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British energy giant Shell Plc has appointed Elohor Aiboni as its new Executive Vice President and Country Chair for Nigeria, following the departure of Marno de Jong after more than six years leading the company’s operations in the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, Shell said Mr de Jong would step down after overseeing a period of strong operational performance and major investment decisions in Nigeria. “Shell appoints Elohor Aiboni Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, as Marno de Jong bows out after more than six years at the helm of Shell in…

Microsoft Threat Intelligence is warning Windows users about a cryptocurrency clipper strain of malware transmitted via USB drives. The malware, which has been affecting users since February, steals clipboard data to extract wallet credentials using “high-frequency clipboard theft, screenshot exfiltration, and wallet-address substitution,” Microsoft said Wednesday.The crypto clipper also hides legitimate files and replaces them with lookalike shortcuts, so victims unknowingly execute malware while a worm component propagates automatically to USB storage devices. This malware is insidious because it’s more than just an info stealer, it functions as a backdoor, meaning that attackers can push and execute arbitrary code on infected machines…

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A 23-year-old nursing student in Anambra State has been found dead in her off-campus hostel in Alor, a community in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the victim identified as Vivian Chilaka was found dead on 14 June. Sources said Ms Chilaka was an ND II student at College of Nursing Sciences, Alor. A video clip apparently recorded when she was found dead showed a small bloodstained knife in front her room, a few steps away from the spot where her body was found. Also within the compound, some household items such as pots…

President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria has secured more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs—equivalent to about nine million bags—to support agricultural production and strengthen food security across the country. The president disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, describing the development as part of broader measures by his administration to fulfil its commitment to making Nigeria food-secure. “As of May 2026, more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs, equivalent to about nine million bags, had been secured, with 10 vessels discharged or in transit,” Mr Tinubu said. He recalled that…

A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain defender denies. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The PSG right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose second match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Shortly after the Versailles Court of Appeal delivered its ruling, Hakimi wrote on X that he had been…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of a robbery gang based in Lagos while carrying out a robbery attack in the Ibafo area of the state. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in an exclusive conversation with PUNCH Metro on Thursday. Babaseyi said the suspect was arrested following a swift response by the Divisional Police Officer of Ibafo Division after a distress call over an armed robbery attack in the Maba/Asese area via Ibafo. According to Babaseyi, the DPO received a distress call at about 1:25 a.m. on May…

Ahead the Saturday bye-election in Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State, the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has called on the residents of the district to cast their votes for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dayo Faduyile. The Independent National Electoral Commission is conducting the bye-election to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of former senator, Jimoh Ibrahim, as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Aiyedatiwac, who spoke at the APC final campaign rally in Okitipupa on Thursday, appealed to residents to conduct themselves peacefully during the election and ensure their votes count. Represented by…

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Microtransactions below 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC) now account for roughly 80% of all daily transactions on the network, pushing transaction activity close to record highs despite weak price performance.The surge has pushed CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin “Network Activity Index” into positive territory for the first time since 2024, according to a Thursday report by the blockchain data company.Transactions below 0.01 BTC represented about 44% of all daily Bitcoin transactions in 2023, but their share has nearly doubled since then, fueled largely by Ordinals, Runes and other data-inscription protocols.The report, authored by CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno, said sustained growth in non-financial activity…