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The Department of State Services, (DSS), has released a young man, Mr Ya’u Mohammed, from Gashua town, Bade LGA of Yobe State who was wrongfully detained.Special Adviser on Security Matters to Yobe State Governor, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), disclosed the development during a visit to the DSS Yobe State Command Headquarters in Damaturu, where the young man was formally handed over to him by the Service before being reunited with his family. General Abdulsalam explained that he visited the Command to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the detention and subsequent release of the young man. “Further reviews and findings by…

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, retired Commodore Yilchini Jan Bida, has rejected the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election, describing the exercise as unfair while calling for full investigation.Bida made his position known in a statement issued in Jos on Saturday after what he described as wide consultations with members of his campaign team, legal advisers, agents, and stakeholders across the 17 local government areas of the state. He said he completely rejected the outcome of the election and the process that produced it. “I state clearly and unequivocally that I reject…

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday rescued four victims, apprehended six suspects and recovered cash and operational items in separate security operations in Imo, Cross River and Enugu states. This is contained in an operational update from 82 Division/Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria Abuja on Saturday. The report said that the operations were conducted between Friday and Saturday  following credible intelligence on kidnapping and criminal activities. In Imo, troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Izombe, in conjunction with local security outfit, rescued three kidnapped victims along the Oguta–Owerri road in Oguta Local Government…

Thirteen players are currently in the Super Eagles camp in London ahead of the 2026 Unity Cup, DAILY POST reports. Head coach Éric Chelle led eight local players, and  backroom staff to London for the invitational tournament on Friday. Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, Tochukwu Nnadi and Philip Otele are among the foreign-based professionals who have checked in, according to SCORENigeria. The remaining 14 players are expected in camp latest Saturday night. The Super Eagles will hold their first training session ahead of the semi-final fixture against Zimbabwe tonight. They will face the Warriors at the Valley next week Tuesday.

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…