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Moses Allen, manager of veteran Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku, has dismissed renewed concerns over his principal’s mental health after a viral video showing the actor on the streets of Abuja sparked widespread worry online. The video, which surfaced on Saturday, showed Anuku dressed in jeans, a black top and sneakers, lying on a road in Wuse 2, Abuja, talking to himself while clutching a disposable cup. It quickly drew alarm from fans and netizens who questioned his well-being and appearance. Speaking exclusively to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, Mr Allen insisted that Anuku remained mentally stable and in good health. He…
Babcock University, Ogun State, has warned the public against fraudulent academic certificates falsely attributed to the institution, declaring that it does not recognise the classification “First Class Upper,” warning that those behind the forged documents risk prosecution. The university issued the warning in a public notice released on Monday and shared on its official X account after discovering the circulation of fake certificates by individuals falsely claiming affiliation with the institution. According to the university, one of the forged documents is a purported honorary certificate allegedly issued by the “Babcock University Biochemistry Computer Club” to one Oderhohwo Joseph Efe for…
WhatsApp is introducing a new way to add and chat with contacts, without having to share your phone number. Usernames will be launching “later this year,” in a move to make the communications platform “even more private,” allowing you to keep your phone number concealed from people who aren’t already in your contacts.Usernames are available to reserve starting this week, giving you time to claim a specific handle you may already be using elsewhere before the WhatsApp username feature officially launches. The username launch will be rolling out gradually over the coming months, and users will be notified when the…
BNY has expanded its Digital Asset Custody platform to let institutional clients store, transfer, mint and redeem Circle’s USD Coin, making it the first stablecoin supported on the platform.The new capabilities allow BNY clients to convert US dollars into USDC and redeem the stablecoin back into dollars directly through the bank while also storing and transferring USDC on its custody platform. BNY said it plans to expand the service to additional stablecoins and digital cash workflows over time.The expansion builds on BNY’s existing role as the primary custodian of the assets backing USDC, extending its relationship with Circle beyond safeguarding…
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Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of students at the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, Askira Uba LGA of Borno State. The students were sitting for Biology in the National Examinations Council (NECO) when the insurgents attacked on Monday morning. The police spokesperson in Borno State, Daso Kenneth, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES via telephone. Mr Kenneth explained that a combined effort by the police, the military, and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) helped save other students. He, however, said an unknown number of students were abducted.…
There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster drama, Labour Party turbulence, or the familiar theatre of parliamentary politics. It is about a deeper principle without which no democracy can remain healthy for long: leadership only improves when failure has consequences. That is the hard discipline of public office. Power must never be separated from responsibility. Authority must never be insulated from scrutiny. Failure must never be allowed to disappear into speeches, excuses, party loyalty or ethnic sentiment. Where consequences are credible, leaders…
Ned Nwoko has publicly marked the birthdays of his two sons with Regina Daniels, Munir Neji Nwoko (Moon), who turned six and Khalifa Chimka Nwaorah Nwoko (Khalif), who turned four, drawing renewed attention to an ongoing custody dispute in which Ms Daniels alleges she has been denied access to her children for months. As previously reported by PREMIUM TIMES, the custody dispute is still before an Abuja Family Court. In an earlier ruling, the court granted temporary custody of the children to Mr Nwoko, senator representing Delta North, and ordered that Ms Daniels could only regain access to them after…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and senatorial aspirant for Adamawa Central, Aliyu Abbati, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has no rival in Adamawa State ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Adamawa is the home state of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress. Speaking with journalists in Yola on Monday, Abbati, an agricultural scientist, economist and policy strategist, attributed Tinubu’s expected victory in the state to the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser and other federal appointments given to indigenes of Adamawa. “My advice to the president is that…
Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of screen-equipped smart glasses that first debuted at CES 2026. Unlike AR glasses from companies like Meta and Snap, Xgimi’s new privacy-focused MemoMind One skip cameras for a lighter and more discreet design that helps hide their AI-powered smart functionality. After testing them for a week, I’m completely sold on the idea of having a screen floating in front of my eyes constantly feeding me useful information that no one else can see, but the MemoMind One don’t entirely deliver on my…
