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The Vice-Chairman of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State, along with 64 other abducted persons, have regained their freedom after being held by bandits. The development was reported in a post shared on X on Thursday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the victims returned safely to Tsafe on Tuesday following sustained efforts by security operatives and local stakeholders to secure their release. The abduction followed a deadly ambush on January 20 in Danjibga village, where bandits attacked the community and engaged in a gun battle with members of the Community Protection Guard. During the attack,…

Social media influencer, VeryDarkMan, popularly known as VDM, has accused Afrobeat musician Wizkid of disrespecting music legend Fela Kuti. In a viral video released on Thursday, VDM stated that Nigeria is the only county that do not recognize music legends, stating that while other countries honors great artists, Nigerians disregard theirs as “past glory”. He further went ahead to say that some Nigerian music pioneers and veterans who voice out their concerns on national and industry issues are either insulted or ignored. His comments came amid the ongoing clash between Seun Kuti and Wizkid. Calling names like Eldee the Don,…

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has told Mikel Arteta and his players that finishing top of their Champions League group would amount to absolutely nothing if they fail to win the trophy this season. He reminded his former club that last season’s winners, Paris Saint-Germain, were not even among the top eight teams after the group phase. Henry played down the significance of Arsenal’s dominant group performance when fellow pundit Micah Richards suggested that the Gunners have been on top of their game this season. Arsenal have been impressive in Europe so far, winning all seven of their matches to open…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior officers of the command, during a courtesy visit to his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The governor also revealed that the President had approved the immediate take-off of the Olokola Deep Seaport project located in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, describing the decision as a major breakthrough after years of anticipation surrounding the multibillion-dollar port project.…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arraigned a suspected motorcycle robber before a court in Birnin Kebbi following an alleged armed attack on a commercial motorcyclist in the state capital. The suspect, identified as Shafiu Atiku of Arewa Local Government Area, was arrested on January 15 at about 7:30 p.m. after allegedly attacking a commercial rider, identified as Jafar, and dispossessing him of his Bajaj motorcycle along the Bypass Road in Birnin Kebbi. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, describing the incident as a reminder of the risks faced by…

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria’s national Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) consumption reached 52,800 metric tonnes in 2025, with domestic marketers supplying 45,800 metric tonnes, while imports accounted for just 7,100 metric tonnes. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Wednesday showed that domestic LPG marketers were responsible for about 87 per cent of total consumption, highlighting the country’s growing self-reliance in liquefied petroleum gas production. Imported LPG accounted for roughly 13 per cent, a figure that has steadily declined as local production capacity expands. Despite the dominance of domestic supply, Nigerians are continuing…

Former Super Eagles midfielder Sunday Oliseh has criticised striker Victor Osimhen, suggesting his behaviour during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations undermined Nigeria’s chances of winning the tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking on his YouTube show Sunday Oliseh’s Global Football Insights, Oliseh argued that Osimhen’s conduct damaged team morale and affected the performance of key teammates. Oliseh highlighted the confrontation between Osimhen and winger Ademola Lookman during Nigeria’s round of 16 victory over Mozambique on as a pivotal moment. The Galatasaray striker berated Lookman and Bruno Onyemaechi for not passing him the ball in the 63rd minute, with Nigeria…

Developers have been comparing the strengths and weaknesses of Anthropic’s Claude Code, Anysphere’s Cursor, and Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot for months now, looking for a winner. While no individual AI coding tool manages to be the best at every task that software developers do each day, Claude Code is increasingly coming out on top for its ease of use, both for developers and nontechnical users.It seems like Microsoft agrees, as sources tell me the company is now encouraging thousands of its employees from some of its most prolific teams to pick up Claude Code and get coding, even if they’re not…

Onchain asset manager Maple is extending its yield-bearing US dollar token, syrupUSDC, to Coinbase’s Base network, plugging institutional credit directly into a fast‑growing Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem. According to a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph, the launch will provide the company with a “direct path” to Coinbase’s broader ecosystem of users and products, while making institutional-grade yield available to a wider base of onchain users, rather than keeping it siloed on the Ethereum mainnet.An Aave governance proposal is also currently live to onboard syrupUSDC as collateral on the Aave V3 Base Instance, if the vote passes.Maple said Chainlink infrastructure will be…

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski is addressing viewers who are concerned that perceived “backstage drama” is harming the show’s wholesome “vibe.” Porowski, 41, shared a series of images from the Netflix show’s 10th and final season, which premiered on Wednesday, January 21, via Instagram, encouraging fans to tune in. “It’s not about how or even that it ended — the journey of it all was the part I’ll hold close to my heart,” the celebrity chef captioned the post, which featured snaps of him and costars Karamo Brown, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and Jeremiah Brent. Porowski continued, “Thank you to…