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Hours before being neutralized by Nigerian troops, t3rrorist kingpin Halilu Buzu has appeared on TikTok, urging his associates to stop targeting poor civilians and to focus their f+ght on the military.

The t3rrorist has spoken in his Hausa dialect as he addresses his fellow t3rrorist to focus their f+ght on the military.

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Consumers felt better about inflation in September, with some seeing improved prices for big-ticket items, a closely watched sentiment survey showed.

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index moved up to 69 in the preliminary September results, moving higher for the second straight month as survey respondents had better expectations for both the economy and their personal finances. Economists surveyed by and were expecting a more modest 68.4.

“The gain was led by an improvement in buying conditions for durables, driven by more favorable prices as perceived by consumers,”  said Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. 

Hsu said that consumers perceived some softening in the labor market. Job growth in August was lower-than-expected. 

“Consumers are dialed in to the economy more than usual, feeling the effects of the lower goods prices and the softening jobs market,” said Robert Frick, corporate economist with Navy Federal Credit Union.

Consumer sentiment has been lifted by a decline in inflation and now stands roughly 40% higher than its June 2022 low, when inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) peaked at more than 9%. The August CPI, the most recent reading, has moderated to an annual rate of 2.5%.

Inflation expectations fell for a fourth straight month, with consumers now seeing prices rising 2.7% over the next year, the lowest reading since December 2020 and around pre-pandemic levels.

Federal Reserve officials closely follow consumer inflation expectations, which can turn into self-fulfilling projections as wage-payers and price-setters will act on where they perceive prices are going to go. 

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said that consumers’ perceptions of inflation is one reason that price pressures have been easing this year. Economists believe that the central bank will lower interest rates at its meeting next week.

Compared to the Conference Board’s similar Consumer Confidence Index survey, which is more sensitive to the labor market, the Michigan survey is more influenced by prices and inflation. 

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A Grade ‘A’ customary court in Ibadan on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Samuel John, to six months in prison for stealing beans worth N20,000. 

The court’s president, Sukurat Yusuf, sentenced Mr John after he pleaded guilty to two-count charges of housebreaking and stealing. 

Ms Yusuf sentenced Mr John without an option of fine and held that the convict should be kept in the Agodi Correctional facility in Ibadan. 

The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, had told the court that Mr John committed the offences on September 2 at about 6:00 p.m., in the Omi-Adio area, Ibadan.  Mr Amusan said the convict broke into the house of Felicia Oni and stole the beans. He said the offences contravened sections 411 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

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Private equity giant Blackstone (BX) is reportedly mulling options for VFS Global, including a sale of its majority stake in the visa outsourcing and technology services firm.

A sale of the Dubai- and Zurich-headquartered unit could value VFS at around $7 billion, reported.

Blackstone reportedly acquired a majority stake in VFS from Swedish investment firm EQT AB in 2022 for an undisclosed amount. EQT, as well as Kuoni and Hugentobler Foundation, continue to hold minority shares in VFS, according to

VFS is an outsourcing company that undertakes administrative tasks "related to applications for visa, passport, and consular services," according to its website.

Blackstone shares were up 2% at $149.58 in intraday trading Friday and have gained about 14% so far this year.

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A single woman has inquired after a personal experience that, does ovulation become more intense with age?”

She said she is literally on the brink of te@rs because she don’t have a partner and a house and a cute little family and she also so h%rny that it feels like she might legitimately pass away.

She is way too pretty and funny and cool and kind to have absolutely zero prospects but she also don’t leave the house or go on dates or give anyone a chance because she think everyone is secretly weird and trying to k#ll her.

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