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The Benue State Police Command has taken into custody a suspected criminal and seized a cache of 117 rounds of live ammunition in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. In a statement released on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed that the arrest was made following actionable intelligence regarding the movement of a male suspect identified as Saamoga, also known as Aleki. The suspect was allegedly conveying live ammunition from Gbagir to Zaki-Biam on a commercial motorcycle. Acting on the information, police operatives were swiftly deployed to the Tse Dubem axis of Ukum LGA, where…

Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Al-Nassr and move to the MLS if there’s no resolution in his disagreement with the club, according to Portuguese journalist, Duarte Monteiro. The 41-year-old still wants to play regularly to stay in good shape for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is coming up this summer. Ronaldo did not play in Al-Nassr’s most recent two matches against Al-Riyadh and Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is said to be very angry with the PIF because they didn’t back the Knights of Najd during the winter transfer period, while other teams like…

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called for the recognition and promotion of the Iwe Iroyin House — where the first newspaper in Nigeria was published in Abeokuta in December 1859 by British missionary, Rev. Henry Townsend—as a key heritage site. Chief Obasanjo also urged that similar recognition be extended to the Abeokuta residence of one of the wealthiest Yoruba women in history, Efunsetan Aniwura, a former Iyalode of Ibadan; Madam Efunroye Tinubu’s two-storey building near Akin Olugbade Hospital, Abeokuta; her burial ground at Gbagura; as well as the old Ibara Railway Station and the first flyover in Abeokuta.…

A petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Ihiala axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Road, opposite the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps, on Sunday, killing two persons instantly and injuring one other. The explosion occurred at about 9:30 a.m. after the tanker collided with a car and rammed into a barricade, spilling its contents and triggering a massive fire. Eyewitnesses reported that the tanker was travelling at high speed when it lost control and crashed into the barricade. Scene of the crash. Photo: FRSC One witness said, “Immediately after the crash, the tanker exploded with a loud noise and caught fire,…

The acting chairman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress, Jarret Tenebe, has said that it is not the responsibility of his party to make opposition parties formidable. Tenebe made the remarks on Saturday while responding to concerns that Nigeria is gradually becoming a one-party state under President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to journalists in Benin, he stated that it is the duty of opposition parties to be strong and noted that the constitution guarantees freedom of association. He said, “It is not the duty of the ruling party to protect the opposition. It is the responsibility of the opposition to…

Ismaila Sarr’s second-half goal helped Crystal Palace end a woeful 12-match winless run with a 1-0 Premier League victory away to bitter rivals Brighton on Sunday. Senegal international Sarr, who scored twice in Palace’s 3-1 win at the Amex last season, scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute. The Eagles’ victory was their first in all competitions since December 11 and took them to 13th place—a point above the Seagulls. Brighton were booed off at full-time by their own fans, with head coach Fabian Hurzeler on the receiving end of chants of “you’re getting sacked in…

One of my pandemic hobbies that stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant — the popular open source, extremely customizable home automation platform — and all the intricate things you can do with it to make your home work better.I have ADHD and have found Home Assistant to be a valuable tool for managing executive dysfunction. I use it for audible calendar reminders, laundry reminders, timers, and monitoring my doorbell camera and my nanny cam for my dog. Its also a great source of pure nerdy joy for me. And I recently took the most joyously nerdy step yet…

Lindsey Vonn’s heroic attempt at Olympics immortality ended in devastating agony. Vonn, 41, crashed during her women’s downhill run at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 8, which came just nine days after she completely tore her ACL.  The crash happened 13 seconds into the American skier’s run. Vonn could be heard screaming in agony while being attended to by medical staff on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Vonn was eventually airlifted off the course by a helicopter, a similar scene to the one that played out on January 30 when she tore her ACL…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refuted speculations that it has relocated its Enugu office to Abuja to exclude the South-east from passport issuance in Nigeria. The NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, refuted the speculations in a statement on Saturday. There have been speculations circulating on social media which suggested that the NIS authorities removed a passport-producing machine from its office in Enugu State. The machine was said to be the only one used for the production of international passports in the South-east. ‘Entirely false and gross misrepresentation’ But in the Saturday statement, Mr Akinlabi, a deputy comptroller of immigration, described…

I am reading a copy of Marcel Dirsus’ How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. A 2024 non-fiction book, in it, Dirsus examines historical strategies for overthrowing dictators. He also looks at how effective dictators can be in this modern era, especially in a world of contemporary mass surveillance technologies. One of Dirsus’ narratives that prologues the book is the imperious reign of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Cosseted by his Amazonian Guards, an unofficial all-female elite cadre of bodyguards officially known as the Revolutionary Nuns, a frighteningly high physical and mental walls were built round Gaddafi, leader of the Republic of Libya from 1969…