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Babagana Zulum on Friday formally presented the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Borno State, Mustapha Gubio, to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a statement on Friday, the governor’s spokesman, Dauda Illiya, said Zulum, during the presentation, lauded Tinubu’s commitment to peace and reconstruction in the Northeast. He noted that the President’s leadership has been instrumental to the APC’s cohesion and progressive governance in the region. “The governor was accompanied by a member of the House of Representatives, Engr Bukar Talba,” Illiya said. PUNCH Online had reported on May 1 that the senator representing…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an officer of the command for his alleged involvement in the death of a three-month-old baby in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. In a statement released on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the officer, whose identity was withheld due to the ongoing investigation, had been identified and taken into custody. Ikenga said the command had commenced a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident to ascertain the facts and ensure justice is served. According to him, the officer involved is currently undergoing interrogation and other administrative…

The African Democratic Congress has officially endorsed former Senator Halliru Jika as its sole governorship candidate for the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election. The affirmation exercise was announced on Friday by the Chairman of the ADC Electoral Committee for the primaries, retired General Ishaya Bauka, at the Grand Conference Hall in Bauchi. Bauka stated that the process was conducted in accordance with the party’s guidelines and democratic procedures. He explained that the committee was mandated to oversee the affirmation of Jika and other party candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to him, the party’s three senatorial candidates also…

Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek has shut down all speculation over Victor Osimhen’s future, declaring the Nigerian striker unavailable for sale regardless of the interest being generated across Europe ahead of the summer transfer window, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ozbek, speaking during a live broadcast on HT Spor, was unambiguous in his position, dismissing reports linking the 27-year-old with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona and making clear that the club has no intention of negotiating a departure. “We are not considering selling Osimhen. Osimhen is an important player for Galatasaray. We are not considering selling an important player in our championship race.…

Bitcoin (BTC) has trended up for 90 days and is seeing a “bull market rally,” analysis says.Key points:Bitcoin has trended up for 90 days within its bear market — something that has never happened before.Analysis thus sees price as being in a “bull market rally,” with February’s macro lows untouched.Separate commentary calls for a reclaim of the weekly supertrend nearer to $90,000 to confirm that bulls are back.Bitcoin internal bear-market uptrend makes historyIn a post on X on Thursday, trader and analyst Matthew Hyland said that Bitcoin’s recent rebound from macro lows has been unlike any other in history.“This BTC…

Blue Bloods‘ spinoff Boston Blue concluded its first season with a possible cast exit — but there could be more surprises coming in season 2. During the season 1 finale on Friday, May 22, Lena (Sonequa Martin-Green) started the day off worried about meeting her biological father. It got worse when she found out that her boyfriend, Brian (Ryan Broussard), was thinking of taking a job in another state and then she got shot. Lena pulled through — but suffered nerve damage that kept her briefly wheelchair bound — before gathering for a family dinner. She was waiting for Brian…

Senegal President Bassirou Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of tensions and a burgeoning economic crisis. This was announced in a televised address on Friday by presidential aide Oumar Ba, who accused Mr Sonko of excessive personalisation. Mr Ba, who read a presidential decree on television, did not give any information on the appointment of a new prime minister or what is supposed to follow the development. “Faye has ended the duties of Ousmane Sonko… and consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of state who are members of the government,” he said.…

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sorrow over the passing of His Royal Majesty, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, Afuntade I, the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti. In a condolence message, Dr. Fayemi extended sympathies to the Government and people of Ekiti State, the Ilawe Royal Family, the immediate family of the late monarch, and the entire Ilawe-Ekiti community. He described the monarch’s death as a monumental loss to Ekiti State and the nation at large. Fayemi noted that the late Alawe’s reign brought remarkable development to Ilawe-Ekiti and fostered unity among its people. “The…

The spokesperson of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Habeeb Saleh Mohammed, has revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kano represents thuggery.He made the comments on Friday during an interview on Arise TV, where he also accused the ruling party of being disconnected from the realities facing Nigerians, especially the poor. According to him, the Kwankwasiyya ideology exists to stand against such practices. “What APC represents in Kano state is that they simply represent thuggery. They represent most of so many things that are directly in harm’s way to the masses, to people that are downtrodden, which our ideology seeks to…

Troops have arrested three suspected robbers following a reported incident in Gar Gwigwi village, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.The arrest was contained in a post shared on X on Saturday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who quoted security sources. According to the report, troops of 162 Amphibious Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI moved into action after receiving intelligence around 6:00 p.m. on May 21 about a robbery incident involving some individuals in the community. Security sources said the operation was linked to an allegation that some members of the Civilian Joint Task Force attached to the battalion were…