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Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the original Microsoft Surface. But today, it’s trying again. Microsoft and Nvidia have just announced the Surface Laptop Ultra, a computer with a new Arm-based Nvidia chip at its core.There’s a lot we don’t know about the 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra, such as its final specs or the foggiest idea of what it might cost. But Microsoft is promising it’s the most powerful Surface, period: “This is the most powerful thing we’ve ever made,” Microsoft Surface boss…

Britney Spears is sending multiple cryptic messages. “If you’re one of those mean girls pointing and laughing and looking at your phone in the audience just look up today… River sends you guys a message!!!!!!!!” Spears, 44, captioned a Friday, May 29, Instagram post. In a separate Instagram shared the same day, Spears filmed herself dancing in front of a pool with a body of water visible in the distance. “When I moved out of the country for a while I changed my name for some reason and the mean girls stopped laughing!!!!! Damn I miss it there,” she wrote.…

The flag-bearers of political parties for elective offices in the 2027 general elections have emerged. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier set 30 May as the deadline. However, the outcomes of the primary elections held so far have, in broad terms, unfortunately exemplified the duplicity, falsifications and violence that have characterised and bogged down our democracy to date. Thesehave raised genuine concerns about the fate of next year’s polls. The Electoral Act 2026 in Section 84 (2) spells out that “The procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for various elective positions shall be direct primaries…

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lashed out at Governor Seyi Makinde over his comments on the security situation in the state, describing them as a misrepresentation of the constitutional responsibilities of state governors. The state APC spokesman, Olawale Sadare, in a statement on Sunday, also rejected Makinde’s remarks that he was constrained in tackling insecurity because all security structures are controlled by the Federal Government. Sadare described the governor’s comments as “a height of cluelessness, insincerity and criminal ineptitude,” adding that he should not shift responsibility for security challenges in the state. The APC…

The Federal Workers Forum has threatened to mobilise federal workers for an indefinite nationwide strike over rising insecurity in the country and unresolved wage issues. The forum, in a communiqué issued after an online meeting on Sunday, upbraided the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for not rising to the occasion and providing leadership in this regard. In the communiqué signed by its National Coordinator, Mr Emelieze, and Secretary, Mr Ayo Ogundele, and made available to journalists, the forum accused the Federal Government of exploiting workers and failing to guarantee their safety. The group said an online poll…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 380 rounds of military-grade ammunition in Kaduna State and arrested a couple linked to the possession of more than 1.2 tonnes of cannabis, the agency said on Sunday. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, stating that NDLEA operatives, while on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway at Jere on May 24, intercepted a 30-year-old suspect, Sunusi Musa, allegedly transporting 380 rounds of 7.62mm military-grade ammunition to Katsina State. Babafemi disclosed that the suspect and the recovered ammunition had been handed over…

Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, is on a trip. He knows nobody trusts him. Not abroad, and certainly not at home. Still, he has made Abuja work for him: he acquired and rigged out a presidential jet with which he soars around the world. When he is out there, Nigerians hold their breath. His smile somewhat awkward, he walks cautiously, knowing that out there, neither the television cameras nor social media can be, emm… controlled. Every step is tentative, almost as if it may be the last upright one. Nigerians do not know how these things are broached, such as: “Please…

Nigeria’s total foreign exchange utilisation expanded by a massive 77 per cent in 2025, climbing from $26.65bn in 2024 to $47.17bn over the 12-month period, driven largely by a resurgence in non-agricultural sectors. A Lagos-based finance and economic expert, Sola Adekanmbi, suggested that this aggressive expansion indicates a major rebound in activities like manufacturing and industrial retooling, which required heavier capital injections in 2025. He said, “An expanding forex pie coupled with a shrinking food bill is exactly what the economy needs to witness for sustainable long-term growth. It implies that liquidity is increasingly being directed toward productive capacity and…

After almost two weeks of exhilarating cricket action in Lagos, the Middle-Belt Tigers were crowned champions of the inaugural Nigeria Super League after defeating Southern Sharks by six runs in a thrilling final on Sunday at the TBS Oval, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The championship clash brought the curtain down on an exciting maiden edition of the Nigeria Super League, with 20 matches played, showcasing elite talent, fierce competition and the continued growth of cricket in Nigeria. Led by Yellow Greens wicketkeeper Sulaimon Runsewe, the Tigers won the toss and elected to bat, posting a competitive 104/5 in their allotted…

A pseudonymous white hat hacker has helped recover $2 million worth of Ether locked in a faulty initial coin offering (ICO) smart contract for almost a decade.In a post to X on Sunday, the white hat, known as “0xflorent,” said they helped recover about 1,003 Ether (ETH) from 48 investors who participated in the Hong Coin (HONG) ICO, a decentralized venture capital fund that never launched due to it failing to reach its funding goal.“The contract held all the investors’ ETH and was supposed to auto-refund them,” 0xflorent said. However, “a bug in the refund function quietly broke that, and…