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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed talks about the comeback of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2027 general election. Wike said no politician is being pressured or persuaded by the public to contest elections, insisting that aspirants usually signal their interest before receiving support. Wike made the remarks on Monday while fielding questions during his monthly media parley in Abuja, where he spoke on speculations surrounding Jonathan’s rumoured political ambition. According to the FCT minister, no politician is drafted into an election race without first indicating a willingness to contest. He argued that narratives suggesting that political…

A boy has been killed and several worshippers injured after bandits attacked a mosque during Maghrib prayers in Namama community of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst, Bakatsine. According to the post, the attackers stormed the mosque while worshippers were observing evening prayers amid heavy rainfall and opened fire indiscriminately on those inside. The attack reportedly led to the death of a young boy identified as Adamu, while several other worshippers sustained injuries and were rushed for medical attention. “Yesterday evening, bandits attacked worshippers during…

African champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria, have opened camp ahead of their double-header international friendlies against Senegal, DAILY POST reports. Head coach Justine Madugu named a  23-player squad for the friendlies on Sunday. According to the itinerary released by the team’s media officer, the players are scheduled to start arriving at the camp today. Both matches will hold at the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne. The first friendly is slated for Friday, 5 June, while the second friendly is scheduled for Monday, 8 June. Nigeria and Senegal will use the friendlies to prepare for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations slated for…

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rebuffed Moscow’s call for his country to hold a referendum on joining the EU, saying ties with Russia were in a “transformation phase.” The Kremlin has upped pressure on Armenia over its rapprochement with Brussels ahead of weekend elections, banning fish imports from Monday in a move that came after Putin warned that the “Ukrainian scenario” began with Kyiv’s EU ambitions. The EU, meanwhile, accused Russia of trying to “hurt Armenia’s economy and influence the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Armenia.” An ex-Soviet republic, Armenia has been closely allied with Russia for…

Despite heavy rainfall on Monday, protesters under the banner of the Take-It-Back Movement stormed the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan, demanding urgent action over worsening insecurity and the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstrators, who had earlier converged on Mokola Roundabout, marched through parts of the state capital before arriving at the Government House. Chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards with various inscriptions, the protesters vowed not to be deterred by the downpour, describing their action as a civic duty to draw attention to the plight of affected families. Some of the placards…

Former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has ruled out a legal challenge to the outcome of the party’s May 25, 2026, presidential primary, despite alleging widespread irregularities and procedural breaches during the exercise. In a post-primary statement released on Monday and titled “My campaign, the silent majority and the future of our democracy,” Hayatu-Deen said he had chosen party unity and the broader goal of building a credible opposition over personal political ambition. His decision comes days after he dramatically distanced himself from the primary process by boycotting the announcement of the election results, citing reports…

Lille announced on Monday that Brazil assistant coach Davide Ancelotti, the son of Carlo, would be their new coach, a week after Bruno Genesio’s departure. Ancelotti has signed a two-year deal with the French club but they did not say if he would leave his role in his father’s Brazil coaching staff before the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19. The 36-year-old is in line for his second spell as a head coach having spent six months at Brazilian outfit Botafogo last year. “I’m very proud and happy,” Ancelotti said. “It’s an honour to represent Lille.…

Nvidia has officially entered the world of consumer laptop chips with the RTX Spark, and several device makers already have hardware lined up for it. Microsoft, Asus, HP, MSI, Lenovo, and Dell are expected to launch RTX Spark laptops sometime this fall, and some of those partner companies have shared details about what we can expect.The common feature shared by all of the upcoming launches is that Arm-based Nvidia RTX Spark superchip, though several variations are in the pipeline. The flagship version unveiled by Nvidia at Computex includes 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory —…

Losses from exploits of crypto platforms fell to $68.3 million in May, down almost 90% from the $650 million lost in April, says crypto security company CertiK.“After a particularly bad April, May is now the third month of 2026 to record losses under [$100 million],” CertiK posted to X on Sunday. Around $2.6 million of the total crypto stolen in May was due to phishing attacks, while roughly $9.4 million was recovered or returned, it added.Excluding the $1.5 billion hack on Bybit in February 2025, April saw the highest losses recorded in a month since March 2022, with the largest loss…

Mackenzie Shirilla’s father, Steve Shirilla, has defended his daughter, arguing that her late friend Davion Flanagan would’ve never been included in a plot to murder her boyfriend. Steve, who has been vocal of his support of Mackenzie, 21, as she serves two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life over the July 2022 deaths of boyfriend Dominic Russo and Flanagan, detailed his theory during a Wednesday, May 27, episode of True Crime This Week. “I’ve asked her, ‘Did you do this on purpose?’ And she goes, ‘No,’” Steve said on the podcast, hosted by James Renner. “I would think if…