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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has released list of Electoral Committee Members to Conduct primary election. The exercise is for State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship and Presidential Primaries across all States in Nigeria and the FCT. This was contained in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Thursday. DAILY POST reports that the party had provided updates concerning its upcoming Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Assembly primaries. According to the party’s National Chairman, Moses Cleopas,and Barr. Ikenna Alex-Morgan Enekweizu, National Secretary, the primaries are confirmed to take place across the nation on May 29, 2026,…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, NPF-NCCC, have arrested a woman and her daughter over their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million. The police disclosed that the arrests followed investigations into allegations bordering on computer-related fraud, identity theft, and money laundering after receiving intelligence from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. In a statement issued by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Uwana Imah, the suspects were identified as 39-year-old Urowhe Diana and her 22-year-old daughter, Rokibat Oluwasheyi Imoru. According to the statement, preliminary investigations…
Arsenal icon, Ian Wright has predicted that Mikel Merino will net the winning goal for the Gunners in the UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. The legendary Gunner asserted that the narrative for the Spaniard was destined after the midfielder’s recovery from injury. During an appearance on The Overlap, Merino acknowledged that the final would present a significant challenge, given PSG’s remarkable prowess. He expressed that Arsenal was not far behind and was optimistic about their chances of emerging victorious on Saturday, May 30. “We understand it is going to be a very challenging match. PSG is an extraordinary team.…
Arsenal dominated the Premier League title race this season, spending 238 days at the top of the table before eventually being crowned champions. According to a post obtained from the Premier League’s X handle on Thursday, figures released at the end of the campaign highlighted the Gunners’ control throughout the season, with rivals spending significantly less time in first place. Liverpool led the standings for 34 days, while Manchester City remained top for only nine days. Chelsea occupied first place for just two days during the campaign. Arsenal’s lengthy stay at the summit reflected the club’s consistency and strong performances…
At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police said on Thursday. The accident occurred in the early hours of the Thursday in Henan province near the city of Nanyang, which has a population of about 9 million people. According to police, the minibus struck the truck on the G40 expressway, a major route linking the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai with Shaanxi province in northern China. Police said 16 people were travelling in the minibus, which was licensed to carry nine passengers. Three people were injured. Authorities…
Youth entrepreneurs own 67 per cent of enterprises in Nigeria, according to ThisDay’s report of 2021. For millions of young Nigerians, entrepreneurship is no longer a matter of ambition or innovation; it is a response to necessity. In the absence of sufficient formal employment opportunities, young people are building small businesses, freelancing, and creating informal income streams simply to get by. Across the world, SMEs are recognised as engines of job creation and innovation. In Nigeria, they hold even greater significance, serving as a primary source of livelihood for millions. Tax policy, as currently structured, often assumes a level of…
Cash held outside the banking system fell by N104.76bn between February and April 2026 following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to lower interest rates at its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the year, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Data obtained from the CBN’s money and credit statistics indicated that currency outside banks declined from N5.19tn in February 2026, when the MPC reduced the Monetary Policy Rate to 26.5 per cent, to N5.08tn in April 2026. The figures showed that cash held outside bank vaults dropped by 2.02 per cent within the two-month period following the rate cut.…
Super Eagles coach Éric Chelle has expressed some dissatisfaction with debutant Femi Azeez’s overall contribution despite the Millwall winger’s match-winning brace in Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in the opening game of the Unity Cup in London on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. Azeez, one of several fresh faces invited for the four-nation tournament, was handed a starting role straight away and repaid the faith with two goals to seal the win for the Super Eagles at The Valley. He scored with a powerful low strike in the sixth minute before calmly tapping home a Terem Moffi layoff in the second…
US authorities have charged a Google employee with allegedly using information from the company to make bets on Polymarket and profit $1.2 million.The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it unsealed charges against Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, accusing him of accessing unreleased internal information at Google and placing 25 bets worth $2.7 million on markets related to the most searched individuals on Google in 2025.Prosecutors said Spagnuolo owned the Polymarket account “AlphaRaccoon”, which profited $1.2 million on “outcomes that the market treated as unlikely” when Google published information on the most searched individuals in December.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Amanda Kloots’ unbreakable bond with her 6-year-old son, Elvis, isn’t complete without a little bit of faith. “We just started reading a little children’s Bible every night,” Kloots, 44, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the grand opening of Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos on May 16. “We get into bed, and we read a chapter of his Bible together.” Before a new week begins, the former cohost of The Talk also celebrates “family day” each and every Sunday. “It always has been since he was a baby and didn’t know what family day was, but…
