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For an AI loser, Apple did an awful lot of winning last year.The mess that was the Apple Intelligence rollout was embarrassing, to be sure, but through it all, the company kept doing what it does best: selling iPhones. With this week’s news that it’ll use Gemini models to power the long-awaited smarter Siri, Apple seems to have taken a big ‘ol L in the whole AI race. But there’s still a major challenge ahead — and Apple isn’t out of the running just yet.Apple Intelligence got off to a well-documented rough start in 2024. The iPhone 16 was “Built…

Data shows Bitcoin’s (BTC) largest holders reaccumulating coins after a period of heavy distribution. Data indicates that whale balances have turned higher following the sharpest selloff since early 2023, while the mid-sized holders continue to reduce exposure.Key takeaways:Whale addresses added 46,000 BTC this week, turning the one-year net change positive for the first time since Q4 2025.Dolphin addresses, including ETFs and treasury entities, cut holdings further to 589,000 BTC, extending a multi-month slowdown in demand.Dolphin flows have dominated price impact this cycle, but whale accumulation has historically preceded key rallies.Bitcoin whale balances turn positive after record drawdownLast week, CryptoQuant’s report…

Timothy Busfield‘s lawyer is speaking out after the actor was accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl more than 20 years ago. “The allegations were never challenged, they were never proved, and they’re 25 years old,” civil attorney Larry Stein noted in a statement to People on Wednesday, January 14. “And there doesn’t seem to be any connection between these allegations regarding women 25 years ago and the allegations regarding these young boys.” A pretrial detention motion filed earlier on Wednesday included claims by a man named Colin Swift, whose daughter accused Busfield, 68, of sexual abuse several years prior.…

A Grade A Customary Court at Mapo, Ibadan, has dissolved the 30-year-old marriage between two police officers: Gladys Faniyi and her husband, Abayomi Faniyi. The court’s president, S. M. Akintayo, held on Thursday that she dissolved the marriage in the interest of peaceful coexistence after Gladys complained of constant domestic violence and infidelity. “The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent has ceased to be henceforth, because the duo no longer wish to continue to live together as husband and wife. “Abayomi is directed to be responsible for the children’s education and other needs,” Mrs Akintayo said. She granted an…

Nigeria’s economy could grow by 5.5 per cent in 2026 if the government fully implements key fiscal, monetary and structural reforms, according to a new macroeconomic outlook published on Thursday by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). In its Macroeconomic Projections for Nigeria in 2026 and Beyond, the policy group said the outlook is based on an “optimal consolidation pathway”, which assumes consistent execution of fiscal, monetary and structural reforms. The projections were generated using the NESG Macroeconomic Model (Macromod), which the group said reflects near-realistic performance of key economic variables Using its NESG Macromod, the group also developed a…

This is the simplified summary of the 70-year joint romance of Nigeria and Big Oil with communities in the Niger Delta: While the world wails over climate change, there is an ongoing ecocalypse in the oil region of Nigeria. As the poor bride fuels Nigerian governments’ budgets in trillions of naira annually and pumps profits in billions of dollars into oil boardrooms in London, Lagos, Milan and Houston, could any of these oil moguls and government powers care a hoot about the millions of humans wallowing along the creeks and coasts? Thursday 15th January marks seventy years since colonial Nigeria…

Gospel juju singer Akinola Ayoola, popularly known as Alayo Melody Singer, has revealed why plans of his colleagues and some clergymen to fly the late Bunmi “Omije Ojumi” Akinnaanu-Adeoye to India for medical treatments flopped. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the singer died on Wednesday at the age of 46 after a prolonged battle with a severe injury. She died after she publicly sought divine healing in October 2025, in a viral video recorded during a church service at G.F. David Ministries in Ibadan, Oyo State, revealing her struggle with a severe leg ailment. The singer, in an Instagram video on…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will return to Morocco in March to defend their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title after being drawn in a tricky group for the 2026 tournament. The draw, held on Thursday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), placed the defending champions in Group C alongside Zambia, Egypt and debutants Malawi. Nigeria won the last edition of the tournament beating hosts Morocco 3-2 in the final in Rabat to claim a record-extending 10th continental title. That triumph came after a dominant quarter-final performance against Zambia, whom the Super Falcons crushed 5–0. The 2026 group stage therefore…

Former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has said that Nigerians must rise to resist terrorists, bandits and other criminals terrorising the country. Sani stated this on Thursday at the public presentation of his two books, The Councillor and The Perilous Path to Europe, on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that no foreign power will free the country from the challenge, emphasizing that if people were united and enlightened and supported by state apparatus, they can defeat those who feel that they own the land and can use the force of arms to subdue everyone. “We should…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the appointment of caretaker committees to oversee party affairs in Delta, Enugu, Imo, Rivers, and Osun States. The appointments were made by the National Working Committee (NWC) acting on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), in line with Section 29(2)(b) of the PDP Constitution (2025, as amended). The announcement was signed on Thursday by Theophilus Dakas Shan, National Organizing Secretary of the PDP. Delta State Caretaker Committee Prof. Sylvester Monye – Chairman Dr. Michael Tidi, Esq. – Secretary Ujor Ucheonny – Member Pharm. Victor Ofobrukueta – Member Comdr. Johnbull Aghogho Kenairu – Member…