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A former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday met with the state executive council of the All Progressives Congress, declaring his intention to contest the 2027 election and rejecting moves to impose a consensus candidate. Adelabu, who addressed party executives at the APC secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, said he remained confident of securing the party’s ticket and emerging victorious in the governorship poll. He said the visit was to formally notify the leadership of his ambition, reaffirming his loyalty to the party and commitment to the development of the state. His position comes…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the rising cost of aviation fuel, warning that domestic airlines are under severe financial pressure. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved on Tuesday during plenary by Paschal Agbodike, who represents Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State. Agbodike said Aviation Turbine Kerosene remains a major cost driver for airlines, accounting for between 40 and 60 per cent of total operating expenses. He said, “airline operators are struggling for survival while also offering quality services together with the Nigeria Civil Aviation…
Inter Milan are preparing to re-sign Nigerian midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro for €8m after Pisa Sporting Club moved to make his stay permanent despite their relegation, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Italian transfer journalist Nicolò Schira, he indicated that Pisa have activated a €7m purchase option to secure the 20-year-old following an impressive season in difficult circumstances. However, the deal is expected to trigger a swift response from Inter, who had inserted a buy-back clause into the agreement and are now set to exercise it, effectively regaining control of the player’s future. Schira revealed that the Serie A club had…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has spent the past couple of months making her mark on the Xbox organization. After focusing on highly-requested Xbox console features, reducing the price of Game Pass, and moving Microsoft Gaming back to Xbox, Sharma is now reorganizing the Xbox platform team at Microsoft today.The changes will see some veterans depart, promotions, and new faces with more technical expertise to help the Xbox platform team. Jared Palmer, who used to work with Sharma in Microsoft’s CoreAI division, is joining Xbox as VP of engineering and a technical advisor to Sharma. In a memo to…
Binance will change how it calculates benchmark prices for commodity-based perpetual futures during off-hours, a move that could affect margin and liquidation levels during weekends, holidays and maintenance periods, according to an exchange notice published Tuesday. The update will take effect on Friday at 9:00 pm UTC.The exchange will replace its current fixed pricing method with an Orderbook EWMA model for commodity-based traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual contracts. EWMA, or exponential weighted moving average, uses orderbook data that is smoothed over time rather than relying on a fixed reference price during periods of lower activity. Binance said the change will apply…
Gigi Hadid’s father, Mohamed Hadid, appeared to fall for AI-generated pictures purporting to show the model on the red carpet at the 2026 Met Gala. Mohamed, 77, shared a collage of seemingly AI-generated images in an Instagram post on Monday, May 4, depicting Gigi, 31, in a white and gold gown at the annual fashion event, per screenshots shared on social media. It’s not clear where the images originated. “She looks like she came out of a frame from the museum. A classic Hadid moment,” Mohamed captioned the post, which has since been deleted. Mohamed shares daughters Gigi and Bella,…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday, remanded a 42 -year- old man, Howell Imoni, in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The chief magistrate, Omolara Kushanu, who did not take Mr Imoni’s plea, directed that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Mrs Kushanu adjourned the case until 27 May for the DPP’s advice. The defendant, who resides at No. 2, Bangelu St. off Command, Ipaja, Lagos, is facing one count of rape. Earlier, the prosecutor, Adegoke Ademigbuji, an assistant superintendent of police,…
Kled AI, an opt-in AI data marketplace, has temporarily removed its AI app from the Nigerian App Store, with IP banned across the region, due to what it described as the country’s high fraud rate and increasing instances of fake data on the app. Avi Patel, the founder of the AI data marketplace, confirmed the removal in an X post on Monday, noting Nigerians uploaded pictures of black screens, duplicate photos, internet-generated images, and AI-generated images, rather than usable data. According to the 22-year-old founder, Mr Patel, despite paying people for data uploaded, Nigeria still had a 95 per cent…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed an outbreak of hantavirus infection aboard a cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew, following a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses reported on Tuesday. The outbreak has so far recorded seven cases, including two laboratory-confirmed infections, five suspected cases, and three deaths. One patient remains critically ill in intensive care, while three others have mild symptoms and are being monitored on board the vessel, currently moored off the coast of Cabo Verde. Health authorities in Cabo Verde, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom are coordinating response measures with WHO support,…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed a violent communal clash in Gambwa village, via Fuka in Munya Local Government Area, which resulted in the death of one person and destruction of property. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, the incident occurred on April 30, 2026, following a distress call received at about 12:30 p.m. regarding unrest in the community. He explained that police operatives attached to Gwada Division were immediately deployed to the scene, where they discovered that several settlements had been set ablaze by angry youths, leading to the destruction of huts, houses, and other…
