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About one-tenth of US adults said they used or invested in crypto in 2025, the highest level in three years, according to a Federal Reserve report on the economic well-being of households. Roughly 10% used crypto for any reason, up from 2023 and 2024, according to the Fed report published on Wednesday.Despite the rise, 2025’s figures still fell short of crypto adoption seen in 2021, when 12% of Americans reported having used crypto for any reason. Breakdown of crypto usage, including investment and payments, among Americans between 2021 and 2025. Source: Federal ReserveExpanding Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto into everyday payments has…
FBI season 8 ended with a massive cliffhanger — and a big change for one special agent. So, what’s next for OA and the team? Warning: Spoilers below from season 8, episode 22, of FBI. “Whether the wrongdoer is inside the FBI or outside, we will always find a way to do what is right. It’s kinda his whole thing,” Zeeko Zaki, who plays Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, exclusively told Us Weekly of the explosive Monday, May 18, season 8 finale. Zaki, 36, also teased that based on his character’s surprising conclusion, season 9 of FBI could pose a threat…
The US President, Donald Trump, says he is holding off a military attack on Iran that was planned for Tuesday after appeals by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He said the leaders of these Gulf countries asked him to pause the planned attack and allow for “serious negotiation.” Mr Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he had been informed that a deal that is “very acceptable” to the US would be reached, and that there would be “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!” “Based on my respect for the above-mentioned Leaders, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, The…
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 157 medicine and dental graduates of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) into the medical profession. The oath-taking ceremony was held on Monday at Oduduwa Hall, Ile-Ife, where the MDCN Registrar, Fatima Kyari, represented by Tijani Mandaka, Head of Medical Registration at the council, urged the new doctors and dentists to uphold the ethics of the profession. Mr Mandaka warned the inductees against professional misconduct, stressing the importance of integrity, professionalism and caution in the discharge of their duties. In her remarks, Provost of OAU’s College of Health Sciences, Bernice Adegbehingbe, congratulated…
A non-governmental organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, has lamented that with Nigeria’s rising debt profile, a new born baby begins life with a loan to the tune of N691,000. Country Director of the organization, Andrew Mamedu, said this on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television. He was speaking on the current Nigeria’s rising debt regardless of the removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the naira. “With Nigeria’s rising debt now, it means that a new born baby already starts life owing about N691,000. “There is nothing wrong with responsive borrowing. Governments worldwide, from China to the US, borrow, sometimes…
Ahead of Thursday’s All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in Lagos State, one of the aspirants, Lanre Jim-Kamal, has insisted that there is no officially endorsed candidate in the race, stressing that all contestants should participate in a transparent direct primary process. Jim-Kamal made the remarks on Monday during the unveiling of his five-point agenda in Lagos, where he said his administration would focus on addressing what he described as longstanding irregularities in the state’s political and governance system. According to him, the signing of the 2026 Electoral Act by President Bola Tinubu reflected support for direct primaries and opposition to the…
Arsenal on Monday night set four records following their Premier League 1-0 win against Burnley. Recall that Arsenal defeated Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to Kai Havertz’s header in the first half of the encounter. However, according to OptaJoe, Arsenal have now kept 32 clean sheets this season, six more than any other side in Europe’s top-five leagues in all competitions. Also, since losing 2-1 to Manchester City, the Gunners are the only side to win all of their matches (4/4) and also the only side not to concede a goal in the Premier League. Finally, the outcome of the Burnley…
The Student Wing of the Northern Youth Frontiers on Monday raised concerns over worsening insecurity around tertiary institutions in the North, warning that persistent attacks by bandits and kidnappers are undermining access to education and threatening the future of thousands of students in the region. The group said that despite the gains recorded under the Federal Government’s student loan initiative through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, insecurity around campuses continued to discourage learning and expose students to danger. The concerns were contained in a communiqué issued after an emergency joint congress of student leaders, campus delegates and youth stakeholders from…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an interstate kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising border communities between Enugu and Benue states. The suspects, identified as Mohammed Hassan, 28, and Aminu Usman, 26, both natives of Otukpa in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, were apprehended by operatives of the Udenu Police Division in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group. The command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, the suspects were arrested on May 14, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. in Amutenyi,…
One of the functions of foundations is to keep alive the memories of the people whose personalities and professional achievements the foundation was established in honour of. They are, therefore, immortality projects that allow for post-mortem influence in ensuring that their ideas, ideals and legacies continue to resonate after they depart from this plane. This is all the more so if the personality in question is associated with the search for fundamental resolutions of the problems of human existence and social harmony. This is what situates the Binuyo Foundation among the annals of significant foundations worldwide. And the Foundation is…
