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The Kwara State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected kidnapping gang leader and the recovery of two AK-47 rifles during an intelligence-led operation in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The Command said the operation was carried out through its Violent Crime Response Unit in collaboration with operatives from the Okuta Divisional Headquarters following credible intelligence on criminal movements in the area. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the operation took place on June 1, 2026, during a routine raid around the Tabida area of Okuta, where several suspicious…

  The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, on Wednesday appealed to aspirants who participated in the party’s recently concluded primary elections to accept the outcomes and support efforts to strengthen the party ahead of future elections. Obi made the appeal during the second National Executive Committee meeting of the NDC in Abuja, amid ongoing efforts by the party leadership to consolidate its structure and address concerns arising from the primaries. The NDC, one of Nigeria’s emerging opposition political platforms, recently concluded nationwide congresses, conventions and primary elections as part of preparations for upcoming electoral contests. Speaking…

The curtain may have fallen on the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, but English football’s top flight is heading straight into one of its busiest off-seasons in recent memory, with a FIFA World Cup, transfer activity, fixture announcements and European competitions all packed into a hectic summer schedule. An update retrieved from the EPL website by our correspondent on Wednesday revealed this. The transition to the 2026/27 season will officially begin in early June with the Premier League’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), where newly promoted Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City will formally take their places among the elite. The…

Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has urged Christians to complement prayer with practical action in addressing societal challenges, saying issues such as poor roads, insecurity and failing healthcare systems cannot be solved through prayers alone. The actress made the remarks in a post shared on her Instagram page on Wednesday, where she stressed the need for accountability, planning and hard work alongside faith. According to her, while prayer remains important for guidance, strength and wisdom, physical problems require practical solutions. She wrote, “Dear African Christians, as we continue to pray, let us not confuse prayer with action. You…

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. | Bloomberg via Getty Images Just in case you were wondering, Nvidia’s RTX Spark isn’t supposed to be a one-off. The company is not just flirting with becoming the fifth high-profile vendor of consumer laptop chips to see if people bite. At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed at least two additional generations of RTX Spark are already planned. The eventual goal, he said, is to build Star Trek-like computers and and Star Wars-like droids you can order around with your voice. “I want to talk to my laptop!…

[Update (June 3 at 8:01 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from Fairshake in the fourth paragraph.]Democratic and Republican candidates across California, New Jersey and South Dakota won their respective primaries on Tuesday after being the beneficiaries of supportive ads purchased by cryptocurrency industry-backed political action committees (PACs).On Tuesday, Democrats Jacqui Irwin, Ted Lieu, Zoe Lofgren, Dave Min, Mike McGuire, Hilda Solis, George Whitesides, Lou Correa and Lateefah Simon won their respective California primaries for House seats. Democrat Rob Menendez and Republican Mike Rounds also won primaries for New Jersey’s 8th congressional district and a…

Season 11 of Below Deck Mediterranean will go down in franchise history — and Captain Sandy Yawn, Aesha Scott and Joe Bradley are giving Us a glimpse of what is to come. Bravo’s Below Deck franchise has been a reliably dramatic and fun port in a reality TV storm since its 2013 debut. When Below Deck Mediterranean returns to Bravo for season 11 (Monday, June 8, at 8 p.m. ET) in Dubrovnik, Croatia, it’ll feature its first surf-and-turf plot line, with bosun Nathan Gallagher splitting his time between work on the water and time on land with partner Gael Cameron…

A media aide to Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has resigned his appointment as special assistant on new media, amid indications that he may be aligning with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The aide, Patrick Spiff, announced his resignation in a letter dated 29 May and addressed to the governor. The Office of the Secretary received the letter from the State Government on 1 June. In the letter, which he later posted on Facebook, Mr Spiff did not state the reason for his resignation. “I am writing to formally resign my position as special assistant to the Governor of…

Nigeria recorded $10.37 billion in capital importation in the first quarter of 2026, representing an 83.83 per cent increase compared to the $5.64 billion received in the corresponding period of 2025 The development was contained in a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday. The bureau’s latest Capital Importation Report also showed that foreign capital inflows increased by 60.97 per cent from the $6.44 billion recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to the report, the increase reflects stronger investor participation in Nigeria’s financial markets during the period under review. Portfolio investment dominates inflows The…

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the National Agency for Malaria Elimination in Nigeria. The upper chamber passed the bill after considering the report of its Committee on Health, presented by Banigo Ipalibo, its chairman. The clauses of the bill were considered at the Committee of the Whole. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill after a majority of the senators supported it through a voice vote. The bill was sponsored by the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko. The legislation seeks to establish an agency to coordinate national efforts…