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Bitcoin (BTC) focused on $77,000 on Thursday as analysis eyed a minimum 5% BTC price move.Key points:Bitcoin waits for a breakout move as it circles the $77,000 mark.Analysis sees risk in shorting price at current levels, with bears in the firing line.Macro hurdles keep risk assets down across the board, while US bond yields cool.Trader sees 5% BTC price move “soon”Data from TradingView showed BTC price action sticking to a narrow range, with leveraged positions on either side of spot.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView“Some big clusters right around price. Most notably: the ~$78K area and the $76.5K-$77K area in the…

ABC has ordered a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff set in rural Texas — but how many other follow-up shows have there been? The medical drama, which premiered in 2005, is focused on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents and attendings at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital a.k.a Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital a.k.a Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Due to the nature of the show, Grey’s Anatomy has become known for its wild twists that often result in cast exits. The show’s success has also paved the way for several spinoffs including Private Practice and Station 19. In May…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday turned attention to the peculiar challenges of the elderly people, equipping its staff with the needed skills to protect them. Speaking at the event which took place at the NHRC’s headquaters in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the training aimed to enhance staff’s capacity to recognise and addresse violence caused by elder abuse. He said the training also sought to strengthen advocacy skills for effective engagement with the government agencies, civil society and communities and promote a rights-based approach in all interventions…

International Energy Insurance Plc, a subsidiary of Norrenberger Financial Group, has announced the commencement of its N17.5 billion public offer, which opened on Wednesday and will close on 11 June. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, noting that the offer follows a formal signing ceremony held on 11 May at FF Millennium Tower in Lagos. According to the statement, the exercise marks a major milestone in the company’s recapitalisation drive and long-term growth strategy. “International Energy Insurance (IEI) Plc, a Norrenberger company, has announced the commencement of its ₦17,500,000,000 public offer, which opens today, 20 May…

History is often kindest to leaders whose service transcends ambition and whose lives become symbols of duty that is larger than themselves. General Attahiru belonged unmistakably to that rare category. Rising from remarkably humble beginnings to the apex of the Nigerian Army’ leadership, his story embodied the triumph of resilience, discipline and providence over limitation. He represented hope to countless young Nigerians from disadvantaged backgrounds, demonstrating that greatness is not the exclusive preserve of the privileged. There are certain dates that history engraves upon the human conscience with indelible permanence. They become moments frozen in emotional amber. These are occasions…

Damilola Ayinde-Marshall, daughter of Fuji music icon Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Surulere Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ms Damilola secured victory in the APC primaries held in Lagos on Wednesday, following a process party sources described as consensus-driven, after several aspirants reportedly stepped down in her favour. Following her emergence, the legal practitioner and Senior Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture expressed gratitude to party leaders, delegates, supporters and residents of the constituency for…

Troops of 12 Brigade, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have arrested two suspected terrorists during a fighting patrol in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. This was made known in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. Makama stated that the operation was conducted at about 9:00 a.m. on May 19 along the Eganyi–Atabatam–Epiri–Ebatoto–Idebe axis following sustained surveillance and patrol activities in the area. According to him, the troops reportedly carried out a coordinated sweep of the general area as part of ongoing efforts to curb criminal activities and…

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, former presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Tinubu’s early error was the removal of fuel subsidy. Adebayo explained that Tinubu made such an error because he does not understand economics. Tinubu had announced the removal of fuel subsidy during his presidential inauguration at the Eagles Square in Abuja in 2023. However, Adebayo said, “Fuel subsidy is one of the early errors Tinubu made; he doesn’t understand economics. “First and foremost, there was no subsidy to remove; what he was doing basically was fuel price increase because he didn’t have the fuel in the…

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and private security operatives attached to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, branch in Awka, Anambra State, were involved in an altercation at the Weather Head Estate in Awka, causing pandemonium among residents. Sources said the private security operatives led by the Chief Security Officer, CSO, of the CBN in Awka, confronted men of the NSCDC, who were in the estate on legitimate duty to rescue a missing child. DAILY POST gathered that the operatives of the NSCDC were at the estate after a petition to them over a four-year-old child…

Senegalese-American singer, Akon has relished working with the late pop star Michael Jackson. Speaking in a recent episode of the We Need To Talk podcast, Akon described his collaboration with Jackson as the “proudest moment” of his career.  The ‘Oh Africa’ crooner further stated that he is “a child” compared to Michael Jackson.  “My photo with Michael Jackson is my most proudest photo. I was already a full blown celebrity at the point the photo was taken. But I am a child compared to this man (Michael Jackson). “I was so happy because I grew up looking up to him.…