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Oppo has joined the likes of Xiaomi and sister-company Vivo by including a massive 1-inch-type camera sensor in its latest smartphone, the Find X6 Pro, which also doesn’t skimp on the telephoto and ultrawide camera specs. It’s launching in China today alongside the regular Find X6.In China, the Find X6 Pro starts at 5999 yuan (around $872) for 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, rising to 6999 yuan (around $1017) for 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage. Meanwhile the non-Pro Find X6 starts at… Read the full article here

UBS’s rescue of Credit Suisse is expected to result in tens of thousands of job cuts, with Switzerland’s financial sector already bracing itself for a heavy hit from the contentious takeover.Credit Suisse’s domestic business and its investment bank, which collectively employ more than 30,000 staff, are expected to bear the brunt of the cuts, according to people familiar with UBS’s plans.These people added that it was too early to quantify how many roles would go, but it could… Read the full article here

The global cryptocurrency exchange OKX released its fifth proof-of-reserves (PoR) report, a practice it began in November 2022 to boost transparency in the industry. According to the latest edition, OKX holds $8.9 billion across Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether (USDT). This puts the reserve ratios of BTC, ETH and USDT at 103%, 103% and 102%, respectively. This latest release also comes as the exchange upgraded its PoR system with more transparency by making full liabilities (the… Read the full article here

A honky-tonk romance! Luke Combs has a forever fan in his wife, Nicole Combs (née Hocking) — and it’s been documented in the country artist’s songs. The “Beer Never Broke My Heart” crooner and Nicole became friends through their mutual acquaintances shortly after she moved to Nashville in 2014. Two years later, the relationship changed when the pair ran into each other at a songwriters’ festival in Florida. “I didn’t have anything going on when we… Read the full article here

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects an estimated 1.28 billion adults worldwide, many in low and middle-income countries.If blood pressure is not controlled, it can increase the risk of heart, brain, and kidney diseases.One common but less known cause of hypertension is salt sensitivity — where the body fails to excrete excess salt.A new review has found that women of all ages are more salt sensitive than men, which may have implications for blood pressure control. According to… Read the full article here

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kebbi State as “inconclusive”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The collation and returning officer of the election, Yusuf Sa’idu, a professor at the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, announced the position at the collation… Read the full article here

Picture credit: Google Earth/Forbes There are many advantages and challenges of Africa splitting into two separate continents with a new ocean between them. But do I have the right to peer into a future millions of years away? I think we really need to discuss that future as it may come earlier than humans think. For now, let us see how far we have gone with the AU Vision 2063. As we sleep, nature is ever awake, working. Even if we snore, it cannot be as loud as the rumbling Mount… Read the full article here

Despite laws prohibiting the discrimination of people with disabilities, children with special needs still experience difficulty in accessing adequate education and healthcare resources. The Ugo Edward-Dibiana Down Syndrome Foundation, a non-profit organisation, made this known in a statement issued to commemorate the 2023 World Down Syndrome Day. The Co-founder of the Foundation, Edward Dibiana, lamented the distressing challenges in getting schools to accept children or wards… Read the full article here

Osapkamwan Ogieriakhi spoke gently as he narrated how his brother, Eghosa Ogieriakhi, was murdered on his farm a year ago in Odighi community of Edo State. “I still have fresh memories of the incident like it was yesterday,” he said. “It hurts afresh because he was a friendly fellow. He never looked for trouble, instead, he always found a way to keep us from one. He was the eldest and most hardworking, the breadwinner.” After the attack, the killers, suspected to be… Read the full article here

Nollywood has come a long way from the VHS tapes and video club era. In 2003, Nollywood gave Nigerians some of the most memorable and exhilarating classics. It was the year that perhaps one of Nollywood’s biggest exports, Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, aka Aki and Pawpaw, bagged their break-out roles in ‘Aki na Ukwa’. So popular were their roles that fans never recalled the movie’s title and assumed it was ‘Aki and Pawpaw’. While compiling the list, PREMIUM TIMES… Read the full article here