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Dolby Atmos FlexConnect technology debuted this year with the TCL Z100 speakers, and now we’re getting our first FlexConnect soundbar thanks to LG. The new H7 soundbar — which runs on the same Alpha 11 Gen 3 chip as LG’s OLEDs and new Micro RGB LED — is a part of the LG Sound Suite, a modular home audio system the company will debut at CES 2026. In addition to the soundbar, the Sound Suite will include the M5 and M7 surround speakers and the W7 subwoofer. All of the speakers feature Peerless Audio components.The two main drawbacks of TCL’s…

The Jito Foundation, the nonprofit organization facilitating the development of the Jito platform, said it will return to the United States, citing “clearer rules” for digital assets in the country.Jito is a maximal extractable value (MEV) infrastructure builder for the Solana network. MEV refers to the profit that traders or validators can make by controlling the order, inclusion or exclusion of transactions in a blockchain block. By rearranging transactions before they are confirmed, MEV participants can capitalize on opportunities such as arbitrage or front-running to earn extra fees on transaction rewards.The Jito Foundation was forced to operate overseas due to…

Rob Reiner’s family has always been synonymous with showbiz. The Princess Bride director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home on Sunday, December 14. Rob leaves behind four children. Rob, who was 78, won two Emmy Awards for his role as Mike “Meathead” Stivic in the classic sitcom All in the Family before gaining notoriety as a filmmaker. In the span of just six years, he released acclaimed movies Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally… (1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992). But talent has…

The federal government economic team is expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday to explain the rationale behind the proposed repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 Appropriation Act, which seeks to increase total expenditure from ₦28.7 trillion to ₦43.56 trillion. The team, led by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu; and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, was summoned when the lawmakers were debating the president’s request to amend the 2024 budget, during the plenary on Wednesday. Earlier during plenary, the Senate…

Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Saidu Aliyu Mohammed and Larry Ettah as independent non-executive directors, effective from 1 January 2026, as the company moves to strengthen its board and corporate governance. This is contained in a disclosure signed by its secretary, Edith Onwuchekwa, on Wednesday. The appointments followed the resignation in April of Bello Rabiu and Babs Omotowa, who left the Seplat board after being appointed to the NNPC Limited board by President Bola Tinubu. Seplat said the new directors were selected through its board succession plan to fill the vacancies created by the exits. Mr Mohammed is a seasoned…

…dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I respectfully and passionately appeal to you to reconsider and jettison any move that elevates your Aide-de-Camp above his seniors through accelerated or exceptional promotion. At this critical moment in our nation’s security journey, restraint, fairness, and respect for military tradition will speak louder than authority exercised without caution. Mr President, sir, I hope this open letter will not be misconstrued, as it happened about six years ago, precisely in January 2020, when I wrote a memo to former President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to disengage service chiefs who had overstayed their tenures and whose…

Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede has clarified the state of her friendship with Annie Macaulay, the ex-wife of Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia. Recall that both Annie and Yvonne were models in 2Baba’s 2004 monster hit song, ‘African Queen’, which brought him fame. Recently, the actress celebrated 20 years on stage, an event which 2Baba attended with his new wife, Natasha Osawaru. This led to Yvonne facing heavy backlash, as many felt she had betrayed her colleague and friend. In her initial reaction on Instagram, the actress urged her fans and followers not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. She wrote:…

The Super Eagles’ camp in Egypt is close to full capacity as Nigeria continue final preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with only star striker Victor Osimhen yet to arrive. As of Tuesday, 27 of the 28 players named in Eric Sékou Chelle’s final squad are now in camp, boosting the coaching crew’s options ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON opener later this month. The latest arrival is winger Moses Simon, whose return further strengthens Nigeria’s attacking depth as training intensifies in Cairo. Camp builds steadily in Cairo Nigeria opened camp on Sunday at the Renaissance Hotels in…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Kano has recorded the highest number of people who revalidated their voter cards in northern Nigeria. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kano State, Ambassador Abdu Abdussamadu Zango, made the revelation during a press briefing held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at its office in Kano state. According to Zango, Kano State recorded 159,669 registrants, making it the highest. Sokoto followed with 152,650, while Borno recorded 123,835. Other states with high figures include Jigawa with 116,246, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) with 106,855, Kogi with 103,750, Zamfara with 101,511, Katsina with 98,968, and…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Delta State, has claimed it is politically sophisticated to dislodge the ruling All Progressive Party,, APC, from power in 2027. Addressing jounalists at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting in Asaba, leaders of the party said ADC was sure to produce the next Governor of Delta State. Anthony Omonigho, who heads the ADC in Delta, pointed out that the party was coming clean without any baggage and would be fielding persons of integrity, who would selflessly serve the people, for the various elective positions, with a view to providing the needed template to rewriting…