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If you told me last year the Nex Playground would outsell Microsoft’s Xbox, even for two weeks, I would have laughed my way out of the room.It’s a three-inch cube of a game console that’s likely less powerful than your phone, one which uses a single camera to track your body. It only plays curated, certified kid-safe games. Though frequently compared to the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Kinect, the Nex Playground is worse than either at tracking motion.Nor is it cheap: $250 upfront plus $89-a-year or $49-a-quarter annual subscription to get more than a basic sampler. If you like a…

A single transaction error led to one of the largest onchain losses seen this year, after a user mistakenly sent nearly $50 million in USDt to a scam address in a classic address poisoning attack.According to onchain investigator Web3 Antivirus, the victim lost 49,999,950 USDt (USDT) after copying a malicious wallet address from their transaction history. Address poisoning scams rely on look-alike wallet addresses being inserted into a victim’s transaction history via small transfers. When victims later copy an address from their transaction history, they may unknowingly select the scammer’s lookalike address instead of the intended recipient.Onchain data shows the…

Corey Feldman dropped a massive bombshell in December 2025 when he claimed his late friend and costar Corey Haim of made an unwanted advance towards him. Nicknamed “The Two Coreys,” Feldman and Haim were among the biggest young stars of the 1980s, having shared the screen together in classics such as License to Drive, The Lost Boys and Dream a Little Dream. As adults, they starred in the short-lived reality series The Two Coreys, which chronicled Feldman’s attempts to help Haim get sober after years of addiction issues. However, Feldman alleged that there were dark undercurrents to his friendship with…

Anthony Joshua delivered a sixth-round knockout to end his much-anticipated bout against YouTube star Jake Paul in Miami in grand style. The Nigerian-born boxer overcame a frustrating start before asserting his class against the novice opponent. The fight, held at the Kaseya Center and scheduled for eight rounds, saw Joshua, a two-time world heavyweight champion struggle early to impose himself as Paul exceeded expectations by surviving the opening exchanges. Joshua eventually found the breakthrough with a devastating right hand in the sixth round that left Paul with a broken jaw. Paul, who had laboured to keep his footing throughout the…

Agri-food entrepreneurs, policymakers, financiers and development partners on Thursday met in Abuja to discuss the state of Africa’s agri-food sector and outline strategies for growth, financing and regional expansion ahead of 2026. The gathering was organised by African Food Changemakers (AFC) as its 2025 End-of-Year Agri-Food Entrepreneurs Mixer and attracted over 500 participants across Nigeria and other African countries, both in-person and virtually. A picture of participants at the event AFC is a female-founded, pan-African non-profit organisation with a community of over 8,500 agri-food entrepreneurs across 49 African countries. According to the organisers, the hybrid event was deliberately structured as…

The Jigawa State Police Command has launched a statewide Crime-Free Christmas Campaign to encourage the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, and issued to newsmen. According to the statement, “The Jigawa State Police Command has successfully conducted a one-day nationwide Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), tagged the Crime-Free Christmas Campaign/Sensitisation.” He said the campaign is part of proactive measures to ensure peaceful, safe, and crime-free Christmas and New Year…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has trained a total of 1,300 ward agents for the party’s E-registration in Enugu State. The State APC E-registration coordinator, Chief Flavour Eze, disclosed this on Saturday in Enugu while conducting journalists around the four training centres where the agents were trained. The party also expressed confidence that it would finish the registration before the January 30, 2026 deadline given the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Eze revealed that ward agents were trained to carry out the registration exercise, which is expected to start in January 2026, adding…

Kun Khalifat FC have completed the signing of striker, Obari Israel, DAILY POST reports. Israel joined the Owerri-based club from non-league side, Acquire FC. According to the club, his arrival is part of their ongoing commitment to strengthening the squad with talented and promising players ahead of the mid season. Israel is expected to hit the ground running with Kun Khalifat as they hope to improve on their position on the league table. Kun Khalifat FC currently occupy 19th position on the league table with 17 points. They will be up against Wikki Tourists in a matchday 18 fixture this…

The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, says that President Bola Tinubu is making a conscious investment in the future of young people, communities, and the nation at large. Tijani spoke on Friday while declaring open a three-day end-of-the-year basketball competition for youths tagged “Tech meets Basketball.” The basketball tournament, organised by the Bosun Tijani Foundation, is being held at the Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. Set within the spirit of the festive season, the minister said the initiative is designed to create a joyful and inclusive space where young people…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the Damboa–Komala road and arrested two suspected logistics suppliers to Boko Haram terrorists operating around Kirawa in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.   PHOTOS: Troops uncover bomb on Borno road, arrest terror logistics suppliers The Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to him, the successes were recorded in separate operations between December 17 and 19. The statement reads, “Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN…