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The Future Africa Leaders Foundation has unveiled the winners and ambassadors of the 2025 Future Africa Leaders Award, celebrating 10 young Africans whose initiatives are delivering measurable impact across communities on the continent. The awardees were recently presented at a public ceremony in Lagos, which brought together development advocates, civil society leaders and members of the media to spotlight youth-led solutions spanning agriculture, education, health, technology, advocacy and humanitarian service. Organised by FALF and supported by the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, the event underscored the growing role of young people in reshaping Africa’s development narrative through locally driven and scalable…

Para athletes who represented Nigeria and won the maiden edition of the West Africa Zone A and B Para Games, held from November 28 to December 4, 2025, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, have expressed displeasure over the delay in the payment of their competition allowances, while some also claimed they were yet to receive their transport allowances for the event, The PUNCH reports. Nigeria hosted the inaugural West Africa Zone A and B Para Games, with more than 400 athletes from 10 countries taking part in the regional multi-sport competition. The country fielded 190 athletes during the event, according to…

Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government, Edo State, witnessed chaos recently when a peaceful protest against escalating kidnappings descended into unrest. Though calm has returned, the protest highlighted the deep insecurity haunting the community and the urgent demand for effective government action, reports ADEYINKA ADEDIPE The crisis that erupted in Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, on January 10 during a peaceful protest to draw government attention to the incessant kidnappings and insecurity issues in the area, was like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. And when it exploded, it shook the state to…

Whether you’re buying your first pair of AirPods or replacing a well-used older pair, it’s easy to understand why so many iPhone owners prefer Apple’s earbuds and headphones over other options. Apple has spent years gradually adding new features that work best — and sometimes only work at all — with the company’s own devices. These convenient tricks include audio sharing, automatic switching between Apple’s various devices, live translation, Apple TV integration, and more.There are currently four AirPods models to choose from, each with its own distinct appeal and upside. You likely already know whether you’re more interested in earbuds…

Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business.According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along with control of the TokenizeThis conference brand.STM founder Herwig Konings will join RedStone as an adviser and head of TokenizeThis, while STM chief operating officer Jason Barraza will take on an institutional business development role focused on asset managers, banks and tokenization platforms.RedStone operates a modular…

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are putting on a united front. Perry, 41, was photographed holding hands with a smiling Trudeau, 54, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, January 20. Trudeau was attending the event to give a speech on the “virtues of soft power,” per CBC. Perry reportedly watched from her seat in the audience. In his speech, Trudeau reportedly referenced a recent “date with an American girl to a rooftop bar in Montreal,” where “she ordered a Jack and Coke” but was told the drink wasn’t available. Related: Katy Perry Holds Hands With Justin…

A magistrate’s court in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Tuesday rescheduled the trial of 45-year-old driver Adeniyi Kayode, who was involved in the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of two friends and team members of former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. The magistrate, Olajumoke Somefu, adjourned the matter until 25 February. Mr Kayode, who appeared before the court for a scheduled commencement of his trial on four drcharges, was earlier granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties in like sum. He was driving the Lexus 570 SUV when the accident occurred in front of…

The Kano State Stakeholders Forum of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended the Chairman of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Kano Axis, Comrade Yunus Sulaiman Halliru, indefinitely over alleged misconduct. The decision was contained in a disciplinary resolution issued by the NANS Kano Axis Stakeholders Forum on January 18, 2026. According to the document, the stakeholders reviewed allegations linked to events surrounding the NANS Dutse Convention 2026. The allegations include abuse of office, disregard for stakeholders, dereliction of duty, breach of ethical standards, and actions said to be harmful to the integrity and reputation of NANS. “In…

The Secretary of Saki West Local Government Area in Oyo State, Hon. Kolade Felix Ojo, has been sacked, DAILY POST reports. The decision was announced on Tuesday. Saki West is one of the local government areas in the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of the state. DAILY POST gathered that the decision to sack the Secretary, who also serves as the Political Head of Asabari Local Council Development Area, came about 72 hours after he attended the gubernatorial declaration of Mr. Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat. Hamzat, who operates Agidigbo 88.7 FM in Ibadan, declared his ambition to contest the 2023 gubernatorial election…

The Federal Fire Service says about three major fire outbreaks resulting in the estimated loss of more than N650 million recorded within a 32-hour period in the Federal Capital Territory in January 2026.The incidents were attributed to suspected electrical surges and overloading which occurred at different locations across the FCT. A statement issued on Tuesday by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, DCF P. O. Abraham explained that the most recent fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, January 19, 2026, at Corner Shops, Chalyx Close, Abacha Road, Maraba, along the Abuja–Keffi axis, affecting six retail…