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Chemical materials stored at an industrial facility caused the large-scale fire that gutted Parco Enterprises Nigeria Limited along Alaba Suru, Badagry Expressway, Lagos, on Saturday evening, a preliminary report by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has revealed. The fire, which broke out at about 7:25pm, occurred at a warehouse and chemical blending and storage site located within a larger industrial cluster. In a Sunday statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency said the blaze rapidly spread across an estimated 15,000 square metres of the facility, involving stored chemical materials. “The affected facility is a…

A Kano State Commissioner, Yusuf Kofarmata, has resigned his appointment as a member of the State Executive Council, citing what he described as a deviation from the political ideology that brought the current administration to power. Kofarmata announced his resignation in a statement on Sunday, saying the decision was taken in good faith and guided by conscience. “I hereby resign my appointment as commissioner and member of the Kano State Executive Council. I cannot continue to work under a government that has derailed from the ideology that brought it to power,” he said. The former commissioner, who served in the…

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has warned taxpayers against engaging in artificial or fictitious transactions designed to reduce tax liabilities. According to LIRS, such arrangements will be disregarded under the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), 2025, and may expose culpable taxpayers to investigation and penalties. This is contained in a public notice dated January 21, 2026, and sighted by our correspondent on the LIRS website on Sunday. The notice, signed by Executive Chairman of LIRS, Mr. Ayodele Subair, stated that the directive applies to all taxpayers, including incorporated entities, partnerships, trusts, natural persons, and other stakeholders operating within Lagos…

Rivers United secured their first point of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League group stage after playing out a goalless draw with Power Dynamos in Ndola, Zambia, on Saturday, a result that leaves both sides anchored at the bottom of Group A, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The stalemate at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium followed defeats for both teams in their opening two matches, leaving them eager to arrest early-season setbacks. Despite the urgency, neither side was able to find a breakthrough in a contest dominated by caution rather than attacking flair. Power Dynamos, buoyed by home support, made early attempts to…

The National Business and Technical Examination Board has extended the registration period for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination into Technical Colleges, assuring stakeholders of a seamless process. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Mr Aminu Mohammed, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin through the board’s Deputy Director, Media and Protocol, Mr Uchechukwu Olisah. Mohammed said the board had approved a four-month registration window for the examination, aimed at easing pressures on candidates and their families. He said the registration would start on Jan. 26 and close on May 24, while the examination…

The Sony LinkBuds Clip are the company’s first clip earbuds. They follow the innovative donut-hole LinkBuds and LinkBuds Open and, like their predecessors, allow you to listen to music or podcasts, make phone calls, or be active outdoors while still maintaining awareness of your surroundings. The clip design has become more popular over the past couple of years, and while the LinkBuds Clip have a solid design and good sound, there’s nothing significant that sets them apart from competitors, especially at their $229.99 price.Like other open earbuds, the LinkBuds Clip wrap around your ear helix like an ear cuff. The…

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We are taking the sign out of the window. We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture, we can build something bigger, better, stronger, more just. This is the task of the middle powers, the countries that have the most to lose from a world of fortresses and most to gain from genuine cooperation. It is both a pleasure, and a duty, to be with you in this pivotal moment that Canada and the world is going through. I will talk about a…

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked over 250 prominent lgbo Leaders in exile across the work to consider returning to their various roots in 2026. According to Ohanaeze, their return will fortify ongoing efforts aimed at reconstructing the Igbo nation. In a statement issued on Sunday by the factional Deputy- President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Chief Chinyereze Ohia, National Spokesperson, Ohanaeze said the persistent absence of illustrious lgbo leaders from their native land has exacerbated the erosion of societal values, cultural practices, and languages. “This void has paved the way for pronounced insecurity in the South-East and dissuaded…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ms Ingrid Rosa Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja over an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of heroin into the country. The suspect was taken into custody on Friday, January 23, 2026, shortly after her arrival in Abuja aboard a Qatar Airways flight, QR1431. The arrest, the agency said, followed intelligence-driven surveillance. In a statement released on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, officers discovered suspicious items while searching two suitcases checked in by the Brazilian national, who…