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A Michigan man is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, according to authorities and media reports. The deadly attack took place on New Year’s Eve on Wednesday, December 31, when Milford police said the girlfriend of Peyton Bilbia called in a welfare check for him because she could not reach Bilbia, 26, “for an extended period of time.” Officers then entered Bilbia’s home in Milford, which is about a 40-mile drive northwest of Detroit, and found him dead, “with injuries consistent with a violent attack,” the Milford Police Department said in a Thursday,…
Venezuelan police have launched a search for collaborators following the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, according to a decree declaring a state of emergency. The decree, which came into force on Saturday but was made public in full on Monday, said all police units at the federal, state, and municipal levels had been instructed to look for individuals who supported the US operation. Earlier, several US media outlets reported that the US military appeared to have received assistance on the ground during the operation. According to the reports, one person within Mr Maduro’s close circle…
Victor Osimhen showed visible frustration during Nigeria’s 4-0 win over Mozambique at Fes Sports Complex, raising brief concerns in the Super Eagles’ round-of-16 AFCON clash. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osimhen, who scored twice, reacted after Ademola Lookman missed a passing option, prompting momentary tension before the Galatasaray striker was substituted in the 70th minute. Speaking after the match, Lookman dismissed talk of any rift, insisting team unity and winning remained Nigeria’s priority at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. “Victor is our number one guy,” Lookman said. “He’s a top striker, vital to us. Moments like…
Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu has insisted that every team at the ongoing AFCON is afraid of Nigeria. Kanu said this while calling on Nigerians to support the Super Eagles to victory against the Mambas of Mozambique. Nigeria and Mozambique will clash in the AFCON Round of 16 fixture tonight for a place in the last-8. In a video post on his X account, Kanu said: “Nigeria vs Mozambique. Let’s all support our dear Super Eagles to victory. The boys are ready to do the work. “Victory all the way by God’s grace. We push them, they do it for us.…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the 2026 Federal Government budget is designed to consolidate the gains of President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, which he described as already yielding positive results. Idris made the remarks in an op-ed titled “A Defining Moment for Nigeria: Why Staying the Course Matters”, published in national newspapers on Monday. The op-ed was highlighted in a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim. President Tinubu had on December 19, 2025, presented the N58.18 trillion budget, themed “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” to a joint sitting…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed the younger of two brothers abducted on January 2 at their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, Edo North. The father of the deceased, Tahir Momoh, confirmed to PUNCH Metro on Monday that his son, Abu Momoh, had been killed. He added that the body was discovered on Monday morning and buried the same day. “It is true that he was killed. He is the younger of the two brothers and he has been buried. “The elder brother is still with the kidnappers. This is a very sad day for us…
Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has called for urgent action against drunk driving in Lagos after revealing that he narrowly escaped a life-threatening accident involving intoxicated motorists, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onazi raised the alarm on Monday through an Instagram post, describing a frightening incident that occurred the previous night and warning about the growing dangers posed by drunk drivers on Lagos roads. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner said the situation could easily have resulted in a fatal outcome and urged authorities to act decisively. “The government has to do something with drunk people driving in Lagos,”…
But all those machines cost around $2,000, even before today’s global RAM shortages. Maybe that’ll change now that AMD’s announcing two lower-end Ryzen AI Max Plus parts with full-fat graphics but fewer CPU cores, specifically aimed at gaming devices.They still have 40 graphics compute units for 60 teraflops, but the Ryzen AI Max Plus 392 has 12 cores rather than 16, and the Max Plus 388 has just eight CPU cores.“The reason we introduced the 392 and 388 chips is because those are the right products for gamers we’re bringing in,” AMD client chip boss Rahul Tikoo tells us in…
The Ethereum network validator exit queue has fallen back toward zero for the first time since July last year, which could reduce selling pressure, analysts say.According to data from Beaconcha.in, the current exit queue is just 32 Ether (ETH), with a wait time of around a minute. It is down 99.9% from its peak of 2.67 million ETH in mid-September. Meanwhile, the entry queue has hit its highest level since mid-November at 1.3 million ETH, signalling renewed interest in Ether staking. The ETH staking exit queue is “basically empty,” said Asymetrix chief technology officer and ETHKyiv founder Rostyk. “No one wants to…
UPDATE 1/5/26 5:05 p.m. ET. Mickey Rourke’s alleged GoFundMe page has raised more than $82,000 one day after news broke on Sunday, January 4, that he was in need of financial help to pay off a “$59,100” rental bill. As of Monday, January 5, the fundraising page, which was reportedly set up by the assistant to Rourke’s longtime manager, raised $82,315 out of $100,000 — 83 percent of the page’s goal. Original story below: Mickey Rourke has reportedly turned to crowdfunding to avoid being evicted from his Los Angeles home. The Wrestler star, 73, “approved” a GoFundMe page that aims…
