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No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead, while six others sustained serious injuries following a fatal road traffic incident involving a heavy-duty truck along the Gombe–Yola Road in Gombe State. The incident occurred at about 10:20 pm on Tuesday, at New Mile 3, near the entrance to the main dual carriageway along the Gombe axis. According to reports, the accident involved a long open-body truck loaded with bags of rice, which was allegedly improperly parked at the location. Confirming the incident, the Senior Special Assistant on Security Matters and Intergovernmental Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Danbayo, said preliminary findings indicated…

International Breweries Plc has appointed Nicholas Kade as its new Managing Director, effective 1 March 2026, following the transition of Carlos Coutino to a leadership role at parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev. In a statement on Tuesday, IBPLC said Coutino, who has served as Managing Director and Business Unit President since January 2023, will assume the role of Managing Director for Honduras and El Salvador within the AB InBev group. Coutino joined IBPLC in 2018 as National Sales/Trade Marketing Director and rapidly rose through the commercial function, playing a critical role in guiding the company through pivotal periods. Under his leadership,…

If you want better audio than your phone can deliver while creating content on the go but a high-end wireless mic isn’t in the budget, DJI’s Mic Mini is worth a look. It’ll improve your audio without putting much of a dent in your wallet, especially today now you can buy it with a single mic and two transmitters for $59.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, matching its best price to date.The Mic Mini is a small wireless microphone designed to deliver clearer, more professional-sounding audio than built-in phone and camera mics. Its receiver plugs directly into a phone, camera, or…

Bitcoin (BTC) sought a $90,000 reclaim around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US President Donald Trump pledged to sign pro-crypto legislation.Key points:US President Donald Trump breathes modest gains into BTC price action with his World Economic Forum speech.Pro-crypto legislation is back on the table in US, but Japanese bond issues temper market enthusiasm.Bitcoin setting new 2026 lows may be “good” in the long term, says analysis.Trump promises crypto legislation “very soon”Data from TradingView showed daily BTC price gains reaching 1.7% as Trump took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingVIew“To unleash…

What is a perfect 10/10 movie to you? Is it a biting dark satire? Is it an absurdist farce? A highly detailed period comedy? Or perhaps a quirky tale of newfound love? This week, Watch With Us is picking our top choices for movies we think are note-perfect, and we’ve drawn all of them from one of the top streamers: Amazon Prime Video. You might disagree with our definition of “perfect,” but please understand that art is subjective. From American Psycho starring Christian Bale to Punch-Drunk Love, here are our Prime Video picks for 10/10 movies. Related: 11 Best Classic Movies on…

The names of the worshippers abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released. The list was attached to a statement issued by the Chikun/Kajuru Active Citizens Congress (CKACC) on Tuesday. The group in the statement shared with our reporter described the attack as a “heinous and unacceptable” act. This newspaper reported that terrorists invaded the community on 18 January, kidnapping 167 people. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed the attack, saying 177 were initially abducted. Enoch Kaura, CAN’s chairperson in Kajuru LGA, said of the 177 abducted, about 10 people…

The Lagos Polo Club has announced the dates and structure for the 2026 edition of the NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament (LIPT). The announcement was made on Monday during a press briefing at the historic Lagos Polo Club grounds in Ikoyi, Lagos. Scheduled to hold from 27 January to 15 February, the tournament will span three weeks of competitive polo, social engagements and cultural exchange, drawing players, patrons and spectators from Nigeria and abroad. According to the organisers, the 2026 tournament will feature four key competitions that reflect varying levels of play within the sport. The Chapel Hill Denham Open…

One of the suspects being prosecuted by the Department of State Services, DSS,  alongside Khalid Al-Barnawi and three others, for masterminding the August 26, 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how he joined the terror organisation. At the resumed trial on Wednesday, the second defendant, Mohammed Bashir Saleh, in a video recording played in court, said he joined Al-Barnawi in Bauchi shortly before the attack on the UN building, and that from that moment, their relationship blossomed. Al-Barnawi, a terrorist kingpin, was arrested by the DSS in April 2016 in…

Fresh controversy has emerged over the recruitment of teachers in Osun State as the government and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, differed sharply, giving different accounts on the status and sincerity of the exercise. The Osun State Government said the process of issuing letters of appointment to the first batch of newly recruited teachers is underway. It also dismissed claims that senior officials are deliberately frustrating the exercise. In a statement issued in Osogbo, the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed, said “the directive of Governor Ademola Adeleke was being implemented by relevant agencies in line with established procedures”.…

A 24 years old lady, Jessica Anthony, has confessed that she, alongside her friend identified as Ada, contacted armed robbers to rob and steal her boyfriend’s gold. Jessica is cooling her heels in the custody of the Delta State Police Command with her friend in Asaba. She said if the armed robbers had succeeded in robbing and selling the gold, they would have given the money to her. “I asked the bad guys to go there to collect his gold. They would have sold it and given the money to me,” Jessica said. She said she asked the armed robbers…