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The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Federal Health Institutions Sector on Tuesday expressed heartbreak over the killing of Nurse Chinemerem Chukwumeziem of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. In a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria, National Secretary Enya Osinachi condemned the murder and called for urgent measures to protect nurses amid rising insecurity nationwide. Osinachi said the nurse had completed her afternoon shift, cared devotedly for patients, boarded public transport home, but never arrived, becoming a victim of violent crime days into the new year. “The deceased nurse, having spent her day rendering selfless service to…

Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, expressed delight after Nigeria’s 4-0 victory, describing it as a clear statement of intent at the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria mowed down Mozambique with a masterclass performance underpinned by purpose, direction, urgency and clinical delivery in Fès on Monday. Victor Osimhen, who earned his 50th cap for Nigeria at senior level, grabbed a brace, while Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams scored one goal each to ensure the Super Eagles qualified for the quarter-finals of the 35th AFCON finals. “I am happy about this game. This is an important victory…

CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the DeskMate from Loona is a clever take on the idea: it’s a desktop charging hub, with three USB-C ports, one USB-A, and a MagSafe pad, that automatically activates an AI companion app when you attach your iPhone to the wireless charger.What’s unique about the DeskMate is that by using your phone, it takes advantage of tech you already have. It doesn’t need its own display, camera, or microphone, because the iPhone provides them (and it is, for now, iPhone-only). By providing charging too, it might replace a…

Prediction market platform Polymarket updated its documentation to show that 15-minute crypto up/down markets now carry taker fees, marking a departure from its long-standing zero-fee trading model.According to the newly updated “Trading Fees” and Maker Rebates Program” sections of the site’s documentation, the prediction markets platform has enabled taker-only fees on 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity incentives for market makers.Fees collected from takers are redistributed daily in USDC (USDC) stablecoin to liquidity providers, rather than retained by the protocol. The change applies only to these short-duration crypto markets, while the vast majority of Polymarket’s markets remain without fees.The fees…

Ashley Tisdale French wants to set the record straight. A representative for French, 40, has addressed internet-fueled chatter that Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor were part of the “toxic mom group” that she wrote about in The Cut last week.  According to TMZ, French’s rep denied the rumors in a Monday, January 5, statement, clarifying that French was not referring to Moore, 41, Duff, 38, or Trainor, 32. The rep added that French had intended her Thursday, January 1 piece, titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group,” as a way to spotlight an issue that other women…

Troops of the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Enduring Peace have rescued a retired senior military officer identified as Colonel Ajanaku (rtd), from kidnappers in the State. Mr Ajanaku was rescued in the Rafiki axis of the Bassa Local Government Area. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 3rd Division, Nigerian Army, Aliyu Danja, confirmed the rescue of the retired senior military officer. “I can confirm that the senior officer was rescued by our troops in the early hours of the evening. He’s currently taken to our medical facility for a medical check-up, “ Mr Danja, a…

President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump Set against the broader regional context, the North-West Nigeria strike indicates that the US is taking a closer interest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Last month President Trump hosted the presidents of DRC and Rwanda to sign a peace agreement in Washington. Some observers believe this high degree of interest is related to Washington’s quest for cheap sources of critical minerals. The attacks through cruise missiles launched from US navy vessels in the Gulf of Guinea at North-West Nigeria on Christmas Day surprised Nigerians, in what at first looked like a unilateral decision. US secretaries…

Former Secretary to the Government of Rivers State, Dr Tammy Danagogo, has denied allegations linking him to a purported assassination plot against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, alongside Pastor Tombari Joseph Gbeneol and others. In a statement signed on Monday by his Special Assistant, Obele Briggs, Dr Danagogo described the allegations circulating on certain online platforms as “baseless, false, and deliberately fabricated.” The former Minister of Sports emphasized that he has never engaged in any discussion, meeting, or plan involving violence, assassination, or unlawful activities. According to Danagogo, the claims are malicious attempts to tarnish…

Former Federal House of Representatives member, Dachung Bagos, has explained that his recent defection, along with other politicians, is a result of the Peoples Democratic Party’s failures. Bagos made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, shortly after announcing his move from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “We are not jumping parties for political ambition. We are jumping parties because of the platform that wants to give our people a voice, and leadership that says, ‘You can trust us to be able to address this very issue,’’ he said. His…

Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it has identified and detained officers accused of extorting N3.3 million from a couple in the state. The command disclosed on Monday that the officers were traced following allegations that surfaced on social media. According to reports, the officers, attached to Area H Command in Ogudu, allegedly arrested a couple unlawfully on December 18, 2025, and coerced them into paying $2,000. It was further alleged that after the incident drew public attention on X, N2.2 million was refunded to the victims, while the officers reportedly pleaded to retain about N1.1 million, claiming the…