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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the “total compliance” with Monday’s sit-at-home order in parts of the South-East has demonstrated that the people will never be intimidated into abandoning the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The sit-at-home declared by IPOB in solidarity with traders of Onitsha Main Market, over the closure of their shops by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, recorded a high level of compliance in Anambra State. Although the Onitsha Main Market was reopened by the government after the one-week closure, very few traders turned up. Also, major roads in the state were deserted, and most offices and other…

An APC Chieftain, AbdulMajeed Dan Bilki Kwamanda, has said there is a clear political path Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso can follow to respond to what he described as betrayal by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.Kwamanda said that although Kwankwaso is in the NNPP, he still has enough political strength to shake the APC if he decides to field a candidate in the 2027 election. He made this known in an interview with DCL Hausa, where he said Kwankwaso could even attract strong support from within the APC if he presents a credible candidate. According to him, Kano politics has…

A 23 year old man has killed his father with a machete in Cross River State. It was gathered that the suspect, identified as Bassey Ubi, committed the murder after returning from church on Sunday. The incident occurred around O-3 Palace, Usaja, Ikpakapit Ward in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The motive behind the act is yet to be ascertained. The suspect was almost lynched by a mob before the police intervened. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed the development on Monday.

Chelsea has decided not to let defender Josh Acheampong leave the club for Premier League rivals Crystal Palace. As per The Guardian, Chelsea rejected Crystal Palace’s bid to sign Acheampong on transfer deadline day. Crystal Palace are desperate to bolster their defenders before the winter transfer window closes tonight. With the latest development, Palace will have to search elsewhere for another defender. Acheampong was an unused substitute as Chelsea defeated West Ham United 3-2 in the Premier League at the weekend. The 19-year-old was promoted to Chelsea’s senior team in 2024.

The Federal Capital Territory  Police Command has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to reschedule their planned protest billed for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, citing security concerns. On Sunday, the unions announced plans to hold a peaceful solidarity rally in Abuja on Tuesday, February 3. In a joint statement by the NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, and the TUC Secretary General, N. A. Toro, the two labour unions said the peaceful rally will be staged at the Federal Capital Development Authority as a public demonstration of solidarity with affected workers. The NLC and TUC directed all affiliates and…

An Abuja-based rising singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, has died after she was bitten by a snake, an incident that has raised concerns about emergency medical response in the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that Nwangene, a soprano singer with the Amemuso Choir, died on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, after efforts to save her life reportedly stalled due to the unavailability of sufficient antivenom. Confirming her death, the Amemuso Choir issued a statement on its Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. The statement, signed by the choir’s music director, Sam Ezugwu, announced the circumstances of her passing.…

First Abu Dhabi Bank has announced that it will open a representative office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its sub-Saharan expansion push. This was disclosed on Monday at the first Investopia Africa event held in Lagos by the Group Head of Wholesale Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank, Martin Tricaud. The PUNCH reports that First Abu Dhabi Bank partnered with Afreximbank to provide $1.126bn in financing for the execution of Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. Speaking during a panel session that included the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian…

Coventry City and Brentford have reached an agreement over the loan signing of Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka, with the move set to be completed subject to final formalities, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The deal was confirmed on Sunday by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who disclosed that all parties had agreed on a temporary move that could become permanent at the end of the season. Romano announced the development on social media, stating, “Frank Onyeka to Coventry City from Brentford, deal agreed between all parties and here we go! Loan with view to permanent move in the summer.” Further details of…

PGYTech, the accessory manufacturer behind the official telephoto extender lenses for recent Vivo and Oppo flagships, has launched a Kickstarter for a new version developed for iPhones.The RetroVa Vintage Imaging Kit looks an awful lot like the camera kits for those phones, complete with a custom case, slide-on camera grip with built-in battery and manual controls, and of course a 2.35x telephoto lens extender. This is the first to include a microSD slot though. There are versions for iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. Since it’s unofficial, the telephoto will only work in…

South Korea’s financial watchdog has expanded the use of artificial intelligence to monitor digital asset markets, signaling a shift toward automated, data-driven enforcement as trading activity grows more complex. On Monday, the country’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it has upgraded its Virtual Assets Intelligence System for Trading Analysis (VISTA), a model used to investigate unfair crypto trading.An automated detection algorithm has been added, the FSS said, which can spot potential price-manipulation periods without manual intervention.From manual analysis to systemized oversightThe FSS said the new algorithm uses a sliding-window grid search technique to examine every possible sub-period within a trading dataset.…