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If the United States government really is implementing “Operation Choke Point 2.0” it will hurt financial stability and may have contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) according to Donald Trump’s former Acting White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney.“I don’t want to think that the government would actually do that,” Mulvaney said in a March 22 Bloomberg interview in reference to the rumored operation. He did however recall attending hearings on the original… Read the full article here

Somebody call Franck! Steve Martin channeled his beloved Father of the Bride role in a new photo with Only Murders in the Building costar Selena Gomez. “Guess what just happened!” the iconic actor, 77, wrote via Twitter on Tuesday, March 21, alongside the nostalgic image with the “Same Old Love” singer, 30. Martin looked dapper in a tux while Gomez wore a formal wedding gown that featured a sweetheart neckline and a ballroom skirt with lace appliqués. The

Researchers investigated the link between hormonal contraceptive use and breast cancer risk. They found that progestin-only contraceptive use increases breast cancer risk similarly to combined contraceptive use. They say that physicians should weigh the benefits and risks to patients of hormonal contraceptive use. Between 2017 and 2019, around 65% of women aged 15- 49 used some sort of contraception, and 14% of them used the pill. Contraceptive pills come in two forms: the progestin-only… Read the full article here

The US government on Tuesday asked the Nigerian government to hold accountable and bring to justice persons found guilty of voter intimidation during the governorship elections. “We call on Nigerian authorities to hold accountable and bring to justice any individuals found to have ordered or carried out efforts to intimidate voters and suppress voting during the election process,” the US embassy in Abuja said in a press statement. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Saturday’s… Read the full article here

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday raised its benchmark lending rate to 18 percent in an aggressive push to contain the nation’s inflationary pressure. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this Tuesday after the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that began Monday. Addressing journalists at the end of the two-day meeting in Abuja, Mr. Emefiele said the committee voted to keep the asymmetric corridor at +100 and -500 basis points around the MPR. He… Read the full article here

Governor Sanwo-Olu and the Lagos APC have opened the Pandora’s box. They have crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed. The physical wounds the thugs have inflicted on innocent people may heal in the weeks to come, but the scars of ethnic profiling and a vicious and malicious propaganda of hate, may take an entire generation to fix. Was it worth it? As the results of the 25 February presidential election filtered in, it shocked many, especially the political elites in Lagos, that… Read the full article here

Nigerian music star Davido on Tuesday broke his four-month social media hiatus, which began in October 2022, when his son, Ifeanyi, died. The 30-year-old has been in seclusion from the public all the while. In an Instagram post, Davido shared a video snippet of himself in a scene trying to find a way out of a tropical area.   davido-timeless-Screenshot Voicing over, he introduced the new album saying there is a time for everything and that he is grounded by timeless love. His… Read the full article here

Suspected political thugs have set ablaze a state High Court in Owutu Edda community in Ebonyi State. The development came barely 24 hours after the conclusion of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The Registrar of the court, Mrs Oluchi Uduma, who spoke to newsmen, said that the hoodlums invaded the court in the early hours of Tuesday, chanting war songs, and set ablaze the building. She noted that the hoodlums had earlier, some times ago, attempted to burn down… Read the full article here

Ambassador Olufemi Oguntoyinbo, the gubernatorial candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun State, has declared that the victory of Yusuf Abba, the party’s candidate in Kano State, is a manifestation of his popularity in the state. Oguntoyinbo made this disclosure on Tuesday via a statement made available to journalists. DAILY POST recalls that Abba was declared the winner of the gubernatorial election held in Kano State. In the election conducted in all the 44 local… Read the full article here

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were nabbed in an early morning operation following actionable intelligence, according to spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren. Their names: Marvelous Alakpa, Kelly Alakpa, Barnabas Alakpa, Hoghomhen Jude Moses, Christopher Odion, Azanuwna Joseph, Godfirst Christopher. Others are Onus Honda, Junior Azanuwna, Ehis Inegbinebor Francis, Godbless Eriugo,… Read the full article here