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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 ...

  Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar yesterday emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), positioning him for a historic fourth run as a presidential candidate in Nigeria’s electoral history. The former vice president was declared the winner by the ADC Presidential Primary Electoral Committee in Abuja after a two-day collation process. The results and collation process have been rejected by his rivals, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. The returning officer for the exercise, Tunde Ogbeha, announced the results late Wednesday night after the collation process concluded. According to the results declared, Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Amaechi  secured 504,117 votes, while Hayatu-Deen scored 177,120 votes. The victory positions Atiku as the ADC’s standard bearer ahead of the 2027 presidential election, followi...

  Former Southampton FC and Royal Antwerp FC winger, Victor Akaniyene Udoh has reportedly passed away at the age of 21 following a suspected food or alcohol poisoning incident in Nigeria. According to viral reports circulating on social media, the young Nigerian footballer died in Abuja on Sunday night while on holiday in his home country. Udoh was reportedly found dead the following morning after spending time with friends. Initial reports suggest suspected food or alcohol poisoning may have contributed to the tragic incident, although official confirmation regarding the exact cause of death is yet to be released by authorities or his representatives. The sudden passing of the talented winger has sent shockwaves through the football community, with tributes already pouring in for the former Royal Antwerp player, who was regarded as one of the promising young talents from Nigeria. Udoh previously spent time with Southampton before continuing his development in Europe. In October 20...

The  Presidency on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, said social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), should face the law over the circulation of an alleged fake audio purportedly involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a post on X, accusing VDM of disseminating false content on social media. “This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform,” Onanuga wrote. The presidential aide was reacting to a post by an X user, identified as Aneex, who questioned why some people believed the voice in the audio belonged to Tinubu. The user described the audio as “cheap propaganda” and alleged that VDM was exploiting emotions to spread misinformation.