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According to The Giving Block’s 2023 annual report titled “Crypto Philanthropy Data, Trends & Predictions,” all-time crypto donations in the platform surpassed $125 million in 2022. Based on the data available, the crypto charity project predicted that it could surpass $1 billion in August 2027, reach $5 billion in June 2031 and exceed the $10 billion mark in November 2032. Data collected by the crypto charity platform The Giving Block shows that donations in the form of… Read the full article here

The calm before the storm. Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval offered a glimpse at their relationship dynamic before his affair with Raquel Leviss came to light. “I am so excited to be in Mexico. Nothing else to get in the way of my quality time with Tom,” Ariana, 37, gushed during a new episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired on Wednesday, March 29. The Florida native, who started dating Sandoval, 40, in 2014, joked that her then-boyfriend was her “prisoner” ahead of… Read the full article here

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the federal government of militarising the 18 March gubernatorial and state assembly elections in the state to punish him for challenging its new naira policy in court. Mr Matawalle and his counterparts from Kano and Kaduna, Abdullahi Ganduje and Nasir El Rufai filed a suit challenging the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria at the Supreme Court over its new naira policy. The three governors are members of… Read the full article here

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned Nigerians about the activities of some unscrupulous persons impersonating the scheme through fraudulent means on the internet. The scheme said that for the avoidance of doubt, all services in NYSC regarding deployment, issuance of kits to Corps members while at the Orientation Camp, accommodation, feeding, posting and relocation attract no fee. It said that members of the public, especially students, prospective Corps… Read the full article here

Pensioners under the aegis of Concerned Abia State Pensioners have staged a city-wide jubilation in Umuahia, the state capital, to celebrate the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the governorship election. They described the failure of PDP during the governorship and National Assembly elections in the state as God’s special way of rewarding the umbrella party for allegedly subjecting pensioners in Abia to sorrow. The retirees, dressed in all-white apparel during their… Read the full article here

A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a scavenger, Sulieman Abubakar, to 21 months imprisonment for stealing an Mp3 speaker worth N5,000. The police charged Abubakar, 28, with criminal trespass, housebreaking and theft. The Area Court Judge, Malam Saminu Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option of a N30,000 fine. The convict had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency. Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Olanipekun Babajide, told the court… Read the full article here

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has opened up about what transpired between him and an alleged internet fraudster who brought the police to arrest him recently. Recall that the ‘Zazoo’ crooner made headlines after he was captured in a viral video lambasting some officers who stormed his bar in the Sanga Ota area of Ogun State to arrest him. The singer resisted arrest, boasting that he was a superstar and worked for the ruling party. And… Read the full article here

Inter Milan defender, Danilo D’Ambrosio has described Victor Osimhen as a great striker. Osimhen has been in superb form for Serie A leaders Napoli this season. The 24-year-old has scored 25 goals and registered four assists in 29 games across all competitions for the Partenopei this season. The Nigeria international has earned plaudits for his exemplary displays, and D’Ambrosio has joined the list of praise singers. “Great striker, he has hunger, desire, he never stops. For defenders… Read the full article here

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will step onto the front lines of the battle for democracy in Africa on Thursday, spending time in Tanzania as it makes fragile progress toward restoring its reputation as a more inclusive government. Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first female president, has undone some of the country’s more oppressive policies, such as a ban on opposition rallies, even though she came to power as a member of the… Read the full article here

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki is proposing to change the Public Order Act through Parliament through a list of 10 conditions that will have to be met before a protest is approved. It is not feasible for security organs to allow masses of people to roam streets and neighborhoods of their choice carrying stones and other offensive weapons while chanting political slogans and disrupting the daily activities of others. pic.twitter.com/3nmmwmyMC2 —… Read the full article here