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Augsburg shock Bayern 2-1 to end unbeaten Bundesliga run

Augsburg stunned Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to end a 27-match unbeaten league run for their Bavarian rivals dating back to March. Hiroki Ito’s opener gave the defending champions an early lead but Augsburg fought back with two goals in six second-half minutes from Arthur Chaves and Han-Noah Massengo. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund could cut the gap to Bayern to eight points with a victory at Union Berlin later on Saturday. “We have to accept it — it wasn’t undeserved. It wasn’t like Augsburg dominated us, but a win for us would not have been deserved either,” Bayern’s Joshua…

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NSCDC & JAMB Partner for a Secure 2026 UTME in Anambra

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra Command, says it’s strengthening the bond of synergy and collaboration with JAMB for a smooth registration exercise and examination. NSCDC Commandant, Anambra Command, Mr Maku Olatunde, said this in an interview with the News of Nigeria on Saturday in Awka. He said that efforts were being made to ensure that educational exercise in the state promotes brilliant output and reshapes the manner of examination entrance into higher institutions. The commandant said the command had put in place checks and balance techniques to forestall examination malpractices to ensure that candidates earn results measurable…

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Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken

Gmail users might see banners indicating missing spam checks.We are experiencing an issue with Gmail beginning on Saturday, 2026-01-24 05:02 US/Pacific. Users might experience the following banner: “Be careful with this message. Gmail hasn’t scanned this message for spam, unverified senders, or harmful software.”We advise the users to be extra diligent in lieu of missing spam checks. Our engineering team is investigating the issue. We will provide an update by Saturday, 2026-01-24 09:30 with current details.

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BIP-110 Temporary Soft Fork Adopted by Over 2% of Bitcoin Nodes

The number of Bitcoin (BTC) nodes signaling support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110), a temporary soft fork limiting the amount of data included in each transaction at the consensus level, rose to 2.38%. 583 out of 24,481 nodes are running BIP-110, and the primary node software implementation for running the soft fork proposal is Bitcoin Knots, according to The Bitcoin Portal.BIP-110 limits the size of transaction outputs to 34 bytes and caps the OP_RETURN data limit to 83 bytes. The temporary soft fork will be deployed for 1 year, with possible extension or alteration after the 1-year term, according to…

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Tell Me Lies’ Branden Cook Calls Bree, Wrigley’s Romance an ‘Adjustment’

While Tell Me Lies fans have quickly started to root for Bree and Wrigley, some of the cast needed time to adjust to the shocking romance reveal. During the Tuesday, January 20, episode of the hit Hulu series, a flash forward scene from Bree (Cat Missal) and Evan’s (Branden Cook) wedding confirmed that the bride had unexplained history with Wrigley (Spencer House). “It was an adjustment — obviously — just in terms of where does that leave everything and how do we work through this triangle now,” Cook exclusively told Us Weekly. “How does that affect everybody’s relationship?” Cook called…

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Tax Laws: Minority caucus report on alterations overtaken by events

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue), has said the interim report by the Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee on alleged alterations in the Tax Reforms Acts has been overtaken by events, following the public release of the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the laws. Mr Agbese said this in a statement on Saturday, insisting that the leadership of the National Assembly had already resolved all concerns surrounding discrepancies discovered in the gazetted versions of the tax laws. The controversy had erupted in December 2025, when a member of the House, Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), raised…

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Quarter of developing economies poorer than in 2019 – World Bank

More than one in four developing economies still have lower per capita income than before the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing a deep and persistent divide in the global recovery, the World Bank has said. “More than one-quarter of emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), particularly low-income countries and those affected by fragility and conflict, still have per capita incomes below 2019 levels,” the World Bank said in its January Global Economic Prospects report. The finding highlights what the bank described as a sharp divergence beneath the surface of a resilient global economy. While nearly 90 per cent of advanced economies have…

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How Michael Imoudu ignited the 1945 general strike, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

Nigeria’s first General Strike began exactly on 22 June, 1945. It lasted for 45 days in the Lagos area, at least 53 days in the Northern and Southern Provinces, and 74 days in the “British” Cameroons. This epoch-making strike was ignited by Michael Imoudu – a labour leader, who did not in anyway partook in initiating or planning the strike. The strike was enabled by the government’s “war-time” policy and racism. For instance, the policy compelled railway workers to work for at least seventy-seven hours weekly. This led to exhaustion, tension, irritability, agitation.” It also created food shortages, scarcity of…

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Insecurity: My govt doesn’t pay ransom – Kaduna Gov Sani

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has maintained that his administration remains resolute in the face of insecurity confronting the state. Speaking during an interview on BBC pidgin, the governor said his administration will never pay ransom to any bandits. He was reacting to the abduction of over 100 worshippers in three different churches last Sunday by gunmen suspected to be bandits. He said that he had spent many years as a civil right activist and someone who believes in justice and freedom. “The policy of this government in Kaduna State is that we don’t pay ransom; I don’t even…

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Kano govt cautions Yusuf’s supporters over comments against Kwankwaso

The Kano State Government has warned supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to refrain from insulting or making provocative statements about the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The warning was issued on Saturday by the Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House, Kano, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, during the distribution of motorcycles to party members at the Open Space Theatre, Government House.Governor Yusuf was present at the event. Bature said the government would not tolerate disrespect or indiscipline directed at Kwankwaso, noting that his contributions to Kano politics remain significant despite recent political developments.…

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