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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, aligned with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over what it described as controversial remarks made during a recent media appearance. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the group condemned Wike’s comments, describing them as an “unsolicited display of political recklessness” and accusing him of attacking respected Nigerians without restraint. The statement further described the minister’s media outing as inappropriate, alleging that it was publicly funded and lacked decorum, adding that it amounted…

Troops under Sector 1 have successfully rescued a kidnap victim in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State after responding swiftly to a distress call. A military source disclosed that the incident happened around 4:00 p.m. on May 4 in Naka town. The source said personnel stationed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ahume were immediately deployed following reports of a kidnapping in the community. “On arrival, the kidnappers had fled the scene but abandoned their victim due to the pressure mounted by the approaching troops,” the source said. He noted that the troops rescued one victim without injury…

Inter Lagos defeated Ranchers Bees 2-0 in their second game at the Nigeria National League, NNL, Super Four playoff. The modest side lost to Doma United 1-0 in their opening fixture. It was Ranchers Bees second defeat in the competition. Qoyum Akinpelu put Inter Lagos ahead with a powerful shot two minutes after the break. Akinpelu was brought down inside the box in the 70th minute, with captain Bayo Oyedele slotting the ball home. They will face Sporting Lagos in their last game of the competition on Friday..

The first hantavirus case on the MV Hondius could not have been infected during the cruise, a World Health Organisation expert told AFP on Wednesday. The polar expedition ship left Ushuaia in Argentina on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde, where it arrived on Sunday, with around 150 passengers and crew on board. The WHO, which was alerted Saturday to a rare but deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard the Hondius, has determined that the first of three people to die must have been infected before boarding the ship. Out of eight confirmed and suspected…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Wednesday said the Federal High Court in Kaduna has granted former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, access to medical treatment while in custody. The ruling followed a compassionate plea by defence counsel during proceedings in the ongoing trial of the former governor over alleged money laundering and corruption-related offences. El-Rufai and a co-defendant, Joel Adoga, are facing a 10-count charge before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, bordering on alleged conversion and possession of proceeds of corruption, as well as money laundering contrary to the Money Laundering…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over his recent defection to the National Democratic Congress. Wike made the remarks on Wednesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja, where he questioned Obi’s leadership record and accused him of failing to strengthen the political parties he has been associated with. According to the minister, Obi’s movement across multiple platforms reflects political opportunism rather than principled leadership. “Obi was in APGA. He couldn’t build the APGA. What is good in leadership? Leadership is for you to stand up…

Birmingham City will welcome FC Barcelona for a pre-season friendly this summer, as the La Liga champions finalise a revised training camp at England’s national football centre, St George’s Park. The Catalan club, under manager Hansi Flick, are set to spend approximately two weeks at St George’s Park starting 27 July 2026. The training base, located near Birmingham, will serve as the cornerstone of Barcelona’s preparations for the 2026/27 season. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, during their stay, they are expected to face Birmingham City in a glamour friendly during the early days of the camp, though an…

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing page now contains a message that says: “Thank you for using Project Mariner. It was shut down on May 4th, 2026 and its technology voyaged to other Google products.”Earlier this year, Google showed off a new AI-powered feature, called “auto-browse,” that can perform multi-step tasks in Chrome, like researching flight costs. Though Google doesn’t say whether it’s powered by Project Mariner, it seems like a response to the agentic…

Bitcoin dominance climbed to 61% on Wednesday, its highest level since November 2025. The metric has risen from 58.44% at the start of April, proving that the bullish trend continues to favor BTC over the wider crypto market.In the last two months, altcoin volumes on Binance also increased by 49%, while 12.6% of altcoins on Binance reclaimed their 200-day simple moving average (SMA). Bitcoin dominance, one-week chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAltcoins show early signs of recoveryCrypto analyst Darkfost said Bitcoin has gained 36% since its Feb. 6 lows at $60,000, helping push its dominance to 61.3%. While altcoins spent much of that period under…

Shannon Elizabeth is ready for her second act after recently filing for divorce from Simon Borchert and joining OnlyFans. “I envision being very busy. I envision this being, like, one of my best chapters,” Elizabeth, 52, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, May 4, of her life post-split. “I want to be busy with projects. I want to be busy with my charity. I want everything to just grow and be successful.” The American Pie star noted she’s “happiest when I’m busy,” so she doesn’t plan to slow down after quietly separating from Borchert in fall 2025. Shannon Elizabeth. Noam…