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A Baptist Church cleric, Pastor Daniel Bagama, and his three daughters have been abducted by bandits at Tudun Bussa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Conference President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jangado, disclosed this in a letter copied to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), saying, “I write to inform you that bandits have abducted a Baptist Church Pastor, Pastor Daniel Bagama and his three daughters at Tudun Bussa village, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state.” According to him, the incident occurred late on Sunday night, January 18, 2026, at about…

Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has expressed his admiration for Victor Osimhen, DAILY POST reports. Osimhen was in action against Simeone’s side in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The keenly contested encounter ended in a 1-1 draw. Though the Nigerian striker failed to get on score sheet, he still earned Simeone’s respect. “Osimhen is very strong; he has always been like that in the air physically. He is very fast and very important for his team, so he is a very good footballer,” Simeone was quoted by Esto Es Atleti. The 27-year-old has scored six times in…

The House of Representatives Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged distortions of the nation’s tax laws has confirmed that there were indeed illegal alterations in some of the tax reform laws recently passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu. The committee specifically cited the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, as a law where the alleged alterations were most prominent. The committee disclosed this on Friday in its interim report on discrepancies between the versions of the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and those published in the official gazette. The controversy followed public outcry…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three teenagers—Abdulrahman Rasheed, Biodun Fatai, and Muiz Salawudeen—allegedly in possession of a locally fabricated single-barrel gun in Ibadan. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed the arrests in a statement on Thursday, noting that the arrest followed a routine stop-and-search operation within the metropolis. According to the police, operatives intercepted the suspects while they were travelling in a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Maruwa, and discovered the firearm during a search. Ayanlade said, “During the operation, operatives intercepted an unregistered tricycle carrying two passengers, with the rider making it three occupants. “A…

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has dismissed reports linking Cole Palmer with a return to Manchester, insisting the midfielder is happy at the club and central to long-term plans. Rosenior said he held direct talks with Palmer following recent speculation about his future and received positive assurances from the player. According to Fabrizio Romano’s X post on Friday, Rosenior was quoted as saying, “I spoke with Cole, and he seems and is very happy to be here,” Rosenior said. “For sure, Palmer is a huge part of our plans in the long term.” The coach added that Palmer is in…

While geopolitical tensions and the Greenland standoff set the tone at Davos 2026, crypto resurfaced as a secondary but consequential theme.US President Donald Trump used a few minutes of his Davos speech to double down on his ambition to turn the US into the world’s crypto capital and voice support for crypto-friendly legislation.His tone was different from central banks. In a panel with crypto bigwigs, the governor of the Bank of France criticized private money and yield-bearing stablecoins while promoting central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Crypto executives debated money sovereignty with France’s central bank governor at Davos 2026. Source: World…

Chicago Fire is losing a main character — at least for now — as the cast member goes on hiatus for the rest of the season. Dermot Mulroney, who plays Dom Pascal, will be absent from the rest of the season due to a story line that requires him off screen, according to Deadline. Mulroney is still expected to appear in the upcoming One Chicago crossover, which airs Wednesday, March 4. The actor will appear in the following episode and the hiatus will last until the end of the season. Mulroney does have the potential to return as his character…

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Victoria Nwanne, Founder of the Stutter Awareness Foundation, speaks on the scale of stuttering in Nigeria, deep-rooted myths about the condition, the absence of speech therapy services, government neglect, and the burden children who stutter bear in a system that refuses to see them. PT: Can you tell us about stuttering in Nigeria and its prevalence? Ms Nwanne: Stuttering is a disability that affects over 1.5 million people in Nigeria, yet there is little to no institutional intervention. By that, I mean there is no structured response from the government or relevant agencies. In…

Nigeria has not consciously addressed the question of designing the country’s political philosophy based on the knowledge of its history – precolonial and colonial, the failures of the present, and the opportunities as well uncertainties of the future. As the world experiences mega-shifts from the classic political wisdom that shaped the way the state, morality, governance, ethics, rules and social constructs are understood, it is imperative for us to seize on the opportunity to put our thoughts forward. The real question is whether the country can think through its history and political struggles to map out possible pathways out of…

Afrobeats singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, have released ‘REAL Vol . 1’ as their long-anticipated collaborative project. The 10-minute EP has four tracks and was released on Thursday night. It is their first album, though they have worked together before on songs like ‘MMS’ and ‘Bad Girl.’ The Afrobeats giants earlier released ‘Jogodo’ on 15 January 2026 as an unannounced single from the joint project. The tracks lineup on the EP, ‘REAL, Vol. 1’ are ‘Turbulence,’ ‘Jogodo,’ ‘Iskolodo,’ and ‘Alaye,’ which the singers promised to give their fans as a masterpiece…