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The Kukah Centre, on Tuesday, charged political parties and their candidates in the June 20 governorship election to work towards ensuring a peaceful and violence-free poll. The Project Manager of the Kukah Centre, Asabe Ndahi, said political parties owed it a responsibility to sensitise their members on issue-based and violence-free campaigns and activities to ensure a hitch-free exercise. She spoke in Ado Ekiti during a pre-election engagement themed, “Socialisation of the Peace Accord Ahead of the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election,” attended by some political parties and their candidates ahead of the signing of the Peace Accord. The signing of…

Security personnel of the Transmission Company of Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday foiled an armed robbery attack on its Ogbomoso Transmission Substation. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, said preliminary reports revealed that the armed men gained unauthorised access into the substation by scaling the perimeter fence. She said the break-in occurred near the gate between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. “The intruders further proceeded to the gate house in an attempt to attack and deactivate the vigilante personnel on duty. “However, the security team on…

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has unveiled a series of security and economic measures aimed at tackling insecurity across the country if elected president. Hayatu-Deen, a former chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, disclosed the plans in a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday. According to him, Nigeria’s security crisis is closely linked to the country’s economic challenges, warning that insecurity and poverty continue to reinforce each other. “Nigeria’s security crisis is not separate from the economy. It is the same problem,” he stated. He…

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Haruna Mamman, has raised an alarm over the growing migration of Nigerian nurses abroad, warning that the trend is threatening the country’s already fragile healthcare system. Mamman spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the 2026 International Nurses Day celebration held at the NANNM Conference Hall, where he lamented the worsening “brain drain” in the nation’s health sector. According to him, more than 57,000 Nigerian nurses have left the country in the past five years in search of better opportunities overseas, while about 16,000 migrated to the United Kingdom alone…

Bayer Leverkusen are willing to consider offers between €30m and €35m for Nigerian-eligible midfielder Francis Onyeka amid growing interest from clubs across Germany and the Premier League, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to German outlet fussballdaten.de, Leverkusen are taking a cautious and strategic approach regarding the future of the 19-year-old playmaker, who impressed during a loan spell at VfL Bochum this season. The report stated that Leverkusen still view Onyeka as part of their long-term plans after extending his contract until 2028 before his move to Bochum, but the club could still sanction a transfer if a substantial bid arrives.…

The vast majority of the world’s data — emails, financial transactions, the internet — is carried by fiber optic cables that run along the ocean floor and converge at a few narrow choke points. Periodically, policymakers will release reports noting that this arrangement seems risky, but these routes are the shortest, often in use since the telegraph era, and the system has managed remarkably well. Cables break regularly, and traffic gets rerouted until a repair ship can come and fix the cut. But the war in Iran, coming after several years of disruptions from conflict in Yemen, is spurring governments…

Exodus Movement reported a net loss of $32.1 million for the first quarter of 2026, more than double the $12.9 million loss recorded in the same period last year, as the crypto wallet company liquidated the bulk of its Bitcoin treasury to fund acquisitions.Total revenue came in at $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, down 36.8% from $36 million a year earlier, the company announced Monday.  Exchange aggregation, the company’s main business line, drove most of the decline, sliding $13.8 million, or 40.8%, as user trading volumes dried up.Monthly active users dipped to 1.5 million from 1.6…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If your denim rotation is starting to feel a little predictable, consider this your sign to switch things up. This spring, It-girls everywhere (including Katie Holmes) are reaching for cuffed jeans, a small detail that instantly makes any outfit look cooler. From influencers to respectable fashion publications, the most stylish women among us are calling vintage-inspired, cuffed denim one of the biggest trends of 2026. From relaxed wide-leg silhouettes to more polished, tailored styles, cuffed hems do all the work…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained some police operatives who were filmed assaulting some passengers in Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. How it happened An X user, @BuddyJnrrr, narrated that some police operatives without name tags, on Saturday afternoon, flagged down a mini bus he and his brother had boarded. “They ordered me to step down, which I peacefully did. Immediately, they collected another passenger’s phone and began interrogating him aggressively about what he does for a living,” he said in the X post…

Streaming platform Netflix has announced that the second season of the Nigerian crime thriller ‘Blood Sisters’, produced by EbonyLife Studios, will premiere globally on 5 June, nearly three years after the series became one of the platform’s most successful African originals. The announcement was made alongside a production reveal featuring the returning cast and crew behind the widely acclaimed series, which first debuted in 2022 and quickly became one of Netflix Africa’s most talked-about originals. Created by Temidayo Makanjuola for EbonyLife Studios, ‘Blood Sisters’ blends suspense, family drama and crime thriller elements against the backdrop of Lagos’ elite society. Season…