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The Osun State Government has dismissed an advertorial published in one of the national dailies (not The PUNCH) depicting a failed road and attributing it to the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing the publication as “fake news.” The government said the road featured in the front page publication was constructed during the administration of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola and is located at Mukoro in Ile-Ife, contrary to claims that it is in Modakeke and was built by the current administration. The publication, which carried pictures of bad roads and waste in Modakeke, bore the caption, “The face of bad…

The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is a dependable laptop that doesn’t cost a fortune, despite being nearly three years old. It’s cheaper than usual right now, and you have a few options in the sub-$400 range. The option with the most storage is currently on sale for $399.99 (about $100 off recent prices) at Amazon. It has a 12th Gen Intel Core i3 processor (1215U), 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. If you don’t think you’ll need that much storage, the model with 128GB is $349.99 at Walmart, and includes a slightly faster 13th Gen Intel Core i3 processor…

At least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, citing new victim reports received since the incident.Thorn said Tuesday that the victim reports helped the company label new attackers that would have gone undiscovered, as the nature of the exploit was different from a hack on a centralized exchange. “Due to one single victim’s report of less than 1 BTC stolen, we identified a new attack with 12 BTC siphoned from 126 addresses,” Thorn wrote in a Tuesday X post.The estimated losses from the Coldcard exploit have grown to $100 million…

UFC fighter Allan Nascimento has died after an apparent heart attack in his sleep. He was 34. “This morning, Monday, August 3rd, our beloved fighter and exemplary flyweight, Allan Nascimento, was found unresponsive after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) said in a statement via its website on Monday, August 3. The statement continued, “Despite the efforts of the responding medical team, he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Allan’s family, friends, teammates, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.” According to the UFC, Nascimento…

Nigeria’s oil and gas leaders have identified policy stability, investment incentives and stronger local content implementation as key drivers of renewed industry growth. The News Agency of Nigeria reports they spoke on Tuesday in Lagos during a panel session at the ongoing Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) conference. The panel, titled “Policy in Practice: Aligning Fiscal Strategy, Foreign Investment and Local Content for Sustainable Growth in Nigeria”, examined industry reforms and investment prospects. Executives from Chevron Nigeria, TotalEnergies, NNPC Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) and Heirs Energies said recent reforms have created fresh opportunities. They, however, stressed that sustained growth…

The Bayelsa Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has inaugurated a one-year project aimed at preventing malnutrition during the first 1,000 days of life. Speaking at the inauguration in Yenagoa on Tuesday, UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Lagos, Ms Celine Lafoucriere, said the initiative targeted pregnant women and children under two years across the state. Lafoucriere said the project sought to detect and prevent malnutrition early during the critical period from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday, when physical and brain development occur most rapidly. According to her, the intervention…

Peak Design’s new City Line collection includes six lightweight bags designed for everyday carry. There’s a 15-liter and 22L City Backpack, 15L City Tote, 6L and 12L City Crescent crossbody bags, and 2L City Sling. All are available starting today and feature a new BagLev hook that can suspend the bags from a table ledge or chair to keep them free of cafe sludge and park filth.The bags are available in a variety of colors — I’m a a fan of the natural “Moon” (whiteish) color, which will benefit from the BagLev hook. The vibrant “Lapis” blue color is definitely…

Bitcoin may have already erased half of its market cap, but veteran crypto investor Michael Terpin says the asset still has further to fall before hitting rock bottom.“We still have more pain to go,” Terpin tells Cointelegraph on the Trade Secrets show. Terpin believes that Bitcoin will ultimately fall “66%” from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,100. “I think that brings us down into the 40s, and I think that’s about where we’re gonna go,” Terpin says. To be precise, a 66% drop from the ATH would see Bitcoin changing hands for $43,500, a price the asset has not seen…

Ariana Grande addressed her fans directly after announcing her decision to take a “step back” from the spotlight. “Is it OK if we get a little real tonight?” the “We Can’t Be Friends” singer said onstage Monday, August 3, at her Eternal Sunshine Tour in Chicago, per footage posted via X. She continued, “Sometimes when a story comes out that’s not directly from me, things can get a little blown out of proportion, so I just wanted to speak to my fans directly tonight, because I love you so much.” “The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive…

The federal government has announced a seven-week roadmap, including a call for memoranda on how to seamlessly transition Nigeria from a unitary policing system to one that allows for state police. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES, said the “Presidential Working Group on the proposed National Policing Bill has invited Nigerians to submit memoranda and policy proposals as part of efforts to establish a comprehensive legal and operational framework for state policing.” President Bola Tinubu has made the creation of state police one of his cardinal programmes to address insecurity across Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reports…