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Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have neutralised two suspected armed bandits during a snap ambush along the Naka–Ahume–Makurdi Road in Benue State. The operation was carried out on Monday, by troops of the COAS Special Intervention Battalion IX deployed under Operation Whirl Stroke. According to a Monday statement signed by Ahmad Zubairu, Lieutenant, Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, the troops were on routine fighting patrol around Naka when they acted on credible intelligence indicating the movement of armed bandits along the route. “Troops tactically laid an ambush along the identified…

Former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the last election, Agboola Ajayi, has returned to the All Progressives Congress. Ajayi, who served under the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, formally rejoined the APC on Tuesday at his ward, Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, in Ese Odo Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the event, Ajayi said his decision to return to the party was driven by the desire to add value to the APC and to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Ajayi explained that his return…

Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba will headline Zuffa Boxing’s third Paramount+ card on February 14, facing former IBF champion Charles Martin on Valentine’s Day at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The bout, first reported by Fight Freaks Unite founder Dan Rafael, represents an intriguing pairing for the upstart promotion’s series aimed at showcasing rising talent. It also revives a previously planned matchup that was once scheduled by Top Rank for November 2023. Ajagba, 20-1-1 (14 KOs), the 2016 Olympian who represented Nigeria, parted ways with Top Rank after declining to fight Frank Sanchez in an…

Google is giving Photos users more control over the app’s generative AI photo-to-video feature. Google Photos now supports text prompts for video generation, according to the update announcement on Monday, allowing users to describe the specific movement, style, or effect they want to see when bringing still images to life.Text prompts join the existing “Subtle Movement” and “I’m feeling lucky” options that are already available for Google Photos’ image-to-video tool — neither of which allowed users to enter their own descriptions to guide the results. Google says Photos will provide prompt suggestions “for instant video inspiration,” and that text prompts…

Bitcoin saw two long-term moving averages cross over for the first time since April 2022 in a fresh BTC price bear market warning.Bitcoin (BTC) bear market comparisons are growing as the weekly BTC price chart repeats April 2022.Key points:Two long-term BTC price trend lines stage a bearish crossover for the first time since April 2022.Last time, Bitcoin took around seven months before it hit a long-term bottom.Against silver, BTC is already at its 2022 bear market bottom level.Bitcoin “bull market” moving averages flip bearishNew market coverage from trader and analyst Rekt Capital reveals a bearish crossover involving two key BTC/USD…

HGTV personality Leslie Davis took a trip with her new fiancé, Don Reidy, and her kids after confirming her divorce from ex-husband Jacob Davis. “Spent last weekend in the California sun,” Leslie, 42, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 22. “Soaking up time with my boys and laughing our way through amusement parks.” The Unsellable Houses star and Reidy enjoyed the getaway with two of the Davis’ sons Cash and Cole whom she shares with Jacob. (The exes also share son Kyler, who did not join them on the trip, Leslie confirmed.) “We checked off all the tourist boxes from…

The Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET), Koroma/Saakpenwa, Rivers, says no fewer than 1,004 students will be admitted during its maiden matriculation ceremony scheduled for 3 February. The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of FUET, Prince Mmom, disclosed this on Tuesday during a news conference at the university campus in Koroma/Saakpenwa, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers. The university was established on 3 February 2025, as part of the conditions for the planned resumption of oil exploration in Ogoniland, nearly 33 years after operations were suspended due to unrest. Mr Mmom said the students would be admitted to various academic programmes, marking…

Nigerians were on Tuesday morning thrown into darkness due to the collapse of the national electricity grid. This is the second time in less than five days that Nigeria’s national grid has suffered a disturbance resulting in a nationwide power outage. Major districts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were without electricity at the time of filing this report. Persistent grid collapses and erratic power supply have continued to disrupt businesses and households across the country, forcing many Nigerians to rely on alternatives such as generators and solar power. Last Friday, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) informed the public…

Rep. Ilhan Omar in a Press Conference ahead of the 2020 Primary Election. Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Somalia’s civil war cannot be understood outside the prism of the Cold War, which exacerbated local problems born of clan rivalries and colonial borders that sliced Somali territory into five different countries. Donald Trump really doesn’t like Somalis. He has repeatedly called them “garbage” and says their country stinks. “We don’t want ’em in our country,” he told a cabinet meeting. They should “go back to where they came from.” He even questioned their intelligence during a rambling speech…

Nigerian actress and singer Tonto Dikeh has opened up about a lesser-known chapter of her life, days after reconciling with her ex-husband, businessman and philanthropist Olakunle Churchill. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Dikeh has remained in the news since announcing that she and Mr Churchill ended a decade-long public feud and agreed to co-parent their son, King Andre. Speaking during a livestream that went viral on Tuesday, the 40-year-old reflected on her spiritual journey, revealing that she once came close to becoming a pastor. The mother of one said, “I have always had this calling right from when I was a…