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Tara Reid made a rare public appearance at the Cannes Film Festival premiere after recovering from her alleged hospital stay. Reid, 50, attended the Histoires De La Nuit screening on Friday, May 22, dressed in a black one-shouldered gown with a white cape. Nearly six months earlier, Reid claimed she was drugged at a hotel bar in Chicago and, as a result, required hospitalization. “Tara Reid is trying to file a police report after an incident in which she believes her drink was tampered with. She is cooperating fully with the investigation,” a rep for the actress told Us Weekly…

Ahmed Galadima, former Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Adamawa State. Innocent Bariko, chairman of the APC governorship primary election committee, announced the result in Yola on Friday. He said Mr Galadima polled 414,444 votes, while House of Representatives member Abdulrazak Namdas placed second with 86,004 votes. Abdulrahman Haske came third with 65,424 votes. Strategic withdrawals and competing narratives Mr Galadima’s victory was strengthened by the last-minute withdrawal of several aspirants who endorsed him. Those who stepped down include Diaulhaq Abubakar, Mustapha Salihu, and Ibrahim Thul. Mr…

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure victory in the 2027 presidential election, stating that no opposition candidate, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, can prevent the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from retaining power. Namadi made the remarks after casting his vote during the APC presidential primary election held at his polling unit in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The governor reiterated his commitment to delivering more than one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next general election, saying the target was realistic given the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has chosen former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant Idris Gatumbwa Mamman Durkwa as its consensus candidate for Borno South Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 elections. The seat is currently held by Senator Ali Ndume, who has already secured the APC ticket to seek a fifth term in office. If elected, Durkwa would replace the long-serving senator known for his outspoken views on national issues. The ADC also screened two other senatorial hopefuls — Fugu Ibrahim for Borno North and Babagana Zanna for Borno Central. Speaking to journalists after the screening, ADC Organising Secretary…

Popular Yoruba actress, Omoshalewa Yusuf, better known as Basira Beere, has finally spoken about her failed marriage. The actress, during her recent appearance on Talk to B podcast, accused her now ex-husband of physical abuse. Narrating her experience, Basira Beere, who disclosed that she lost four pregnancies to domestic violence, blamed her prolonged stay in the marriage on advice from her parents. “When I was about to get married to him, my friends complained that he was of a lower calibre than me, but I told them that I also came from nothing before fame. I sponsored about 70% of…

Nigeria’s Flamingos thrashed their hosts Guinea 5-0 in the first leg of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifying fixture in Abidjan on Saturday. Captain Harmony Chidi bagged a hat-trick for the Flamingos in the game. Akeem Busari’s side got off to a perfect start with with Chidi scoring the curtain in the first minute. The forward doubled Nigeria’s lead  on 13 minutes. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi netted the Flamingos third in the 37th minute, before Chidi completed her hat-trick five minutes before the break. The visitors scored one more goal through Mary Dunstan in the 56th minute to make…

The African Democratic Congress has formally announced Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe as the party’s flag bearer for the Federal Capital Territory senatorial race on Saturday. The exercise, which produced clear outcomes across senatorial and House of Representatives contests, saw Kingibe secure a commanding total of 17,535 votes, far ahead of her sole opponent, Mubarak Tijjani, who polled 806 votes. Declaring the results at the FCT ADC party secretariat, the chairman and returning officer for the senatorial and House of Representatives primary elections, Abubakar Adamu, affirmed the outcome of the exercise. He said, “Having scored the highest number of votes of…

The Oyo State Fire Services Agency has recovered the lifeless body of a 25-year-old man from a soakaway at Kinnira area, opposite Zion Christian Academy School, Ogbomoso, in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of the state. The victim, whose name was not disclosed, was said to have fallen into the soakaway on Friday while attempting to inspect an abandoned structure. The incident was confirmed in a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the agency, Moroof Akinwande. Akinwande said the command received a distress call at about 7:41 pm on…

Chelsea FC have emerged as the most expensively assembled squad in world football heading into the 2025/26 season, with its team built at a transfer cost exceeding €1.1 billion, according to industry estimates. They are narrowly ahead of Manchester City FC, who also cross the €1 billion threshold, placing both Premier League giants in a category of their own when it comes to squad-building investment. Years of aggressive recruitment and squad reshaping have pushed both clubs to the top of the global spending hierarchy. According to a post obtained from Planet Football’s website on Saturday, these are the clubs with…

Kevin Warsh, who was sworn in as the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve on Friday, will likely slash interest rates, despite the “consensus” view that he will raise interest rates, according to author, Bitcoin investor and market analyst Lawrence Lepard.Lepard said that comments from other US officials, including Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, support the likelihood of rate cuts in 2026. He added: “Warsh will cut. He will use the AI productivity and trimmed inflation excuses and will claim that all the war inflation is transitory. Two data…