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The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged purchase of a luxury vehicle using a fake bank alert. This  followed intelligence-led operations by its Special Intervention Squad (SIS).The suspects, Ibrahim Tijjani, Jamilu Auwal, and Mohammed Nura Dauda, were arrested on January 28, 2026, at Kabuga Quarters in Kano, after a tip-off, police authorities said. According to the police, the suspects allegedly bought a white Mercedes-Benz GLE from Gwarinpa, Abuja, for ₦75 million using a fake transfer alert. The fake alert was reportedly sent by one Ibrahim Yahaya, who is currently at large. The development was…

Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said he regrets the emergence of comparisons between contemporary Nigerian stars and his late father, legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, describing the debate as unnecessary and unhelpful. Femi made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television, where he stressed that he would not participate in the discussion, insisting that Nigeria faces far more urgent challenges than celebrity comparisons. “I wish it never came up. I’m not participating in it,” he said. “The government doesn’t even know how to move people positively forward. It’s shameful.” The debate resurfaced following claims by Afrobeat star Wizkid that…

Former Chelsea player, Chris Sutton has offered his Premier League prediction for this weekend’s fixtures. Leeds United will host Arsenal at home in the Premier League clash on Saturday evening. Chelsea will welcome West Ham United to Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, while Fulham will tackle Manchester United on Sunday. Liverpool will face Newcastle United at Anfield on Saturday night, and Tottenham Hotspur will host Manchester City on Sunday. Stating his predictions, Sutton said via BBC Sport: Leeds United 0-1 Arsenal Wolves 1-1 Bournemouth Brighton 1-1 Everton Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United Aston Villa 2-0 Brentford…

Venezuela’s acting president announced on Friday a proposal for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppling of Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago. Delcy Rodriguez, in a speech at the Venezuelan Supreme Court attended by top government officials, said she will propose a “general amnesty law covering the entire period of political violence from 1999 to the present.” Leftist revolutionary Hugo Chavez assumed the presidency in 1999, and was succeeded upon his death in 2013 by Maduro, who oversaw an increasingly authoritarian government and whose two re-elections were widely dismissed as fraudulent. “This law…

The Basketball Africa League has announced that its sixth season will tip off on March 27 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, and culminate with the 2026 BAL Finals on May 31 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The 2026 BAL season will feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing 42 games in Pretoria, Rabat, Morocco, and Kigali. This season, the 12 teams will be divided into two conferences of six teams each. Each conference will play a 15-game group phase during which each team will face the other five teams in its conference…

The King Kosoko Royal Family has dismissed as false and misleading a petition circulating over the appointment of veteran actor, Babajide Kosoko, as the Oloja of Lagos-elect. The family insisted that the appointment followed due process, family consensus, and long-established tradition. In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, the family noted that the petition, submitted to the Lagos State Government by a faction of the Akinsanya Olojo-Kosoko ruling house, did not reflect the true position of the King Kosoko Royal Family and should be disregarded. “There is no crisis surrounding the Oloja stool. The decision to appoint Prince Babajide Kosoko…

Key points:Bitcoin’s break below $84,000 tilts the advantage in favor of the bears, opening the doors for a potential fall to $74,508.Several major altcoins have slipped below their support levels, signaling that the bears are attempting to take charge.Bitcoin (BTC) remains under pressure as sellers attempt to sustain the price below the $84,000 level. BTC’s fall near $81,000 caused $1.77 billion in liquidations in the past 24 hours, per CoinGlass data.Several analysts have turned bearish and expect BTC’s downtrend to continue. They anticipate BTC to fall below the crucial $74,500 low, made in April 2025, following US President Donald Trump’s…

In honor of National Pizza Day on February 9, Chicago-based Food Network star Jeff Mauro shared a deep-dish recipe with Us Weekly that’s close to his heart — and hometown. As a proud Windy City native, it’s safe to say that Mauro, 47, knows a thing or two about how to create the perfect version of the iconic pie. “I’ve spent months reverse engineering my favorite deep-dish pizza from [renowned Chicago deep-dish institution] Lou Malnati’s, and this is pretty darn close. So much fun to make this once, but even more fun perfecting it!” Mauro told Us. He continued: “Make…

A compliance officer with Access Bank Plc, Olomotane Egoro, on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that inflows from Kogi State local governments were deposited into multiple private bank accounts. The seventh prosecution witness, who began his testimony Thursday in the ongoing trial of Mr Bello, told the judge, Emeka Nwite, that the funds were deposited and withdrawn in a structured manner that avoided filing Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). He disclosed that millions of naira moved through several accounts before being further withdrawn or transferred to other entities. Led in his…

Kwara State House of Assembly, on Friday, passed a sum of over N656.5b 2026 budget for the state. The passage of the budget followed the presentation of the report on the floor of the House on Friday by the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation on the 2026 appropriation bill. Chairman of the committee, Arinola Fatimoh Lawal, laid the report at the plenary, presided by the Speaker, Engr Yakubu Danladi Salihu. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had in December 2025 tabled N646,004,816,893 as 2026 budget estimate before the House for consideration and approval. The N656.5b 2026 budget passed by the state assembly…