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This article is an onsite version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morningWelcome back. As street protests sweep France, embattled president Emmanuel Macron is sticking to his divisive and unpopular pensions reform, declaring it to be “a necessity for the country”. The conventional view is that this is, by and large, a hole he’s dug for himself — but it seems to me that the uproar… Read the full article here
Venezuela’s energy supplier has shut down crypto mining facilities throughout the country as part of a reorganization of the national crypto department and ongoing corruption investigations involving the country’s oil company.According to local media reports, crypto mining companies, and tweets from Venezuela’s National Association of Cryptocurrencies, mining facilities were shut down in the past days in the states of Lara, Carabobo and Bolívar. It is unclear how many crypto firms were… Read the full article here
After the Vanderpump Rules reunion taping concluded, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss hit the town together. The two Bravo stars were spotted together, enjoying a late-night nosh at The Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood, California, on Thursday, March 23, according to photos published by TMZ. Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, were photographed sitting side-by-side in a booth while eating their meal. The TomTom cofounder, for his part, sported a black tee, while the former beauty… Read the full article here
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.It affects at least 5% of adults, with more women than men experiencing depression symptoms.A multinational study has found that people with depression symptoms are more likely to experience a stroke, and their recovery from stroke is often more difficult.In this study, people with symptoms of depression had a 46% increased stroke risk compared with those without such symptoms.Depression… Read the full article here
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, Frank Nweke Jr, has rejected the 18 March governorship election results in the state declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Nweke Jr, a former Nigeria’s minister of information, disclosed this during a press conference on Friday. The APGA candidate posted the text of the press conference on his verified Twitter handle. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the governorship… Read the full article here
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW! In a tribute to his friend who died seven years ago, Steve Ilo wrote: “The world has lost a good man, a friend, brother and confidant. A man with a heart of gold, a man who lived a purposeful, fulfilled life. You brought hope and sunshine into numerous family hearts.” Steve could well have been writing his own epitaph. For the Steve we knew was all these and more. He was a quintessential gentleman! Although Steve and I attended the University of Benin in… Read the full article here
Nigeria National League (NNL) club, Sporting Lagos FC, have joined the growing list of teams on the domestic scene that have been able to secure lucrative shirt sponsorship deals. Sporting Lagos FC, who are working towards gaining promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the weekend, confirmed their partnership with Klasha, a renowned provider of cross-border payment solutions as their new shirt sponsor. The partnership deal has been signed for the 2023 season,… Read the full article here
Commercial banks in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Saturday opened for business as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Our correspondent, who monitored some banks, reports that huge crowds of customers were seen at Automated Teller Machines (ATM). Also, customers were noticed standing in queues and entering the banking halls to transact business. Those that opened for operations include Union Bank, Access Bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Ecobank, United Bank for Africa… Read the full article here
The Adamawa State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Gwadabawa Ward executives of the party for ‘Illegally’ suspending Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. The APC executives in Gwadabawa Ward, where Boss Mustapha has his Yola home and regularly casts his vote, had on Thursday announced his suspension for allegedly failing to contribute to the progress of the party. Moving against the ward executives Saturday… Read the full article here
No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that happened at Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that a diesel-laden tanker rammed into a shop and vehicles parked by the road side. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the accident occurred on Friday night. Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson, told DAILY POST that many were trapped in the crash as the tanker caught fire immediately. Okpe said two other vehicles were involved in the… Read the full article here
