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Hackers target X users with unsolicited password reset emails

Attackers appear to be targeting X users following the launch of X Money, after several users reported receiving unsolicited password reset emails. An X representative said the company was actively investigating the reports but had found no evidence that the attempted attacks had resulted in successful account compromises. On Tuesday, X product engineer Mridul Singhai […]

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Apple maps renames Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order

Apple has followed Google’s lead by officially renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its Apple Maps service, less than a week after President Donald Trump ordered the name change. Users accessing Apple Maps in the United States will now see Lake America instead of Lake Ontario, one of North America’s five Great Lakes. The […]

Business

Tony Elumelu’s Seplat Energy stake rises to $1.28bn

The Chairman of Heirs Group, Mr Tony Elumelu, now has an estimated $1.28 billion stake in Seplat Energy Plc through his indirect holdings in Heirs Energies Ltd and Heirs Holdings Ltd. The latest valuation is based on Seplat’s closing share price of N12,320.60 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, representing a further increase from the stake […]

Business

LagRide expands fleet by 400 vehicles for ember months

LagRide has deployed 400 new vehicles across Lagos as it intensifies preparations for the 2026 Ember Months, with plans to onboard more than 1,000 additional drivers between now and December. The mobility platform disclosed this at the LagRide 2026 Driver Mobilisation and Fleet Flag-Off held at the LagRide Centre in Lagos, where more than 100 […]

Business

Petrol price hike unacceptable – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress has criticised the latest increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, describing the development as “avoidable and unacceptable.” The union also questioned why the Federal Government had not done more to ensure that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery receives adequate supplies of crude oil from Nigeria. The […]

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Worsening soil degradation threatens global food production, FAO warns

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has raised the alarm over intensifying soil degradation, cautioning that it poses a serious threat to global food production while effective methods for protecting and restoring soils continue to be overlooked. This warning is contained in the FAO’s “Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026” report, […]

Tech

Anthropic changes data retention policy after customer backlash

Anthropic on Tuesday announced plans to change a controversial data retention policy for its business customers following “a lot of feedback,” saying it would instead introduce a new solution called Enterprise Frontier Safeguards. The company introduced the existing retention policy in June alongside the launch of Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, its two most […]

Business

Power outage hits Lekki, Ajah as 12 feeders lose supply

Eko Electricity Distribution Plc has announced a power outage affecting parts of Lekki, Ajah and Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos State following a loss of electricity supply to about 12 feeders. The affected feeders are Ibeju, Ajah Local 1, Medallion Data, Urban Prime, Main One, Maroko, Chevron, Oke-Ira, Ikate Express, Ilasan, NTDA 1 and Eleko. This was […]

Aviation

Kenya aviation workers call off strike, resume airport operations

Kenya’s aviation workers have suspended a strike that disrupted flights for two days at Nairobi’s main airport and other airports across the country. The workers’ union on Tuesday signed an agreement with the government to immediately resume operations following negotiations over a pay dispute and other grievances that triggered the industrial action. Hundreds of passengers […]

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Peller buys groundnut seller’s ₦3,000 stock for ₦1m during livestream

Popular Nigerian TikToker and content creator, Peller, has purchased the entire groundnut stock of a mother and daughter for ₦1 million during a livestream, after learning that the pair had used only ₦3,000 to stock their business. The encounter occurred on Monday, August 31, 2026, when the woman and her daughter joined Peller’s livestream and […]

News

Iran will reciprocate if US honours deal — President

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June. AFP reported that he made the comments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The statement came after the first exchange of direct attacks in the U.S.-Iran conflict since late […]