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  Nigerian activist and prominent supporter of Peter Obi, Aisha Yesufu, has withdrawn from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) race for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat following the party’s decision not to conduct primaries for the position. Yesufu had on May 6 announced her intention to contest the 2027 FCT senatorial election after defecting from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the NDC. At the time, she said her decision to seek elective office was inspired by the leadership experience she gained while in the ADC. Her withdrawal comes amid recent speculation that the party had already settled on another aspirant, Amanda Pam, who had been a member of the NDC before Yesufu joined. In a statement issued on Friday, Yesufu disclosed that the party had opted against holding primaries for the FCT senate seat, effectively ending her bid for the ticket. “Our party has decided not to conduct primaries for the senatorial seat in FCT Abuja. It however intends to co...

  Abducted school principal, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has released a fresh distress video, appealing to the Oyo State Government, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for urgent intervention. Speaking from captivity, she said teachers and schoolchildren have been exposed to harsh weather conditions for weeks while being held by their abductors. In the video released and making rounds online, Mrs. Alamu also claimed the abductors have become increasingly impatient and threatened to harm one of the captives following an earlier rescue attempt. She  urged authorities and Nigerians to help secure their release before the situation worsens. “Please help us I am calling on NUT, CAN to help us to talk to them, you don’t need force all they have to do is to negotiate with them and release us we are in the cold we are under the sun, please we are begging you,” she said. It was gathered that on Friday,  May 15, 2026, ...

  An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted plotting a foiled jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert to 15 years in jail. The  U.S. megastar was forced to cancel the three Vienna shows of her record-breaking “Eras” tour in the summer of 2024 after authorities warned of the plot by the so-called Islamic State group (IS). Accused of planning the attack and forming an IS cell, the jury found Austrian national Beran A. guilty on all counts after deliberating for hours. The judge then handed him a 15-year jail sentence. While listening to the verdict, Beran A. looked into the courtroom repeatedly, sniffling loudly, his leg and hands shaking. Beran A. went on trial last month on terror offences and other charges in Wiener Neustadt outside Vienna. The defendant — who was arrested the day before the cancelled concert and has been detained since — pleaded guilty to all charges except being an accomplice to attempted murder. Beran A. faced a maximum sentence ...

The  United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers also seized $2 million in cash and around 35 luxury watches this month from the home of David Rush in the U.S. state of Virginia, according to court documents. It was gathered that on Wednesday that he was a former senior CIA official, quoting people familiar with the investigation. An FBI probe found that Rush had provided false information about his education and military background in his job application, including lying about obtaining university degrees and serving as a pilot in the navy. He also filled out fraudulent time sheets and obtained $77,000 in military leave pay by falsely claiming he was a member of the navy reserves, according to the affidavit. The document describes Rush as a former senior employee at a U.S. government agency with top secret clearance and access to classified information. He was arrested on May 19 and charged w...

The European Union (EU) slapped a 200-million-euro ($232 million) fine on Chinese-owned online retailer, Temu on Thursday, May 28, 2026, for allowing the sale of illegal products, including dangerous baby toys and defective chargers. “The company failed to diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic risks of illegal products being offered on its platform and the resulting harm to consumers in the European Union,” the EU said. According to EU regulators, European consumers are “very likely to encounter illegal items” on Temu, and the company “seriously underestimated how often EU consumers are likely to” see such products. Temu is extremely popular in the European Union, with 130 million users after entering the bloc’s market in 2023. But it has come under fierce scrutiny since October 2024 when the EU opened its investigation, which preliminarily found in July last year that Temu had breached landmark rules over the risks of illegal products. “Temu is a very big player in the...

  Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels said she is no longer interested in marriage after her messy separation from her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko. The  mother of two, however, said she is still much interested in having more children, vowing that she must have a daughter.  Speaking during a recent livestream with Tiktoker Jarvis, Regina Daniels explained that she wants to have a daughter because she believes daughters care more for their parents during old age. “I  want to have six children and I have two already, two boys. It so crazy but for some reason I have checked my mind out from getting married. But I am going to have a girl and I must have a girl. “Men will grow, get married and and focus more on building family. But for women she will always remember home,” she added. Regina Daniels and her estranged husband, Ned Nwoko, got married in 2019, sparking public outrage due to 40-year age gap between the actress, who was only 19 then, and the billionaire ...