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Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday urged all governorship aspirants to step aside for Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. DAILY POST reports that Ganduje made the call shortly after receiving Governor Yusuf into the party at a colourful ceremony held at Government House, Kano. He stated that anyone seeking to govern Kano should put his ambitions on hold to enable Governor Yusuf complete his two terms. The former national chairman commended Governor Yusuf for being bold enough to defect to the ruling party and for putting Kano first above all else. He said,…

Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised dozens of terrorists, apprehended no fewer than 100 suspects, and rescued at least 29 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while giving updates on the outcome of ongoing military operations between January 19 and January 23. Onoja said the operations, carried out in synergy with other security agencies, were intelligence-driven and executed with professionalism, strict adherence to the Rules of Engagement, and respect for international humanitarian law and human rights. According to him, the sustained offensive…

Shooting Stars defender, Ikuowem Utin, has insisted that his team deserves the victory over Bendel Insurance. The Oluyole Warriors beat Bendel Insurance 1-0 at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on Sunday. Qamar Adegoke scored the only goal of the game. Utim insisted that the victory was a reward for their hard work. “We needed this victory so much as the coaches and players did a lot to get the win over Bendel Insurance,”Utin told 3SCfanstv. “The players showed a very good mentality and I believe it can help us achieve our goal for the season.” Shooting Stars are sixth…

The Anambra State Government has disclosed that the state loses about N8 billion while the entire South-East region loses about N19.6 billion every week due to the persistent Monday sit-at-home. The state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, disclosed this development in a press statement he issued on Monday. Mefor said that, as a result, the state government has shut the Onitsha Main Market for one week following traders’ failure to comply with the state government’s directive to disregard the Monday sit-at-home order. The commissioner said the market will remain shut from Monday, January 26, 2026, to Saturday, January 31, 2026,…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and rescued six victims in massive operations across the state. The spokesperson for the command, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. She noted that the arrests were made during several bush-combing operations carried out in the state over the past week. The statement read in part, “In one of the operations on Saturday, January 24, 2026, operatives of the command, led by CSP Sunday Ehimare, in collaboration with hunters and vigilante groups, conducted a bush-combing exercise along the Benin–Lagos Expressway near Ohosu following credible intelligence that suspected…

The All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu or the ruling party is enticing opposition governors to defect, insisting that recent defections are voluntary decisions taken by political leaders seeking to align with the administration’s agenda. The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, stated this on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, amid growing controversy surrounding the defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, and other political heavyweights to the party. Asked how the APC succeeded in baiting opposition governors to abandon their existing platforms, Morka refuted the allegation. He said, “Nobody is…

The National Sports Commission has confirmed Nigerian athletes will attend a four-week residential training camp in Scotland ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. NSC Director-General, Bukola Olopade, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday by Dr Kehinde Ajayi, NSC Director of Information. Olopade said a training base in Aberdeen would enhance coordination and reduce travel-related challenges for Team Nigeria. “Locating the camp in the host country reflects lessons from past competitions,” Olopade explained, noting early arrival helps athletes acclimatise and train under similar conditions. Team Nigeria will arrive in Aberdeen four weeks before the opening ceremony for acclimatisation, technical preparation,…

Nollywood actor Gideon Okeke has criticised the Nigerian entertainment space for what he described as the neglect of the film industry, while Afrobeat stars continue to receive overwhelming praise and global recognition. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, Okeke questioned why Nigerian musicians are celebrated while actors, actresses and filmmakers are rarely acknowledged in the same way. “You know how we carry our Afrobeat music on our head. Big three, big five, big this. We idolise and worship ourselves,” he said. He named top Nigerian music stars such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Rema and others,…

Anthropic’s Claude got a bit livelier today thanks to a new extension to MCP, the open-source protocol that allows AI agents to easily access tools and data across the internet. Users will now be able to interact with apps directly inside the Claude chatbot, letting you draft and format Slack messages to colleagues and create presentations for clients in Canva without having to switch tabs.As of today, Anthropic said tools like Asana, Figma, Slack, and Canva will “open as interactive apps right inside of chat.” While users could previously connect tools like Slack and Asana to the AI assistant, doing…

The market for tokenized gold is expanding in step with rising demand for physical bullion, highlighting a broader shift toward traditional safe-haven assets as geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty push investors away from the US dollar.On Monday, Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUt) now represents more than half of the entire gold-backed stablecoin market, with a total value exceeding $2.2 billion.Tether disclosed that 520,089 XAUt tokens were in circulation at the end of the fourth quarter, with each token backed one-for-one by physical gold held in reserve. Tether Gold (XAUt) market capitalization. Source: CoinMarketCapCEO Paolo Ardoino said the company’s Tether…