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Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, has dismissed reports of the emergence of a new insurgent group in the state known as “Sai Malam.” Ahmed stated this while leading a high-level media delegation on a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Malam Ali M. Ali, in Abuja on Tuesday. He described the claim as “an outright lie” and a calculated act of misinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commissioner also dismissed a media report alleging that more than 130 children die daily in the state due to a…

Smart speakers have spent the past few years searching for a compelling second act. Beyond music, timers, and controlling your lights, they’ve struggled to justify taking up space on the kitchen counter. AI promised to change that.Amazon debuted its new hardware powered by a revamped Alexa last fall, and now it’s finally Google’s turn. The Google Home Speaker is the company’s first new smart speaker in six years and its first “built for Gemini.” After years of neglect, Google appears to be finally getting serious about the smart home — again. The new speaker is the clearest sign yet. Gemini…

Hyun Song Shin, the governor of the Bank of Korea, praised tokenization for its ability to simplify the issuance and management of government bonds.Shin said during a Wednesday panel discussion at the European Central Bank (ECB) Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, that tokenized bonds would make it easier to verify collateral, credit the asset provider’s account and reverse transactions at the appropriate time.“The big prize is tokenizing government bonds,” Shin said, adding that it is “much easier, much less prone to mistakes if you have everything tokenized.”US Treasury debt is the largest tokenized real-world asset category, representing $14.6…

Taylor Frankie Paul voluntarily checked into a rehab facility recently, Us Weekly can confirm. “She is focused on doing the work with her mental health professionals and checked in for a voluntary stay,” a source tells Us. “She has since been cleared and departed. Her priority remains doing the work on her mental health and being a good mom.” Us understands that the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star voluntarily checked into the rehab facility, which provides mental health treatment, on the recommendation of her doctor. Us has reached out to Taylor’s representatives for comment. Related: What to Know About Taylor…

The Nigerian Army has declared 104 soldiers attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalion along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State as deserters after they went missing with their service rifles following a deadly terror attack on their base early June. PREMIUM TIMES reported on 5 June that insurgents suspected to be members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), launched an overnight attack on the soldiers at their base. Sources said the terrorists took advantage of heavy rainfall and poor visibility to launch the assault, killing some soldiers. The army confirmed the attack, clarifying that those killed include five soldiers…

As Nigeria grapples with rising food costs and a widening animal-protein gap, US Soybean leaders say the solution lies not in competing with local farmers but in collaboration, improved technology, and workforce training. US Soy refers to soybeans grown in the United States and the organised industry (represented by the United Soybean Board) dedicated to their production, processing, and global export. In separate interviews during the USSEC & US Soy Nigeria: Now Conference 2026, late June, three senior executives from the US Soybean Export Council outlined why Nigeria is a strategic market and how US Soy, knowledge transfer, and sustainable…

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases since May in isolated war zones, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. More than three years of war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have decimated the country’s healthcare system. This is Sudan’s third wave of cholera in as many years, and began only two months after the last outbreak was declared over in March. Between July 2024 and March 2026, over 124,400 people were infected and 3,500 killed during the last wave, according to government figures. Endemic to the northeast African…

Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc.“This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” Sony said in its announcement. “This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play…

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire argued that USDC’s decade-long network of integrations, liquidity and regulatory infrastructure gives it a structural advantage over new stablecoin entrants, while challenging key elements of Open USD’s proposed business model.In a Wednesday X post, Allaire described stablecoin networks as platform businesses driven by network effects, saying sustained investment in integrations, liquidity, regulatory approvals, banking relationships and reserve management creates competitive advantages that are difficult to replicate. He also questioned whether permanently offering free, unlimited minting and redemption would remain sustainable at scale and said returning nearly all reserve income to partners risks “starving an infrastructure.”The comments…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Who wants stiff jeans? Not Us — and, apparently, not Sarah Jessica Parker, either. Instead of heavy denim, Parker wore a crisp summer skirt that made her look like the millionaire rich mom she is. We found a similar luxe style for just $34! Last week, Parker strutted through New York City wearing a casual tee, wedge sandals and a crisp army-green midi skirt. Her outfit felt like the archetype of the Manhattan rich mom uniform, and to pull off…