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A total of 617 of 10,584 undergraduate students of the University of Lagos will graduate with First Class degrees at the institution’s 56th convocation ceremonies scheduled to hold next week. The figure represents 5.8 per cent of the total undergraduate graduating population. Overall, a total of 16,506 graduands will be awarded first degrees, postgraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates during the ceremonies, which will run from January 20 to 22 at various venues within the Akoka campus of the university. A breakdown of the graduating students shows that 10,584 will receive first degrees and diplomas, 5,782 will graduate from postgraduate programmes,…

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company’s $6.99 / month subscription. The game has the same premise as the original PC title, where you’re tasked with expanding your empire as historic leaders from across the globe.But the Apple Arcade version offers touch controls, along with mouse and controller support on macOS and iOS, according to its App Store listing. There are some limitations, though, as Civilization VII Arcade Edition won’t support multiplayer at launch, and also won’t receive…

DASH price surged as capital rotated into privacy coins, with traders shifting away from Zcash after its governance turmoil.Key takeaways:Dash (DASH) emerged as one of the best crypto market performers this week, with its price rallying 125% to reach $79.60 on Wednesday. DASH/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingViewWhy is DASH rallying so much now?DASH primarily benefited from the capital rotation from rival Zcash (ZEC), last year’s top privacy-sector gainer, after the Electric Coin Company’s development team resigned amid governance disputes. ZEC/USDT vs. XMR/USDT and DASH/USDT weekly performance chart. Source: TradingView Monero (XMR) became the primary beneficiary this week, while Dash, historically…

Ben Affleck’s kids were pumped to visit Matt Damon on the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but Affleck’s own movie sets? Not so much. Affleck, 53, and Damon, 55, dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, January 13, to promote their new movie The Rip, where Affleck revealed that he took his children to the set of the upcoming fantasy epic. The Argo director and actor shares three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13. “I’m a huge fan of Chris’,” Affleck said. “It’s one of those things where my kids…

The Police Command in Anambra State says it has detained a masquerade allegedly involved in unprovoked violent attacks on residents of Awgbu Community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued in Awka and made available to reporters on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident happened on Monday. “The Anambra Police Command wishes to inform the public, especially the people of Anambra and other concerned persons, that it has taken into custody the masquerade involved in the unprovoked and violent attacks on innocent citizens. “The act led to a breach of…

A knight of the Catholic Church, identified as Sir James Louise AKA Ebube Anaedo, has renounced Christianity after the church failed to acknowledge the efforts of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in building Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral. The very mighty and colourful edifice of a cathedral was on Tuesday inaugurated for use, an event that attracted lots of personalities. The edifice was first started by the late Senator, who volunteered to build the cathedral for the church, and had worked on the project to about 85 percent completion, before a new Bishop, Dr Jonas-Benson Okoye, was posted to Nnewi…

Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, has written to the National Chairman of the party making an appeal against what he described as the exclusion of some people or groups from joining the party. He said that members of the “Wamban Shinkafi Democratic Front” across the 14 local Government Areas, LGA, and 147 wards across Zamfara State have been denied membership of APC via the e-registration. In his letter dated January 14 and addressed to the APC National Secretariat, Shinkafi said the exclusion was contrary to the provision of the Article…

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives arrested no fewer than 462 suspected drug traffickers and seized a total of 207, 595.54 kilograms of illicit drugs in 2025. DAILY POST reports that Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the agency, disclosed this in Benin City, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, while presenting the scorecard of the Command for the outgoing year. Ofoyeju gave the gender breakdown of the arrested suspects as 309 males and 153 females. He also gave statistics of the arrested suspects according to their states of origin, including…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Young Game has drawn attention to the often-ignored hurdles confronting African diaspora artists seeking recognition within the Afrobeats industry, despite their growing contributions to the genre’s global success. Young Game, born Sunday Paul Bassey and a native of Ndi Okpo Ihechiowa, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, is currently based in Italy. He is part of a rising generation of African creatives abroad who proudly project their culture beyond the continent but struggle to gain equal visibility with artists operating from Nigeria. According to the singer, physical distance from Nigeria’s music ecosystem remains a major disadvantage.…

Super Falcons players have sent a message of support to Super Eagles as they prepare to face Morocco in tonight’s AFCON semi-final tie. In a video posted on the Super Falcons’ X account on Wednesday, the female national team players, starting from captain Rasheedat Ajibade, sent different messages of good luck and support to Eric Chelle’s side against the Atlas Lions. “Let’s go, @NGSuperEagles! We’re right behind you all the way,” Super Falcons posted alongside the video. The Super Eagles had defeated Algeria 2-0 in the quarter-final stage. Morocco, on the other hand, won 2-0 against the Indomitable Lions of…