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At least two people were killed and several others abducted when bandits attacked the Unguwar Nagunda community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday night. The attack occurred as a wedding convoy was arriving in the village from Mabai, another community within the same local government area. The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine, who said several people were injured during the attack, including the bride. He added that the exact number of those abducted remained unclear, as families were still struggling to account for their loved ones.…

Popular Nigerian skit maker and livestreamer, Carter Efe, has come under intense public scrutiny following conflicting accounts surrounding the end of his relationship with his baby mama, Emmanuella, amid allegations of domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, and opportunism. The controversy began after Efe took to Instagram and X to announce that he had separated from Emmanuella for over a year. He described the period as one marked by emotional turmoil, financial hardship, and creative stagnation. According to the content creator, Emmanuella blocked him for five months and only reappeared after his recent rise as a Twitch streamer, where he gained wider…

The Super Eagles will train behind closed doors on Monday (today) as they intensify preparations for the highly anticipated semi-final encounter against Morocco, DAILY POST reports. The session will hold at the Complexe Mohammed VI in Rabat. The training session will commence at 6:00 pm local time. The players and their officials are expected to arrive Rabat from Fès Monday afternoon. They will be lodged at Rihab Hotel. The media will however have assess to the first 15 minutes of the training session on Tuesday. Morocco and Nigeria will clash at the Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, on Wednesday.

The senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ogoshi Onawo, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party. Onawo announced his decision in a resignation letter dated January 10, 2026, addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The federal lawmaker stated that his resignation took immediate effect. “I write to formally notify you of my resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area, with effect from today, 10th January, 2026,” the letter read. The senator explained that the…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 38 men found in a truck suspected of coming from the northern part of the country. The passengers were discovered inside a brand-new Mercedes-Benz truck with registration number Jigawa GML 335 XR. During interrogation, it was gathered that the suspects could not state a definite destination within the state. They were arrested on Sunday in the Cathedral area of Akure, the state capital. Speaking on the development, the Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, who confirmed the arrest on Monday, said the suspects had no…

Former Arsenal and Germany defender Per Mertesacker has announced that he will step down as Head of Arsenal’s Academy at the end of the season. According to Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Monday, Mertesacker was quoted as saying, “Arsenal is and will always be a very special club to me, so this was a difficult decision. I am very thankful for the trust the club put in me.” Since taking over the academy, Mertesacker has been instrumental in developing young talents, helping to strengthen Arsenal’s pipeline of players for the first team. The club has yet to announce a replacement,…

Crypto investment products posted significant outflows last week, with a four-day run of withdrawals erasing part of the $1.5 billion in inflows seen during the first two trading days of 2026.Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $454 million in outflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday.“This turnaround in sentiment appears to stem mainly from investor worries over the diminishing prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March following recent macro data releases,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said in the update.Despite last week’s outflows, month-to-date flows remained positive at $229 million, following $582 million…

Taylor Sheridan‘s hit series Landman was renewed for season 3 — but which stars are and aren’t returning after that shocking firing? Inspired by the “Boomtown” podcast series, Landman is focused on the West Texas oil industry with a specific focus on crisis executive Tommy Norris and his family. The Paramount+ show, which premiered in 2024, introduced Billy Bob Thornton as the corporate fixer working for an oil titan (Jon Hamm) while building up to its promise of plot twists. The season finale killed off Hamm’s Monty while Tommy was named the president of M-Tex before getting kidnapped — and…

Following the incessant kidnapping and the subsequent protest by residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, the Edo State Government has suspended the resumption for the second term academic activities in Edo Central Senatorial District until further notice. The Commissioner for Education in the State, Dr Emmanuel Paddy Iyamu, disclosed this in a statement dated January 12, 2026, in Benin City. In a three-paragraph statement, Iyamu said the decision was to enable the government to address some exigencies to improve the welfare of the children. He said the new date of resumption would be duly communicated in due course…

Former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has said that he never called for the  resignation of the incumbent governor, Caleb Mutfwang, following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Jang made this rebuttal in a statement by his media consultant, Clinton Garuba, on Monday, describing the report as misleading and taken out of context. According to him, at no point during a PDP stakeholders’ meeting held last week did he demand the governor’s resignation. The former governor said his comment rather criticised the trend of politicians defecting from their Parties. “I have never…