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Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Kano State, Dr Yusuf Bello Danbatta, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Danbatta announced his defection in a formal statement released to journalists in Kano on Friday. Explaining his decision, he said: “I hereby formally announce my decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). This decision was taken after careful consideration and wide consultations with my leaders, political associates, supporters, and stakeholders.” He added that he believes the APC offers him a better opportunity to serve the people and contribute to the development of Kano State and Nigeria. Danbatta…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), working with forest guards, have intercepted a large consignment of medical supplies suspected to be intended for fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the interception took place in Kaga Local Government Area during a coordinated operation along a route believed to be used by insurgents to move supplies through forest areas. Security sources said the items recovered include pain relief drugs, anti-malaria injections, antibiotics, and…

Poland head coach, Jan Urban, has insisted that the Super Eagles of Nigeria were very cruel to his team during both sides’ international friendly 2-2 draw at Stadion PGE Narodowy in Warsaw on Wednesday. Urban stated this while insisting that the worst thing during the encounter was that Eric Chelle’s side didn’t create countless chances and took only two or three of their opportunities against Poland. Nigeria opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Terem Moffi finished a move created by Moses Simon. Poland responded just before half-time through Kacper Potulski, as second-half goals from Paul Onuachu and Przemyslaw Wiśniewski…

The Federation of International Football Associations has announced a new pre-match ceremony format for the 2026 World Cup that will involve all players named in a matchday squad rather than only the starting line-ups. The new format marks a departure from the traditional World Cup pre-match routine, where only the starting 11 players from each team line up near the centre of the pitch before kick-off. Under the arrangement, every player in both teams’ matchday squads will walk onto the pitch through a dedicated arch alongside youth escorts before assembling around the centre circle for the national anthems. FIFA said…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and recovered large quantities of hard drugs in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. The Command disclosed the development in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, noting that the arrests formed part of sustained efforts to disrupt drug trafficking networks across the state. In one of the operations on June 3, 2026, operatives of the Special Enquiry Unit on stop-and-search duty intercepted a Mercedes truck with registration number KRV 837 ZN at the First Niger Bridge Head, inward Asaba.…

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on residents of Kogi State to take full advantage of the ongoing Permanent Voter’s Card registration and voter information update exercise being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the July 10, 2026, deadline. In a public awareness message issued in Abuja on Friday, the lawmaker especially appealed to youths and first-time voters to register early and obtain their PVCs, describing the process as crucial to active participation in Nigeria’s democratic system. She stressed that the voter’s card remains a key tool for citizens to determine leadership and influence…

Former Brazil striker Bebeto has expressed strong support for rising star Endrick to recreate one of football’s most iconic celebrations at the FIFA World Cup 2026, drawing a direct line between Brazil’s 1994 glory and its next-generation ambitions. Bebeto wants Endrick to repeat iconic baby-rocking celebration at 2026 World Cup Three decades after his famous “baby-rocking” gesture lit up the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA, Bebeto says he would welcome Endrick repeating the moment in North America this summer—especially as the young forward prepares for fatherhood. The 1994 World Cup winner, who played a key role in Brazil’s fourth world…

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This week, I’m investigating where it might have been built — and why it definitely wasn’t the US.Almost a year after its announcement, the Trump phone has “launched.” A few journalists and YouTubers have received early samples of the phone, though there’s still little evidence that any regular buyers have gotten theirs. If and when anyone else gets it, they’ll discover an open secret: Just like Trump’s “God Bless the USA” bible, it’s not really…

Visa is testing whether privacy-enabled blockchain networks can support institutional stablecoin settlement without exposing sensitive transaction data, in a proof of concept with stablecoin infrastructure company Brale and the Canton Network, a permissioned ledger backed by major Wall Street firms.The project, announced Thursday, uses SBC, a US dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Brale, to simulate institutional payment flows on Canton as Visa evaluates whether SBC could become another stablecoin option in its settlement program.The initiative extends Visa’s earlier experiments using stablecoins for settlement on public blockchains, which began in 2021 with USDC settlement on Ethereum but now target banks and market…

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