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If you’re planning on traveling at all this year, the Baseus EnerCore CG11 Universal Travel Adapter is worth a look. The adapter can power up to six devices at once, and now through the end of today, January 12th, it’s on sale for just $34.19 (about $36 off) at Amazon, matching the all-time low price we last saw at the end of November.Baseus’ handy wall adapter supports four different plug types so you can use it in more than 200 countries, including the US, UK, much of Europe, Australia, India, and South Africa. Instead of requiring you to pack a…

With Bakkt’s share price surging following the announcement, the stock deal could be worth about $178 million.Cryptocurrency infrastructure platform Bakkt Holdings announced an agreement to purchase Distributed Technologies Research, a stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure provider.In a Monday notice, Bakkt said the agreement will have the company issue more than nine million shares of its Class A common stock to Distributed Technologies Research shareholders. At the time of publication, the price of shares of Bakkt Holdings (BKKT) on the New York Stock Exchange was $19.54, having surged more than 20% in the previous 24 hours, which would would make the…

The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle couldn’t be happier to reunite with former ER costar George Clooney during the 2026 awards show circuit. After The Pitt scored two wins at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 11, Wyle, 54, reflected on the support he received, telling Us Weekly and other reporters in the press room, “[George] was sitting right by the stage. We all had to hug him on our way up.” Wyle noted that he and Clooney, 64, already had a “lovely reunion” at the Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP in Los Angeles one night prior. “This show has…

Troops of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued 18 passengers travelling to Cameroon along the Calabar–Cameroon waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the rescue was confirmed in a statement issued by Yemi Sokoya, assistant director of public relations, Headquarters 13 Brigade, and made available to reporters in Calabar on Monday. According to Ms Sokoya, a major, the operation followed the hijacking of a passenger boat en route from Nigeria to Cameroon. It said a distress call indicated that suspected sea pirates, operating in two speed boats and a wooden boat, intercepted the boat and kidnapped…

Nigeria is once again trapped in a familiar and dangerous cycle: confronting a grave national security threat through emotionally charged narratives, partisan framings, and poorly differentiated solutions that blur the line between grievance and criminality. The armed banditry plaguing Northern Nigeria — particularly across the North-West and parts of the North-Central — has generated an avalanche of commentary for and against dialogue with bandits. While supporters of dialogue are often cast as well-intentioned, their opponents frequently argue that such a stance is insensitive to the victims of banditry. This essay intervenes in that conversation. Its purpose is not to provoke…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has set social media abuzz after publicly praising his son, Gbolahan, during his wedding to Damilola Adio. Gbolahan and Damilola held their traditional introduction ceremony in L&K Estate, Ado Kekere Town, Eti-Osa, Lagos State, in July 2025. Members of the elite in attendance, including Mr Adeleke, his wife, Titilola, were family members of both the groom and the bride. Speaking to guests and members of his new in-laws’ family at the wedding ceremony, which took place on 10 January at the Monarch Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos, Mr Adeleke revealed that he and his…

Real Madrid have announced the departure of Xabi Alonso as first-team coach following Sunday’s 3–2 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, bringing an abrupt end to the former midfielder’s short spell in charge. The club confirmed on Monday that the decision was reached by mutual agreement, just a day after the Clasico loss. “Real Madrid C. F. wishes to announce that, by mutual agreement between the club and Xabi Alonso, it has been decided to bring his time as first team coach to an end,” the club said in an official statement. “Xabi Alonso will always carry…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has said what is going on in Rivers State is a clear indication that the Nigerian political class has no interest in the citizens. Agbakoba made this statement on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He said that the crises in Rivers State are the issues that make Nigerians breed absolutely with suffering and poverty. DAILY POST reports that Rivers State has recently been faced with political turmoil, where the State Assembly initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.…

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, George Agbakahi, has said that one-party dominance is not a bad thing. Agbakahi stated this on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST. He said that for the first time since 1999, the APC is truly united, stressing that this is the reason others are defecting to the party. According to him, “It may not become a one-party state, but it will be a one-party dominant system, and there is nothing wrong with that. “What you saw in Enugu over the…

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly attacked a wedding convoy at Unguwar Nagunda Community in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least two people. Several others, including the bride, were injured in the attack which occurred on Sunday night. An unspecified number of wedding guests were said to have been kidnapped in the incident.​At the time of filing this report, efforts to reach the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, were not successful as he is yet to pick the calls put across to him. The attack is said to…