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Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command attached to the Anti-Robbery Section have arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects, Kabiru Isah and Monday Bulus, who had been on the command’s wanted list for their alleged involvement in several robbery operations across the state. The suspects were arrested on January 10, 2026, at about 10:00 pm, following credible intelligence. The command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday. He said a G3 rifle without a serial number was recovered from the suspects during the operation, adding that a follow-up…
Michael Olise scored twice and set a Bundesliga assist record as Bayern Munich crushed Wolfsburg 8-1 on Sunday to go 11 points clear at the top of the table. The Bavarians were ruthless in their return from the winter break, forcing the struggling Wolves into two own goals while Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, Leon Goretzka, and Raphael Guerriero also got on the scoresheet. Unbeaten Bayern have now dropped just four points in 16 Bundesliga games this season, the best record in Europe’s top-five leagues. Olise’s two assists brought his tally to 25 in 50 league games, more than any other…
It happens every year: we set ambitious New Year’s resolutions — work out more, spend less, keep the house cleaner — full of optimism and motivation. Then life happens, and suddenly it’s June and you can’t recall what your resolutions even were.But it doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes the problem isn’t a lack of motivation but rather a lack of tools, the kind that can make those goals feel more manageable and easier to achieve. After all, the right gear can help turn good intentions into habits that actually last.Below, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite…
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a regulatory agency that sets anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations, issued new guidelines tightening rules for onboarding users to crypto platforms.The new rules force regulated crypto exchanges to verify users through live selfie pictures and geographic location verification, according to The Times of India.The live selfie pictures are verified with software that tracks users’ eye and head movements to prevent AI deep fakes from being used to bypass the know-your-customer (KYC) verification process. Exchanges will also be required to collect the geolocation and IP addresses at the time of account creation, along with a timestamp…
Netflix’s His & Hers told a murder mystery full of twists and turns — but who was the real murderer and how much changed from Alice Feeney‘s book? The series, which premiered on Thursday, January 8, followed estranged married couple — journalist Anna Andrews (Tessa Thompson) and detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal), who return back to their hometown in Georgia to investigate a series of murders of women from their high school. At the center of the show is the question of who was responsible for the deaths in town. Anna and Jack thought TV anchor Lexy Jones (Rebecca Rittenhouse)…
Economic activities were grounded on Saturday in Ekpoma and surrounding communities in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as residents protested rising kidnap attacks in the area. A video clip circulating on X showed a crowd of protesters, including students and residents, marching through major streets and a federal highway in the community. The protesters were seen chanting solidarity songs as they set bonfires with old tyres and other materials on several sections of the federal highway. The protesters also erected makeshift barricades, effectively blocking vehicular movements. In another clip, some irate youths were seen invading Kara Market…
Let no one tell you that Nigeria is a poor country. This is a country of bottomless lucre. Nigeria is a rich country but its citizens are poor. The few who are rich are filthy rich. They are so rich that their wealth is an embarrassment to civilisation. The ratio is one billionaire to one million beggars. In our younger days, there was a middle class. Now, the middle class has been wiped out. You’re either poor or rich. Beggary has been institutionalised. The only difference between one man and his neighbour is his level of destitution. Nigeria used to…
The usually quiet roads around the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development field in Dopemu, Lagos, were filled with movement and music on Saturday. Football fans gathered early for the Goldberg Festival of Drums and Light, staged alongside Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final against Algeria. The festival drew supporters hours before kick-off, creating a lively build-up that went beyond football. Traffic built up around the area, while drumbeats and music echoed through the neighbourhood, signalling a night of high expectations for the Super Eagles. Inside the PAKO Field, the venue took on a carnival atmosphere as fans…
The Federal Government has dismissed speculations that it plans to introduce tolling on the recently rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made this clarification on Sunday while responding to questions from journalists after inaugurating a N40 billion Closed Circuit Television, CCTV, Camera Control Centre on the bridge. Umahi explained that tolling the bridge was neither feasible nor advisable, citing structural and traffic-related concerns. “We will not engage in any form of tolling on this bridge because it will involve construction activities that could introduce additional static load on the structure,” he said. He…
African Democratic Congress, ADC, has faulted the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election by South-East All Progressive Congress, APC, saying the move negates the reality of the Igbo under the Tinubu administration. The National Coordinator of ADC Like-Minds, Comrade Adolphus Ude, stated this while reacting to Saturday’s endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term by South-East APC stakeholders and their pledge to mobilise massive votes for his re-election in the 2027 general elections. The decision was the outcome of a high-level South-East APC meeting in Enugu, attended by the three APC governors in the region, lawmakers and…
