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A high-capacity commercial bus caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, causing significant traffic disruptions for commuters travelling inbound towards Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State. The incident occurred near the Adekunle area of the bridge around 1:00 p.m., according to a report from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. In a series of posts on its official X account, LASTMA confirmed that the burning bus was affecting traffic flow on one of Africa’s longest bridges. “A high-capacity bus is on fire on the Third Mainland Bridge, by Adekunle, inwards Iyana Oworo, affecting traffic. “Efforts are ongoing…

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has appealed to its members to fully participate in the ongoing national electronic registration exercise. The Coordinator of the APC e-registration exercise in Ekiti State and Commissioner for Youth Development, Adesola Adedayo, said participation would confirm members’ loyalty and commitment to the success of the party in future elections. Adedayo, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during a meeting with senatorial coordinators and local government supervisors, said the exercise began last year with the training of agents who would execute the programme at the ward level. The commissioner said, “The action backed…

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Federal Health Institutions Sector on Tuesday expressed heartbreak over the killing of Nurse Chinemerem Chukwumeziem of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. In a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria, National Secretary Enya Osinachi condemned the murder and called for urgent measures to protect nurses amid rising insecurity nationwide. Osinachi said the nurse had completed her afternoon shift, cared devotedly for patients, boarded public transport home, but never arrived, becoming a victim of violent crime days into the new year. “The deceased nurse, having spent her day rendering selfless service to…

Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, expressed delight after Nigeria’s 4-0 victory, describing it as a clear statement of intent at the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria mowed down Mozambique with a masterclass performance underpinned by purpose, direction, urgency and clinical delivery in Fès on Monday. Victor Osimhen, who earned his 50th cap for Nigeria at senior level, grabbed a brace, while Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams scored one goal each to ensure the Super Eagles qualified for the quarter-finals of the 35th AFCON finals. “I am happy about this game. This is an important victory…

CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the DeskMate from Loona is a clever take on the idea: it’s a desktop charging hub, with three USB-C ports, one USB-A, and a MagSafe pad, that automatically activates an AI companion app when you attach your iPhone to the wireless charger.What’s unique about the DeskMate is that by using your phone, it takes advantage of tech you already have. It doesn’t need its own display, camera, or microphone, because the iPhone provides them (and it is, for now, iPhone-only). By providing charging too, it might replace a…

Prediction market platform Polymarket updated its documentation to show that 15-minute crypto up/down markets now carry taker fees, marking a departure from its long-standing zero-fee trading model.According to the newly updated “Trading Fees” and Maker Rebates Program” sections of the site’s documentation, the prediction markets platform has enabled taker-only fees on 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity incentives for market makers.Fees collected from takers are redistributed daily in USDC (USDC) stablecoin to liquidity providers, rather than retained by the protocol. The change applies only to these short-duration crypto markets, while the vast majority of Polymarket’s markets remain without fees.The fees…

Ashley Tisdale French wants to set the record straight. A representative for French, 40, has addressed internet-fueled chatter that Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor were part of the “toxic mom group” that she wrote about in The Cut last week.  According to TMZ, French’s rep denied the rumors in a Monday, January 5, statement, clarifying that French was not referring to Moore, 41, Duff, 38, or Trainor, 32. The rep added that French had intended her Thursday, January 1 piece, titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group,” as a way to spotlight an issue that other women…

Troops of the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Enduring Peace have rescued a retired senior military officer identified as Colonel Ajanaku (rtd), from kidnappers in the State. Mr Ajanaku was rescued in the Rafiki axis of the Bassa Local Government Area. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 3rd Division, Nigerian Army, Aliyu Danja, confirmed the rescue of the retired senior military officer. “I can confirm that the senior officer was rescued by our troops in the early hours of the evening. He’s currently taken to our medical facility for a medical check-up, “ Mr Danja, a…

President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump Set against the broader regional context, the North-West Nigeria strike indicates that the US is taking a closer interest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Last month President Trump hosted the presidents of DRC and Rwanda to sign a peace agreement in Washington. Some observers believe this high degree of interest is related to Washington’s quest for cheap sources of critical minerals. The attacks through cruise missiles launched from US navy vessels in the Gulf of Guinea at North-West Nigeria on Christmas Day surprised Nigerians, in what at first looked like a unilateral decision. US secretaries…

Former Secretary to the Government of Rivers State, Dr Tammy Danagogo, has denied allegations linking him to a purported assassination plot against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, alongside Pastor Tombari Joseph Gbeneol and others. In a statement signed on Monday by his Special Assistant, Obele Briggs, Dr Danagogo described the allegations circulating on certain online platforms as “baseless, false, and deliberately fabricated.” The former Minister of Sports emphasized that he has never engaged in any discussion, meeting, or plan involving violence, assassination, or unlawful activities. According to Danagogo, the claims are malicious attempts to tarnish…