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In July, Sony sued Tencent to prevent the release of Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a “slavish clone” of its popular Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; the two companies have reached a “confidential settlement” and the case has been dismissed with prejudice, according to a court document filed on Wednesday.Light of Motiram was announced last year, and the aesthetics of its reveal trailer show a striking resemblance to Horizon the series, featuring lush landscapes, futuristic technology, and monstrous animal-like robots. In its lawsuit, Sony also alleged that Tencent used its “rip-off” of Horizon…

More than 100 crypto exchange-traded products are likely to hit the market in 2026, but many of them will quickly be shuttered due to a lack of demand, an analyst says.Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart said on Wednesday that he agreed with a 2026 prediction from crypto asset manager Bitwise that over 100 crypto ETFs would launch, but said many wouldn’t last.“We’re going to see a lot of liquidations in crypto ETP products. Might happen at [the] tail end of 2026 but likely by the end of 2027,” Seyffart said, adding that over 126 ETP applications are currently awaiting an outcome…

Nick Reiner once spoke about being bailed out of jail in a resurfaced video taken before his arrest for the murders of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. In a YouTube video uploaded in September 2016, Nick, now 32, is portraying a fictitious music mogul named Dddavid. “And I don’t even care if anyone calls me a Sally because I’m a snail and I’m never gonna f***ing fail and you know what? You’re gonna have to bail me out of jail,” he rapped. The video also features Nick walking around his family’s neighborhood and chatting with neighbors. At…

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the Bola Tinubu administration has introduced significant reforms to revive the country’s electricity sector, adding that recent gains have boosted Nigeria’s ability to supply power at home and across the West African region. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on the sidelines of the West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit in Accra, Ghana, the minister highlighted current power generation from hydro and thermal sources, adding that plans are underway to integrate large-scale solar projects, particularly across northern Nigeria. Mr Adelabu acknowledged that significant challenges persist, but stressed that the sector is undergoing a sustained transformation aimed…

The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, says transport sector concessioning in Nigeria is inevitable. Mr Alkali said this on Tuesday at a symposium organised by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) National Coordinating Committee (NCC) in Abuja. The theme of the event was “Nigeria Transport Sectors Concessioning: Focus on Viabilities and Imminent Labour Issues”. Represented by Ahidenor Cynthia, Director of Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration at the ministry, the minister said concessioning in transport sector was paramount, maintaining that its success was not automatic. “It will be measured not only by improved infrastructure or financial returns, but by its…

Supreme Court of Nigeria Yesterday, 15 December, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out the suit filed by 11 governors of states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 18 March. The suit: AG Adamawa & 10 Ors vs. AG Federation and the National Assembly, was dated 20 March, and filed on 8 April. In March, President Tinubu, relying on Section 305, which affirms the powers of the President to declare a state of emergency, went a step further to suspend all democratic structures in Rivers…

Tanzanian singer and songwriter Juma Mkambala, popularly known as Juma Jux, has revealed the influence of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo and his wife, Priscilla Ojo, on his music career since they got married. The ‘Thank You’ singer revealed this on Tuesday during an interview with Yanga FM, as he geared up for his first Lagos concert on Thursday. Speaking on the influence of his marriage to Priscilla on his music career, Juma, who won the East African Artist of the Year award at the 17th Headies Awards, said his wife, Priscilla and her mother, Iyabo Ojo, have increased his popularity,…

Victor Osimhen, Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker; Calvin Bassey, Fulham left-back and Ademola Lookman, Atalanta forward have been nominated for the highly coveted ‘King of the Pitch’ category of the Nigeria Pitch Awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that organisers of the annual soccer awards announced nominees for the 12th edition at a stakeholders’ luncheon on Tuesday in Abuja. Osimhen tops the nomination list with nods in three categories, including the Sam Okwaraji Awards, and the Rashidi Yekini Award For the Best Striker alongside Ademola Lookman and Anas Yusuf of Nasarawa United. Bassey also got nominated for the…

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jnr held talks on Wednesday to strengthen the relations between the two countries. The talks were held when the US Envoy paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja, where they expressed their desire for a more robust diplomatic relations between Nigeria and America. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media/Communication to the President of the Senate, Anietie Ekong quoted Senator Akpabio to have said that Nigeria and America had a shared goal of operating…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has addressed speculations regarding his potential defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, amid recent moves by some opposition governors to join the ruling party. Makinde spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the public launch of ‘Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration’, a book authored by former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. “I am not APC, and I am not about to become APC,” the governor declared. He stressed that Nigeria’s progress depends on sincere collaboration among leaders across political divides to advance the country. Governor Seyi Makinde stated that…