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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday visited former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi at his Abuja residence following the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress. Atiku was accompanied by former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former ADC National Chairman Ralph Nwosu, and other party leaders. The visit came amid ongoing reactions to the just-concluded ADC presidential primary election, where Atiku emerged as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party announced the result on Wednesday night at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, with Atiku defeating Amaechi and former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the…

Processes initiated by the National Single Window team to address importers affected by the data migration process with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria have led to over a 60 per cent reduction in SON-related migration issues within four weeks, The PUNCH reports. The Director of Operations at the NSW Secretariat, Mr Peter Ekundayo, disclosed this over the weekend in Lagos during a chat with journalists on the achievements of the platform within the last eight weeks. He admitted that though there was a migration challenge at the initial stage of the process, it has reduced drastically. Ekundayo added that the…

Tyson Fury has confirmed he will fight in Dublin on August 1, taking on a warm-up bout ahead of his anticipated heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua later this year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 36-year-old announced the date on Instagram on Tuesday through a video posted from a training camp in Thailand, with the caption reading, “Let’s go August 1, Dublin, Ireland.” An opponent for the fight has not yet been named, though promoter Frank Warren had indicated earlier that an announcement was expected imminently. Fury’s Dublin return fits into a bigger picture that is taking shape at the top…

If you’ve been waiting for a smaller version of the Oura Ring, the company’s latest wearable is now available for preorder ahead of its June 4th release from Oura and various third-party retailers, including both Amazon and Walmart. The Oura Ring 5, which starts at $399, is 40 percent smaller than its predecessor, thanks to a design that’s both slimmer and lighter. Oura also promises improved accuracy and battery life, letting you get up to nine days of use on a single charge.In addition to the aforementioned hardware changes, Oura is rolling out several new software features, including a Locate…

May 28, 2026 – P2P.org, a blockchain infrastructure provider operating validators across 40+ proof-of-stake networks since 2018, today launched Syncro Data Stream, a real-time blockchain data stream for Sui and Hyperliquid. The product delivers on-chain transaction and order flow data directly from P2P.org’s active validator nodes, at the point of origin rather than through public endpoints, checkpoints, or shared RPC infrastructure. The data stream for Sui and Hyperliquid is available now at $2,000 per month each, with a one-week free trial for new clients.Syncro Data Stream is part of Syncro, P2P.org’s crypto trading infrastructure product line. Syncro launched earlier this year…

One of Netflix’s most underrated strengths is its surprisingly deep children’s movie library. The streamer has plenty of family-friendly content that’s suitable for anyone, and this month’s new selections will give subscribers even more options to choose from. Watch With Us recommends the 2026 animated tale Swapped, featuring the voice talents of recent Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan, Tracy Morgan and More. You also can’t go wrong with the original Jumanji, which was one of the first movies Robin Williams made after Mrs. Doubtfire.

For years, sports betting has completely dominated Nigeria’s gambling industry. Football betting in particular has become deeply embedded in everyday culture, with millions of Nigerians placing wagers on Premier League, Champions League, and local matches every week. Major brands such as Bet9ja and SportyBet have built massive audiences through mobile apps, aggressive marketing campaigns, and easy access to low-stakes betting options. According to multiple industry estimates, tens of millions of Nigerians now participate in sports betting regularly, making the country one of Africa’s largest gambling markets. But while football betting still dominates the headlines, another part of the industry has…

Nigeria’s main political parties are in the thick of their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. That politicians can still manage to hold primaries in the midst of a worsening wave of horrendous attacks on communities and kidnappings in parts of the country, not to mention the economic hardship, suggests we must be living in different worlds. It reminds me of what the British historian Orlando Figes said in his acclaimed book, A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924, about the situation among the Russian elite before the revolution. “The upper classes,” he wrote, “lived in a world of…

An albino buffalo in Bangladesh was spared at the last minute from the Eid al-Adha sacrifice, all thanks to its tuft of pale hair, which many believe bears an uncanny resemblance to US President Donald Trump’s signature hairstyle. The rare albino buffalo was hours away from being slaughtered after being sold by its owner, Zia Mridha, for Eid al-Adha, the Islamic festival of sacrifice, when the Bangladeshi Ministry of Home Affairs intervened to save it. The Minister, Salahuddin Ahmed, on Thursday ordered that the buffalo be spared, the buyer refunded, and the animal moved to the national zoo in Dhaka,…

The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of coordinated disinformation campaigns involving deepfake videos and manipulated content targeted at President Bola Tinubu. This comes amid recent online controversy involving a viral audio clip allegedly portraying the President and shared by social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM. The audio was claimed to have been AI-generated and has since sparked reactions as well as clashes online. DAILY POST reports that the situation escalated after an X user, @Pious_minister, circulated claims suggesting that an AI-generated audio of the President was played in…