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ABC’s fall 2026 TV slate is filled to the brim with a slew of highly anticipated premieres, including Grey’s Anatomy, Dancing With the Stars and more. The network surprised viewers by revealing that season 35 of DWTS would kick off with a two-night premiere on Tuesday, September 15. No further details were provided at the time of publication regarding the surprises that likely await both audience members and viewers. “The fact that we have a two-night premiere makes me think that there’s a twist,” Ballas exclusively told Us. “The last few years it’s [been] one night and someone either gets…

A delegation of the Kano State Government has paid a condolence visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the government and people of Sokoto State over the death of the Sardaunan Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji. The condolence visit, undertaken on behalf of Governor Abba Yusuf, was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa. The delegation was led by the Deputy Governor, Murtala Garo, and included the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ibrahim; the Emir of Rano, Muhammad Umar; the Kano State APC Chairman, Umar Doguwa; the Commissioner for…

Nigeria’s revenue agency has issued rules requiring crypto platforms and peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces to collect, report and remit taxes, including paying some withheld amounts in digital tokens.In its Guidelines on Taxation of Virtual Assets, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) said income tax deducted at source and stamp duty “shall be remitted to the Service in the originating token of the transaction.” Value-added tax, by contrast, must be remitted in the currency used for the payment. The guidelines place exchanges and P2P marketplaces at the center of withholding, reporting and remittance under the country’s existing laws.Under the guidelines, platforms must withhold 1%…

Sara Gilson did not have a will before her husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, fatally shot her then killed himself in a murder-suicide, according to probate documents filed nearly two weeks after her tragic death. Gilson’s ex-husband, Lyle Landers, with whom she shared two children, claimed in newly filed court documents exclusively obtained by Us that the influencer died without a will and he is asking the court to block any beneficiaries of Duffey’s estate from inheriting anything from the social media star in the wake of her murder. She was 43. In the docs submitted on July 29, Landers, 46,…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed the state’s readiness to host the 2026 CAF Awards after a high-powered delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspected the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, popularly known as the National Theatre, the proposed venue for African football’s biggest annual awards ceremony. The five-man CAF delegation arrived in Nigeria last Thursday to assess facilities earmarked for two major continental events, the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly and the CAF Awards. Leading the inspection team is CAF’s Head of Safety and Security, Christian Emeruwa, a former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…

The Adamawa State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the alleged shooting of a businessman by military personnel in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the statement, the incident was reported to the police on August 3, 2026, by Mr Muslim Abubakar of Yelwa Ward, Mubi North. The statement partly read, “He alleged that his younger brother, Suleiman Abubakar, sustained a gunshot injury during an encounter with some military personnel on the night of August 2, 2026. “Upon receipt of the…

Crypto’s biggest players are still waiting to gain access to powerful new AI models to strengthen their code from attacks, as only a select few have been able to get it. US crypto exchange Coinbase said in June that it had secured access to Anthropic’s restricted Mythos model and Zcash’s Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic used the model to audit the Zcash protocol at the request of Shielded Labs, while other major crypto players are seemingly yet to get access.“That’s one advanced frontier model that hasn’t been made available to crypto just yet,” Binance’s chief security officer Jimmy Su told Cointelegraph. “We have…

Despite its heavy subject matter, there is a reason why Hulu’s Furious doesn’t show Marshall physically abusing Alice in graphic detail. “So much of the violence that Marshall has inflicted upon Alice is spoken about but not seen,” Jake Lacy exclusively tells Us. “I honestly think it’s maybe more impactful in that way because you certainly, as a reader, for me — or as a viewer — can imagine that visceral experience and then see the guy who’s done it is shocking.” The actor, 40, says the show benefits from having Marshall try to make amends, adding, “If we just…

Fresh details have surfaced revealing how former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva’s alleged financial contributions to the 2025 failed coup plot were distributed to participants assigned strategic responsibilities for the operation. Military investigators alleged that Mr Sylva, considered the principal financier, funnelled his contributions into the plot through Purple Waves Limited, an Abuja-based company involved in real estate, land transactions and construction. From the company’s account, the money flowed into the accounts of a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Abdullahi Sani Mohammed, who disbursed the funds as instructed by 50-year-old Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, a central figure in the plot.…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested nine suspects in connection with separate cases of culpable homicide, an attack on a police facility, and violent disturbances at Gujungu Market in Taura Local Government Area of the state. This was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, in a statement made available to PUNCH correspondent on Monday in Dutse, the state capital. According to the PPRO, the arrests are part of the command’s sustained efforts to maintain law and order across the state. Speaking on the Gujungu Market unrest, Adam said, “On July 26, 2026, the command…