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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Appeal Committee in Kaduna State has confirmed Shuaibu Idris Mikati as the party’s governorship candidate after reviewing complaints from aspirants who contested the recent primary election. The chairman of the committee, Dr Muhammed Mustapha Fagge, said the panel carefully examined petitions, documents and submissions before reaching its decisions. According to Fagge, the committee unanimously upheld Mikati’s victory after finding that he received the highest number of valid votes. The panel also said evidence presented during its review pointed to irregularities and alleged fraudulent activities involving some rival governorship aspirants, reinforcing its decision. The committee equally…
A private security guard employed by a Minna businessman, popularly known as Alhaji Danjuma, has allegedly abducted his employer’s two six-year-old children, Umar and Anas, and taken them to an unknown location. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, May 31, 2026, in the Brighter Area of Minna when the children were last seen in the company of the security guard, identified as Sani Abdulrahman. According to the children’s father, Abdulrahman, a Fulani, had informed the family that he was taking the children out to celebrate Sallah in town. However, the children and the security guard allegedly failed to return, prompting…
Marco Silva has left Fulham to become the new manager at Benfica. The 48-year-old will replace Jose Mourinho, who is set to take over at Real Madrid. Silva has agreed a three-year contract with the option for an extra year with the Lisbon club. He is likely to be replaced by Ipswich boss, Kieran McKenna, who is a top candidate for the Cottagers’ job. Silva was in charge of Fulham for five years, winning the Championship in his first season in the 2021-22 campaign, before establishing Fulham as a Premier League club. Mourinho continues to wait for the Real Madrid…
Dangote Industries Limited has reinforced its position as one of Africa’s most influential corporate brands after emerging as Africa’s Most Admired Brand for the eighth consecutive year in the latest Brand Africa 100 rankings. The recognition was announced at the 16th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the conglomerate also retained its position as Africa’s Most Admired Industrial Brand and was ranked the leading African brand contributing to a better Africa. According to Brand Africa, the rankings were based on a 2026 survey covering consumers across 30 African countries, representing more than…
No fewer than three teenage boys who were allegedly abducted have been rescued from the Bingi Forest area of Maru Local Government Area by the Zamfara State Police Command. The command’s spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the victims were rescued during a joint security patrol after they were found wandering in the forest. According to the police, the rescued victims are Yusuf Ibrahim, 15; Basiru Yusuf, 17; and Mubarak Ibrahim, 18. The statement read, “The Zamfara State Police Command, in its sustained efforts to secure the release of all persons held in captivity…
Former Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım has stepped up his pursuit of Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey and has already travelled to London personally to hold talks with the Fulham centre-back’s representatives, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Yıldırım made the Fulham centre-back his top defensive priority as he bids to reclaim the club’s presidency ahead of elections on June 6 and 7. The 73-year-old, who led Fenerbahçe for two decades from 1998 to 2018, has made signing high-profile Premier League talent the centrepiece of his campaign. His stated ambition is to restore domestic dominance to Fenerbahçe, a club that has spent the…
Google is launching a new feature for its Phone app that aims to protect you from AI impersonation scams. Now, when you receive a call from a scammer that appears to be coming from the same number as one of your contacts, Phone by Google will flag the call as suspicious so you can hang up.In a post explaining the Phone app update, Google describes impersonation scams as a growing threat, with the FBI reporting that Americans lost over $893 million to scams using AI in 2025. To carry out the attack, scammers spoof one of your contacts’ phone numbers…
Top Democrats on three House and Senate committees called on the US Labor Department to halt its plans to allow digital assets and “alternative assets” to be held in Americans’ retirement plans. In a Tuesday letter, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Bobby Scott asked acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to rescind the department’s proposal to allow private equity, digital assets, private credit, and other “alternative assets” to be included in 401(k) plans. Source: Senate Banking CommitteeThey said the policy would “expose retirement accounts to exceptionally volatile assets, like digital currency,” citing a “lack of regulation and safeguards” putting…
The countdown to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s summer nuptials is underway, but there might be a change in the venue. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse isn’t sure that Swift and Kelce, both 36, are getting hitched in his New England state. “I don’t know about that,” Whitehouse, 70, told TMZ DC on Tuesday, June 2, when asked about rumors that the couple are planning to tie the knot later this month at the singer’s local estate. “I think that she gave Rhode Island a pass,” Whitehouse claimed. “But I’d hope so, I’d love to have her in Rhode Island.”…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Magaji Ngeri Ward, Ilorin, West Local Government Area of Kwara State has suspended one of the two men nominated as the governorship candidate of the party, Ladi Hassan. The ward executive committee accused Mr Hassan of anti-party activities and gross misconduct.PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Hassan was on Sunday pronounced as governorship candidate by the Tanimu Turaki faction of the PDP. The pronouncement came days after the state chapter of the party, which embraces the Nyesom Wike-led faction, nominated Suleiman Kawu for the same position, under a consensus arrangement brokered by former Governor Bukola…
