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Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes Best Buy’s Winter Sale worth checking out. The ongoing sales event features discounts on everything from big-ticket OLED TVs to smaller electronics, including fitness trackers that can help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions. There are also solid deals to be had on laptops, Bose headphones, and other Verge-approved pieces of tech, many of which are matching their best prices to date.The sale ends on January 19th, meaning you have the rest of the weekend to shop. Below, we’ve rounded…

Finn Wolfhard kicked off his Saturday Night Live hosting debut with a Stranger Things cast reunion — and the tongue-in-cheek revelation that he’s ready to do “adult films.” “I know that a lot of people still see me as a kid but I’m 23 now. I’m proud to officially announce that I am a man,” Wolfhard, 23, declared during his SNL monologue on Saturday, January 17. Wolfhard demonstrated his personal growth by having the SNL cameraman zoom in on his single facial hair, before he spit his first-ever taste of alcohol directly in cast member Marcello Hernández’s face. “Stranger Things…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (FCT), Nyesom Wike, “over their failure to account for the spending of billions of naira of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by them since 29 May 2023 to guarantee and ensure the security of life and property of Nigerians.” The suit followed reports of the Benue massacre and well-documented ongoing cases of insecurity in several states and the FCT, despite the over N400 billion budgeted yearly as ‘security votes.’ Ten governors reportedly budgeted about…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has assured that justice will be served following the arrest of suspects linked to the killing of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano. In a post shared on his Facebook page, Barau described the arrest of three principal suspects by the Kano State Police Command as soothing news and commended the police for their swift action. He praised the command’s prompt response to the incident, saying the early breakthrough demonstrated the seriousness of the police. According to a statement released by the police spokesperson, CSP…

Mahdi Shehu has criticised the idea of granting automatic tickets in a democratic system, describing it as strange, alien and unacceptable. This follows reports surrounding the planned defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post shared on X on Sunday, Mahdi Shehu said democracy does not recognise automatic tickets. He warned that such arrangements undermine the principles of fairness and choice. “Automatic tickets are alien, strange and unknown in a real democracy,” Shehu stated. “The only automatic ticket available to everybody is the inevitable…

Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed rumours about coming back to the club to take over from Alvaro Arbeloa. The Portuguese coach is currently the manager at Benfica, a club he joined earlier this season. Mourinho spoke after his Benfica team beat Rio Ave in the Liga Portugal match on Saturday night. The experienced strategist asked the media to stop featuring him in ‘soap operas’, saying he thinks the speculations are made up..“Real Madrid?” He said, “Stop including me in your ‘soap opera,” he said via @MadridXtra on X as quoted by Sportskeeda. Mourinho’s Benfica got their first…

Security and political developments dominate major news stories this afternoon as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of a long-wanted drug kingpin, known as “Kanmo-Kanmo,” 12 years after his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their alleged failure to account for billions of naira spent as security votes since May 29, 2023. An aide to President Bola Tinubu also sparked widespread debate after declaring the end of what he described as the era…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested six notorious armed robbery suspects linked to a series of violent crimes targeting nightclubs and recreational centres in Abuja. The arrests followed a discreet, intelligence-led operation conducted on Friday, January 17, 2026, at about 5:45 p.m. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh. “Acting on credible intelligence, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to ensure the immediate arrest of the criminal gang. “Consequently, the Deputy Commissioner…

Texas Tech sprinter Success Umukoro successfully defended her Corky Classic 60m title on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas, clocking 7.25s to grab victory in the women’s final, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Her compatriot and teammate Olayinka Olajide finished fourth, running a personal best of 7.33s. Although Umukoro’s time was short of the 7.21s she ran in last year’s final and her 7.13s personal best at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in February 2025, she remained unbeaten in the event across the competition. Umukoro advanced through the rounds with strong performances, posting 7.37s in the heats and 7.33s in the semifinals before…

January was going to be a landmark month for the crypto industry. The Senate would start negotiating the finer details of the CLARITY Act, a major law that would finally enshrine the fundamental structure of how the crypto market could legally operate in the United States: what digital assets counted as a security versus a commodity, what regulatory responsibilities companies had to abide by, what legal protections consumers could have. The House had already passed their version months ago. The White House was ready to sign it. Democrats and Republicans seemed to agree on the bill’s fundamentals.And crypto, which had…