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Whether you’re buying your first pair of AirPods or replacing a well-used older pair, it’s easy to understand why so many iPhone owners prefer Apple’s earbuds and headphones over other options. Apple has spent years gradually adding new features that work best — and sometimes only work at all — with the company’s own devices. These convenient tricks include audio sharing, automatic switching between Apple’s various devices, live translation, Apple TV integration, and more.There are currently four AirPods models to choose from, each with its own distinct appeal and upside. You likely already know whether you’re more interested in earbuds…

Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business.According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along with control of the TokenizeThis conference brand.STM founder Herwig Konings will join RedStone as an adviser and head of TokenizeThis, while STM chief operating officer Jason Barraza will take on an institutional business development role focused on asset managers, banks and tokenization platforms.RedStone operates a modular…

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are putting on a united front. Perry, 41, was photographed holding hands with a smiling Trudeau, 54, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, January 20. Trudeau was attending the event to give a speech on the “virtues of soft power,” per CBC. Perry reportedly watched from her seat in the audience. In his speech, Trudeau reportedly referenced a recent “date with an American girl to a rooftop bar in Montreal,” where “she ordered a Jack and Coke” but was told the drink wasn’t available. Related: Katy Perry Holds Hands With Justin…

A magistrate’s court in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Tuesday rescheduled the trial of 45-year-old driver Adeniyi Kayode, who was involved in the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of two friends and team members of former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. The magistrate, Olajumoke Somefu, adjourned the matter until 25 February. Mr Kayode, who appeared before the court for a scheduled commencement of his trial on four drcharges, was earlier granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties in like sum. He was driving the Lexus 570 SUV when the accident occurred in front of…

The Kano State Stakeholders Forum of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended the Chairman of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Kano Axis, Comrade Yunus Sulaiman Halliru, indefinitely over alleged misconduct. The decision was contained in a disciplinary resolution issued by the NANS Kano Axis Stakeholders Forum on January 18, 2026. According to the document, the stakeholders reviewed allegations linked to events surrounding the NANS Dutse Convention 2026. The allegations include abuse of office, disregard for stakeholders, dereliction of duty, breach of ethical standards, and actions said to be harmful to the integrity and reputation of NANS. “In…

The Secretary of Saki West Local Government Area in Oyo State, Hon. Kolade Felix Ojo, has been sacked, DAILY POST reports. The decision was announced on Tuesday. Saki West is one of the local government areas in the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of the state. DAILY POST gathered that the decision to sack the Secretary, who also serves as the Political Head of Asabari Local Council Development Area, came about 72 hours after he attended the gubernatorial declaration of Mr. Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat. Hamzat, who operates Agidigbo 88.7 FM in Ibadan, declared his ambition to contest the 2023 gubernatorial election…

The Federal Fire Service says about three major fire outbreaks resulting in the estimated loss of more than N650 million recorded within a 32-hour period in the Federal Capital Territory in January 2026.The incidents were attributed to suspected electrical surges and overloading which occurred at different locations across the FCT. A statement issued on Tuesday by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, DCF P. O. Abraham explained that the most recent fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, January 19, 2026, at Corner Shops, Chalyx Close, Abacha Road, Maraba, along the Abuja–Keffi axis, affecting six retail…

Former Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi has revealed why he snubbed Liverpool and Arsenal to join Manchester City in the January transfer window. The England international was close to moving to Liverpool in the summer, but the expected transfer did not materialize before the window closed. The FA Cup winners had to make a tough choice earlier this month when it became clear that the team captain did not want to sign a new contract. His current deal is in its last six months, and Arsenal, who are top of the Premier League, showed interest in signing the former Chelsea…

Paystack, the company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses across Africa, has marked its 10th anniversary with the launch of The Stack Group, a parent holding company that will consolidate its family of tech-focused brands. Founding shareholders of TSG include Stripe, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s founder and CEO, and existing Paystack employees. The agreements establishing TSG as the parent company were signed in October 2025 and are pending the requisite regulatory approvals. “The launch of TSG signals a larger scope of ambition for us and sets the tone for the next decade of our company,” Akinlade said in an email on…

Seven abducted indigenes of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government were released by kidnappers on Monday evening after the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, who disclosed in a message to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, said that the victims had been reunited with their families. His message read, “Victims have now been released after the payment of a huge ransom.” However, when probed in a telephone interview on how much was paid for the release of the victims, Ekundayo stated that he was not in a…