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Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, is scheduled for release from federal custody after serving 440 days of a two-year sentence.According to inmate records with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ellison is expected to be released from the Residential Reentry Management field office in New York City on Wednesday, more than a year after she reported to prison in Danbury, Connecticut. The former Alameda CEO was one of three executives linked to the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX to serve prison time, along with former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried and former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame. Caroline…
Hulu is apparently built for TV lovers, if the streamer’s top 15 list is anything to go by. Out of a list that’s supposed to feature the most popular movies and TV shows on the site, there’s only a single film among them. That did make things easier when Watch With Us put together our weekly roundup of three popular Hulu movies and TV shows to binge-watch this week. Our selections include the latest Fox medical drama/comedy, a Hulu original series and a classic superhero flick. ‘Best Medicine’ (2026) If you’ve ever watched the British series Doc Martin, then you’ll…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the narrative that the United States-led international order operated equally for all was always partially false. At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Tuesday, he acknowledged that many countries, including Canada and many European countries, benefited from American hegemony, which provided a better trade system, financial stability, and collective security. “We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically,” he said further. “This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the…
Seeking to improve on their performance at the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Games (NDG), the Ondo State Liaison Committee has charged coaches of the 17 sports to ensure that only the very best athletes are presented to represent the state. The 2nd Niger Delta Games will be held in Benin, Edo State, from 20-27 February. Sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission, the Games are organised by Dunamis-Icon Limited. Secretary of the Committee, Henry Babatunde, issued the charge during an interface with the coaches at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure. Mr Babatunde urged the coaches to…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, says it has reviewed the press statement issued by the Nigeria Police Force confirming the abduction incident at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. CAN said it recognises that verifying security incidents, especially in remote communities, can be challenging but added that these challenges do not excuse lapses in how sensitive matters are communicated to the public, particularly when reports involve mass abductions and threats to human life. It said that the initial public dismissal of reports about the incident, before thorough verification, was deeply troubling. In a statement…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, upheld the exclusion of candidates of the Labour Party, LP, from the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, declined to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to accept and publish the list of candidates the LP nominated to participate in the election billed for February 21.It dismissed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2110/2025, which the LP and its candidates in the FCT lodged against INEC. The plaintiff told the court that INEC had, in September 2025,…
A Kwara State High Court, presided over by Justice Oba Muritala Folorunsho, has convicted 22-year-old Ishaq AbdulRazaq for sexual abuse and exploitation of a five-year-old minor. According to the charge, the defendant was accused of genital rubbing on July 21, 2025, at Gaa-Odota Area, in Ilorin metropolis. The court after thorough examination of the case, found the defendant guilty of sexual exploitation of the child by rubbing his genitals with that of the girl child, contrary to Section 32(2) of the Child Rights Law of Kwara State. The Defence Counsel, Dr.Bunmi Bewaji, in his remark, pleaded with the court that…
Legendary Nigerian Juju singer, Sir Shina Peters, has reacted to Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, the founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre, KICC, for comparing his financial decisions with that of Zenith bank founder, Jim Ovia. DAILY POST reports that Mathew Ashimolowo had while preaching about ‘wealth and timing’ at COZA 12DG, said, “Don’t buy a big house until you cross a certain age. What do you need it for? To show? In 1990, two men had N20 million in Nigeria. One used his own to build a big house, the second one used it to start a bank. “The house that…
Trabzonspor have stepped up their pursuit of Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, DAILY POST reports. According to Corriere dello Sport, Dele-Bashiru has received an official offer from Trabzonspor. The Nigeria international is however yet to make a decision on whether to join the Turkish Super Lig club despite the attractive nature of the offer. Premier League club, Nottingham Forest have also been credited with an interest in the player but are yet to make an official offer. Dele-Bashiru once played in Turkey for Hatayspor before moving to Lazio. The 24-year-old is said to be interested in making a return to England…
The Joint Unions of Nasarawa State Tertiary Institutions have suspended their about one-month-old industrial action, directing members to resume classes with immediate effect. JUNSTI, with lecturers from the state-owned Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, Lafia, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, and College of Education, Akwanga, had on December 24, 2025, declared an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the New National Minimum Wage in the tertiary institutions. The Chairman of the union, Samson Kale Gbande, said the state government could not meet up with the agreements reached after several meetings and negotiations, hence the association embarked on the…
