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Dino Melaye, a former Kogi West Senator, has commended former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Melaye likened Atiku’s victory in the ADC’s presidential primary to Arsenal’s recent success in the English Premier League. In a post on X, Melaye wrote: “Boss, you did it just like Arsenal.” Tunde Ogbeha, who was in charge of the ADC presidential primary election, announced on Wednesday night that Atiku won the election. Ogbeha said Atiku got 1,846,370 votes, winning against two other candidates, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi received 504,117 votes, whereas…

A minor disagreement among youths in Zannari community, Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, turned violent and left one person dead while two others were injured. According to security sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred around 10:30 pm on May 28, when an argument reportedly escalated into a physical fight. During the clash, 20-year-old Abba Alhaji Adamu was allegedly stabbed in the chest. He was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where doctors confirmed him dead on arrival. Another resident, 18-year-old Muhammed Bukar Luwaye, was found unconscious at the scene with injuries and is…

Arsenal icon Lee Dixon has urged Mikel Arteta to include Myles Lewis-Skelly in his starting lineup for the forthcoming UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. Although Lewis-Skelly had only made 2 starts for Arsenal in the Premier League by May 2, he was introduced into central midfield during their league match against Fulham. He played a crucial role in the game, which ended with a 3-0 victory for the Gunners. Since that match, Lewis-Skelly has consistently featured alongside Declan Rice in the Arsenal midfield. The young player also delivered an impressive performance in their Champions League semi-final victory over…

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party for the 2027 general election, Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of worsening economic hardship in the country, saying Nigerians are struggling with rising living costs, unemployment and insecurity. In a statement he issued on Friday as the Tinubu administration marked its third anniversary in office, Adebayo said many Nigerians were finding it increasingly difficult to afford food, healthcare and education. “Many are working very hard, but the economy of the government of the day makes them look lazy because when they go home, the children will ask the question:…

The Kano State Fire Service on Friday rescued three persons, including an 18-month-old child, from two separate well accidents recorded in Kumbotso and Warawa Local Government Areas of the state. The incidents, which occurred between 7:06 a.m. and 9:40 a.m., involved an unidentified middle-aged man in Kumbotso and a woman alongside her child in Warawa. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi. According to the statement, the service’s Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from the Semegu area near El-Sadeeq Bread in Kumbotso Local…

The Anambra State Government, through the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, has announced permit fees for political parties and candidates seeking to deploy campaign materials and conduct outdoor campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Under the new guidelines, presidential candidates are expected to pay N50 million for outdoor campaign permits, while senatorial candidates will pay N20 million. The disclosure was made on Friday during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Awka by the Assistant General Manager of ANSAA, Chika Ngobili. Ngobili said the briefing was necessary to inform political parties and candidates about the out-of-home…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the enforcement of Point-of-Sale terminal geo-fencing to August 1, 2026, giving financial institutions and payment service providers additional time to comply with the regulatory requirement aimed at strengthening oversight of electronic payment channels. The directive was contained in a circular dated May 29, 2026, and obtained from the CBN’s website on Friday. The circular was signed by the Director of the Payments System Supervision Department, Dr Rakiya Yusuf. Addressed to Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance Banks, Mobile Money Operators, Switching and Processing Companies, Payment Terminal Service Providers, Payment Solution Service Providers, Super Agents, and…

Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta, called on his players to “own the moment” ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final clash against holders Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners have never won the trophy and were beaten in their only other final appearance, against Barcelona 20 years ago. Arteta said he was convinced his team could make history by beating Luis Enrique’s side in Budapest. “It’s the opportunity to own the moment, it’s the second time in our history we are here,” the Spanish coach told reporters on Friday. “We have the opportunity tomorrow to write a new chapter in the history of this…

This week, an AI training startup called Shift said it would clean New Yorkers’ homes for free. It has plans to expand into other cities as well, including London, and looking around my flat, I get the appeal.But there’s a catch. There’s always a catch.In exchange for the cleaning, Shift wants footage of its cleaners at work: scrubbing dishes, wiping counters, dusting tables, mopping floors. It wants everything. Video of all the boring domestic labor we’d happily outsource if we could — and that robotics companies are racing to teach machines to do so they can sell us something to…

Coinbase Financial Markets has begun offering US institutional clients access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets through a regulated futures commission merchant, including connectivity to Deribit’s crypto options platform.Coinbase said the launch follows guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that allows a regulated futures commission merchant to connect US clients with global crypto derivatives liquidity. The company said Coinbase Financial Markets is the first CFTC-regulated futures commission merchant to offer such access.Deribit, which Coinbase acquired in August 2025 as part of its expansion into crypto derivatives, is the largest crypto options exchange by open interest. CoinGlass…