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A rights group has called on the opposition against the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, to back their claims with clear evidence showing he remained active in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after April 2, 2026. The group said Chinda had already resigned as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives before participating in the APC governorship process and had not taken part in any PDP-related activities since then. The call by the Centre for Constitutional Governance and Electoral Integrity, CCGEI, in Rivers State, follows a case filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is…

Wikki Tourists chairman Alhaji Salmanu Abubakar, has assured supporters that the club will bounce back stronger following their relegation at the end of the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. The Bauchi Elephants finished at the bottom of the NPFL table with 40 points from 38 matches. Abubakar described the campaign as one of the toughest in the club’s history. “Wikki Tourists is bigger than one season. The elephant may stumble, but it never forgets how to rise,” Abubakar stated at the end of the NPFL season. Wikki Tourists alongside Remo Stars, Bayelsa United and El-Kanemi Warriors were relegated…

The Federal Government has commended former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), for his sustained investments in education, healthcare and community development. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate, gave the commendation on Tuesday in Ikere-Ekiti during the inauguration of the NewCruse Mother and Child Maternity Complex, built and donated by Olanipekun to the State Specialist Hospital, Ikere-Ekiti. Pate, who was represented by the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Prof Kolawole Ogundipe, said the facility would help reduce maternal and child mortality in the state. He urged other…

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the notorious Sara-Suka cult group and recovered dangerous weapons as well as substances suspected to be illicit drugs during separate operations in Jos. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying the arrests were part of ongoing efforts by the Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah, to combat crime and drug abuse across the state. According to the statement, “As part of efforts put in place by the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Bassey Ewah, psc(++), FCAI, MSPSP,…

Goodluck Jonathan is running.  Or he isn’t. Nobody knows. Including, it seems, the Peoples Democratic Party. Since January 2026, party elders have courted him. Waivers signed. Screening done. By May, a PDP faction named him the sole aspirant for 2027. Campaign posters are up. Court cases to stop him are filed. Jonathan’s response: nothing. But in Nigerian politics, nothing is something. Wike’s camp reads it as caution. Turaki’s camp sells it as consent. Markets twitch. PDP stalls. Lawyers ask judges to decide what the man himself won’t say. This isn’t just indecision. It is an impact. Because Jonathan isn’t a…

Moses Itauma will face Filip Hrgović on August 8 in Manchester in what shapes up as the most significant test of the unbeaten British heavyweight’s young professional career, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 21-year-old enters the fight at 14-0 with 12 knockouts, having beaten Jermaine Franklin in five rounds as recently as March. Hrgović comes in on the back of a third-round stoppage of Dave Allen on May 16, a result that underlines why he was the opponent of choice for Itauma’s next step. Promoter Frank Warren confirmed both the location and the calibre of opposition, saying, “Moses is fighting…

After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is launching a global rollout over the next few weeks and is also starting to test subscriptions for Meta AI. With the new offerings, Meta joins many other tech companies in changing up its subscription plans to bring in new revenues following substantial AI investments — Google, for example, recently lowered the price of its most expensive subscription and threw in YouTube Premium.Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus will cost $3.99 per month, while WhatsApp Plus will cost $2.99 per month. Instagram…

Monthly payment volume on crypto-linked debit and credit cards is up about 230% over last year, amid a proliferation of crypto-related payment products.Cumulative volume on crypto-linked payment cards reached $7.8 billion this month, according to The Kobeissi Letter, a market research publication.Payments giant Visa is capturing about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with onchain native companies like Jupiter Global, analysts at The Kobeissi Letter said. Cumulative crypto card volume between 2023 and 2026. Source: The Kobeissi LetterJupiter Global is the payments project launched by the team behind the Jupiter decentralized crypto exchange on the Solana network. The Kobeissi…

The extended Summer House reunion had some side comments that were cut from cable and allowed Bravo fans to feel the full weight of Ciara Miller’s emotions without any censoring. Yes, there was more face-to-face discussion between Ciara, Amanda Batula, West Wilson and Kyle Cooke about the scandal in the “Extended & Uncensored” version of the reunion, which is available to stream via Peacock. But other members of the cast were front and center as well. Host Andy Cohen discussed newbies Levi Sebree and Bailey Taylor’s first night as cast members at length. Levi said she didn’t think the Summer…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after defeating former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the party’s primary election. The returning officer, Tunde Ogbeha, declared Atiku as the winner after the final collation of the results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. He said Mr Abubakar emerged after polling a total of 1,846,370 to defeat Mr Amaechi, who came second with 504,117 votes, and Mr Hayatu-Deen, who secured 177,120 votes. The primary election was conducted through direct voting across the country on Monday.…