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The African Democratic Congress has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal, insisting that only an independent judicial panel can conduct a credible probe. The party made its position known in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. According to the ADC, while it welcomed the President’s decision to order an investigation, assigning the probe to the ICPC, an agency under the Executive, could undermine public confidence in the process. “We insist, however, that only an independent judicial…

For the last couple weeks, I’ve been in an extremely lucky position: I’ve been spending a lot of time playing games on Valve’s Steam Machine.We gave the Steam Machine a 6, and I don’t disagree with my colleague Sean Hollister’s review. But even though I already own a PS5 and an Xbox Series X, and even though I’ve experienced the Steam Machine’s drawbacks for myself, I would spend the $1,049 to buy one right now.My PS5 and Xbox Series X can’t play the hundreds of games in my growing Steam library, don’t support Steam’s cloud saves that let me seamlessly…

Bitcoin is facing its weakest sentiment cycle yet, according to Lyn Alden, a Bitcoin-focused macroeconomist who said the asset must stand on its own as Strategy disclosed a $216 million Bitcoin sale earlier this week.“I don’t think there’s anything coming to save Bitcoin,” Alden said in a Tuesday interview with journalist and Bitcoin educator Natalie Brunell, saying the asset’s long-term success must come from its own fundamentals rather than external catalysts.“The asset just has to survive on its own merits,” Alden said, pointing to Bitcoin’s underlying properties as a liquid, permissionless way to store and send value, instead of relying…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Kendall Jenner is known for her glowing complexion, so whenever she shares a peek inside her skincare routine, beauty lovers are quick to take notes. The latest product to earn a spot in her routine? The Anua Collagen Retinol Refining Gua Sha Cream. The model recently featured the innovative treatment in a TikTok showcasing her post-workout “detox” ritual, using the multitasking cream to massage her neck and jawline before continuing with the rest of her routine. Designed with a built-in…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday formally welcomed a new member, Shuaibu Rabiu, who was sworn in as the lawmaker representing Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State following his victory in a recent by-election. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen administered the oath of office to Mr Rabiu, officially admitting him into the 10th House. His swearing-in comes weeks after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a by-election to fill the vacant seat in the constituency. The vacancy arose following the death of the constituency’s former representative, Muhammad Danjuma-Hassan of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Under Section 76(2) of the…

Participants at the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Geneva, Switzerland. The real breakthrough this week may not be another frontier model… It may be something even more valuable: A shared commitment that artificial intelligence should become not only humanity’s greatest invention — but one of its greatest acts of international cooperation. Nearly every government on Earth has arrived in Geneva to answer one question that could define the next century: Who should govern artificial intelligence — and who gets to decide this? When I asked Google’s Gemini to imagine me on the cover of the TIME100 AI issue…

Oil prices soared and stock markets slid Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following renewed strikes in the Middle East. The latest bout of fighting was sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Trump said at a NATO summit in Turkey the ceasefire was “over” but left the door open to more talks. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude jumped more than five percent to around $78 a barrel. The main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, also rallied five percent. In Europe, Paris and Frankfurt shed…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a key EU regulator supporting the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, is launching a dedicated process for reviewing crypto custody providers.ESMA plans to conduct a common supervisory action (CSA) focused on the operational resilience of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), with a specific emphasis on custody services, according to an official announcement on Wednesday.“The CSA will assess the maturity of CASPs’ digital operational resilience frameworks in relation to custody activities,” ESMA said, adding that the reviews will focus on areas including key and storage management, alongside other operational risks.The move comes…

Zoe Kazan has seemingly speculated over why Blake Lively did not receive an invitation to former pal Taylor Swift’s wedding. “I think she [Swift] didn’t invite *her* [Lively] because she has come to the end of her marriage plot, thus cutting off access to her first great subject,” the Big Sick star, 42, wrote via X on Tuesday, July 7. “Rather than root for her own divorce, she is generating the next chapter of interpersonal drama for herself via female friendship.” Us Weekly confirmed via multiple sources in the lead-up to Swift’s Friday, July 3, Madison Square Garden wedding to…

The police have confirmed the abduction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (Fulafia), Nasarawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lafia. Mr Nansel said that the police received the report of the incident from the institution’s chief security officer (CSO) on Tuesday at about 9:20 p.m. He said that the CSO told the police that three students residing at Living Seed Lodge, located in a bushy area on the outskirts of the students’ residential community, were abducted by suspected armed men. “Upon receipt…