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A personal driver of a Pentecostal bishop of End-Reconciliation Ministry in Asaba, Delta State, has been arrested for allegedly killing his employer and fleeing with his vehicle, a Toyota Prado Jeep. The driver, whose identity has yet to be disclosed due to ongoing investigations, was arrested alongside another suspect in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while attempting to sell the vehicle. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Awka, on Wednesday, adding that the suspect murdered the cleric before fleeing with his vehicle…

Recurring collapses of Nigeria’s national grid have remained one of the most persistent challenges in the country’s electricity sector, often plunging homes, businesses and industries into darkness and sparking widespread public frustration, DARE OLAWIN reports As concerns continue to mount over the stability of the power system, the Nigerian Independent System Operator has shed more light on the technical factors responsible for the disturbances, linking them to failures across the generation, transmission and distribution chain. The Nigerian Independent System Operator attributed recurring grid collapses in the country to faults across the generation, transmission and distribution segments of the power sector.…

Fast-rising Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna has reportedly attracted the interest of Spanish giants Real Madrid CF following his breakthrough season in Europe, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Yohanna has also been on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur FC barely a year after arriving in Europe from Ikon Allah FC in Kaduna. According to reports, Real Madrid are the latest club to show serious interest in signing the youngster, who is also tipped to make his Nigeria national football team debut at the Unity Cup later this month. A source familiar with the transfer situation of the AIK Fotboll winger told SCORENigeria…

Societe Generale said its digital assets subsidiary Societe Generale-FORGE will deploy EUR and USD CoinVertible stablecoins on the Canton Network and support tokenized collateral and repo financing activity on the network.The Paris-based bank said it plans to use the network for collateral management and short-term financing transactions tied to tokenized assets. It added that Canton’s infrastructure could be used for collateral mobility, margin management and risk management workflows tied to tokenized assets.SG-FORGE said its EURCV and USDCV stablecoins will be used for settlement, financing and cash management activity on the network in permitted jurisdictions. The stablecoins are restricted to non-US…

Cousins Amy Duggar King and Jill Duggar have been able to lean on one another throughout Joseph Duggar’s arrest scandal. “Jill and I are really close. I am really thankful for that friendship and that cousinship that we have,” Amy, 39, told reporter Dory Jackson in a Wednesday, May 13, YouTube interview. “It’s not surface-level any longer. She’s such a beautiful person andI love that we can connect on such a deeper level now than we ever have.” Amy’s mom, Deanna Duggar, is the older sister of Jim Bob Duggar, who shares Jill, 34, Joseph, 31, and 17 other children…

A compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, Mashelia Arhyel Bata, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the bank filed a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) in respect of transactions linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Mr Bata testified before Judge Joyce Abdulmalik as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Mr Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz Malami. The defendants are facing 16 money laundering charges involving N8.7 billion suspected to be proceeds of crime. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused them of conspiring to conceal, disguise and…

Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised concerns over worsening malnutrition, recurring disease outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges in Nigeria, according to its 2025 Country Activity Report released in Abuja. The humanitarian organisation stated that rising food insecurity, conflict, inflation, flooding, displacement and weak healthcare systems continue to expose millions of Nigerians, especially children and women, to severe health risks. The report disclosed that MSF operated regular medical projects in 10 states, including Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Bauchi, Cross River and Ebonyi, while also establishing a new operational presence in Kaduna State…

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has said election outcomes should be decided at polling units rather than through prolonged legal battles in court. Tanko, who is a close aide of former presidential candidate Peter Obi, spoke on Wednesday during an interview on a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM in Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State. The Obidient Movement National Coordinator noted the growing dependence on judicial intervention to resolve electoral disputes and its implications for Nigeria’s democracy. He said elections should reflect the true opinions of voters from the grassroots level, while warning that continued reliance on…

A High court sitting in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, presided by Justice Nicholas Nwode, has sentenced one Ikechukwu Osondu to five years imprisonment for vandalising property belonging to Eastland Electricity Distribution Limited, EEDL. This was disclosed in Abakaliki on Wednesday in a statement by the Head of Communications, EEDL, Mrs Patience Ezeagu. According to the statement, Ikechukwu Osondu was convicted on May 6, 2026 under the Ebonyi State Miscellaneous Offences Law, 2018. He was jailed without an option of fine. Ezeagu explained that the arrest of the suspect followed credible intelligence and the collaborative efforts of community vigilante members…

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has claimed that his relationship with LaLiga rivals Barcelona is “completely broken”. Perez also claimed that the Catalans have been paying off referees for two years. In an interviw with El Chiringuito, he demanded for justice to be served in the Negreira case. “My relationship with Barcelona is completely broken,” Perez said. “I don’t want any connection with a club that has paid off referees for two decades. “I want justice to be served in a case of this gravity like the Negreira.” The Real Madrid president revealed that the club is preparing to present…