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Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday disagreed over a witness subpoenaed to appear in the former governor’s trial. The development occurred before Judge Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC is prosecuting Mr Lamido on alleged money laundering involving N1.35 billion. The former governor is being tried alongside his two sons – Aminu and Mustapha; Aminu Wada Abubakar and their companies – Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd. The defendants, through their lawyer, Joe Agi, a Senior…

The Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has called out skitmaker Nasboi for allegedly using his platform to spread fear. He was reacting to a clip of turbaned men with sophisticated weapons shooting at a military base, which the actor tweeted on Tuesday. This is the second time in a week that a presidential aide has called out a Nigerian celebrity. Last Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, called for the prosecution of activist Martins Otse, otherwise known as VeryDarkMan, accusing him of disseminating a fake audio…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced that all athletes seeking to represent the country at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, must compete at the national trials scheduled for later this month in Lagos. The federation said the trials will hold from 20 to 22 June at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Sports Complex, where athletes will battle for places on Team Nigeria ahead of the Games. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the chairman of the AFN Media Committee, Maxwell Kumoye, the federation described the event as a crucial stage in Nigeria’s preparations for…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has responded to the unauthorized access and display of information from its Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, database. INEC’s response comes in light of a story currently circulating on social media and in various media outlets regarding the alleged unauthorized access to the Commission’s CVR database, as well as the subsequent publication of information concerning a candidate in the recent primaries of a political party in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. It is worth noting that Nollywood veteran Emeka Ike criticized Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for disclosing his…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and recovered firearms and ammunition during an operation in the Ajanmgbadi area of Ojo Local Government Area. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, on June 2, 2026. According to the statement, the suspects, identified as Emmanuel Nwokolo, also known as Oblo, Ayola Israel, popularly called Essy Pawpaw, Ebuka Nnamdi and Chinedu Okafor, were apprehended at a hotel in Ajanmgbadi following intelligence received by the command. Police said preliminary investigations linked the suspects to alleged cult-related activities and other violent…

England international Marcus Rashford has found himself in a state of uncertainty, facing the possibility of being forced to return to Manchester United for pre-season training. The 28-year-old was considered surplus to requirements by his childhood club and their former manager, Ruben Amorim, last summer. Rashford then made a remarkable loan move to Barcelona, where he spent the season significantly enhancing his reputation at Camp Nou. The forward’s performances for Hansi Flick’s La Liga champions earned him a spot in Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad, which arrived in Florida yesterday. While Rashford’s immediate focus will be on helping England…

The lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, has appealed to his supporters across Osun Central to remain calm and continue working for the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate in the August 15 governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji. Fadeyi made this known in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Digital Media and Publicity, Desmond Adekanola, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday. The statement said the admonition followed a meeting Fadeyi held with his supporters at his campaign office in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Addressing supporters who attended the meeting from the 10 local government areas…

The federal government has intensified health screening at the country’s airports, seaports and land borders, announcing that travellers identified as high-risk or displaying symptoms associated with Ebola and other viral haemorrhagic fevers will be subjected to secondary screening, isolation and referral procedures. The move comes amid growing concerns over the ongoing outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease in parts of East and Central Africa and forms part of a broader national preparedness strategy aimed at preventing the disease from entering Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by the Assistant Director of Press and Public Relations,…

The Federation of International Football Associations on Tuesday confirmed that 1,248 players representing 48 nations will feature at the 2026 World Cup. Among them, 891 players will make their tournament debuts while 357 are returning to the global stage. The figures were contained in FIFA’s published final squad lists ahead of the tournament, which kicks off on June 11, 2026, across Canada, Mexico and the United States. According to FIFA, the expanded 48-team format marks a historic milestone in the competition’s evolution, with unprecedented global representation across 104 matches. “The final squad lists for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ have been…

Microsoft just announced “Project Solara,” a new OS designed for gadgets that run AI agents, at Build 2026. The company is calling it “a new platform built from the ground up to power agent-driven experiences.” It’s built on Android, not Windows.Microsoft demonstrated two concept Project Solara devices at Build today: Desk concept and badge concept. The desk concept is an Amazon Echo Show-like device that unlocks with facial recognition and provides access to AI agents.The badge concept is a wearable, the type of badge you’d typically use to access a work building. It has a camera and a fingerprint scanner,…