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The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised motorists travelling on the Abuja–Kaduna Highway to exercise patience and strictly adhere to traffic regulations amid heavy congestion caused by increased Eid-el-Kabir travel and ongoing road construction works. In a travel advisory posted on its official X handle on Sunday, the Corps said the most affected stretch remains the Nasarawa–Azara axis between Katari and Jere towns, where traffic movement has slowed significantly, a situation it attributed to congestion worsened by dangerous overtaking and lane indiscipline. FRSC urged road users to remain patient, stressing that discipline on the highway is key to easing the…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress presidential primary in Ondo State, has declared President Bola Tinubu as the winner of Saturday’s election in the state. Aiyedatiwa, while announcing the results of the primary on Sunday in Akure, said Tinubu polled 181,966 votes to defeat his contender, Mr Stanley Osifo, who scored zero votes. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the results were announced after collation from the 18 local government area returning officers. Aiyedatiwa disclosed that the state has 193,334 registered APC members, while 181,996 were accredited for the exercise. He added that a…

Nigerian defender Semi Ajayi ended a six-year wait for Premier League football as Hull City won the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday, with Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time goal defeating a reinstated Middlesbrough 1-0 to send the Tigers back to the top flight. Ajayi, 32, who joined Hull on a free transfer last summer from West Bromwich Albion, partnered John Egan at the heart of a defence that held firm throughout a tense and often dramatic afternoon before McBurnie buried a loose ball from six yards in the fifth minute of stoppage time after goalkeeper Sol Brynn spilled Yu Hirakawa’s…

If you’re looking for a laptop that’ll still perform well several years from now, Apple’s latest MacBook Air is hard to beat. Now, in particular, is a good time to pick one up, as you can currently buy the 13-inch MacBook Air at Amazon in the run-up to Memorial Day with an M5 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD for $899.99 ($200 off), which is a new low price. The 15-inch model, meanwhile, is also on sale at Amazon for $1,099.99 ($200 off) in select colors, or at Best Buy for $1,149.Unless you need a laptop for intensive…

Tom Lee’s BitMine faces about $7.3 billion in paper losses on its Ethereum treasury as Ether (ETH) traders weigh worsening sentiment, ETF outflows and a bearish chart setup pointing toward $1,600.Key takeaways:Bitmine keeps buying ETH even as its losses mount amid the 57% price drawdown from the August 2025 high.ETH price technicals warn of a 25% drop, which would push Bitmine’s losses over $10 billion.Bitmine’s ETH treasury dashboard. Source: DropStab.COM Lee continues buying ETH despite mounting lossesEther has fallen more than 57% from its October 2025 peak near $4,955 on Coinbase, with the sell-off also eroding Ethereum’s market share. ETH’s…

The BBC gets all the good press, but British television fans know that Acorn TV has some of the best content the United Kingdom has to offer. The streamer has been killing it in 2026, and its May programming slate promises even more binge-worthy shows for you to watch. You’re Killing Me is a rare Acorn TV series set in America, with an American star, Brooke Shields, leading the cast. The mystery series Summerwater is set in Scotland, and its gloomy atmosphere is perfect for a narrative that involves desperate, unhappy people driven to extreme behavior. Need more recommendations? Then…

The Kwara North Traditional Rulers Council has thanked President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at both the national and state levels for tapping their zone to produce the next governor of the state. Similarly, community leaders and elders in Kwara North expressed their appreciation for Yakubu Danladi-Salihu’s nomination as the ruling party’s candidate on Friday. The Etsu Patigi, Ibrahim Bologi II, in a statement issued on behalf of the traditional council, described the development as a milestone and a clear demonstration of fairness, inclusiveness, equity, and political balance in the state.…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed the readiness of the state to collaborate with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company PLC, IBEDC, towards improving electricity supply across the state. Governor Abiodun made this remark during a courtesy visit by the Board and Management of IBEDC to the Ogun State to his office on Thursday according to a statement signed by the company management and made available to DAILY POST on Sunday. On the issue of vandalisation of power infrastructure, Governor Abiodun also assured that the state government is working on introducing stricter laws and enforcement mechanisms to deter vandalism and protect critical electricity…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State for the 2027 election, Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, has unveiled 38-year-old Dr Oyije Ochaekiti Ogbenjuwa as his running mate. Aondoakaa announced the choice during the party’s congress held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Speaking at the event, the PDP flagbearer outlined key priorities of his administration if elected in 2027, stressing that his government would focus on ending attacks and killings in communities while guaranteeing the safety of lives and property across the state in a lasting way. He further promised to revive agriculture and accelerate rural…

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 92 kidnapped victims during an operation against suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Sunday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the operation was carried out on Saturday by troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion deployed at Echo 1, Dutse Kura, along the Buratai-Kamuya road in Biu Local Government Area. Sources said the troops picked up suspicious movement through surveillance, which showed terrorists moving civilians and vehicles into nearby bush paths. A Quick Reaction Force was immediately deployed…