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A former mayor in the United States, Mike Arnold, has declared that self-determination is not a crime for any of Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities. Arnold, who is also founder and Chairman of Africa Arise International (Nigeria) and Africa Arise USA, made the assertion in a message tagged ‘The Sokoto Declaration: Principles for the Deliverance of the People’, released to coincide with the Biafra Heroes Remembrance Day on Saturday, May 30, 2026. The US citizen, known to be sympathetic to the struggle for actualization of Biafra, delivered the declaration from Blanco, Texas in the US, through Biafra Radio. He described the declaration…

Former House of Representatives member and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, David Emmanuel Ombugadu, has officially unveiled his campaign poster ahead of the forthcoming Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election. The unveiling ceremony took place on Saturday in Akwanga and attracted prominent members of the PDP, including officials of the party’s State Working Committee (SWC), supporters, and other stakeholders from across the senatorial district. Speaking at the event, Ombugadu described his senatorial ambition as a mission aimed at strengthening representation, promoting unity, and advancing the collective interests of the people of Nasarawa North. He assured supporters that, if elected, he would build on…

Troops of 12 Brigade operating under Operation MESA have neutralised a suspected terrorist and recovered arms and ammunition during an ambush operation in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a post on X. Makama stated that the operation was conducted following credible intelligence on the activities of suspected terrorists around Jakura 2 community. He noted that troops responded to the information and laid an ambush along a suspected terrorist crossing point on the old Obajana–Tajimi Road in the early hours of the operation. According…

Chelsea icon, Craig Burley has criticized Mikel Arteta, labeling the Spaniard as embarrassing due to Arsenal’s tactics during their Champions League final loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal’s pursuit of their first Champions League trophy ended in disappointment as the Gunners were defeated on penalties by PSG in Budapest. Kai Havertz provided the north London team with a dream start, scoring a brilliant goal from a tight angle just six minutes into the match. However, Ousmane Dembele’s penalty equalized for Arsenal after halftime, and Gabriel’s failure to convert the decisive tenth penalty, which he sent over the bar, ultimately crowned PSG…

Two people were killed, and about 10 houses were burnt in Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday, after a violent clash involving an Islamic scholar triggered mob attacks in the community. The Kwara State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, describing it as mob violence, arson and extrajudicial killings. According to the police, the crisis began after an altercation between an Islamic scholar, Alhaji Mohammed Ilyasu, and an unidentified Fulani man, during which both sustained machete injuries. Both men were taken to hospital, where they were…

Police in Jigawa State say they have foiled a kidnapping plot on the Jigawa–Bauchi border and arrested two suspects before any harm was done. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shi’isu Adam. According to SP Adam, the command uncovered the criminal conspiracy on 23 May 2026. He said the plot involved one Adamu Gari, 55, of Zabo Kafi Village in Kafin Hausa LGA, and Abdullahi Adamu, 40, of Fatiske Village in Jama’are LGA, Bauchi State. “Preliminary investigation…

The Accord Party has affirmed businessman and politician, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election following the successful conduct of the party’s affirmation primaries across several states of the federation. According to results released on Sunday, Olawepo-Hashim secured 423,902 affirmative votes in the exercise, which party officials described as peaceful, transparent, and a reflection of the confidence members have in his leadership and vision for Nigeria. A statement issued by the Olawepo-Hashim Media Office and made available to our correspondent said the affirmation primaries witnessed a massive turnout of party members and supporters across participating states.…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday reiterated the need for Nigerians to undergo regular medical check-ups and screening to ensure the early detection and management of ailments such as cancer, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases that pose a threat to healthy living. Obasanjo made the call in Abeokuta while flagging off the “Lagos to the World Expedition”, an initiative aimed at creating awareness about prostate cancer. The “Lagos to the World Expedition” is an initiative of Nigerian entrepreneur and BMW enthusiast, Erik Nwagwu, who lost both his mother and sister to cancer and has dedicated the expedition to their memory…

Spanish national team star Lamine Yamal admitted Sunday he had been “afraid” of missing the World Cup because of the hamstring injury he is still recovering from. The 18-year-old suffered the injury as he scored a penalty for Barcelona against Celta Vigo on April 22. “Internally, I was praying it was nothing, that it was just cramp or something like that, because the World Cup was very close and I knew that a hamstring injury is never a short-term thing,” said the winger to the Spanish football federation’s own media outlet. “I was afraid it might be serious and, above…

Kraken said late Friday that it expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts in the US in the next 30 days, hours after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the instruments.The exchange said when it gains approval, the contracts will be listed on Bitnomial Exchange, a CFTC-regulated exchange recently acquired by Kraken’s parent company, Payward. Payward said on April 17 that it was acquiring crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for as much as $550 million, aimed at providing Kraken Pro customers with access to Bitnomial’s perpetual futures offering.However, while Kraken’s announcement said that a filing had been submitted on Friday,…