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Hundreds of influencers, media folks, and a few C-list celebs (sorry, Woz) filled the cavernous halls of the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts last week. They were assembled for Dreame’s launch event, ostensibly into both America and a much bigger ecosystem of products. Across the four-day showcase, the Chinese robot vacuum company pitched an AI-wrapped future that extends beyond floor cleaning to smartphones, smart rings, smart cars, and more robotic arms than any cat would be comfortable with.The event, called Dreame Next 2026, leaned heavily on spectacle and vaporware. While there were some actual launches in the vacuuming, air-purifying,…

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at investment manager VanEck, said he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching seven figures within the next five years.“Bitcoin going up for us is the base case. We think this asset is going to reach a million dollars over the next several years,” Sigel said on CNBC’s Halftime Report on Wednesday.Sigel later clarified that BTC is likely to reach that threshold in “half a decade,” comparing Bitcoin’s adoption to the video game industry’s, where usage has expanded across age groups after initially being limited to younger users.“It’s going to be like the video game industry,…

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were all loved up at the latest New York Knicks game. The couple sat courtside during game two of the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on Wednesday, May 6, sporting matching orange jackets in honor of Chalamet’s favorite basketball team. Chalamet, 30, and Jenner, 28, even packed on the PDA, sharing a kiss for the cameras as the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108 to 102 at Madison Square Garden, per footage posted on social media. Both stars kept things casual in blue jeans, while Kylie wore a white tank top and…

­The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered a suspected child trafficking network which allegedly used an orphanage to sell children in Enugu State. NAPTIP, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday, said it rescued two minors who were sold under the pretext of care arrangement. The agency said its operatives arrested a man simply identified as Thaddeus, a 51-year-old suspect who allegedly sold the two minors to his uncle, Elies. NAPTIP said the rescue of children and arrest of the suspect by its operatives followed a tip-off about the activities of…

Part 1: Fear and History In societies still battling the shadows of their own history, belonging can sometimes feel like a privilege rather than a right. Nigeria stands at such a crossroads. To the casual observer, the idea of residency, the notion that wherever one has lived, contributed, and identified for long enough, should become one’s civic home, should be a straightforward instrument of national integration. Yet, in the Nigerian imagination, it remains a deeply contested concept, forever caught between the fear of domination and the possibility of true participation. The Roots of an Inherited Fear Our history has not…

The Hisbah Command in Katagum Zone of Bauchi State has arrested seven men allegedly linked to a group identified as the Wuddadu group in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area. The Zonal Commander of Hisbah in the area, Ridwan Khairan, confirmed the arrests, stating that the suspects were detained over alleged involvement in wife swapping, Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday. Mr Khairan said the development sparked concerns about morality and social values, noting that authorities arrested the suspects following complaints from residents and information from insiders within the group. He alleged that the men engaged in the exchange…

The Nigerian Senate has reversed the amendment of its Standing Orders. The development is expected to reignite the race for leadership roles in the 11th National Assembly. The amendment of the Senate’s Standing Orders had restricted eligibility for the principal offices to ranking senators, blocking new entrants from positions such as Senate President and others. The reversal followed a motion sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and adopted under the supervision of Deputy Senate President Jubril Barau. Under the amended Standing Orders, only senators who had served two terms were eligible to contest for principal offices, and one of the…

Accord has denied endorsing Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, for the 2027 gubernatorial poll. Accord also said that it did not direct its Abia State state chapter to support the ruling Labour Party in the state. A statement signed by Accord’s spokesperson, Joseph Omorogbe, reminded Nigerians that Prof. Christopher Imumolen and his group are not members of the party, having been expelled in 2024 for anti-party activities. Imumolen and his team recently paid a courtesy visit to Governor Alex Otti at Government House Umuahia, Abia State, where they endorsed the governor for a second term. However, the national leadership…

Yobe State Police Command said its operatives have arrested four suspected drug dealers in Kolere Village, Fune Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim made this known in a statement issued on Thursday and made available to DAILY POST in Damaturu. According to the PPRO, the arrest was made following a coordinated operation carried out by the Area Command, Potiskum, where police operatives on Wednesday at about 1500hrs raided Borno Kichi Market, a notorious hideout used by criminal gang involved in drug peddling and harbouring criminal elements. He added that, during the operation,…

Controversial streamer Cater Efe has challenged Grammy-winning singer Wizkid to a boxing showdown. Speaking during a recent livestream with Kcee and E-Money, Carter Efe said after dethroning Portable as champion of celebrity boxing in Nigeria, he now wants to fight Wizkid. He said he would prefer to have Wizkid’s first son Boluwatife Balogun in attendance when he face his father in the ring. “The person I want to fight with now is Wizkid and I want his son, Boluwatife to be there too. Let him come and collect the championship from me if he is man enough,” he said. Carter…