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The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State, Chris Green, will lead a seven-member Local Organising Committee to oversee the affairs of the Rivers State contingent to the 2026 Niger Delta Games in Edo 2026 State. The LOC’s Director of Communications, Sammy Wejinya, in a statement on Tuesday said other members of the committee are Professor Ken Anugweje, Emma Ndah, Awele Salubi, Obia Inyengiyikabo and Emmanuel Jaja, who will serve as the secretary of the LOC. Speaking after the inauguration, Chairman of the LOC Green charged other members of the committee to bring their wealth of experience to bear in…

Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant on a new free tier on the web and app, or pay $20 a month for unlimited access to Alexa Plus, without Prime.Alexa Plus initially launched in March 2025 in an Early Access program and, over the last year, has slowly expanded to tens of millions of users, Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and Echo, told The Verge…

Bitcoin (BTC) traders see its ultimate support trendline coming into play as part of a new macro BTC price bottom.Key points:Bitcoin is nearing a long-term trendline retest for the first time since late 2023.Weekly moving averages are on the radar as a BTC price safety net should the market fall again.Market outlooks place emphasis on trader resilience despite a 40% drawdown.BTC 200-week trend line “should be the bottom”The latest analysis increasingly expects Bitcoin to test its 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) at $68,400.After four straight red monthly candles, BTC price is fielding fresh downside targets, which include sub-$50,000 levels.Despite dropping…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Your outerwear says a lot about you, and Ashley Graham’s shaggy coat proves the model isn’t afraid to get a little glam. . . even when the rest of her outfit is casual. She’s inspiring Us to take the same approach to winter style, because life’s too short to skip out on faux-fur, right? Not only did we find a fuzzy lookalike for her runway-worthy layer, but we’re ready to help you style it to nail the supermodel’s vibe. In…

An energy expert, Nick Agule, had said that electricity is cheaper in the United Kingdom than in Nigeria. Agule made this known on Wednesday in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. This comes as the Federal Government has indicated plans to begin sharing the cost of electricity subsidies with state and local governments from 2026. The development signals a shift from the current arrangement where the Federal Government bears most of the cost. Agule’s remark is also coming anid the incessant collapse of the national grid, a development that happened two times almost within one week in…

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing a case challenging last year’s Adamawa State House of Assembly by-election in Ganye has affirmed the election of Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal ruled on Wednesday that Jauro was the duly elected member representing Ganye Constituency in the state Assembly. It dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which sought to overturn the August 2025 by-election results. The petition, lodged by the PDP candidate, Buba Mohammed Joda, was held by the tribunal to be without merit, as it failed to establish sufficient grounds…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Wednesday said it has rescued an 81-year-old man from a suspected fraud syndicate operating in Uyo and its environs. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Uyo. He said the command arrested three suspected members of the fraud syndicate during its operation on Tuesday. The police spokesperson said the arrest followed a report from a concerned citizen on the activities of the suspects, who specialise in using tricycles to deceive members of the public. “The Akwa Ibom Police Command wishes to inform the…

Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Wale Akorede, popularly known as Okunnu, has called out popular marketer, Olasco Films, over an unpaid job. Speaking in a now trending interview with media personality, Olugbenga Oropo Valentine on SAWORO program, the actor stated that he hasn’t forgiven Olasco for his refusal to pay for a movie he produced for him some years ago. Narrating the incident, Okunnu who tagged the unpaid money his “sweat”, noted that he didn’t get a dime from the money made from the movie he produced, directed and played lead role. “I once did a movie for Olascoand he didn’t…

Chelsea’s Tyrique George has shared insights into his heritage, revealing that his father is Nigerian while his mother is Ghanaian. Currently on loan at Everton, George discussed his background during an interview about his life off the pitch. At just 19 years old, the talented midfielder has the opportunity to represent Nigeria, Ghana, or England at the international level. In a segment on Everton’s official channel, George introduced himself by saying, “I am Tyrique George, and here are five things you should know about me. He explained, “I was born in Camden, London, my mum is Ghanaian, and my dad…

Nearly four in every ten cancer cases recorded globally are linked to preventable risk factors, the World Health Organisation has warned, saying millions of lives could be saved if countries invest more aggressively in prevention. The WHO made stated this in a statement on Tuesday while releasing a new global analysis conducted with its International Agency for Research on Cancer, ahead of World Cancer Day on February 4. According to the report, “up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented… 37 per cent of all new cancer cases diagnosed in 2022 — estimated at about 7.1 million…