and urge the Federal Government to urgently intervene. Former Director of Air Traffic Services at NAMA and Chairman of the NAMA Pensioners Association, Stephen Olopha, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the lingering non-payment of pension increase arrears. Olopha told The PUNCH that the affected pensioners, who transitioned from the Defined Benefits Scheme to the Contributory Pension Scheme following the enactment of the Pension Reform Act, had not received pension increments since…

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested Wednesday that Brazil should hire Argentina’s Lionel Messi, when asked about his country’s performance in the World Cup so far. The five-time world champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their opening match, which highlighted several frailties in their game. Brazil’s fiercest football rivals Argentina had a far better time, with Messi scoring three goals against Algeria on Tuesday. “I was thinking about signing Messi to play for Brazil,” Lula said, laughing, when journalists asked him about his country’s showing at the World Cup. However, he noted it wasn’t a…