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Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick on Friday told clients that he believes crypto asset prices have seen the low in the current cycle and he is looking for confirmation in three indicators: Strategy’s reporting that it bought more Bitcoin last week; crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) saw positive inflows on Friday; and, oil prices continue to break lower.“We have now seen the low in crypto asset prices for the cycle. That would be USD59k for BTC (53% down from USD126k high),” Kendrick said in a brief note to clients on Friday. The biggest crypto was last trading on Sunday at about…

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The Governing Council of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, has dismissed five staff members over alleged sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, extortion, and other forms of misconduct. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Harrison Madubueze, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Awka. Mr Madubueze said the decision was taken at the 122nd meeting of the Governing Council held on 12 June. According to him, those dismissed include C.C. Nwabachili, a professor and the immediate past dean of the Faculty of Law, and Chike Osegbue, a professor in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences.…

This was me in 2015, and the story behind this moment remains one I will never grow tired of telling. It is remarkable, humbling, and deeply instructive. I had travelled from Toronto to Atlanta for an important appointment. My flight was scheduled for 8:30 a.m., and punctuality is something I take very seriously. Being late is simply not part of who I am. As I had always done, I left home early enough to arrive at Toronto Pearson Airport by 6:30 a.m., confident that all immigration and customs formalities would take no more than an hour. But that day proved…

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has revealed that General Sani Abacha personally summoned and pressured him to accept appointment as Chief of Army Staff during the November 1993 coup. He disclosed that he twice rejected the appointment as Chief of Army Staff offered by Abacha following the coup that toppled the Interim National Government, insisting to Abacha that he did not want to be made a tool in the hands of civilians seeking to use the military. The revelations are contained in Chapter 17 of Abubakar’s 264-page, 27-chapter autobiography titled ‘Call of Duty’ obtained by our correspondent…

A woman who went shopping on Sunday at the popular Vegetable Market off Airport Road in Benin City was reportedly abducted. The woman was at the market with her husband and children when gunmen reportedly arrived at the scene and whisked her away. In a video circulating online, a woman who claimed to have witnessed the incident described it as a kidnapping, saying: “Today, for the first time, I witnessed someone being kidnapped.” She continued: “Who said kidnapping is not happening in Benin? A kidnapping happened in my presence right at the Vegetable Market on Airport Road. Just because it…

The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has unveiled Alhaja Kudirat Adegunwa-Balogun, a chartered accountant and daughter of industrialist, Alhaji Adebola Adegunwa, as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 election. Governor Dapo Abiodun announced her emergence on Sunday during the APC Strategic Caucus Meeting held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta. Abiodun said the decision followed extensive consultations with party leaders and stakeholders across the state. Adegunwa-Balogun will run alongside the APC governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. Her emergence follows the zoning of the deputy governorship position to Ogun East Senatorial…

Watching the New York Knicks win the 2026 NBA Finals was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for Timothée Chalamet — and he’s been nominated for multiple Academy Awards. “Way rather this than the Oscars!” Chalamet, 30, proclaimed in a postgame interview on Saturday, June 13, after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs for the championship title. “Come on, baby! Knicks are champions, baby!” Chalamet traveled to San Antonio for the fifth game in the series, which the Knicks ultimately won 94-90. (The Knicks won the NBA title series 4-1.) He also celebrated with the basketball team in the locker room later…

The Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) have called for stronger and faster disciplinary action against lawyers. They also raised concerns over delays in handling complaints and inconsistencies in sanctions, according to a statement by Babafemi Badejo, a professor and chairperson of the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee. Both bodies made the call when the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee delegation led by Mr Badejo paid a courtesy visit to the LPDC chairperson, Ishaq Usman Bello, a retired judge and former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Badejo was accompanied by Aisha…

Edo Queens have been crowned champions of the 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership following a determined goalless draw against Bayelsa Queens in the final matchday of the Super Six playoffs at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Sunday. Bayelsa Queens entered the decisive fixture needing an outright victory to secure the title, while Edo Queens required only a draw. The Benin-based side executed their game plan with discipline in a tightly contested encounter that saw both teams create chances but ultimately cancel each other out. The result sealed a second NWFL Premiership crown for Edo Queens, reaffirming their status…