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The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a lawyer following a shooting during a masquerade display in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, which left one person dead and eight others injured. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the incident occurred on Monday when some youths carrying out a masquerade display clashed with the lawyer, identified as Barrister Akpudi Ikechukwu, and officials of the Nigeria Forest Guards. “The altercation escalated and resulted in a shooting and casualties,” Iringe-Koko said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. She added that aside from the lawyer, two others…

Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to an all-time high of $6.1bn in 2025, marking the strongest performance recorded in the sector since the establishment of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council nearly five decades ago. The figure represents an 11.5 per cent year-on-year increase over the $5.4bn recorded in 2024, reinforcing signs of growing momentum in the country’s long-running push to diversify its economy away from crude oil dependence. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the council’s annual progress report and 2026 non-oil export outlook briefing. Ayeni said data…

Senegal’s national football team, the Lions of Teranga, and their coaching staff were welcomed home to a warm reception after winning the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Dammiedammie35, members of the victorious squad were seen at the airport at night, proudly wearing their gold medals and national colours, while photographers, officials, and supporters gathered to greet them. The players later presented the AFCON trophy to Senegalese President Bassirou Faye, marking the nation’s second continental title. The return of the champions symbolised national pride and unity, as the country celebrated one…

Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in October. Now, the software giant is getting close to testing the free streaming option with Xbox Insiders.Over the weekend, Microsoft updated its Xbox app with loading screens for Xbox Cloud Gaming that mention “1 hour of ad-supported playtime per session.” That lines up with Microsoft’s internal testing, which has been limited to one-hour sessions, with up to five hours free per month.Sources told me in October that internal testing includes around two minutes of preroll ads before a game is…

Concerns over insider trading on prediction markets have intensified after a series of high-profile bets on geopolitical events, prompting fresh questions over whether it’s even feasible to curb such practices in the growing industry sector.Preventing insider trading is realistically possible only on prediction markets applying Know Your Customer (KYC) measures, according to Austin Weiler, a research analyst at the blockchain intelligence firm Messari.“For KYC’d platforms, the most effective mechanism is to restrict access upfront for users to specific markets,” Weiler told Cointelegraph, adding that state actors could be restricted from political or geopolitical markets.“This does not fully eliminate abuse, since…

Summer House’s Kyle Cooke seemingly took issue with his now-estranged wife, Amanda Batula, excluding him from a 2016 throwback post days before the pair announced the end of their marriage. “I guess I was never in your camera roll,” Cooke, 43, wrote in the comments section of Amanda’s post, which featured a montage of photos from 2016 in keeping with the recent online trend. “2016,” Batula, 34, captioned the post at the time, shared just five days before the pair shared a joint statement via Instagram announcing their split. “After much reflection, we have mutually and amicably decided to part…

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, says that the party will declare its position regarding the impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngọzi Odu, “when it’s the time.” Mr Morka disclosed this on Monday night when he appeared as a guest on ‘Beyond Headlines,’ a programme on TVC News. The APC spokesperson stressed that the party is not disengaged from the political crisis in Rivers State. “The fact that I’m not willing to comment on the Rivers crisis on your show does not mean that the APC is disengaged in Rivers State. “We…

The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of the 2026 electronic registration and payment exercise for the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, for all public and private junior secondary schools in the state. The exercise, which is being coordinated by the Lagos State Examinations Board, LSEB, is scheduled to run from Monday, January 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026. It is aimed at fully digitising the registration process, eliminating physical visits to the board’s office by school administrators, while enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability. Details of the initiative were made public in a statement shared on the state government’s…

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has raised the alarm over the N30m expression of interest forms charged by the All Progressive Congress, APC for the Ebonyi local government election, warning that it could lead to the looting of LGA funds in future. The National President of OYC, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka who was reacting the development on Tuesday, alleged that the process could shut out youths and people of integrity from the race. Igboayaka urged Governor Francis Nwifuru to ensure a level playing ground and open door policy for all aspirants in the upcoming local government and councillorship polls. He demanded…

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, has revealed that there are currently no plans to offer Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle a new contract extension after the AFCON tournament in Morocco. Chelle was appointed coach of the Super Eagles in January 2025. The Malian led the three-time African champions to win Bronze after beating Egypt. Speaking with sports journalist Osasu Obayiuwana, Gusau explained that discussions regarding a contract extension for Chelle are premature, as the coach is only halfway through his current 2-year deal. “For now, There’ll be no contract extension discussion with Chelle,” Gasau said. “We…