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Cybersecurity researchers have raised red flags about a new artificial intelligence personal assistant called Clawdbot, warning it could inadvertently expose personal data and API keys to the public. On Tuesday, Blockchain security firm SlowMist said a Clawdbot “gateway exposure” has been identified, putting “hundreds of API keys and private chat logs at risk.”“Multiple unauthenticated instances are publicly accessible, and several code flaws may lead to credential theft and even remote code execution,” it added. Security researcher Jamieson O’Reilly originally detailed the findings on Sunday, stating that “hundreds of people have set up their Clawdbot control servers exposed to the public” over the…

Two weeks after influencer Sara Bennett’s death following a battle with ALS, her husband, Rusty Bennett, is looking back at her first signs of illness. Rusty, 43, revealed that Sara, a teacher before her 2023 retirement, first noticed something was off when her right hand wouldn’t function properly when she tried to clip some of her students’ papers together. “I was like, ‘Here,’ and I clipped it together for her, and that was it. She just went about her day, grading some things,” Rusty recalled in an interview with People published on Monday, January 26, adding that Sara decided to…

The two chambers of the National Assembly – the Senate and the House of Representatives – will resume plenary today after about five weeks of the Christmas and New Year recess. However, in line with parliamentary tradition, the lawmakers are expected to sit briefly and adjourn until Wednesday to honour the late senator representing Nasarawa North, Godiya Akwashiki, who died in December. Both chambers embarked on recess on 23 December 2025. Before adjourning, lawmakers debated several national issues but were unable to conclude deliberations on some key matters. Tax reform laws One of such issues was raised about a week…

Lawyer and human rights activist, Liborous Oshoma, has slammed the demand of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State for the release of N130bn local government funds. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST, Oshoma said this was happening because Nigerian had a feeding bottle system of government. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Adeleke had demanded the immediate release of over N130 billion in statutory allocations allegedly withheld from the local governments of the state. Reacting, Oshoma said: “Everyone rushes to Abuja at the end of the month to suck from a feeding bottle. “When…

Senator Magnus Abe has declared the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, emphasizing party unity ahead of the upcoming Ahoada East Constituency II and Khana Constituency II by-elections scheduled for February 21. He made the declaration on Monday while speaking to journalists after aspirants loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, emerged victorious in the APC primaries. Abe said: “As far as Rivers State is concerned, the Minister of the FCT is the leader of the APC here. “There is no confusion, and there is no dispute about the…

A 55-year-old farmer, Iliya Saidu, was killed by unknown assailants while on his way to his cassava farm in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Monday, the incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 8:30 am. Saidu, a resident of Step II, Karim town, had left home for his farm located between Gamu and Pira villages when he was attacked. The Ward Councillor representing Karim ‘A’ Ward, Hon. Alison Adamu, reported the matter at the Karim-Lamido Police Division after Saidu was found dead. Detectives visited the scene,…

Evans Ogbonda has confirmed his departure from former Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions Rangers, DAILY POST reports. Ogbonda announced his departure in a farewell message to the Flying Antelopes. The left-back expressed gratitude to the club for the unwavering support throughout his stay. He is   expected to join a new club before the end of the current transfer window. “I want to thank the incredible general manager, Amobi Ezeaku and the manager Fidelis Ilechukwu for their unwavering support and everything they did for me,” Ogbonda stated in his farewell message. “I’m also grateful to other coaches, backroom staffs supporters…

Some workers have expressed mixed and largely underwhelming reactions to recent changes in their take-home pay following the implementation of new Personal Income Tax reforms, with many stating that the increases are marginal and insufficient to meaningfully alleviate economic pressures. According to The PUNCH, the new tax reform laws introduce several adjustments to the PIT regime. Individuals earning the national minimum wage or less are now exempt from personal income tax, while employees with an annual gross income of up to N1.2m, equivalent to about N800,000 in taxable income, are also exempt. The reforms further provide for reduced Pay-As-You-Earn tax…

Residents of Ilu Abo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State took to the streets on Monday to protest against incessant attacks by gunmen. The protest followed the abduction of a woman, Tomiola Oladehinde, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen at the entrance of her house in the community on Sunday evening. PUNCH Metro learnt from an eyewitness that the incident occurred when the kidnappers stormed the area and attacked the victim’s vehicle. The gunmen reportedly shot at the car’s fuel tank and tyres to force it to a halt before whisking Oladehinde away to an…

On June 22, 2017, the Lagos High Court declared illegal and unconstitutional the series of brutal, government-ordered evictions that had left more than 30,000 Nigerians homeless. The presiding Judge, Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo (now retd) ruled that the rights of the residents had been violated. The judge awarded reparation of N3.5m in favour of the claimants. The judge further ordered a stop to future evictions in a move that could prevent an estimated 270,000 other residents of Lagos from losing their prime waterfront homes to urban development. Having regard to the urban renewal policy of the state government, the court directed…