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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Magaji Mato, has asked the Taminu Turaki and Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to allow the party to breathe. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Sunday, Mato said that the Supreme Court ruling was a win-win for both PDP factions. He stated that the Supreme Court judgment should push the PDP to set aside personal interests and resolve its crisis. According to him, both the Wike faction’s appeal and the Turaki faction’s cross-appeal were dismissed. He added that the ruling favored both sides in part, making each a victor in the eyes…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued four kidnapped children at Alafia Bus Terminal in the Coker-Orile area of the state and safely reunited them with their parents. A statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the operation was in line with the commitment of the Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, to tackle crimes against children and protect vulnerable residents across the state. According to the statement, the incident occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on May 8, 2026, when police operatives on patrol spotted four children with an unidentified…
Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has hailed his teammate, Barış Alper Yılmaz following their Turkish Super Lig 4-2 win against Antalyaspor on Saturday. Osimhen said Yilmaz is very strong and plays like an African footballer. The Nigerian international stated this during a live broadcast on his social media account after leading Galatasaray to win the Turkish Super Lig title. “Barış Alper Yılmaz plays just like an African footballer. Ambition, fight. Very hungry, very strong,” Osimhen said. “I swear he’s very strong. When I first came here, I asked Mertens about him. I said to Mertens, ‘Dude, this guy plays like an…
The Nigerian Navy has recovered about 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an operation in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho. Folorunsho said the recovery was made under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH, following intelligence on illegal refining activities. He said, “The operation took place at Okolomade Community in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State, near the border with Bayelsa.” According to him, “the Anti-Crude Oil Theft team deployed to the Orashi…
A pedestrian and a motorcyclist have been killed in a fatal crash involving a truck along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the incident in a statement released on Sunday, signed by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, saying it occurred at the Iyana-Iba Flyover inward the main gate of Lagos State University. According to the agency, preliminary findings showed the “heavily-loaded bucket truck was reportedly travelling at top speed from Volkswagen inward Badagry” when it first hit and killed an innocent pedestrian. LASTMA said the driver did not…
Former governorship candidate in Kogi State, Yakubu Ajaka, has been successfully screened by the All Progressives Congress for the Kogi East Senatorial race ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ajaka, popularly known among supporters as “Muri,” was granted a waiver on Saturday by the chairman of the screening committee and former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, to “take a bow and go” during the screening exercise. The gesture was described by party faithful as recognition of his contributions to the APC and his previous role as Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party. Speaking with journalists shortly after…
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie is in contention for the Barclays Women’s Super League Save of the Season award after her spectacular stop against Liverpool in November 2025 earned her a nomination for the season’s top individual goalkeeping honour, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 25-year-old Brighton shot-stopper produced a breathtaking fingertip save during her side’s one-all draw against Liverpool at St Helens Stadium, stretching at full length to tip a powerful long-range effort from Japan midfielder Fuka Nagano onto the crossbar when a second Liverpool goal looked certain. Brighton were trailing at the time, and the save proved pivotal, keeping…
Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $405.9 million net loss in the first quarter of 2026, up from $31.7 million a year earlier, amid growing unrealized losses on its crypto holdings.The parent company of Truth Social booked $244 million in unrealized losses on its Bitcoin position and a further $108.2 million in investment losses tied mostly to equity securities, with nearly $370 million of the quarter’s total losses stemming from digital asset and equity markdowns, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The losses mostly trace back to Bitcoin purchases made at last summer’s market…
Britney Spears flashed back to her iconic “I’m a Slave 4 U” performance while offering an update on her state of mind following her DUI plea deal. “Went to the pet store with my kids and look at what a beautiful baby snake this is,” Spears, 44, wrote alongside an Instagram photo of her handling a snake on Saturday, May 89. “Snakes are symbolic of good health, higher consciousness, and pure luck…” The baby snake had similar coloring to the 7-foot, yellow albino Burmese python that Spears draped around her neck during her legendary 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance.…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged residents of Tenerife to remain calm following concerns over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship expected to undergo emergency operations on the Spanish island. In a public message on Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the situation posed a low public health risk, stressing that it was not comparable to previous global outbreaks such as COVID-19. Mr Ghebreyesus said he was addressing residents directly due to anxiety triggered by the approaching vessel, the MV Hondius, which had recorded confirmed infections during its voyage. “I know you are worried. I know that…
