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When Governor Peter Mbah promised that water would flow into Enugu homes within 180 days, expectations soared. Nearly three years and over N70bn in water budgets later, many residents say the promise has evaporated, replaced by broken pipes, soaring tanker costs and deepening public frustration, reports RAPHAEL EDE For residents of Enugu, the “Coal City” state, the sound of a rushing tap is becoming a myth, an ancient folklore told to children who now only know the rhythmic rumbling of expensive water tankers. Despite over N70bn budgeted for water resources between 2024 and 2026, the reality on the ground is…

Microsoft confirmed last year that it’s working on a next-gen Xbox console in partnership with AMD. Now, AMD is hinting that the next Xbox console, which will use custom AMD chips, could be launching in 2027.“Development of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox, featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC, is progressing well to support a launch in 2027,” said AMD CEO Lisa Su on an earnings call today. The brief comment doesn’t confirm Microsoft will launch a new Xbox in 2027, but it does reveal that AMD is ready to support a launch then if Microsoft is also ready.Microsoft entered a “strategic multi-year partnership”…

Key takeaways:Ether dropped 28% in a week to $2,110 as investors cut risk and markets wiped out leveraged traders.Spot ETH ETF outflows reached $447 million as Ethereum network activity fell by 47%.Ether (ETH) plummeted to $2,110 on Tuesday, signaling fragility following a brutal 28% price correction over seven days. Investors retreated into cash and short-term government bonds as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Index also fell 1.4%. Traders worry that valuations have become overextended and overly reliant on the artificial intelligence sector. Sentiment soured after Nvidia (NVDA US) CEO Jensen Huang denied plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI. Investors braced for additional…

Grey’s Anatomy’s Scott Speedman is trading medicine for private investigation in his upcoming ABC crime drama RJ Decker. In Us Weekly’s exclusive first look at the show, Speedman’s RJ calls himself “the sunshine state’s most lovable PI.” The description seems misleading, though, since RJ is then seen getting punched in the face by an exotic dancer. “Business is booming,” RJ quips. “Turns out, murder never takes a vacation.” Based on Carl Hiaasen‘s novel Double Whammy, RJ Decker focuses on a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who “starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida, tackling…

A prosecution witness, on Tuesday, shared insights from a memo former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, sent to seek and obtain then-President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the unpopular redesign of the naira in 2022. Chinedu Eneaya, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), testified at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, as the seventh prosecution witness in Mr Emefiele’s trial on illegal naira redesign charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) instituted the charges to hold him accountable for alleged illegality and widespread chaos, losses and pains caused by the…

There was pandemonium in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday following a face-off between the chairman of the local government, Hon. Onengiyeofori George and leader of the council legislative assembly, Hon. Ibifiri. The cause of the face-off could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report. However, it was learned that following a heated arguement between the duo, councillors took side with the LGA assembly leader and beat up the council chairman. A video clip making the rounds, captured moments the council chairman reportedly took to his heel. Rivers State has been enveloped in…

Kano State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, has said that there is nothing wrong with voluntarily aligning under one party. Waiya made this statement on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. He said, “There is nothing wrong with people voluntarily aligning under one party if it reflects a convergence of ideology and a shared commitment to deliver real change and transformation for the country. “A lot of people have been insinuating that we are tilted towards having one party system. It’s not that. Look at what is happening. “Despite the advancement of…

Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation.The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard, carried out the operation in the early hours of Monday, at about 1:00 a.m. in Sarma Village, Tangaza Local Government Area. During the raid, two suspects, Nura Dan Haruna, 20, and Buhari Salah, 18 were arrested. They were found in possession of seven suspected stolen cows…

The Sokoto State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has announced the suspension of the entire management team of Nigeria National League, NNL, side Sokoto United. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, is expected to last for three months. The decision was communicated in a letter signed by the Director of Administration of the Ministry, Aminu S. Fada, on Monday. The ministry will assume full responsibility for overseeing and managing all affairs of the club pending further directives. It expressed appreciation to all affected members of the management team for their dedication and selfless service to the club. Sokoto United…

ODUDUWA’S Royal House is on trial again. Its age-old feuding is resuming in earnest after a hiatus of about two decades. It is in the Yoruba nation’s interests that the sleeping dogs must remain permanently in that state. Since his enthronement in April 2025, the Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade I, has been engaging in supremacy stunts, ostensibly to assert himself as the supreme oba in Yorubaland and denigrating his colleagues in the process. The revered monarch must remember: Royalty is a creation of the culture, particularly the law and must subsume itself under constitutional authority. Nigeria became a republic…