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Former Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Ibrahim Kashim, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the National Democratic Congress for the 2027 general elections through a consensus arrangement. The Chairman of the electoral committee for the Bauchi State governorship primary election, Paul Daniel, announced Kashim’s emergence on Friday in Bauchi. Daniel said the decision followed consultations among party stakeholders and other aspirants, noting that the consensus process reflected unity within the party. “With this development, Ibrahim Kashim has officially become the NDC governorship candidate for Bauchi State ahead of the 2027 elections,” he said. The Bauchi State Chairman of…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed two rescue operations in Kumbotso and Warawa local government areas of the state. In a statement issued on Friday, May 29, 2026, the spokesperson of the agency, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said the incidents occurred between 7:06 am and 9:40 am. According to the statement, “The first incident was reported by one Hafizu Garba Saminu reporting the incident at Semegu by El-Sadeeq Bread, Kumbotso LGA. Upon receiving the report, our men from the State Headquarters were immediately mobilised to the scene. On arrival, they discovered an unidentified man, about 40 years old, had fallen…
Each Paris Saint-Germain player will receive €1m if they win the Champions League, just like last year. The Ligue 1 champions play Arsenal in Saturday’s final in Budapest. And Luis Enrique’s men have been given incentive to retain the trophy they won last year. Captain Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha are believed to be the players who negotiated these bonuses with the club’s management. Speaking ahead of the game, Enrique said: “We’ve shown in these eight matches what team we are, we’ve dominated the majority of these matches. “Today we’re reaching the final again, and it’s historic for…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Lere Oyewumi has emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party for Osun West Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, while the lawmaker currently representing Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency, Olanrewaju Oladebo also secured the party’s reelection ticket. The two lawmakers emerged through affirmation at primary elections held separately in Ikire on Friday and attended by delegates from the 10 local government areas in the Osun West Senatorial District. The primaries were also witnessed by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security operatives. Leaders of the Accord Party in Osun…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a violent attack on villagers in Keku Village, Musawa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq and made available to newsmen on Friday in Katsina. According to the statement, on Wednesday, at about 2:00 pm, a group of six men attacked residents of Keku Village, Musawa LGA, using sticks and machetes. The police added that attack resulted in varying degrees of injuries to several villagers. “Following the receipt of the report, operatives responded swiftly…
Notable Nollywood actress and film producer, Esther Okereke, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement ahead of the 2027 general election, positioning herself among the opposition figures set to challenge President Bola Tinubu. Okereke secured the party’s ticket on Friday after defeating former Labour Party presidential aspirant, Joseph Faduri, and UK-based businessman, Ademola Onigbokun, at the party’s presidential primary held in Abuja. Her emergence places her among the few women to secure a presidential ticket in Nigeria’s democratic history, as parties begin early positioning for the 2027 election cycle. Presenting the flag bearer to delegates, NRM…
Iran began their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly victory against Gambia in Turkey on Friday. The team’s players are still waiting for their visas to enter the United States, where they will play their three World Cup group stage matches. Iran have moved their base to Mexico due to the tensions between them and the United States over the war in the Middle East. They trailed 1-0 at half-time to Gambia in Antalya before launching a second half comeback, with three goals in 20 minutes, including one by Olympiacos forward Mehdi Taremi. Iran will play another friendly against…
The Acer Nitro Blaze Link might run on Linux, but it’s no Steam Deck. Acer says it’s a “streaming-first handheld and companion device,” like a PlayStation Portal for your PC. Announced at Computex on Friday, it’s launching in Q4 2026 with a 7-inch (1920 x 1200) display, Wi-Fi 6, just 1GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and 8GB of eMMC storage. That’s technically not even enough RAM to run Stardew Valley, but the Blaze Link isn’t meant for playing games locally.Logitech launched a similar handheld a few years ago, the Logitech G Cloud, that cost $350, included 4GB of RAM and 64GB…
The Sui layer-1 blockchain experienced another disruption on Friday, causing a “network stall” that temporarily halted block production, before normal activity resumed, according to the Sui team.Network activity “may be paused,” the Sui team said. The network disruption lasted for over three hours and 30 minutes at the time of publication, according to the Sui network’s uptime dashboard.Sui’s mainnet validators experienced disruptions on both Thursday and Friday. Source: SuiThe last block before the disruption was produced at about 11:51 UTC on Friday, according to the Suiscan block explorer. Network activity on the Sui mainnet resumed at about 3:30 UTC. The…
This week on Legally Us, Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law & Associates, breaks down Teen Mom alum Ryan Edwards’ wife Amanda Conner’s arrest and DUI charge. On Sunday, May 24, TMZ cited a spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Jail in Tennessee, who confirmed that Conner, 35, had been taken into custody. The report stated that she was charged with child abuse/neglect after allegedly driving under the influence with a baby in the car. “Having a child in the vehicle will trigger separate charges, and pretty severe ones at that. On…
