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It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase, many of which aim to help use your phone for you. You’ll find Gemini in more places, like Chrome on Android, in your autofill suggestions, and all up in your apps — if you want.Google also has a new name for us to remember, because it just can’t help itself: Gemini Intelligence. It “brings the very best of Gemini to our most advanced Android devices,” according to Google’s director of Android experiences, Ben Greenwood. Google is bundling some existing and…
CertiK says North Korea-linked hackers stole about 60% of the value lost to crypto hacks in 2025, with proceeds used to help fund the regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, highlighting the country’s growing reliance on digital assets to generate hard currency.The findings, shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, come from a new Skynet report that attributes roughly $2.06 billion of an estimated $3.4 billion in 2025 crypto security losses to groups tied to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK, across 79 of 656 incidents documented that year.Between 2016 and early 2026, DPRK-linked actors stole an estimated $6.75 billion…
Hayden Panettiere is clearing up the circumstances surrounding her decision to give full custody of her daughter, Kaya, to ex Wladimir Klitschko. “The idea that anyone would think that I would just give away my child and be OK with it is heartbreaking and couldn’t be further from the truth,” Panettiere, 36, said during a Monday, May 11, appearance on the “On Purpose With Jay Shetty” podcast. Panettiere welcomed Kaya, now 11, with Klitschko, 50, in December 2014 while engaged to the Ukrainian boxing icon. However, in 2018, she gave full custody to her ex amid her struggles with postpartum…
As the tempo of political activities increases in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 general elections, an internal crisis is simmering in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, with aspirants refusing to step down for others in behind-the-scenes negotiations for consensus candidates. The tension is particularly pronounced in Kaduna Central Senatorial District, where prominent APC figures are locked in a fierce battle for the party’s senatorial ticket. Three politicians are fighting over the APC senatorial ticket in the district. They are former senator Shehu Sani, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly Yusuf Zailani, and northern…
President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football as well as the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony. The approval was announced during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting between Mr Tinubu and CAF President Patrice Motsepe. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, those present at the meeting included Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF president and Special Adviser to the CAF President Amaju Pinnick, and CAF Acting Secretary-General Samson Adamu. The 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly is…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reiterated the Administration’s commitment to providing infrastructure in the nation’s capital and will not be swayed by unnecessary criticism. Wike stated this when he received a delegation of the Body of Benchers, led by its new Chairman, Albert Akpomudje, SAN, on Tuesday. The minister reacted to recent criticism by the President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, who was quoted as saying that the construction of houses for judges was to compromise them, stressed that the FCT Administration will continue to provide infrastructure for government establishments, where needed and…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday visited the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, at his residence in Abuja. Although the details of the meeting are currently not available, it may not be unconnected to the political events unfolding in Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalists aspiring for the Rivers State House of Assembly were disqualified by the screening committee. The development signaled the renewal of the face-off between Fubara and Wike, his predecessor. There are speculations that the governor may also be disqualified from pursuing his re-election under…
Residents of Gadanaji community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have appealed to the government for urgent intervention following a N10 million ransom demand by abductors holding 11 kidnapped residents captive. The victims were abducted during a midnight raid on April 9, 2026, when heavily armed bandits invaded the community, killed one resident and kidnapped 11 others, including women and children. The village head of Gadanaji, Mr Adamu Tanko, said the community could not afford to raise such an amount and appealed to the abductors to reduce the ransom demand. According to him, “The affected people kidnapped have…
Famous Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo, is dead. A Nollywood source, who does not wish to be named, informed our correspondent that Alex was rushed to the hospital on Monday. The source said the actor had been battling kidney cancer The actor passed away on Tuesday afternoon after spending hours on life support. Alex was rumoured to be suffering from serious health issues in May 2025 after months of social media disappearance. A check by DAILY POST confirmed that Ekubo’s last social media post was on December 30, 2024.
Nigeria will host the 2026 Confederation African Football, CAF, Awards Ceremony, DAILY POST reports. The West African nation will also stage the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly. The CAF General Assembly will hold in October this year, while the CAF Awards is slated for December. President Bola Tinubu announced the country will host the two events during a meeting with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe at the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Morocco hosted the last three editions of the CAF awards. CAF’s 54 Member Associations, representatives from the six zonal unions and senior football officials from across…
