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The US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the US crypto industry with more regulatory clarity, could have a positive ripple effect beyond the crypto sector itself, according to venture capital firm a16z crypto.“If the US provides builders with regulatory clarity, it will be a boon for domestic innovation,” a16z crypto said in an X post on Friday.A16z pointed to the passage of the GENIUS Act in July 2025, which created a regulatory framework for stablecoins, as a possible indication of what may happen following the CLARITY Act. “Its passage led to unprecedented growth and adoption, which is not only…

Love on the Spectrum star Dani Bowman has some choice words for the Euphoria writers and wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for using — and arguably normalizing the use of — the “R-word.” “We worked too hard for inclusion and acceptance to normalize the ‘R-word’ again,” Bowman, who has appeared on all four seasons of Netflix’s hit reality TV show, told TMZ in a Friday, May 15, interview. “As someone on the Autism spectrum, it’s honestly painful to watch this language become socially acceptable in pop culture. That word has been used for decades to bully, humiliate and dehumanize neurodiverse…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed a fresh lawsuit against Nigeria’s Attorney-General, seeking to overturn fuel import licences granted to oil marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The legal action signals renewed friction in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, nearly a year after the refinery withdrew an earlier suit challenging similar import permits issued to the state oil company and several fuel traders. According to a Reuters report, the new filing before the Federal High Court in Lagos asks the court to nullify import licences issued or renewed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Dangote…

A three-storey building under construction on Saturday collapsed at Durumi, area 3 near Gudu Market in Abuja. The collapsed building led to the death of five people while one others were rescued alive from the rubble. DAILY POST gathered that the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, Mandate Secretary on Health, Dolapo Fasawe personally attended to the only person rescued alive before he was transported to the hospital. Reacting, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike directed that the victims rescued should be given free medical treatment. A terse statement by Wike’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka said: “5 brought out dead, 11 recovering and…

Senator Garba Musa Maidoki, representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the party’s senatorial primary scheduled for Monday. Maidoki announced his resignation in a letter dated May 14, 2026, addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Rafin Zuru Ward in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. In the letter, he cited ongoing internal crises within the party as the reason for his decision, saying the situation had negatively impacted his political aspirations. “This decision follows the persistent internal crises within the party, which have continued to pose serious concerns to my…

Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, snubbed his runner-up medal after they lost to Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League Two final on Saturday night. Deniz Hommet scored what proved to be the winner in the game played at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh. Ronaldo could be seen walking from the rest of the team towards the tunnel at full time. The 41-year-old was nowhere to be found, as Al-Nassr head coach Jorge Jesus led his players to pick up their silver medals. Ronaldo could still end the season with a trophy as Al-Nassr currently sit two points clear of Al-Hilal…

No fewer than 22,537,451 candidates registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry between 2015 and 2026, a report by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. Figures released by the board and obtained by our correspondent on Saturday indicated that the statistics were compiled while the 2026 DE registration exercise was still ongoing. According to the data, UTME accounted for the highest number of registrations during the period, recording about 21.26 million candidates, while approximately 1.28 million applicants registered through DE. The board’s records showed that 1,644,072 candidates registered in 2015, comprising 1,475,600 UTME candidates and…

Nigeria’s Fourth Republic will be 27 years old later this month. In that span, its dramatis personae have risen and fallen, defected and been defeated, retired with dignity or slunk away in disgrace. The Third Term Agenda of 2006 has become a cautionary relic. Presidents have come and gone; governors have mounted the stage and exited; parties have fractured, fused and rebranded. Yet one man remains: Nicholas Mutu Ebomo. Since 1999, he has represented Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Seven elections, seven victories, 27 years in the Green Chamber. He is widely regarded as the longest-serving member…

It was meant to be a normal morning of therapy, laughter, and carefully structured routines that help children with developmental challenges make sense of their world. But for eight-year-old Chinedu (not his real name), who lives with cerebral palsy and depends on daily guided movement therapy, the day unfolded differently. That morning, after being bathed and dressed by his caregiver at Magnificient Therapy Services in Yaba, Lagos, and preparing for the familiar rhythm of exercises that help him sit upright for longer periods, strange men suddenly stormed the facility, and he was hurriedly lifted into the arms of a staff…

Boxer Tyson Fury’s eldest daughter, 16-year-old Venezuela, is officially married. Venezuela and Noah Price tied the knot on Saturday, May 16, according to wedding photos published by the Manchester Evening News. The bride subsequently updated her Instagram profile, indicating that she took her spouse’s last name. Venezuela’s now-husband popped the question at her 16th birthday party in September 2025. “Congratulations to @venezuelafuryofficial and @7noahprice on getting engaged,” Tyson’s wife, Paris Fury, wrote via Instagram at the time. “Both only young but when you know you know! Still in shock, but very happy for you both. Me and your Dad couldn’t be prouder.” Related: Inside…