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Bitcoin ETF race gets hotter as ARK Invest adds surveillance agreement to application

ARK Investment Management has amended its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), making it similar to BlackRock’s recent filing. The amendments include a surveillance sharing agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures markets and crypto exchange, most “likely Coinbase”, said Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas on Twitter.In the race for the first Bitcoin ETF in the United States, ARK’s filing update… Read the full article here

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Jillian Michaels Marries DeShanna Marie Minuto in 3rd Ceremony Held in Italy

Jillian Michaels and DeShanna Marie Minuto tied the knot — again — at a lavish ceremony held in Italy. The fitness guru, 49, and Minuto, 38, celebrated their latest wedding at the Aman hotel on the Grand Canal in Venice on Saturday, June 24. “DeShanna comes from a very big Italian family and it’s her favorite country in the world,” Michaels told People of the couple’s latest nuptials. “She planned the entire thing.” During a Friday, June 23, welcome event at… Read the full article here

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Skin condition drug helps treat cardiac arrhythmia, study shows

A cardiac arrhythmia occurs when the heart beats irregularly. The most common type of cardiac arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke or heart failure. Researchers from the University of Chicago have found a drug used to treat certain cancers and skin conditions can be repurposed to help treat cardiac arrhythmias.A person experiences a cardiac arrhythmia when their heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly. The most common type of cardiac arrhythmia is called Read the full article here

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Between parity and fair value for the naira, By Simbo Olorunfemi

If this policy has moved us from the point of disparity to parity, which has been in the direction of depreciation, does that then suggest this convergence point as fair value for the naira? What, in fact, is the fair value for the naira? Can we possibly get to a point of attainment of fair value? What, indeed, is the best approach at finding a fair value for the naira? It’s been just over one week since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced what it referred to as… Read the full article here

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Eid-el-Kabir: Preach peaceful coexistence – Gov. Buni to religious, traditional leaders

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has charged traditional, religious and opinion leaders to preach peace and peaceful coexistence among their subjects. Buni gave the charge on Wednesday in a Sallah message via his Spokesperson, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu. “Let me call on our youth to please celebrate the Sallah peacefully, especially with strict observation of traffic laws. “The security agencies are to ensure adherence to law and order for a peaceful and successful Sallah… Read the full article here

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Eid-el-Kabir: Pray for success of Tinubu’s govt – APC chieftain, Onjeh to Nigerians

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Daniel Donald Onjeh has called on the Muslim faithful to use the Eid-el-Kabir celebration as an opportunity to pray for the success of President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Onjeh who was the APC Senatorial candidate for the Benue South Senatorial Zone in the last election made the call in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday. The APC chieftain who felicitated with the Muslim Ummah on the feast of Eid-el-Kabir prayed that the… Read the full article here

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Woman, husband arrested for using underage girls for prostitution

An operator of a brothel in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mrs Ekpereamaka Okonkwo, has been arrested alongside her husband for employing underage girls as prostitutes. Okonkwo, a nursing mother, recently had her brothel shut down by youths of the Oba community, where about nine underage girls serving as prostitutes were rescued. She later went into hiding when the Anambra State Government, through the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify… Read the full article here

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I don’t want your husband – Davido’s alleged pregnant girlfriend tells Chioma

Anita Brown, the alleged new pregnant mistress of popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido has messaged his wife, Chioma Rowland. Following her recent revelation about her affair with Davido, Anita had claimed that she is not aware of the singer’s marriage. Anita in a video shared on the internet noted: “I don’t want your husband, I wish you well, I’m not like that. “Stop coming for me, God loves me, I’m very god-fearing.” The US-based entrepreneur, had, in a series of posts… Read the full article here

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Transfer: Chelsea in talks to sign Brazilian forward

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Brazilian forward Angelo from Santos. As reported by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Wednesday, negotiations are ongoing between Chelsea and Santos for Angelo’s transfer. The Blues reportedly submitted an official bid to the Brazilian club for Angelo’s signature, offering £15 million to Santos in a bid to bring the 18-year-old attacker to Stamford Bridge this summer transfer window. Chelsea are expected to sign one or two attackers as… Read the full article here

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Unfair EU rules to hit SA orange exports, say growers

South African orange exports to the European Union (EU) are predicted to decline by 20% this year as a result of what the CEO of the Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) calls “unfair” regulations. Justin Chadwick warns that approximately 80,000 tonnes of oranges may not reach European supermarket shelves due to the stringent pest control measures introduced in 2022. These regulations require exporters to subject their citrus… Read the full article here

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