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The US Senate Banking Committee passed the crypto framework CLARITY Act yesterday.Now, the bill, for which the crypto industry has heavily lobbied since it was introduced in 2025, will head to the Senate floor for a broader debate. As Cointelegraph reported, over 100 amendments were proposed while lawmakers hashed out the exact language of the bill. These covered a wide range of issues, including ethics, AI sandboxes and stablecoin yields.But many of these fell apart. While two Democrats joined with their Republican colleagues, the vote was mainly along party lines. The chances for the bill to pass look good, with nearly all…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday after a three-nation visit to France, Kenya and Rwanda. The president, whose plane touched down around 7:12 p.m. at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, was received by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Femi Hamzat, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, along with other government functionaries. President Tinubu, while in France, met with global investors, emphasising transparency and fiscal discipline and explaining the rationale for the swift implementation of the bold…
The Nigerian Navy Unit and Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, under Operation Delta Sentinel, on Friday dismantled a black-market fuel ring within the Okrika general area in Rivers State during an anti-crude oil theft patrol. A statement signed by Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval Information, said the operation is part of the Navy’s ongoing onslaught against economic saboteurs and illegal petroleum networks. The operation reportedly led to the discovery of a major storage hub linked to the distribution of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, in Rivers State. “During the operation, naval personnel uncovered a warehouse located around Okochiri…
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, has declared that Governor Sim Fubara is the political leader of the party in the state. Morka, however, noted that only the APC’s National Working Committee, NWC, has the authority to manage elections in states. The APC spokesman made this known while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said: “This is a political season, and it’s a season of a lot of talk, sometimes unfounded, speculative, and sometimes outright false. “You can’t stop it. My advice is to slow down and let the process work…
Barely one month and two weeks after a gas leakage affected a secondary school in Ijebu Ode, another leakage has occurred on Friday, affecting over 100 students and teachers in the local government. Recall that the first leakage, which happened on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Our Lady of Apostle Primary and Secondary schools (OLAS) affected and led to the admission of not less than thirty students and two teachers at the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode. Following this, Governor Dapo Abiodun ordered the immediate closure of the school and an investigation into the cause of the incident to prevent any…
Manchester City fitness coach, Lorenzo Buenaventura, is set to leave the Premier League club this summer, The Athletic reports. Buenaventure has worked with Pep Guardiola for over 15 years. The goalkeeper coach, Xabi Mancisidor is also set to depart this summer at the end of his contract, another big change in staff. According to industry insiders, this could be the first signal of Guardiola’s exit this summer. However, the final decision will only be made at the end of the season. City has already prepared the way for Enzo Maresda, if Guardiola leaves this summer or eventually in June 2027.
Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has explained that his decision to withdraw from the 2027 Sokoto South Senatorial race was aimed at promoting unity within the African Democratic Congress and creating room for younger politicians to emerge within the party. Tambuwal, who is regarded as the leader of the ADC in Sokoto State, relinquished the party’s senatorial ticket to former Commissioner for Finance, Faruk Malami-Yabo, following days of consultations and disagreements over the selection of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Friday during a strategic stakeholders’ meeting attended by party loyalists, community leaders, youth representatives and political…
Abia Police Command says it arrested a suspected kidnapper in Umuahia, rescued his victim, and recovered an N830,000 ransom. In a press statement on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, the command named the suspect as Ibrahim Audu, male, 42 years old, and the victim as Onyebuchi Nwaoha, male, 46 years old, from Old Umuahia. According to the police, “Acting on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Abia State Police Command, combed the Ogwashi Forest in Old Umuahia, Abia State, suspected to be a hideout for kidnappers. “During the operation, the operatives were…
Living with Sickle Cell Disease has taught me something the world does not always understand: rest is not a luxury; it is a necessity. In a society that celebrates constant productivity and endurance, those of us living with chronic conditions often feel pressure to keep going, even when our bodies are asking us to stop. But with SCD, ignoring the need for rest comes at a cost. Fatigue, pain, and post-crisis exhaustion are not occasional interruptions; they are part of the reality of living with the condition. For this reason, rest is not weakness. It is survival. One of the…
