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Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have released detailed guidelines covering hydration, race schedules, cut-off times, medal eligibility and prize money ahead of the 2026 edition, with a strong emphasis on runner safety and race coordination. In a statement issued on its official Facebook handle on Monday ahead of the event, the organisers stressed that hydration for all participants will be provided exclusively through official hydration points positioned along the race route, in partnership with Aquafina. “Your safety and comfort on race day remain our top priority. As part of our commitment to delivering a well coordinated and…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ruled that any Computer-Based Test centre whose registration activities cannot be monitored remotely will not be allowed to participate in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration. The Board announced this in its weekly bulletin published on its website on Monday. According to JAMB, the measure, tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME,” is part of efforts to curb registration infractions and restore the integrity of its examination processes. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting with Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, as…

Apple has revealed a new AirTag that comes with the company’s upgraded ultra wideband chip, allowing for more precise location tracking. It has the same $29 for one or $99 for a four-pack price as the AirTag it’s replacing, while the new chip powers Apple’s Precision Finding feature, which uses haptic, visual, and audio feedback to guide you to items from up to “50 percent farther away.”Along with more accurate location tracking, the new AirTag has an updated speaker that Apple says is 50 percent louder, as well as a Bluetooth chip that “expands the range at which items can…

A new survey by the UK Cryptoasset Business Council (UKCBC) found that transfers between United Kingdom bank accounts and crypto exchanges are frequently blocked, delayed or refused, even when customers are trying to use regulated platforms.​The survey, titled Locked Out: Debanking the UK’s Digital Asset Economy, draws on responses from 10 of the UK’s largest centralized exchanges, which collectively serve millions of UK consumers and have processed hundreds of billions of pounds in transactions. It aims to replace anecdotes with hard numbers on how current banking practices affect the sector. The UKCBC argues that widespread restrictions are a major obstacle to…

Karen Huger made a dramatic return to The Real Housewives of Potomac on Sunday, January 25. The closing minute of RHOP season 10, episode 16, showed the moment Karen, 62, was released from prison on September 2, 2025, after serving six months on charges including a DUI and a DWI following a March 2024 car accident. Bravo’s cameras captured the moment Karen left the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland last September after serving six months of a one-year prison sentence. (She was sentenced to two years with one year suspended in February 2025.) The footage showed Karen exiting the…

A former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the decision by former Senate President Bukola Saraki to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2018 was a political mistake that ultimately led to the collapse of the Saraki political dynasty in Kwara State. Mr Abdullahi, a close associate of Mr Saraki and currently the spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this disclosure in his memoir, “The Loyalist,” which will be presented to the public on Tuesday. The 297-page book provides a gripping account of his two-decade journey through Nigerian politics, offering insights into the…

God desires that we understand His nature, that He is love, and trust Him even when our prayers seem unanswered. Whether the manifestation of His goodness arrives in this life or is revealed fully in eternity, He calls us to live with an eternal mindset. As citizens of heaven, He wants us to love Him unconditionally, beyond the boundaries of our earthly experiences, and independent of whether our prayers are answered or not. Some years ago, I was called upon to pray for the dying wife of a close friend. She had been unable to speak or move from the…

An Abuja based civil rights group, Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has condemned the alleged selective prosecution of political opposition leaders in the fight against corruption and warned that the trend may derail democracy if not stopped. The group noted that the use of Nigeria’s security agencies to intimidate, harass, and prosecute opposition political leaders is a dangerous reminder that the country is at a critical moment in our nation’s democratic history. Addressing a world press conference on the trend in Abuja on Monday, the Head, Legal Department of the group, Barrister Kalu Kalu Agu said it has become…

A son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Mallam Abba Abubakar, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Abba did this Monday morning by obtaining his APC membership card via ongoing APC e-registration at his Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. He then moved over to the Adamawa State secretariat of the party at Scope Road in central Yola where he was received by the state chairman and other members of the party’s state Executive Council. In his remark, Abba said he was encouraged to move into the APC by the performance…

Bauchi State has recorded two deaths and property losses totaling N1.59 billion due to fire incidents between January and December 2025, the Federal Fire Service has revealed. Public Relations Officer of the State command, Umar Lawal, while reeling out the statistics on Monday, noted that the service also saved four lives and property worth N2.86 billion across 167 fire incidents during the same period. He explained that the fires affected a wide range of targets, including public and government buildings, private homes, educational institutions, markets, petrol and gas stations, as well as vehicles. A breakdown of the losses revealed that…