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Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has resigned as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC).Naija News reports that the announcement was made in a statement released by the party on Tuesday, shortly after Sowore emerged as the AAC presidential flag bearer during the party’s primary election in Abuja.The party confirmed that Samuel Ajeigbe has now taken over as the new National Chairman.“Omoyele Sowore has officially stepped down as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress,” the statement read.“The party hereby welcomes Samuel Ajeigbe as the new National Chairman of our great party.”Sowore’s resignation came only hours after delegates and party leaders unanimously endorsed him as the AAC presidential candi...

A group of male police officers has gone viral for going undercover as s£xy female dancers to catch a notorious drug dealer in Thailand.The team, comprising five male cops and one female officer, shared a picture of themselves on Facebook, posing in dresses and smiling, after a successful operation during a street dance festival in the Thai province of Lopburi.The suspect, a man named Mekha Fa-wap-wap, was found with 53 methamphetamine pills, more than 200 plastic bags to hold drugs, and a mobile phone, according to police.Cops suspected Mekha of involvement in illegal activity but decided to disguise themselves as dancers during a street festival to catch him off guard, the Vietnamese outlet Doi Song & Phap Luat reported.He now faces charges for possessing category one...

The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank financing for Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector, effectively terminating the remaining portion of a $1.52bn power sector recovery programme amid mounting tariff shortfalls, worsening financial pressures, and persistent implementation challenges across the industry.Documents obtained by The PUNCH from the World Bank website on Monday showed that the cancellation followed a formal request by the Federal Government and a joint decision by both parties to discontinue financing under the Power Sector Recovery Performance-Based Operation due to evolving sector realities and the inability to achieve key reform milestones.According to the World Bank restructuring paper, the cancelled amount represents the entire und...

Senator Ned Nwoko has launched a scathing attack on the All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming he was betrayed by the party's leadership after they failed to honor a promise of an automatic ticket.The embattled lawmaker, who currently represents Delta North in the Senate, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in early 2025. At the time, he cited irreconcilable factions and deep-seated divisions within the PDP. In a recent interview on Arise TV, Nwoko alleged that before crossing the aisle, he held a strategic meeting with the then-National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje. According to Nwoko, Ganduje offered him an automatic ticket in exchange for joining the ruling party. Relying on this assurance, he made the high-profile switch. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, May 25, that he asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran. Pakistan rejected the proposal. None of the other countries has so far publicly reacted to Trump's demand, and a positive response was unlikely when public mistrust of Israel in these Muslim nations remains high over the scale of its military offensive in Gaza.Trump said he spoke on Saturday to leaders of those countries, as well as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which have already signed the accords, a set of agreements to normalize relations with Israel.“I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immedi...

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party and secured the PDP governorship ticket in Gombe State for the 2027 election.Pantami emerged as the party’s sole candidate during the PDP primary held on Tuesday in Gombe, where members affirmed him through a voice vote.Chairman of the PDP Electoral Panel, Gregory Yenlong, officially declared him the winner and confirmed him as the party’s governorship candidate.Speaking after the exercise, Pantami said his ambition is driven by a desire to serve the people of Gombe State, promising fairness and justice if elected governor.His emergence followed his recent withdrawal from the APC governorship race over alleged breaches of the El...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken an early lead in the presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress, securing victories in five states as delegates across the country vote to determine the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 presidential election.The contest, which has attracted national attention ahead of the next electoral cycle, is being contested by Atiku, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.Although the party’s national leadership is yet to formally announce the final collated results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, figures obtained across some states showed Atiku maintaining a commanding lead in the early rounds of counting.The former vice president reportedly won in Gombe, Abia, ...