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The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has summoned meetings of its National Caucus and the long-awaited National Executive Committee will hold on July 10 and 11 respectively. The meetings, which are expected to serve as avenues to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the party, may also be the deciding factor to determine the fate of the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, both of who have been… Read the full article here

Teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva has revealed that she fell three times in practice as she struggled to get to grips with the grass surface.The 16-year-old won her first ever match on the surface on Tuesday when she overcame Spain’s Rosa Vicens Mas 6-3 6-1 in the opening round of Wimbledon qualifying.It comes after she reached the third round of the French Open where she revealed a text message from Andy Murray helped her win a first Grand Slam match of her career.Roland-GarrosGauff battles… Read the full article here

Summer is finally here, and we’re hoping that we can, at least for a few days, take a breath (at least, as much of a breath as possible with wildfires blanketing Canada and the US with smoke), step out into the sunshine (hopefully, not too much, what with climate change and all), and enjoy a nice, restful vacation (assuming you’re not attacked by a drug-crazed bear).Sorry. It’s been that kind of year.In fact, because the year has been so… interesting, we asked the staff of The Verge… Read the full article here

Receive free Sam Bankman-Fried updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Sam Bankman-Fried news every morning. Sam Bankman-Fried must face the full suite of criminal charges brought against him over the multibillion-dollar collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a New York court has ruled.In an order on Tuesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied motions seeking to dismiss 10 of the 13 counts faced by the former entrepreneur, including allegations of campaign… Read the full article here

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia.In a June 27 announcement, the crypto exchange said it had started the “Bitfinex P2P” platform allowing users in the South American nations to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tether (USDT), Tether’s euro-pegged stablecoin EURT and Tether Gold (XAUT). Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino suggested the expansion into the three countries was part of… Read the full article here

Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany Mahomes (née Matthews) mixed business and pleasure on their latest family trip. The Super Bowl champion, 27, and the personal trainer, 27, headed to Hawaii for the third annual 15 and the Mahomies Aloha Classic golf tournament. The yearly game benefits Patrick’s foundation, 15 and the Mahomies, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children, directing funds to community programs and charities to help those in need. The Kansas… Read the full article here

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) and supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to emplace responsive policing during the Sallah festivity. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The IGP also directed the CPs and AIGs to configure the security architecture in their areas of responsibility to ensure adequate security throughout the… Read the full article here

The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu It was a day after President Bola Tinubu was inaugurated and he was one of the eminent personalities having their usual rendezvous at the Abuja residence of a popular billionaire businessman when someone broached the subject of how the president could form the new government. Of course, as expected, discussion gravitated towards who should and who shouldn’t be in the new government on account of the role they played… Read the full article here

A group, Niger-Delta Youth Alliance for Good Governance, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to come up with ways on how to deliver dividends of democracy to his people and not to dissipate energy attacking the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel. The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Iniobong Ekpenyong and the Secretary, Silas Etuk, which was made available to journalists in Uyo on Tuesday, observed that… Read the full article here

Ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival celebrations, the Katsina State Police Command has sent a warning note to mischief makers, social miscreants, popularly referred to as “Kauraye” and other hoodlums in the state to desist from fomenting trouble or face the wrath of law during the festivities. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, conveyed the warning in a statement on behalf of Katsina Police Commissioner, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa. He said: “The command uses this medium to… Read the full article here