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Chille Igbawua, an Adviser to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, National Chairman, David Mark, has faulted Peter Obi’s decision to quit the party. Igbawua, who is part of the ADC Electoral Panel, said Obi should have stayed in the party to partake in the presidential primary. In an interview with Channels Television, Igbawua said Obi would have gained important lessons, even if he ended up losing to the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Igbawua stressed that the ADC primary created a fair opportunity for all candidates. Highlighting the results from Benue State, he said it showed that Atiku got about 55,000…

Popular social media critic and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has reacted angrily to the trending AI-generated video allegedly linked to him, blasting presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga and accusing the government of ignoring worsening insecurity. DAILY POST recalls that the comment comes amid a vow by the Presidency on Wednesday to prosecute Nigerian social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, for allegedly sharing a fake audio clip of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. An X user, @Pious_minister, shared a post alleging that an AI-generated audio of the President was used in one of VDM’s videos.…

Argentina’s head coach, Lionel Scaloni, is concerned about the fitness of several La Albiceleste players, including Lionel Messi, as he prepares to announce his final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi requested to be substituted in the 73rd minute during Inter Miami CF’s 6-4 victory over Philadelphia Union. Supporters of the star player and the Argentina national team expressed concern over his potential participation in the upcoming summer tournament. Subsequently, Miami issued a statement detailing the severity of the injury. The Herons’ statement read: “Following additional medical examinations conducted this Monday, the preliminary diagnosis suggests an…

A 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata, India, is set to be taken down after engineers raised safety concerns and reported that the structure was swaying in strong winds. The monument, installed in December during Messi’s “GOAT tour” of India, was intended as a tribute to the Argentine football star. However, local authorities say structural issues were identified following complaints from residents earlier this week. West Bengal state legislator Sharadwat Mukherjee confirmed that engineers from the Public Works Department inspected the installation and found it unsafe. As reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday, Mukherjee was quoted as saying, “The…

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Sara-Suka cult and recovered dangerous weapons and substances believed to be illegal drugs during separate operations in Jos. Confirming the development in a statement on Wednesday signed by the Command’s  Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, the arrests were made as part of efforts by the Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah, to curb criminal activities and drug abuse in the state. “As part of efforts put in place by the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Bassey Ewah, psc(++), FCAI, MSPSP, to curb criminal activities and…

Even without E3, the transition from spring to summer is a busy time for the gaming industry. Summer Game Fest is right around the corner, and Sony is kicking things off with a State of Play on June 2nd with an extended look at Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game. To mark the occasion, Sony is also hosting another Days of Play sale, giving you a chance to save on headsets, games, DualSense controllers, earbuds, and other first-party hardware / licensed products through June 10th.Needless to say, there’s a lot on offer, with Sony’s first-party exclusives being some of the most notable.…

Mastercard’s US transaction services unit has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), allowing the payments giant to conduct regulated digital asset business activity in the state.The company announced the license approval on Wednesday, but did not unveil any new consumer-facing crypto products. Instead, Mastercard said it plans to continue developing payment and settlement infrastructure tied to digital assets, focusing specifically on stablecoins and tokenized deposits.New York’s BitLicense is widely regarded as one of the strictest state-level crypto regulatory frameworks in the United States. Companies offering certain crypto-related financial services to New York residents…

Spencer Pratt is hoping to become the next mayor of Los Angeles — but without his wife, Heidi Montag, his campaign wouldn’t be possible. “Heidi is an actual angel superhero,” Pratt, 42, exclusively reveals in his Us Weekly cover story, on newsstands now. “She is working so hard to continue putting out new music and paying for our kids’ food and working so hard to be, you know, the single [breadwinner].” Pratt calls Montag, 39, a “power woman boss,” revealing that she “pays the bills while being the full-time mom and prayer warrior to support me, so she’s an actual…

On Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, called for the prosecution of activist Martins “VeryDarkMan (VDM)” Otse, accusing him of disseminating a fake audio linked to the president. However, the presidency’s call for VDM’s persecution over alleged AI-generated voice notes attributed to President Bola Tinubu appears to have been based on a manipulated video that did not originate from the activist’s original post. PREMIUM TIMES findings showed that the viral clip circulating online was created after an unidentified individual extracted footage from VDM’s original Instagram video and inserted AI-generated voice notes resembling President…

Muslim faithful on Wednesday converged on the Ilorin Central Praying Ground, Yidi Road, to observe the two-raka’at Eid-al-Adha prayer in a peaceful atmosphere. In attendance were Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, top government officials, title chiefs and party chieftains. Speaking in a short interview after observing the Eid prayers, the governor prayed to Allah to make peace, unity and progress permanent features of Kwara State and Nigeria. “We thank Almighty Allah for making us witness another Eid. My message is about peace, unity and progress of the country. I wish us all Eid Mubarak,” the governor said. Gov. AbdulRazaq called on citizens to remain…