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Bitcoin (BTC) may head into next week’s US inflation report with less support than it had during the last two CPI releases, raising the risk of a pullback toward $70,000. Key takeaways:Cleveland Federal Reserve nowcast projects April headline CPI to rise to 3.56% year over year.BTC’s rising wedge pattern could trigger a decline toward $70,000Fed estimates 0.26% rise in headline inflationThe Cleveland Fed’s latest inflation nowcast estimates April CPI at 3.56% year over year, up from 3.3% in March. Year-over-year inflation expectations for April and May. Source: Cleveland Fed It expects monthly CPI at 0.45%, down from 0.9%, while core…

Summer House star Ciara Miller publicly accused ex West Wilson of sleeping with The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Jennifer Fessler — a claim both Wilson and Fessler have firmly denied. The cross-franchise feud spilled across red carpets and social media in May 2026, with Fessler even arguing the rumor is best described as an act of “libel.” Keep scrolling for a complete breakdown of the Bravo drama: Related: West Wilson Reacts to Ciara Miller’s Claim He Slept With Jennifer Fessler Summer House’s West Wilson is setting the record straight after Ciara Miller accused him of sleeping with Jennifer…

An as-yet unascertained number of civilians have been reported killed in another aerial assault on Guradnayi, a settlement near Kusasu, one of the terrorised villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This adds to other cases of [unresolved] accidental military airstrikes on many rural communities in Nigeria’s conflict zones. Multiple sources told our reporter that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday. Pictures of the incident shared with this newspaper are too gory to be published. “It happened around 5 a.m.,” Auta Awododo, a resident of Kusasu, said, adding no fewer than 12 people were killed…

I was informed about the division and disintegration of the Senator David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the increasingly acrimonious divorce proceedings that are taking place between the Atikulators, within their ranks on the one hand, and the Obidients and Kwakwansians that have chosen to pack their bags and walk out on the other. The biggest mistake that anyone can make when dealing with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to think he is an ordinary person. He is not. No matter what you throw at him, he comes out on top. He is what those that…

The Nigerian Army have denied reports that troops burnt houses during the two-month occupation of Odonget community, in Obubra LGA of Cross River State. On 12 March 2026, soldiers from 13 Brigade Calabar and 245 Battalion Edor Barracks Ikom moved into the community in response to distress calls by suspected illegal miners. The illegal miners had alleged that the local youths were attacking them for refusing to pay N1000 toll. Following the army’s invasion of the community, they have been accused of wantonly destroying more than 50 houses, as well as stalls, shrines, community halls, etc. More than 200 persons…

An aspirant for the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sarah Ivie Adidi, has expressed concern over the plight of residents of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The female aspirant raised the concern after rounding off a tour of wards in the area council. The tour featured consultations with party leaders and other stakeholders at the grassroots. The final phase of the tour involved visits to Ushafa, Bwari Central, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Byazhin and Dutse Alhaji. She noted that the challenges faced by…

Kwara United will welcome the duo of Saheed Olaniyi and Mustapha Salisu for their matchday 37 encounter against Enyimba. Both players missed last week’s 2-2 draw with Niger Tornadoes due to injury.  Their return is a boost for the Ilorin-based side, who are fighting to escape relegation. Kwara United will lock horns with Enyimba in Ilorin on Sunday. Midfielder Toyeeb Gidado will however miss the encounter after receiving a red card in the draw in last weekend 2-2 draw against Niger Tornadoes in Minna.  Ini Emmanuel is expected to take the place of the reliable midfielder. Kwara United occupy 16th position on the…

Troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised three suspected terrorists during an ambush operation in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation, carried out by troops deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) FUDMA, took place along the Turare-Kitibawa-Kuka-Mai Damusa Road on Friday night. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Katsina, Captain Abayomi Adisa, and made available to journalists. According to the statement, “In continuation of troops’ offensive operations against terrorists and other criminal elements in Katsina State, troops of 17…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested three persons with disability, including a 60-year-old man, for alleged drug trafficking during separate operations in Anambra and Kwara States. The agency also said it uncovered a ₦5.8 billion cannabis stash house in Lekki, Lagos State, and dismantled a skuchies production factory in Lagos. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to the statement, Romanus Nwabara, 60, was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, after being traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha, Anambra State, where he was allegedly found with 250 grams of skunk…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has said the voters in the state will make history by electing him governor in the forthcoming poll. According to a statement released on Sunday, Oyebamiji made the remark during a meeting with leaders and members of the Association of Mobile Telecommunication Engineers of Nigeria, Osun State chapter, in Osogbo. He was represented at the event by the Chairman of Civic Engagement of the APC Campaign Council, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye. Oyebamiji expressed optimism that voters would turn out in large numbers to support him and the…