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The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps said that one person died in an accident involving two trucks on Tuesday, at Koro-Otun, around Osi Roundabout in Ota, Ogun. The Ota Divisional Commander of TRACE, Mr Salai Hammed, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Ota. Hammed said that the accident, which involved a Benz Hiab Truck loaded with iron with Registration No EKY 595 YR and one other truck with no registration number, happened at about 5.45 p.m on Tuesday. Hammed said that an eyewitness explained that the Benz truck lost control due to brake…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 23rd 2025, for the hearing of an application for stay of further proceedings filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party, against a suit instituted by the faction aligned with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the matter on Wednesday to enable counsel for the plaintiffs, Onyechi Ikpeazu, respond to the stay application. The Wike-led PDP, through its acting National Chairman, Mohammed Abdulrahman and factional National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, had filed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2501/2025. They are seeking an order restraining the Turaki-led leadership, listed as 5th to…

Konga is offering customers discounts across multiple product categories, including a 25 per cent price cut on Starlink internet kits alongside free nationwide delivery, as Nigeria’s composite e-commerce platform launched its first shopping campaign of 2026. The campaign, tagged Konga Jara, is designed to help shoppers turn new year aspirations into practical outcomes through value-driven deals, while reinforcing the company’s focus on customer-centric innovation and accessible technology for Nigerians nationwide. The disclosure was made in a statement by Konga, which explained that the Konga Jara campaign takes its name from the popular Nigerian term “jara”, meaning the extra portion traditionally…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged the Super Eagles to remain focused and confident as they prepare for their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash against Morocco at 21:00. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday, the minister encouraged the national team ahead of the decisive encounter, assuring them of the support of Nigerians at home and abroad. “Dear Super Eagles, as you prepare to face Morocco in the AFCON semifinals, I want you to know that the whole of Nigeria stands firmly with you,” Idris said. He praised the team’s performances…

Fujifilm is launching a new Instax Mini smartphone printer that produces finer details than its predecessors. The Instax Mini Link Plus features enhanced image processing compared to older Instax printers, and a similar industrial design to the Instax Mini Evo Cinema camera announced last week, which Fujifilm has now also revealed pricing for.The Instax Mini Evo Cinema camera will be expensive for an Instax at $409.95, while the Mini Link Plus printer will cost $169.95. The Mini Evo Cinema camera, Mini Link Plus smartphone printer, and the updated Instax Mini Link smartphone app will be available in the US sometime…

DZ Bank, one of Germany’s largest banking groups by assets, secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle to operate crypto services within the jurisdiction. DZ Bank announced Wednesday that it had received approval from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to operate its crypto platform, “meinKrypto,” which is designed to provide crypto trading infrastructure to banks within Germany’s cooperative banking network. The platform will be made available to participating local banks in the coming months. Under the model, DZ Bank will act as the central operator of the platform, while individual cooperative…

Nick Reiner’s previous lawyer, Alan Jackson, is maintaining his former client’s innocence despite stepping away from the case. Speaking to Billy Bush on the Tuesday, January 13, episode of his “Hot Mics” podcast, Jackson, who represented Nick, 32, as he faces two counts of first degree murder following the death of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, reiterated his stance. “I believe in it. I believe exactly what I said. What I said is the truth. Under the laws of the state of California, he’s not guilty,” Jackson said. “It was important for me to make sure that…

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has approved a $9 million lobbying contract with a Republican-linked firm in Washington as it seeks to ease mounting pressure from the United States’ government under President Donald Trump over insecurity in the West African country, an investigative report has said. Mr Trump had issued many threats of military and diplomatic actions against Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians in Northern Nigeria. According to the report, published on Tuesday by The Africa Report, the lobbying deal is aimed at persuading the Trump administration and key U.S. lawmakers that Nigeria is taking concrete steps to…

Delta State Government on Tuesday released N1billion revolving loan to boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Delta State Government’s approval of the release was consolidated with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Bank of Industry (BoI) for management of the fund. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, while addressing the audience during the ceremony at Government House, Asaba, said the initiative was a major milestone in his administration’s quest for inclusive growth and sustainable economic development under the M.O.R.E Agenda of his administration. Mr Oborevwori said, “Today marks a…

The story is told of when in the early 2000s, Vodafone, then the world’s largest telecoms company, commissioned one of the top five global consulting firms to do a report on the viability of coming into the Nigerian market to provide its services. The firm reported back to Vodafone, declaring magisterially – as they are wont to – that the entire market size for phones in Nigeria could not exceed five million mobile phones. The people were so poor, disorganised, and hungry, they opined. And so, Vodafone decided that Nigeria was ‘bad market’. This is reminiscent about two shoe salesmen…