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The FCC approved SpaceX’s plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity.SpaceX originally sought approval for 30,000 satellites, but for now, the FCC is only greenlighting 15,000. The company will be on a deadline, too. The government says 50 percent of the Gen2 satellites must be launched and operational by December 1st of 2028, with the rest to follow by December…

For his eighth film, writer and director Quentin Tarantino came up with a Western thriller he called The Hateful Eight. Kurt Russell plays John “the Hangman” Ruth, a man who’s hard to like, but few could argue with his reputation as a bounty hunter. His latest bounty, “Crazy” Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is chained to his arm as they travel by stagecoach. As a snowstorm builds, Ruth reluctantly allows a fellow bounty hunter, Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), and Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins) to join them. When the group arrives at Minnie’s Haberdashery, Ruth can’t shake the feeling…

The Police Commissioner in Delta State Police, Aina Adesola, has ordered the redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jesse Division, Chidi Nwabuzor, for allegedly extorting N2.5 million from a woman in exchange for the release of her detained brother. The police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday. Mr Edafe said the redeployment of the DPO followed a viral video in which the woman alleged that “one officer Bright, officer Usman and the DPO Jesse extorted from her N2.5 million with the hope that her brother, who is…

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled as soon as completed and inaugurated. Umahi made the emphasis during an inspection tour of the project on Saturday. ‎”I  must emphasise that this road is going to be tolled and by the contractor, it is part of the package. “l  will be inviting the contractor to give us the programme, I don’t want to open this permanently for traffic and then we begin to talk about tolling. ” The contractor has to give us the programme and begin to build infrastructure before the end of April;…

A pro-democracy group has called on Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to resign amid an ongoing impeachment process initiated by members of the State House of Assembly. The call followed the submission of an impeachment notice against the governor, reportedly signed by 26 of the 27 lawmakers in the Assembly. The notice was presented during Thursday’s plenary by the Majority Leader of the House, Major Jack, who outlined eight allegations of gross misconduct against the governor. Reacting in a statement on Saturday, the National Vanguard for Accountable and Transparent Democracy, NVATD, through its spokesperson Wisdom Abah, said the governor’s actions…

Oyo State Police Command has advised residents of the state to without waisting more time, report any suspicious movements in their communities to the nearest police station. The command made this declaration via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Saturday in Ibadan, the state capital. DAILY POST reports that some people suspected to be bandits had allegedly written notes to residents of Ikoyi-Ile in Oriire local government area. The suspected bandits noted that they will strike on Tuesday, 20 January this year. Our correspondent gathered that the…

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen  has shared a heartfelt message to the team’s fans around the globe following Nigeria’s 2-0 triumph against Algeria in the AFCON quarter-finals on Saturday. Osimhen contributed to the win with a goal, while Akor Adams also found the back of the net, securing Nigeria’s progression to last-4 stage. In a video posted on X after the match, Osimhen expressed his gratitude to Super Eagles supporters. The Galatasaray star also noted the difficult nature of the victory and hope Eric Chelle’s side win the tournament in the coming days. “Hello Super Eagles fans worldwide, thank you…

Super Eagles Striker, Victor Osimhen has thanked Nigerian fans across the world for their unwavering support following the team’s 2-0 victory over Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. In a video message shared on social media on Saturday, the Galatasaray forward expressed gratitude to supporters and pledged that the team would build on the momentum to reach the final and lift the continental trophy. “Hello to the Super Eagles fans. Thank you so much for your support worldwide. This victory was not easy and I’m happy that the team got the win against Algeria,” Osimhen…

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has praised the Super Eagles following their 2–0 victory over Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Marrakech, Morocco. PUNCH Online had earlier reported that the Super Eagles booked a place in the semi-finals with a convincing win over Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech. The victory sets up a last-four showdown against tournament hosts Morocco, who defeated Cameroon in their own quarter-final clash. Nigeria entered the match full of confidence after a dominant 4–0 victory over Mozambique in the Round of 16, having scored 12…

The outage was the second major network disruption in 2025, with both incidents requiring a block reorganization that rolled back some activity.The team behind Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 (L2) scaling network, released a post-mortem report outlining the root cause of the temporary mainnet downtime on Monday.The root cause of the mainnet downtime was a discrepancy in the network state between the blockifier execution layer and the proving layer that checks that the execution layer is processing transactions correctly, according to the report. The Starknet team explained:“In one specific combination of cross-function calls, variable writes, reverts, and catching them, the blockifier…