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The Lego Smart Brick won our Best in Show award at CES 2026, and it was no wonder after watching Lego designer Maarten Simons’ expert demo there. So I thought: why not let you virtually attend the same tech demo I did? Before I left Las Vegas, I snuck back into Lego’s suite to film a 15-minute uncut immersive video of what these bricks can do.It just so happens I brought an unusual camera to Las Vegas this year: a Qoocam Q3 Ultra modded for VR180 capture by Siyang Qi. It creates spatial stereoscopic 3D video that you can experience…

Bitchat has become the most-downloaded app in Uganda as state officials confirmed that internet access has been cut off and will remain inaccessible during the presidential election, which starts on Thursday.It marks the third straight election in which Ugandan authorities have cut internet access, a move officials said is necessary to mitigate the spread of online misinformation.However, critics argue that shutting off the internet suppresses election-related information and can potentially manipulate the outcome.The internet shutdown took effect on Tuesday at 6:00 pm local time, according to Uganda Communications Commission executive director Nyombi Thembo, in a statement on X.Bitchat, an internet-free…

Russell “Rusty” Yates faced immense tragedy when his then-wife, Andrea Yates, drowned their five children in June 2001. More than two decades after the crime, Rusty revealed why he still visits his ex-wife once a year at a mental health facility in Kerrville, Texas. “I try once a year to visit in person and we text back and forth some and talk on the phone some,” Rusty, 61, told People in an interview published on Monday, January 12. “Andrea and I always got along. That’s a time of our life that we both cherish and she’s the only person I can…

Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, returned the case file of the terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance Yusuf Adamu and his co-defendants for reassignment to a new judge. Mr Nwite took up the case in December as a vacation judge tasked with handling emergency matters during the last Christmas/New Year festivities. The judge said on Tuesday that with the resumption of the court from vacation, the matter assigned for adjudication during the break had to be returned to the Chief Judge for reassignment to the substantive judge, who will…

Her scholarship is animated by a string of towering anticolonial figures whose influence also marked the intellectual universe from which Biodun Jeyifo emerged: I will chose to mention only three here: CLR James, Mahatma Gandhi and Frantz Fanon. From Gandhi, she draws an enduring concern with ethical politics, disciplined dissent, and mass mobilisation as a democratic force. CLR James’ influence came by modelling a form of scholarship in which historical rigour is inseparable from political commitment, and in which mass struggle is treated as a generative force in democratic thought. It is both an honour and a source of genuine…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has declared that Nigeria’s future depends not on passive degree holders but on graduates who are prepared to think critically and actively confront the nation’s challenges. Hamzat made the assertion on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State, while serving as chairman at the 15th convocation lecture of Fountain University. He was represented at the event by the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Layode Olanrewaju. Addressing concerns that many graduates struggle to meet the evolving demands of today’s labour market, the deputy governor urged the graduating students to embrace compassion and view graduation…

The Campaign Coordinator for the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Suleja Local Government Chairmanship candidate, Comrade Abubakar Sadeeq Suleja, has raised concerns over alleged threats to the life of Hon. Shehu Abdukadir, the SDP candidate, reportedly arising from his petition at the Zone B Senatorial District Local Government Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Minna. Addressing journalists at the High Court Complex in Minna, Comrade Sadeeq alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Isyaku Bawa Na’ibi, has been using the police to intimidate and harass Abdukadir into withdrawing the petition. Sadeeq claimed that plainclothes operatives from the Niger State Police Command…

No fewer than 25 underage girls working as sex workers have been rescued from a hotel in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area. The girls, in a video posted online by an indigene of the area, confessed that they were trafficked into Anambra from Ebonyi State to serve as prostitutes. In the video, some of the girls also said they were brought into the state by persons they referred to as their madam, from Akwa Ibom, Abia and Niger states. One of the survivors, who identified herself as Divine, a 14 year old girl, said she was brought in by…

Nasarawa United have announced that their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday 20 clash against Kano Pillars will be played behind closed doors. The Solid Miners stated that the move is necessitated due to an ongoing repair work being carried out on part of the venue. The encounter will be staged at the Lafia City Stadium on Wednesday. Nasarawa United said that only officials and management members of both clubs, and accredited media personnels will be allowed into the stadium. They however tendered an unreserved apologies to the club supporters concerning the decision. Nasarawa United assured that the repair work…

President Bola Tinubu and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday mourned the passing of Madam Lucia Onabanjo, wife of Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, the first civilian governor of Ogun State. She died on Monday, January 11, 2026, at the age of 100. Her daughter, Olubukunola Onabanjo, announced her mother’s death in a statement, describing the centenarian as “beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother” whose life was marked by love, faith, and strength. “We thank God for her long and fulfilled life, and for the enduring legacy she leaves behind. May her soul rest in perfect peace,” the family said. Chief Olabisi…