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If you’re struggling to find a Mother’s Day gift under $30, location trackers are a good investment, helping mom keep tabs on keys, bags, luggage, and other valuables. The latest Tile Pro is one of the best on the market, and it’s on sale for $24.99 ($10 off) at Amazon and directly from Tile. While this isn’t a new deal, it’s still its best price of the year and only $2 shy of its all-time low, which is why it’s worth highlighting ahead of the holiday.A big part of why I like the Tile Pro is that it works equally…

Investors appeared to disregard Hut 8’s reported first quarter 2026 net loss of more than $253 million on Wednesday, lifting the shares of the Bitcoin mining company by more than 33%.Hut 8 attributed the loss to a reduction in the market value of its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, which fell from a high of over $126,000 apiece in October to a low of $60,000 in February.Revenue for quarter totaled more than $71 million, down by about 22% from the previous period’s $88.4 million, according to Hut 8’s earnings statements. Analysts had forecast $78.5 million, according to FactSet. The company also announced…

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Hayden Panettiere is publicly revealing for the first time that she identifies as bisexual. “The first time it even crossed my mind to touch on this subject was while I was in the process of writing this book,” Panettiere, 36, exclusively tells Us Weekly in this week’s cover story while discussing her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, out May 19. In the book, Panettiere discusses her attraction to women and the moment she finally felt comfortable enough to share that aspect of her identity with the world. “It took two years to write this book, and…

The Lagos State Government will begin charging motorists for parking on designated streets before the end of 2026, as part of a broader effort to curb chronic traffic congestion and improve mobility across the city. The General Manager of the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Adebisi Adelabu, disclosed this during a stakeholder engagement with the Chairman of Ikeja Local Government Area, Akeem Dauda, and his management team. The development was announced in a statement shared on Wednesday by LASPA’s Head of Public Affairs, Dunkwu Divine, who said the initiative, known as the On-Street Parking Scheme, will commence with a pilot…

At least 958 insurgents and their family members have surrendered to Nigerian troops across the North-East in 2026. This was disclosed by the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar. He revealed this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists in Maiduguri, saying the figure adds to a growing trend of mass surrenders recorded in recent years. Abubakar said that since 2021, a total of 152,864 insurgents and their families have laid down their arms.He broke down the figure, explaining that 20,815 are active male fighters, 37,095 are women, and 64,114 are children. “The steady increase in surrender…

The national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has held a crucial meeting with representatives of the party’s former federal lawmakers following a wave of defections in the National Assembly. On Tuesday, 17 members of the House of Representatives left the ADC and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).Their defection letters were read during plenary by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. The lawmakers came from different constituencies across the country, including Kano, Anambra, Lagos, Edo and Rivers States. Another lawmaker, Leke Abejide from Kogi, also left the ADC but moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Many of…

A suspected cult member, identified simply as Obasanjo, has been killed in the Egbeda area of Lagos State amid a resurgence of cult-related violence across parts of the state. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, comes less than a week after separate attacks linked to rival cult groups were reported in Yaba and Isolo. Sources said the victim had only recently been released from a correctional facility before he was attacked near the Lion of Judah area around Okunola bus stop in Egbeda. He was reportedly accosted by suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity while moving…

Former Arsenal star, Martin Keown, has picked the team he wants his old club to face in the Champions League final. Arsenal qualified for the Champions League final on Tuesday after beating Atletico Madrid in the semi-final second leg encounter played at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will face the winner between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in the final in Budapest on May 30. When asked which team he would like to see Mikel Arteta’s face in the Champions League final, Keown told talkSPORT, “Do you know, I think I would like to see Bayern Munich, actually. “They have…

The Federal Government has approved the construction of a new Carter Bridge in Lagos at a project cost of about N545bn, as part of efforts to rebuild critical infrastructure and address long-standing structural defects affecting major bridges in the state. The contract for the new bridge has been awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, following what officials described as a competitive procurement process involving several international and local firms. The handover ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Carter Bridge site in Lagos Island, where the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, said the decision followed years of technical…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties allegedly linked to a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, granted the order on Wednesday, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court held that the properties, suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, should be forfeited to the Federal Government pending the hearing of a motion for final forfeiture. Justice Egwuatu further directed that the interim order be published in at least two national newspapers, inviting any interested party…