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The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has warned that Section One of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway may be closed to traffic if indiscipline by motorists continues to endanger lives and disrupt construction work. Umahi spoke in Lagos on Friday during a parade of suspected vandals of cat’s-eye reflective lights on the Third Mainland Bridge. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Section One of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway was temporarily opened to traffic during the Christmas period to ease traffic and improve the movement of commuters. The minister said the temporary opening was meant to provide relief for road…

The Gombe State Police Command on Friday paraded five suspects in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy, possession of counterfeit United States currency, and substances suspected to be mercury. The arrests, police said, followed intelligence-led operations carried out by officers attached to the Dukku Divisional Police Headquarters. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, four of the suspects were apprehended at about 11:00 am in Dukku town while in possession of counterfeit foreign currency. The suspects were identified as Kabiru Abubakar, 29, of Dugge Quarters, Dukku; Abubakar Aliyu, 30, of Basirda Quarters, Dukku; Abdulrahman Mustapha, 22, of Ramin…

Nigerian gospel singer Tope Alabi has shared her joy following the birth of her grandchild, describing the moment as a dream come true and expressing pride in her daughter, Ayomikun Alabi. In an Instagram post on Friday, Alabi announced that her first child has given birth to a child, following the unveiling of her baby bump in a new music video with colleague, BBO “I’m eternally grateful to God for this joyful addition to my family. Indeed Ayomiku, ayo si kun inu mi,” Alabi wrote. She went on to praise her daughter for the woman and mother she has become,…

Casio showed up to NAMM (CES for music gear nerds) this year with a prototype sampler called the SX-C1 that looks every bit the lovechild of a Game Boy and an SP-404. The top has a directional pad and four buttons just like you’d find on a game controller, flanking a 1.3-inch OLED screen. But at the bottom, there are 16 rubberized pads for triggering samples with crunchy pixelated number labels on them.The device on display on the show floor was not fully finalized, so the specs are subject to change. Casio says that the final version will have 16…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed plans to bring tokenized equities back to its platform, returning to stock-linked digital assets for the first time since 2021.In a statement to Cointelegraph on Friday, a spokesperson for Binance said “exploring the potential to offer tokenized equities is a natural next step” for bridging traditional finance and crypto. Should the exchange reintroduce digital versions of stocks for companies, it would represent a significant change in Binance’s offerings since it announced “ceasing support for stock tokens” in July 2021.”Binance is committed to bridging traditional finance and crypto, expanding user choices while maintaining the highest regulatory…

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham’s wedding entertainer, DJ Fat Tony, doesn’t think the groom’s now-viral reception dance with mom Victoria Beckham was overtly crude. “I was the DJ at the wedding. It wasn’t a one-day wedding, it was a three-day wedding,” Tony, 60, said during the Friday, January 23, broadcast of the UK’s This Morning. “I did the welcome party, I did the wedding, and then I did a brunch on Sunday.” Brooklyn, 26, who married Nicola, 30, in 2022, claimed earlier this month that Victoria, 51, “hijacked” their first dance. “In front of our 500 wedding guests,…

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State says his administration will take drastic measures against open defecation and inadequate immunisation. Mr Nwifuru said this on Friday, when a UNICEF advocacy team, led by the organisation’s Nigeria Chief of Field Services, Judith Leveillee, visited him at the Government House, Abakaliki. He said that he had approved UNICEF’s call for an immediate end to all forms of open defecation, malnutrition and inadequate immunisation. “We know the negative implications of open defecation and erratic immunisation, and concrete actions towards ending them must be taken. “I direct the Local Government Area Chairmen to take immunisation…

After the last United States presidential election, I cancelled my cable news subscriptions without a second thought. I had reached a point of saturation. I no longer wished to permit Time Warner, the Murdoch family, or any other corporate media conglomerate to monetise my anxiety. I could not continue to endure the psychological battering that came from the incessant recycling of the inanities of Trump’s first term, a spectacle that messed with my mental health. Strip away the sanctimony and the performative outrage, and the underlying loyalty of cable news becomes unmistakable: the maximisation of shareholder returns, not enlightenment for…

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced plans to support the development of a more affordable and easier-to-deploy Ebola vaccine, a move aimed at improving access in low- and middle-income countries where outbreaks remain frequent. CEPI, a global partnership that funds vaccine development for epidemic-prone diseases, said it would invest up to $30 million to update the manufacturing process of an existing Zaire ebolavirus vaccine produced by pharmaceutical company MSD, known as Merck in the United States and Canada. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, CEPI said the project is designed to address long-standing challenges…

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has announced that gradual power supply restoration has commenced, hours after the national grid collapsed on Monday, 23rd January 2026, around 12:40 pm. The disco spokesperson, Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. EEDC attributed the power outage to the national grid failure, which affected parts of Abia (Umuahia), Anambra, Ebonyi, and Imo states. He, however, noted that “gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, and we are working closely with the relevant stakeholders to ensure a smooth and timely restoration across the affected areas,” he stated. DAILY POST reports that the…