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U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, has completed a live cross-border payment using its proprietary USBDC stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain.The pilot moved funds between U.S. Bank entities in North America and Europe, with USBDC issued and transferred on the public Stellar network. It also tested the stablecoin’s minting, redemption, freezing and clawback functions while integrating with the bank’s existing risk, compliance and operations systems.The transaction validated U.S. Bank’s internally developed Digital Asset Platform, which connects tokenized assets with its traditional banking infrastructure, the bank said Wednesday. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based bank is exploring additional uses including…

It turns out summer was indeed fun for Kyle Cooke. “That’s a wrap, guys. We just wrapped season 11, another one in the books,” Kyle, 44, said in an Instagram Stories video on Tuesday, September 8. “Can’t tell you how lucky and fortunate I feel to have been able to come back and film and make the most of the summer.” The Loverboy founder has starred on Bravo’s Summer House since its debut season in 2017 and recently returned for season 11 amid his breakup. Kyle and his estranged wife, former costar Amanda Batula, announced in January that they separated after…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha and Brazilian great Ronaldinho as the most skilful players he shared a dressing room with during his playing career. Arteta made the revelation in a light-hearted interview with SportBible, where he was asked a series of questions about his former teammates, including who was the fastest, funniest, smartest, and best-dressed. Asked to name the most skilful teammate he had played with, the Spaniard opted for two former Paris Saint-Germain teammates. “The most skilful? Ronaldinho or JJ Okocha, both of them. Very difficult to pick one of those two,” Arteta…

Rufai Oseni God forbid that Nigerian television lacks interviewers with knowledge and courage, but a journalist must resist the temptation to complete the argument for the guest or force personal opinions down the throats of his viewers. When a journalist crosses that thin line, he risks creating the impression of partisanship, even though he is not necessarily partisan. After reading my intervention on last week’s incident on Arise Television’s “Morning Show,” a friend, who is one of the leaders of public relations practice in Nigeria sent me a message. “What’s your professional view about Rufai Oseni?” I replied as follows:…

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is making plans to establish voting centres for internally displaced persons in nine local government areas of Plateau State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau State, Prof. Samuel Egwu, disclosed this on Wednesday during a meeting with political party leaders and stakeholders at the commission’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital. Egwu said the move was in fulfilment of Nigeria’s obligation under the Kampala Declaration on Internally Displaced Persons, which guarantees the right of displaced citizens to participate in elections. “We don’t even know what will happen…

The problem appears to stem from the device getting wet, which is a big issue for a toothbrush. In a post earlier this week, a Reddit user in the UK wrote that his unit appeared faulty and then discovered water in the battery compartment. Several responses to both posts indicate the issue is affecting multiple units.“… a small number of early batches of Dyson CameraJet products may have experienced a component issue.”The Verge reached out to Dyson about the complaints. In a company statement sent by senior communications manager for Home Technology, Kaitlyn Coleman, Dyson said it was aware that…

Bitcoin (BTC) struggled below $80,000 on Wednesday as attention refocused on the Japanese yen.Key points:Bitcoin saw further macro headwinds as US-Iran strikes pushed Brent crude oil above $100 per barrel.The Japanese yen continued to trade around 153 per dollar, its highest levels since February as yen shorts stayed near record highs.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted at further interventions in yen currency markets to come.Bitcoin lacks momentum as Iran strikes sour risk-asset moodData from TradingView showed the local upside in the BTC/USD pair reversing as it attempted to revisit the $80,000 mark. BTC is currently down by around 0.4% on…

Igby Rigney opened up about how “confusing” the process of filming The Shards was — especially when the cast was shooting multiple different takes of the same scene. “[Creator] Ryan [Murphy] was really fun in the way that he directed us where he would have us do multiple takes multiple ways,” Rigney, 23, exclusively told Us ahead of the season 1 finale on Wednesday, September 9. The actor, who plays Brett, never knew which version would make the final cut. “We were never clued in on which take he was going to use. And then I’m sure some of those…

The police in Cross River State have arrested a man and launched a manhunt for other suspects over the alleged sexual assault and unlawful confinement of a 15-year-old girl in Calabar. The police identified the arrested suspect as Felix Solomon, who was taken into custody after the incident was reported at the Ikpa Omin Police Division on Wednesday, 9 September 2026. In a statement on Wednesday, the police spokesperson in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, said the girl was allegedly taken against her will to a residence in the 8 Miles area of Calabar on 4 September. She was “allegedly sexually…

The right question is not whether mass weddings are inherently good or bad. It is whether public support changes the trajectory of beneficiary households, and whether it does so more effectively than alternative or complementary forms of social investment. If marriage is important enough to warrant public investment, the success of that investment should be judged by the welfare of the family it helps create. In August, the Kano State Government, in northwestern Nigeria, supported 1,500 couples through its Auren Gata mass-wedding programme, with beneficiaries drawn largely from low-income and vulnerable groups, including widows and divorcees. The support did not…