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The Federal Government has dismissed claims that Nigerian scholarship students in Morocco have been abandoned, describing the reports as misleading and deliberately intended to misinform the public. Earlier reports suggested that Nigerian students studying in Morocco under the Federal Government scholarship scheme were facing hardships, including homelessness and lack of medical support, prompting widespread concern on social media. A video shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed activist Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, speaking with several Nigerian students in Morocco who alleged they had not received financial support for years despite being scholarship recipients. In response, the Director of Press…

Lenovo’s new pair of Yoga laptops for CES 2026 are its most powerful and most lightweight models. The flagship Yoga Pro 9i is a creator-focused laptop with a 16-inch 4K tandem OLED reaching 1,600 peak nits of brightness, Intel Panther Lake processor options, and up to an RTX 5070 for a discrete GPU. It also includes a Yoga Pen Gen 2 stylus that can magnetically attach to the lid, either on its own or in its protective case. The pen can be used on the screen or on the trackpad.The new Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition will start at $1,899.99…

RAKBank is preparing to join the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) fast-evolving stablecoin ecosystem after receiving in-principle approval on Wednesday from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) to issue a UAE dirham-backed payment token. In-principle approval means the CBUAE has agreed to RAKBank’s stablecoin plans subject to final regulatory and operational conditions, and the bank, already licensed and supervised by the CBUAE, must satisfy those before any live issuance. In a Wednesday press release shared with Cointelegraph, the bank said the forthcoming stablecoin will be fully backed 1:1 by dirhams held in segregated, regulated accounts and governed by audited…

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US President Donald Trump had said Venezuela would give between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the US. Mr Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the oil will be sold at market value and controlled by the US for the “benefit of the people of Venezuela and the United States.” “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. “This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be…

The year 2026 is an Almond Year, marked by early, sudden, rapid, swift, and immediate fulfilment of numerous longstanding prophecies, whether personal, familial, or national. Embrace this season with expectation, discernment, and expectation, while aligning your faith with the manifestation of the Lord’s word in your life. After persistently seeking the Lord concerning His mind for the coming year, the word of the Lord came to me with unmistakable clarity and power. The Lord said to me, “The year 2026 is the Year of the Lord’s Performance.” It is an Almond Year. The almond tree is typically the first tree…

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to bail in the sum of N500m pending his trial in the money laundering offences brought against him by the federal government. Malami is to produce two sureties who will stand for him in the like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite in a ruling on bail application by Malami and two others on Wednesday ordered that the two sureties must have landed properties in Maitama, Asokoro or Gwarimpa. The documents of the properties are to…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Emeka Bekee has said that Governor Siminalyi Fubara will certainly run for second term as governor under the APC. Bekee made this known on Wednesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme. The statement comes amid power rivalry between the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Fubara. However, the APC chieftain hinted that All the governors who recently defected to the party might have automatic tickets for second term. He said: “Well, I don’t know the negotiation they have up there. I can tell you clearly, APC is…

The Nigeria Police Force, said its airport police has arrested a notorious celebrity scam and romance fraud suspect. ASP Mohammed Adeola Police Public Relations Officer, Airport Police Command, Lagos in a statement said the suspect was responsible for defrauding multiple victims in the United States of America of over N1,000,000,000 (one billion naira), which on conversion amounts to over one million United States dollars. According to the statement, the suspect, Essien Emmanuel Akpama, male, aged 20, was arrested on 5th January, 2026, by operatives of the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command while attempting to board a flight out of…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have raked in $80,000 for their efficiency in front of goal at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, DAILY POST reports. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, promised the team $5,000 per goal during the group stage. The team earned $40,000 for the eight goals they  scored  in their three group games against Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda. For the Round of 16 encounter against the Mambas of Mozambique, they got $40,000 for the four goals scored. Nigeria will take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a quarter-final fixture at the Marrakesh Stadium on Saturday.…