A video has surfaced showing players being gifted an unreleased armoured truck (APC) in Helldivers 2 by a game master named Joel, sparking speculation about its imminent release. The APC features four seats, including two with mounted machine guns, and has been previously spotted in early versions. The vehicle, reminiscent of the original game, is anticipated to provide faster traversal and encourage teamwork among players.
The new National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has criticized Pastor Tunde Bakare, stating that he is not competent to speak on President Bola Tinubu's reforms, particularly regarding the controversial fuel subsidy removal. Basiru argued that Bakare lacks the necessary knowledge and expertise to comment on these issues, emphasizing that being a Nigerian citizen does not automatically grant one the right to make criticisms. He further stated that the APC government is focused on addressing the country's economic challenges beyond just providing palliatives.
Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declined to comment on reports of his resignation, stating that he would wait until President Bola Tinubu returns from his African Union meeting in Kenya. There have been speculations that Tinubu ordered Adamu to resign before his trip. Meanwhile, Tinubu is reportedly using the DSS and EFCC to screen potential ministerial nominees, aiming to remove some former governors and APC bigwigs from consideration.
Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to admit that they rigged the poll. Atiku praised the European Union Election Monitoring Group for stating in its report that the last election was fraught with irregularities and lacked credibility. He criticized Tinubu and his spokesman for discrediting the EU's report, pointing out that the Nigerian government received millions of dollars from the EU as election funds. Atiku also highlighted the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload the full election results, questioning the credibility of the election.
Partial results of the Sierra Leone presidential election show that SLPP candidate Julius Maada Bio is leading with 1,067,666 votes, while APC candidate Kamara Samura follows with 793,751 votes. The Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) announced that the partial results represent 60% of the total votes. The remaining 40% of the results will be announced in the next 48 hours. The winner of the election must secure 55% of the valid votes cast, otherwise, a run-off will be held between the top two candidates.
Sierra Leone is set to hold Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Council Elections on June 24, 2023, with over three million voters expected to cast their ballots. The country experienced a standoff on June 21 when supporters of the main opposition party, the All Peoples Congress (APC), staged a peaceful protest, resulting in one fatality. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) confirmed that the elections would proceed as planned, with a total of 3,374,258 ballot sheets delivered. Political parties, including the APC, are currently training their polling agents to be deployed at various polling stations nationwide. The international community expressed concern about the recent violence and called upon both parties to uphold peace and demonstrate tolerance towards one another.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election with 430,861 votes, defeating Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani of the All Progressives Congress who had 398,788 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for the investigation and prosecution of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who had earlier declared Binani the winner before being overruled by INEC headquarters in Abuja and subsequently suspended.
