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Abducted retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, kidnapped by suspected bandits in Ora, Osun State, has regained freedom, after payment of an undisclosed amount in ransom. Ex-Nigeria Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Yemi Farounbi, who is the Asiwaju of Ora-Igbomina, announced Owolabi’s release in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday. A very reliable source involved in the efforts to facilitate Owolabi’s release said his abductors released him in Oro Ago, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, late on Monday. “He was freed by his abductors late on Monday. We got him in the forest around Oro…
The Edo Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Obehi Odine for staging her own kidnapping, while 11 others were arrested for their alleged involvement in a kidnapping syndicate. In a statement on Tuesday, the state command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, said exhibits, including firearms, were recovered during the operations. The statement read, “A suspect, one Obehi Odine ‘F’, aged 18, was arrested for staging her own kidnap and demanding a ransom of ₦10 million. She has confessed to the crime, admitting that the incident was deliberately fabricated to extort money.” In a related operation in Ubiaja, the Command reported another…
January 13, 2026 11:02 am Michael Carrick (Photo: Fabrizio Romano Twitter) Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement with Michael Carrick to take charge as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season, according to Sky Sports on Tuesday. Carrick, a former United midfielder and coach, is set to return to Old Trafford in a caretaker role as the club looks to stabilise performances following a turbulent period on and off the pitch. While the agreement is understood to be verbal at this stage, a formal announcement is expected once final details are completed. More to follow… All…
Microsoft is removing its Lens scanner app from iOS and Android in the coming months. Microsoft Lens, or Office Lens as it’s known to most, will no longer be supported on February 9th and the app won’t be functional after March 9th.The portable scanner features of Lens are available in OneDrive instead, making a dedicated app redundant for Microsoft. You’ll still be able to capture pictures of whiteboards, documents, and receipts and save and edit them digitally in OneDrive. Pictures can then be converted into Word or PDF documents, and properly cropped and rotated.Microsoft first launched its Office Lens app…
Nigeria is rolling out a new approach to cryptocurrency oversight that relies on tax and identity systems rather than blockchain surveillance, as part of a sweeping reform of its tax regime.Under its newly implemented tax reforms, crypto service providers are required to link transactions to Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) and, where applicable, National Identification Numbers (NINs). The framework, which took effect on Jan. 1, is embedded in the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) 2025 and marks one of the country’s most sweeping tax overhauls. By requiring identity disclosure at the reporting layer, Nigeria aims to make cryptocurrency activity visible to tax authorities…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, who were remanded in prison over their alleged involvement in last Friday’s protest against insecurity in the town. In a statement issued late Monday, the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Dan Osa-Ogbegie, described the continued detention of the suspects most of them students as oppressive, unlawful and a blatant abuse of power. The party maintained that the protest was peaceful and constitutionally guaranteed before it was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums. According to the PDP, the state government is…
The faction of the Labour Party in Rivers State loyal to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, deepening the realignment of opposition forces in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The defection comes barely two weeks after Obi himself joined the ADC, an opposition coalition party that has continued to attract support amid growing discontent with Nigeria’s economic and political conditions. The move was led by the former Rivers State Chairman of the LP faction, Gogo Wellington, alongside members of the Obidient Movement across the state. Addressing party stakeholders…
Famous Nigerian filmmaker, Funke Akindele’s newly released movie, ‘Behind the Scene’ has become the first Nollywood film to surpass N2 billion in cinema sales. FilmOne, a leading Nigerian film distributor, announced that Behind the Scenes’ movie grossed N2,103,039,706 in just one month of its release. The distributor in a post on X, revealed that the new achievement makes Funke Akindele Africa’s most commercially successful filmmaker in Africa, highest grossing producer, writer, and director in West Africa’s history. The actress was also named as the first filmmaker to rank number one for three consecutive years at the African box office. Also…
The Angola Football Federation are looking to prize away Malian coach, Eric Chelle from Nigeria, DAILY POST reports. A number of African coaches have reportedly expressed interest in Chelle after the great work he has achieved with Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles have impressed in Morocco with their sublime attacking style of play. According to SCORENigeria, the Angolan Federation are now offering to double Chelle’s salary. Chelle is on $50,000 a month, and has a year left on his contract with the NFF. They want to pay him $100,000 to make him their new…
