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Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, has urged its users to withdraw assets from the network’s bridges after an exploit on one of its bridge protocols saw attackers make off with $1.7 million in the latest decentralized finance hack this month. “We have confirmed a compromise of Taiko’s chain state verification mechanism,” Taiko posted to X early on Monday. “As a result, the security assumptions of all bridges deployed on Taiko can no longer be relied upon.”“We strongly advise all users to withdraw their funds from all bridges deployed on Taiko immediately,” it added.It is the latest in a series of crypto…

Robert Carradine’s daughter Ever Carradine is honoring the late actor on Father’s Day after his death. “Happy Father’s Day to the two GOATs,” Ever, 51, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 21. “Love you @cobybrownmusic ❤️ Miss you, Dad.” Alongside the message, Ever shared a photo of husband Coby Brown with her dad. Ever also paid tribute to her husband with a series of photos shared via her Instagram Story on Sunday with the pair’s family. “Happy Father’s Day @cobybrownmusic. We love you the most. Thank you for being the fun one,” she wrote, before uploading a separate image of…

Last week, the Nigerian stock market witnessed one of its sharpest declines so far this year, depreciating by 3.6 per cent as sell-offs in bank stocks hammered the benchmark equity index. That was not unexpected, as analysts have recently projected stocks to experience price correction, having stayed in the uptrend territory for quite a while. “Investors are likely to continue to take advantage of recent price corrections to accumulate fundamentally sound stocks, particularly counters with strong earnings prospects and attractive valuations,” analysts at Meristem Securities said in their outlook for the week. Looking forward, increased positioning in stocks that pay…

Morgan Stanley has updated its filings for its Ether and Solana exchange-traded funds, revealing that it plans to charge the lowest fees among its rivals.The company filed amended Form S-1 statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for each ETF on Thursday, showing it plans to undercut the current market offerings and charge fees of 0.14% for each of its products.The current lowest-fee spot Ether (ETH) ETF in the US is the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (ETH) at 0.15%, while Franklin Templeton’s spot Solana (SOL) ETF, the Franklin Solana ETF (SOEZ), charges the lowest fee among its competitors at…

Viewers waiting for Love Island USA‘s Casa Amor just found out when to expect the episodes — which they can also watch in theaters. Peacock confirmed that Casa Amor will start airing on Monday, June 22. In addition to being available on the streaming service, Casa Amor will be screened in select cities across the country. With a runtime of 90 minutes, the special will be available in 28 theaters. According to previously released info, the episodes will last five days — and will feature a shakeup with The Heartbeat Challenge format. The hit show follows a group of singles…

Nigeria’s democratic process received yet another jolt in the build-up to the 2027 general elections recently, with a Federal High Court, Abuja, judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties for purportedly failing to meet the constitutional threshold needed to continue to exist. The Justice Peter Lifu judgment against  the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), Accord Party (AP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), came barely a week after they, along with other parties, had concluded their primaries for the selection of flag bearers for next year’s polls. This…

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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and renowned cleric Paul Enenche have been named among 10 “Models of Exemplary Fatherhood” in Nigeria. The Men of Valour, a Christian group based at the All Christian Gospel Centre, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, announced the list in a statement on Sunday, 21 June, to mark the 2026 Father’s Day celebration. Mr Otedola, chairman of First HoldCo Plc, tops the list, followed by Mr Enenche. The group commended the businessman for “fiercely championing his daughters’ unconventional paths in the creative arts (such as DJ Cuppy and Temi) rather than enforcing corporate compliance, while openly calling them…

Through Pastor Wilfred, something eternal was formed within me. We built a strong intercessory team with two other pastors and prayed fervently for our lives, churches, and city. We fasted, ate, travelled, and wept together. When I met my wife, he was the first person I told. We prayed about it, and he kept vigils concerning my life and destiny. He is one of the most gentle and deeply caring men I have ever known. His life is a reminder that love for people is not weakness, it is strength refined through sacrifice. There are two gracious and compassionate RCCG…

An attacker has used an “infinite mint” bug in a vulnerable smart contract on the Secret Network to create unbacked, wrapped versions of Axelar-wrapped assets, resulting in a $4.67 million exploit. The exploit happened on June 10 but was discovered a week later on June 17, after a failed cross-chain transaction caused by an “insufficient funds” error in the drained account was detected, blockchain research firm Common Prefix reported on Friday.The attacker redeemed the Axelar-wrapped assets (saTokens) back over legitimate channels to drain the real Axelar-wrapped assets held in escrow because the smart contract did not verify the source of the…