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The Universal Basic Education Commission has distributed teaching and learning materials to public basic schools across Benue State as part of efforts to strengthen education delivery at the foundational level. The development was disclosed in a statement issued via the Commission’s official X handle on Tuesday, while the distribution was officially flagged off at the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board headquarters in Makurdi. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hajiya Aisha Garba, said the intervention was aimed at improving teaching quality and learning outcomes in basic schools. She said, “The availability of quality teaching and learning…

Bitcoin (BTC) slid to eight-day lows on Tuesday as macro headwinds gave bulls new headaches.Key points:Bitcoin toyed with the 2025 and 2026 yearly opens after a “failed” breakout from its multimonth range.Current BTC price weakness is not a result of the macro environment, according to analysis.Targets for Bitcoin include a drop to 15-month lows.Bitcoin “breakout failed” as $90,000 loomsData from TradingView showed BTC price action retargeting $90,000 prior to the week’s first Wall Street trading session. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThis was tipped to be volatile amid a potent combination of geopolitical and macroeconomic forces, chief among which was the…

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President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State amid speculations of the governor’s exit from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, confirmed that the president held a closed-door meeting with the governor at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. While the specific agenda of the discussion was not disclosed, the meeting followed weeks of consultations by Mr Yusuf regarding his intention to defect to the ruling APC. This visit marks the governor’s first official audience with President Tinubu since the latter’s return from the 2026…

The Joint Union Action Congress, JUAC, of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has rejected claims by FCTA management that the majority of workers’ demands have already been addressed. JUAC members commenced an indefinite strike on Monday, citing the authorities’ failure to resolve long-standing labour and welfare issues. However, the FCTA management, through Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced that 10 out of the 14 demands had been met, adding that efforts were ongoing to address the remaining four. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its secretary, Abdullahi…

The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission, ADSIEC, has started the screening of candidates for local government elections scheduled for July 11, across the state’s 21 local government areas.The tenure of the current council officials, elected on July 13, 2024 will end on July 12. The screening exercise which currently involves candidates from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, will continue with other participating parties, including the big two: the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state, and the main opposition All Progressives Congress. The Chairman of ADSIEC, Alhaji Muhammed Madagali, has reassured political parties and…

Troops under Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, have allegedly detained three individuals suspected of acting as recruitment agents for the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, in Banki, Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a security-focused outlet covering the Lake Chad region, reported that the arrests took place on Saturday after actionable intelligence was provided by the district head of Banki. Citing security officials, the report stated that intelligence personnel carried out a discreet operation that led to the arrest of the suspects as they were allegedly in the process of enlisting young people and facilitating their movement for terrorist training. The suspects…

Popular Nollywood star, Sarah Martins, has reportedly collapsed and taken to the hospital following a sudden health emergency. DAILY POST reports that the actress shared details of the frightening incident on her Instagram page, explaining that she woke up unable to feel parts of her body and momentarily feared she was lifeless. Despite the alarming symptoms, Sarian said she still pushed herself to go to her shop to carry out inventory and conduct interviews for new staff. It was during this process that she reportedly slumped and was immediately taken to the hospital. Doctors subjected her to more than 30…

Bendel Insurance technical adviser, Kennedy Boboye, has expressed confidence in his team’s progress and mental toughness. The Benin Arsenals are unbeaten in their last nine matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. Boboye said he is determined replicate his unbeaten feat with his former team Akwa United. Akwa United were unbeaten in 18 games under his tutelage. “I have experienced long unbeaten runs before during my time at Akwa United, we went 18 matches without defeat and we are determined to replicate that success here, starting with our next away game against Shooting Stars,” Boboye told the club’s media.…

After teasing 10,000mAh and 15,000mAh concept devices, Realme is ready to make those big batteries reality with the P4 Power, which launches in India on January 29th with a 10,001mAh capacity.Realme says the P4 Power will last for three and a half days of light use, which I can believe — I got between two and three days’ battery with the 7,500mAh Oppo Find X9 Pro. Maybe more impressively, the P4 Power supports 27W reverse charging, fast enough that this could double as a power bank for some other devices.We’ve seen bigger batteries, but not often in phones this size…