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Game of Thrones alum Hannah Murray says she suffered a catastrophic psychotic break after joining a wellness cult. “It’s easy to go, ‘Well, that would never happen to me,’ but we do ourselves a disservice when we start saying that, because you don’t know,” Murray, 36, told The Guardian in an interview published on Saturday, May 23. “I had no idea I was going togo through any of the things in the book. I would’ve assumed I couldn’t, that I was safe. I was well educated, from a middle-class family; everything should have been fine.” She continued, “I thought, “I’m…
President Bola Tinubu has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket for the 2027 election after recording a landslide victory in the party’s presidential primary held across Nigeria on Saturday. The incumbent overwhelmingly defeated his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, in most states where results have been declared, with Mr Osifo recording zero or negligible votes in several states. The largely peaceful election was supervised by governors appointed as collation officers by the APC. In Rivers State, Tinubu polled 280,468 votes while Osifo recorded zero votes across the state’s 23 local government areas, according to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In Edo…
The beauty of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, lies in its stubborn refusal to follow scripts. Across Europe and several of the world’s elite leagues, champions are often crowned weeks before the season ends, while relegated clubs quietly begin preparing for life in lower divisions long before the final whistle of the campaign. The NPFL rarely offers such comfort. Instead, it thrives on uncertainty, emotional swings and relentless unpredictability — qualities that have once again defined the 2025/2026 season heading into a dramatic final day on Sunday. After 37 exhausting rounds of football, neither the title race nor the…
Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria and arguably, the fastest growing city in the world, is faced with lots of environmental pollution, ranging from vehicle emission, and waste dumpsites emission to generator emission as well as industrial pollution. DAILY POST reports that along the major roads in Lagos, people dump refuse indiscriminately, creating an eyesore in most of the spots. For instance, along Oshodi-Apapa Road, the sight of indiscriminate refuse dumps is commonplace. It is the same scenario along Mile 2-Badagry Road, particularly at Iyana-Oba Market where the stench hits passers-by. Among all the agents of air pollution, waste dumpsites…
President Bola Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary in 484 wards across the 44 Local Government Areas of Kano State. DAILY POST reports that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who served as the state’s collation officer, declared the result at the Kano State Government House. Yusuf announced that Tinubu polled 500,852 votes, defeating his rival, Stanley Osifo, who scored 2,675 votes. He said President Tinubu would be the party’s flag bearer in the forthcoming general elections. Governor Yusuf expressed optimism that the party would emerge victorious in the 2027 elections “from top to bottom,” adding that the…
A 47-year-old farmer, Samuel Tsok, has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits who invaded the Duru-Kamang community in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Saturday, May 23, 2026. In what residents of the community described as a targeted attack on the farmer who was said to keep hundreds of livestock, 50 of his cows were also stolen by the invaders after killing the victim. National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth-Moulders Association (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said that from…
The Nationwide League One, NLO, has sanctioned Peace FC for fielding ineligible players and submitting false registration documents in violation of league rules. The NLO disciplinary committee found the club guilty of breaching league’s framework. The infractions were uncovered during routine verification by the NLO Secretariat. The players involved are Abasim Henry and Ekwo Stanley of Solution FC, and Mbakaogu Chibuike of EDEL FC. All three remain under contract with Nigeria National League clubs through 2026 and 2027. As part of the sanctions, Peace FC forfeits all matches in which the ineligible players featured. Opposing teams will be awarded three…
President Bola Tinubu has secured an overwhelming victory over his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary, as party structures nationwide delivered endorsements for his second-term bid. Meanwhile, fresh facts have emerged on how Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara lost the backing of President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the prolonged power tussle with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. PUNCH Online highlights these and many more stories making today’s headlines: 1. Primary: Tinubu floors sole challenger President Bola Tinubu has secured an overwhelming victory over his sole…
Kwara United will attempt to extend their impressive unbeaten run and secure their Nigeria Premier Football League status when they face already relegated Bayelsa United in their final match of the 2025/26 season at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Harmony Boys head into the matchday 38 encounter under pressure to avoid defeat, knowing that at least a point would guarantee their place in the top flight for another season. Kwara United have arrived in Yenagoa ahead of the decisive fixture as they prepare for what is anticipated to be a difficult contest…
An ongoing exploit is impacting StablR, resulting in the depeg of its Euro and USD stablecoins, while a compromised private key has been blamed, adding to a lengthening list of hacks and exploits this month. Blockchain security firm Blockaid reported on Sunday that its exploit detection system has identified an ongoing exploit on the StablR issuer, with around $2.8 million extracted so far.The suspected cause is a private key compromise of one owner in the minting multisignature account, which used a weak 1-of-3 threshold, stated Blockaid. The attacker added themselves, replaced the other owners, and minted 8.35 million USDR and 4.5…
