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The National Chairman of the Kaiama Development Association (KDA), Yakubu Salihu, says only 163 of the 176 women and children abducted in Woro, a community in the area in Kwara State, have been released, with the others unaccounted for. Armed terrorists had invaded Woro on 3 February, killing scores of residents and abducting 176 women and children in one of the deadliest attacks recorded in Kwara North this year. On Thursday, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced that the abductees and 145 others kidnapped from neighbouring Niger State had been rescued by the security forces in the Kainji Lake National Park forest.…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has assured Nigerians that passport services remain available nationwide despite the relocation of passport printing operations to its Central Personalisation Centre at the Service Headquarters in Abuja. The service said the move was purely operational and would not affect the processing and issuance of passports at any passport office across Nigeria or designated Nigerian embassies and consulates. The NIS on its X handle on Friday explained that only the printing stage of passport production had been centralised, while applicants would continue to access passport services at their preferred offices. “The migration of production in passport offices…
What makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra so Ultra? Samsung’s first foldable with the Ultra name isn’t a souped-up version of the regular Fold 8, as you might expect. Where the Z Fold 8 is squat and wide, the Fold 8 Ultra retains the thin outer screen and square inner panel of the previous Folds. It does have a substantially better triple rear camera system and a slightly larger battery. But with no support for the S Pen stylus and no Privacy Display, it’s not Ultra in the same way as the Galaxy S26 Ultra.But compare it to…
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new August highs into Friday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to weaker US jobs numbers.Key points:Crypto and risk assets gained after US nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July.Fed interest-rate bets for September shift from a 0.25% hike to a pause on signs of a weaker labor market.Bitcoin and altcoins stayed “resilient” after a week of bearish surprises, per analysis from QCP Capital.Crypto, stocks higher on low nonfarm payrolls printData from TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $65,340 on Bitstamp, up 1.3% on the day, as fresh US labour-market data was released.BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe US economy…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Kaia Gerber may be the star of Hulu’s new series The Shards, but her mom, Cindy Crawford, can’t help but steal some of the spotlight. Stepping out in New York City for the show’s premiere after-party, the 60-year-old model was seen draped in a ‘90s liquid-like gown. The aquamarine hue was enough to make it a standout piece, but Crawford’s dress also boasted a ruched design across the bodice, creating a slimming silhouette. The intentional detail put a modern spin on the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said growing positive reviews of the economy by experts and favourable economic indicators signal a brighter future for all Nigerians. The president, who received the Board and Management of the Nigerian Exchange Group at the State House, said all the reforms satisfied global best practices and helped stimulate the economy, setting the foundation for long-term sustainable growth. The Nigerian Exchange Group, led by the Chairman, Umaru Kwairanga, and the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Temi Popoola, briefed the president on the rebound of the market from N30 trillion in 2023 to N160 trillion…
The news circle has been dominated for some time by the visit of Catholic Bishops to President Tinubu to draw the attention of Government to their concerns over the policy direction of the Administration. Speaking to the visit in a television interview, the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has done Nigeria a good turn by boldly coming out and showing that the President Tinubu’s administration is determined to win the 2027 elections “by all means”. All the indicators are blinking red showing a single-minded determination of the Tinubu Administration to use State resources to undermine the credibility of…
The Conservative Party has said it would end social housing provision for foreign nationals in England if it wins the next election. It said the move would free up an estimated 228,144 homes for British families. According to a report by the BBC on Friday, the plan targets two groups. These are all foreign nationals seeking new social housing tenancies, and couples currently occupying homes where neither person holds UK, Irish or EU citizenship. The party said Labour had lost control of immigration. It added that British families had been left on housing waiting lists as a result. Labour described…
When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games with friends… or lose the AC adapter for my old external hard disk… I can now power them with a USB battery instead.None of them came with USB-C ports; the entire USB protocol was barely a twinkle in its creator’s eye when Nintendo shipped the Super Famicom in 1990! But a tiny programmable dongle, from a company called Werewolf, can transform old power ports to accept USB-C electricity. I’m so impressed, I just bought a second kit for…
Ethereum researchers just wanted to reduce staking incentives. Instead, they sparked one of the biggest debates over the network’s economics since the Merge. Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363, or “Tapered Issuance Burn,” would gradually reduce staking rewards as more and more Ether is locked up to secure the network — eventually cutting new protocol issuance to zero once 50% of ETH’s supply is staked. Its authors, including Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake and Ethereum Community Conference (ETHCC) co-founder Jerome de Tychey, argue that Ethereum has reached the point where additional staking provides diminishing security returns, while diluting holders who choose not to…
