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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that persons with disabilities (PWDs) will receive free application documents for the 2026/2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The announcement was contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin, published on the board’s website on Monday. As done in previous years, the Board said the free application documents would be processed through the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group for eligible candidates with disabilities who intend to sit the examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a meeting with critical stakeholders at the Board’s national headquarters in Abuja. He restated the Board’s commitment to the welfare…

Abxylute, the company behind the M4 magnetic mobile gamepad, has announced a new pair of controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 designed to replace the stock Joy-Cons while playing in handheld mode. Both are “launching soon” on Kickstarter and feature a design where the Switch 2 docks to the controllers so they can connect to and draw power from the console’s bottom USB-C port. The Abxylute N6 is similar to existing accessories like the CRKD Nitro Deck, but the N9C looks like someone sliced a GameCube controller in half and stuck either side to the console.Pricing details aren’t known for…

Bed Bath & Beyond has signed an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of a push into real estate finance and tokenized real-world assets, combining traditional financial products with blockchain-based infrastructure.According to a company announcement on Monday, Tokens.com, a blockchain-focused financial infrastructure company, will be used to develop a platform focused on real estate finance, tokenized securities and other real-world assets (RWAs), integrating blockchain systems with regulated financial services.Bed Bath & Beyond already owns or holds strategic stakes in blockchain businesses, including tZERO and GrainChain. Tokens.com will become a wholly owned subsidiary and is expected to rely on existing regulatory…

Taylor Sheridan found success with the Yellowstone franchise, but the show has also led to a surprising number of offscreen feuds. The western drama, which premiered in 2018, followed the conflicts along the shared border of a large cattle ranch and the Broken Rock Indian Reservation. Kevin Costner got Us invested in the show with his performance as the Dutton family patriarch, but the drama didn’t just remain on screen. While Yellowstone was initially poised for a lengthy run on the Paramount Network, rumors about Costner’s future on the show put things to a halt. Costner and series creator Sheridan…

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State said on Monday that it has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity, following an intelligence-led operation. Timfon John, the police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, stated this in a statement on Monday in Uyo. Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, stated that the arrest took place on 1 February, at about 4:30 p.m., following credible intelligence that a group of suspected cultists were conducting initiation activities at a secondary school along Oron Road in Uyo. According to Ms John, when the operatives arrived at the scene, the suspects fled on…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has urged African countries to prioritise scientific research and evidence-based policymaking, warning that the continent risks falling further behind amid overlapping global crises. Mr Pate spoke at the SPARK Africa Translational Research Bootcamp and Conference, organised by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) in partnership with the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) and SPARK Global at Stanford University, California. The event, held on Monday in Abuja, brought together health professionals, academics and professors from within and outside the country. Science as driver of…

Weeks after announcing that he was stepping down temporarily from his pastoral duties, Chris Okafor, founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry in Lagos, resumed duties.  In January, amid growing controversies involving his ex-wife, Bessem, and actress Doris Ogala, the preacher announced he would be stepping down as the presiding pastor of the church. He said: “We have four Sundays in January, so in the whole of these four Sundays, we will be having Pastor Sylvester, Pastor Kelvin, Pastor Oliver and Pastor Shedrack. It’s going to be prophetic Sundays; we will have them minister to you and anoint…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of nine suspected terrorists in Kuje Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the June 13, 2025, attack on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which left about 150 people dead and several homes destroyed. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the remand order while adjourning the case to February 26 and 27 for trial, following the suspects’ plea of not guilty to a 57-count amended charge of terrorism-related offences. The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who led the prosecution, requested that…

The factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdulrahman Mohammed, has said the party will continue to rely on legal processes to resolve its internal affairs following a court victory in Ibadan. Mohammed stated that the declaratory judgment of the Ibadan High Court was clear and unambiguous. He spoke during a factional BoT meeting held in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed stressed that the leadership would remain committed to pursuing justice in the interest of the party. He disclosed that the party would soon release a timetable for activities related to outstanding congresses in some states, noting that the…

A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the kidnapping on Friday. The command said the incident was reported at about 4:30 pm by Murtala Abubakar of Olam Company in Rukubi Village. Police stated that Salisu was travelling out of Rukubi Village when the assailants seized him.“The Divisional Police Officer of Ekye Division, on receipt of the report, mobilised a team of policemen in collaboration with local vigilantes to the scene,” the police command said. The command added that officers…