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Members of the Ogale community in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State were thrown into shock and mourning after a family of six reportedly died from suspected inhalation of generator fumes. Our correspondent learnt on Monday that the victims included the father, mother, and their children. Following the incident, the Rivers State Police Command said it has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths. PUNCH Metro gathered that the generator ran throughout the night until Sunday morning, when neighbours raised the alarm. A source in the community, who pleaded anonymity because of the sensitivity of…

Tony Elumelu’s influence on the African business landscape is now undeniable, carrying a prestige comparable to global icons like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, or Nike in the fashion world. His track record is so formidable that it would likely impress even a figure of legend like King Midas. Ultimately, Elumelu’s ascent proves that in the competitive world of commerce, fortune favours the bold, and true success always leaves a visible trail. As the curtain rose in 2026, the Nigerian business landscape was electrified by a landmark acquisition. Heirs Energies, the investment vehicle of Elumelu, successfully acquired a controlling 20 per cent…

The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has allocated N7.46bn for technology upgrades, staff training, safety initiatives, and operational reforms in 2026. According to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, the funding will drive automation of ministry operations, library services, registry systems, and performance management. Projects include a hybrid professional audio-visual conference system, e-library digitisation, enterprise content management, and a statistical database to support data analysis and sustainable development goals. Staff welfare, capacity building and innovation also feature prominently. The budget includes N50m for legal resources and arbitration tools, N100m for aviation operations training, and another N50m for Fargo ID card…

Roma crashed out of the Italian Cup on Tuesday as they lost 3-2 at home to Torino despite a goal from 16-year-old prodigy Antonio Arena. Trailing 2-1 going into the final 10 minutes, Gian Piero Gasperini decided to bring on the Australian-born centre forward who has represented Italy in underage football since last year. On his debut for Roma, Arena sent the Stadio Olimpico wild as his first touch of the ball was to head in a leveller for the hosts. But Roman joy was short-lived as Emirhan Ilkhan netted a 90th-minute winner for Torino. Earlier, a Che Adams brace…

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the technology, broligarchs and brainrot rapidly transforming politics and civic society. Not subscribed to The Verge yet? You should! It can materially improve your life.Last week was a grim reminder that no matter what sort of horror is being perpetrated or how many people end up dead, the Trump administration’s knee-jerk response is to shitpost through it. The White House’s response on X to abducting the head of a sovereign nation? “FAFO”. The response to an ICE agent shooting a woman in broad daylight? A Buzzfeed-style listicle of “57…

Strive’s stock fell about 12% on Tuesday after the asset manager announced an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific, a transaction that will significantly expand its Bitcoin holdings.The company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, said on Tuesday that it has secured shareholder approval for the acquisition, which would add Semler Scientific’s 5,048.1 Bitcoin to Strive’s existing treasury. Following the transaction, Strive’s total Bitcoin holdings would rise to 12,797.9 BTC.Strive is already the 11th largest publicly traded Bitcoin holding company, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET data. The company also disclosed the purchase of an additional 123 Bitcoin for its corporate treasury, lifting its standalone…

Nikki Glaser made a bold statement about CBS — home of the Golden Globes — while hosting the awards show, but how did the diss go over with network execs? “I think when you start off by doing a self-deprecating joke about your own plastic surgery, you set the tone of, ‘I’m not here to really harm people,’” producer Ricky Kirshner said in an interview with Variety published Monday, January 12. Kirshner revealed that he was “sitting next to the CBS executive” while Glaser, 41, rehearsed her monologue. “She did it, I was sitting with the CBS exec, and I…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over N802.42 million recovered from a fraud suspect to First Bank Nigeria Plc, following an investigation into the unlawful diversion of the bank’s funds. The funds were handed over by the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate on Monday, in bank drafts, according to a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale First Bank had petitioned the EFCC, alleging that a system glitch led to the erroneous crediting of over N1.3 billion into the account of one of its customers, Ojo Kingsley. Investigations by the…

The Nigeria Police said they know certain things about US airstrikes on terrorists’ enclave in Sokoto State but chose to leave it for the military to address. Force Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this revelation on Tuesday on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television According to him, “The police engage a lot in intelligent sharing, not just gathering. Yes, as a Police Force, we know certain things about U.S. strikes in Nigeria, but we don’t want to talk about it. We would rather leave it as a defence matter for the military…

Former Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Sullivan Chime, has thrown his weight behind last weekend’s endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office by South East governors, as well as leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in the South East, saying the President has done well. Chime, who declared that he was part of the endorsement ab initio, said he nursed no doubt that Tinubu and the APC would sweep the polls in the South East come 2027. Chime spoke in Udi during the flag-off of the APC e-registration exercise in Enugu West Senatorial District…