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The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Senator Seriake Dickson, has appealed to the party’s candidates, including its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, running mate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other aspirants, not to abandon the party following the recent Federal High Court judgment in Lokoja. Dickson made the appeal on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today while reacting to reports that some candidates were considering leaving the party over the ruling. The controversy followed Friday’s judgment by Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja, which set aside the court’s December 10, 2025 judgment directing the Independent…
Stephen Estaquio’s late strike led Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa in the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 fixture, and send the co-hosts to the round of 16 at the California stadium on Sunday. The midfielder finished from just outside the area to send Canada to their first ever round of 16 appearance in the country’s World Cup history. In the first round of 32 match, and the first-ever competitive meeting between both nations, South Africa had more possession but Canada were better in front of goal and were only thwarted by South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen…
China’s Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of the US.This level of advancement is particularly concerning to the US government, which has worked to restrict China’s access to powerful models like Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable, as well as the hardware necessary to train and run them. The Trump administration views Mythos and other…
Argentina soccer player Lucas Trejo’s wife and two children have been killed in the devastating Venezuela earthquakes. “Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira deeply regrets the irreparable loss of the wife and children of our player Lucas Trejo. His wife Yanina and their children Aaron and Ainhoa. At this time of immense sorrow, we offer our prayers for the eternal rest of their souls and for Lucas to have the strength to face this tragedy,” Trejo’s team, Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 28, translated via ChatGPT and confirming his family’s death while sharing a black…
The Nigerian Army says troops have rescued eight kidnap victims in separate operations in Zamfara, apprehended 39 suspected drug dealers in Plateau and responded to other security incidents nationwide. This was disclosed in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. The report said the troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kaura Namoda in Zamfara, rescued two abducted victims after engaging terrorists attacking commuters along the Sabon Gari-Gusau road, forcing the assailants to flee into nearby bushes. It said that troops discovered two civilians with gunshot wounds during the exploitation of the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from “a certain shortage” of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin Sunday, after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war. Kyiv calls the attacks fair retribution for Russia’s near-daily barrages on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure since its February 2022 offensive. “As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems, that’s obvious,” said Putin. “Right now we’re observing a certain shortage, but it’s not critical.” The main task now, he said, was to increase…
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition during an operation in Kebbi State. The operation was carried out on June 27, 2026, in the Sabarumawa area as part of ongoing military efforts to dismantle terrorist networks and improve security across the North-West. The Media Information Officer of Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Danja, the troops acted on credible intelligence that the terrorists were planning an attack on the Sabarumawa community. He said troops…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three transnational traffickers with 558,000 pills of tramadol following credible intelligence. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown, Mr Babafemi said that two nationals of Benin Republic, as well as a Nigerian were arrested on 21 June. He said that they were nabbed on the Mile 2 Bridge when their truck, conveying an illicit drug consignment from Togo through the Benin Republic, was intercepted. “A thorough search of the truck led to the recovery of 558,900…
Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, reaffirmed her status as one of the world’s leading sprint hurdlers on Sunday, storming to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League with a season-best performance. The Nigerian star and world record holder clocked an impressive 12.28 seconds at the Stade Charléty, finishing comfortably ahead of the field to secure another Diamond League triumph. American hurdler Grace Stark came in second in 12.38 seconds, while compatriot Johnson settled for third place in 12.39 seconds. The winning time matched Amusan’s season’s best, having also recorded 12.28 seconds at the Xiamen and Rabat Diamond…
