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Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Fall might make you think of cardigans, shackets and denim jackets, but this year, rich girls are reaching for none of the above. Instead, they’re actually incorporating sleek, classy blazers into their day-t0-day rotation. We found 13 luxe-looking layers that nail the aesthetic. If you think blazers are only for the office, these chic picks will change your mind. They pair just as well with jeans as they do with trousers, and once you see them, you’ll want to wear them…
A commissioner with the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Mohammed Wawa, has regained freedom about 11 months after bandits abducted him. Mr Wawa, who hails from Borgu Local Government Area, was reportedly released in the Funtua axis, around the boundary between Katsina and Zamfara states. A family source said he was released on Wednesday night after the payment of additional ransom to the kidnappers. Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Mohammed Wawa Speaking after his release, Mr Wawa recounted what he described as a traumatic experience, saying he spent more than 300 days in captivity without taking a bath.…
Suspected terrorists on Thursday attacked the convoy of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Borno State, Mustapha Gubio, along the Kareto-Damasak Road in the northern part of the state. The incident occurred around 2:30pm as Gubio and his team travelled to Damasak as part of an appreciation tour of northern Borno, according to findings by PUNCH Online. Confirming the attack on Friday, the spokesman for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said no member of the entourage was killed. He said the attack was repelled by combined security forces. “Yesterday (Thursday) around 2:30pm, the convoy of the…
The original robot vacuum company showed off a concept robot at the IFA tech show in Berlin today. The Roomba Duo combines a heavy-duty floor-washing machine with a smaller, slimmer Roomba. The two floor cleaners can move around your home together, with the main unit mopping and sweeping larger floor areas and the smaller unit lowering mechanically when needed to clean tighter spaces, such as under tables or in corners.The Duo is also an autonomous mobile dock, with clean and dirty water tanks and a dust bag on board, and it uses lidar and camera-based navigation to map your home,…
The impact of hardware wallet provider Trezor’s data breach was larger than initially estimated, expanding to an additional 67,000 US customers.The breach may endanger more US users who ordered between November 2019 and August 2021, Trezor said in a Friday X post, citing the latest update from its shipping provider, ShipMonk. These customers had their full details exposed, including name, email, number, shipping address and order specifics. Trezor blamed the shipping provider for not deleting the data from these orders, despite saying it had received written assurances from ShipMonk.While Trezor systems were not compromised, the data breach may threaten the digital…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! There are few things that get me more excited for fall than breaking out a fresh pair of shoes. I don’t even need sweater weather to arrive before I start dreaming about suede, chocolate brown and a really good pair of boots. And after seeing what’s hiding in Amazon’s Labor Day Sale, my fall shoe wish list just got considerably longer. I narrowed the sale down to 13 pairs that actually feel fashion-editor approved, not just ‘good for Amazon.’ There are…
The Federal High Court in Abuja struck out a suit filed by Ifeanyi Araraume challenging the recognition of Patrick Ndubueze as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate for the 2027 Imo North Senatorial District election. Mr Ndubueze is the current senator representing the Imo North District, while Mr Araraume previously served as a senator for the same district. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a judgement, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate on the case, as a similar suit had been determined by a court of coordinate jurisdiction. Justice Ibrahim, who upheld the preliminary objection filed by Mr Ndubueze, described…
The African People’s Movement presidential candidate and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said Nigeria’s debate over petrol subsidy is focused on the wrong question, arguing that the country needs to review its petroleum pricing framework. Makinde made the position known in the September edition of his newsletter uploaded on Friday, The Business of Governance, where he said Nigerians should be able to understand the factors determining the price of petrol. “We are asking the wrong question. The more important question is: what is the right pricing framework for an oil-producing country like Nigeria?” he said. He said the pricing…
Instagram’s visible AI labels are supposed to help people quickly spot synthetically generated content at a glance. Over the last few weeks, however, users have been reporting that the system has gone haywire. They say Meta has been automatically applying an “AI Content” label to images that they didn’t create or edit using generative AI tools. Meanwhile, actual AI imagery is slipping through the cracks, leaving the impression that nothing can be trusted on Instagram at all.The precise causes of this tagging seem to vary. Many people said the label appeared on images that were edited using tools like Canva’s…
Major prediction market platform Kalshi has seen its US web traffic explode over the past year, underscoring the platform’s rapid growth while regulators and courts scrutinize its expanding event-contract business.Kalshi recorded 15.4 million visits from the United States in July, up about 1,520% from just under 1 million in August 2025, according to Similarweb traffic estimates reviewed by Cointelegraph on Friday.US traffic accounted for nearly 80% of Kalshi’s traffic in July, up from 72.8% in August 2025, showing that its growth has remained heavily concentrated in the country.The surge comes as Kalshi faces mounting legal challenges over whether its sports…
