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StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy has tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet, in what the company described as the first transaction of its kind. According to StarkWare, the transaction was confirmed Wednesday in Bitcoin block 964,199. Onchain data shows that it spent a 10,000-satoshi output protected by Levy’s Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme, with MARA Pool mining the block after receiving the transaction through its Slipstream service. Levy’s paper and code repository said QSB combines hash-based one-time signatures with computational searches that bind an authorization to a specific transaction. The construction is intended to prevent forgery even if a quantum…
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 26, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Miley Cyrus broke her silence on the death of her godmother, Dolly Parton, who died peacefully at her Nashville home. In an Instagram tribute, Cyrus wrote that she has “an angel by my side” and said one of their last conversations was about “music and metamorphosis.” Parton became Cyrus’ godmother through her close friendship with Billy Ray Cyrus. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. • Below Deck Med‘s Nathan Gallagher addressed his domestic violence arrest…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered how some civil servants allegedly helped Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the now-disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), to obtain government approvals and gain access to official financial and administrative systems. The findings are contained in the ICPC interim investigation report on the PFIPC saga. The investigation was ordered by President Bola Tinubu after the presidency disowned the organisation and Mr Adeyemi. The investigation shows that the purported agency’s ability to penetrate government structures went beyond the forged documents allegedly presented by Mr Adeyemi. It also depended…
The Kano State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to supply additional diphtheria vaccines to enable it to conduct mass vaccination against the disease across the state. The Director-General, Kano Centre for Disease Control, Prof Muhammad Abbas, requested while addressing a news conference on Tuesday night. The press conference followed the reported outbreak of diphtheria in Rano and some other local government areas by the state House of Assembly, which said the disease had led to the death of more than 50 children. “Kano State has even written to the Federal Government to get more and more vaccines so…
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The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Wednesday mourned veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing him as a committed journalist who contributed to the growth of Nigeria’s media industry. Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday in Lagos. He was 56 years old. In separate statements issued after his death, the two media organisations highlighted his contributions to journalism, press freedom and the development of online publishing in Nigeria. IPI: Oladipo was committed to press freedom IPI Nigeria described Mr Oladipo as an accomplished journalist, publisher and entrepreneur who…
Seasoned psychiatrists have said decriminalising suicide alone would not be enough to prevent suicidal behaviour among Nigerians. To curb the burden of suicide, the psychiatrists urged the Federal Government to address poverty, unemployment, insecurity and other socioeconomic challenges that contribute to mental distress among Nigerians. The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria made the call while welcoming the approval by the Federal Executive Council for the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to transmit an Executive Bill to the National Assembly seeking to amend the Mental Health Act to decriminalise suicide. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday signed…
Meghan McCain and Megyn Kelly are raising questions and concerns about North West appearing on the cover of Dazed magazine at just 13 years old. “This poor baby. My heart just breaks for this child,” McCain, 41, wrote in a since-deleted X post on Tuesday, August 25. McCain later clarified her remarks about Kim Kardashian and ex-husband Kanye West’s eldest child gracing the cover of the British publication at such a young age. “I was not mocking,” the former View cohost tweeted on Tuesday. “I feel terrible for her and believe that kind of magazine cover is no place for…
Suspected bandits have killed the village head of Galla in the Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State, Ahmed Yusuf, and four other people in a fresh attack on the community. The traditional ruler was reportedly killed in his palace, according to sources familiar with the incident. The sources said the bandits killed four other residents and abducted an unspecified number of people. The latest incident has heightened concerns over the security situation in Borgu, coming only days after suspected terrorists attacked several communities in the area. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the attackers stormed a mosque in Kpenya while Muslims were…
President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers have mourned the death of journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry. Oladipo, a former Politics Editor of The PUNCH Newspapers, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 56. Oladipo was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, the parent company of The Eagle Online. The President’s condolence was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
