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The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars at a criminal hideout in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led raid on the hideout in the Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti on Sunday. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday, Abutu said operatives recovered a large quantity of items reasonably suspected to be proceeds of burglary and theft. He stated, “During the operation, four suspects were arrested. They are Abdurazak Suleiman, 39; John Okori, 27; Francis Okori, 32; and Kehinde Alabi, 30, all…

Team,We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history. After careful consideration, I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and in addition, four studios will leave XBOX to new management. I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day, and I wanted to be direct about the scale.I know this is painful. These changes will directly affect people who have poured their creativity into building XBOX. Many joined us…

Crypto losses fell 46.8% year-on-year to $1.32 billion in the first half of 2026, but crypto security firm CertiK says the drop is misleading, warning that attackers are becoming more sophisticated and destructive. Phishing drove the bulk of losses in the first quarter, totaling $508.2 million. Wallet compromises were the biggest attack vector in the second quarter, contributing to $807.5 million in losses, CertiK said in a report. More than 70% of the losses in Q2 came from the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol hacks, which are believed to have been carried out by North Korean state-sponsored hackers. “A headline reading of ‘losses down…

Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, the husband of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Annemarie Wiley, has been arrested on a domestic battery charge. Marcellus, 51, was charged on Saturday, July 4, in Orange County, Florida, per TMZ and People. Online records viewed by Us Weekly show that he made an initial appearance in court pertaining to the charge on Sunday, July 5. According to People, the former defensive end was still in custody as of Sunday. The outlet reported that no additional information about the circumstances of Marcellus’ arrest was available at press time. Us Weekly has reached…

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has again called on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or abstain from seeking re-election in the forthcoming general elections over the president’s “poor handling” of insecurity in the country. Mr Obi, in a post on his verified X handle on Monday, claimed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State told him Mr Tinubu did not contact him more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in the state. The NDC candidate, a former governor of Anambra State, said Mr Tinubu’s failure to rescue the abducted victims and…

There are dots in every destiny that only God understands and can connect. Your life and my life are not ones that can be explained from A–Z. Destiny is not linear. Dr Tony Evans once said, “You can be walking with God on a highway, and He suddenly makes a bend on you.” Those bends are called detours. Some of them include: Unexplainable delays when you thought everything would happen under six months because you prayed and got a word from the Lord. ⁠Unexplainable lack of a spouse even after you were told by God that your spouse would come…

The Federal Government has warned petroleum marketers against using profits from previously acquired expensive fuel inventories as justification for maintaining high petrol prices, insisting that the benefits of lower replacement costs must be passed on to consumers. The government said the continued disconnect between falling international crude oil prices and domestic petrol prices had become a source of concern, warning petroleum marketers against sustaining high pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit despite declining global crude prices and insisting that Nigerians should enjoy the benefits of lower replacement costs in a deregulated market. The warning was issued during a stakeholders’ meeting…

Belgium’s financial markets regulator warned consumers against six crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) it said were operating in the country without authorization, days after the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licensing deadline took effect. On Monday, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) identified several CASPs active in Belgium without authorization under MiCA regulation. FSMA named Aurum Foundation, Bank Bit, Bithf Pro, Dxago, Global Dynamic Trade and ZeriaFunding. The regulator said it had added these entities to its list of fraudulent CASPs. The warning indicates that national regulators are beginning to apply the MiCA licensing perimeter following the EU’s transitional period, which…

Karlie Kloss grinned for the cameras ahead of former BFF Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce — but she’s staying tight-lipped in its aftermath. In an Instagram video shared by Deux Moi on Sunday, July 5, the model, 33, was seen dodging a question about the couple’s nuptials, staged inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden two days prior. “How was Taylor’s wedding?” a photographer was heard asking Kloss as he followed her down a Paris street. “How’s Paris treating you?” she said in response as she kept walking with dark sunglasses shielding her eyes. Prior to her arrival in…

The Oyo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of a 24-year-old man who was reportedly attacked during a traditional masquerade procession in the Labiran area in Ibadan. According to the command, the victim, identified as Sefiu Kehinde, allegedly died after he was attacked with axes and cutlasses by a masquerader known as Asoleke and some of its followers during a procession on Sunday. According to the police, the incident was reported at the Mapo Divisional Police Headquarters by a relative of the deceased after she received a distress call informing her that the victim had…