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The Special Adviser on Transportation to the Lagos State Governor, Sola Giwa, has empowered 500 business owners. Giwa also backed the All Progressives Congress’s ongoing e-membership registration exercise across the country. The governor’s aide announced a financial grant to 500 members of the party in the Lagos Island Local Government Area to encourage their dedication to the exercise. Speaking at the empowerment scheme held on the premises of the Epetedo Premier Club in the Lagos Island area of the state on Thursday, Giwa said the grants were a way of giving back to the party and encouraging active participation among…

No fewer than 11 Nigerians have been arrested after Thai immigration and police operatives busted a suspected 13-member international romance scam syndicate in the Muang Thong Thani area of Thailand. The arrests, which were carried out on Monday, were reported by a local news platform, Thailand News, on Thursday. According to the report, investigations began after a Thai woman filed a complaint in 2025, alleging that she was defrauded by a Facebook user with whom she had been in a romantic relationship. The victim reportedly said the suspect, who posed as a Chinese engineer, convinced her to transfer over two…

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the man who first formalised the idea of psychotherapy. Freud was a profound pessimist about human nature. He believed that life is governed by deep, dark drives that humans can only tenuously control. And these deep, dark drives have badly bruised humans, turning them into weirdos. The behavioural scientist described human beings as troubled creatures in need of repair because they have been damaged and defaced in their original form. Governed by deep, dark drives that Freud referenced are the hearts and minds of depraved and corrupt people anywhere around the world. Without…

Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous gas companies, has celebrated the retirement of its co-founder and pioneer managing director, Professor Joseph Ezigbo, marking the end of 31 years of service to the company and the nation’s gas industry. At an event held recently in Lagos, leaders from the oil, gas and banking sectors, industry stakeholders, academics, former students, family members and friends gathered to honour the outgoing MD. Ezigbo, a former lecturer and professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, co-founded Falcon Corporation Limited with his wife in 1994. Under his leadership, it was remarked that the company…

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has been offered to Manchester United as he seeks a return to the Premier League just six months after leaving Leicester City, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed. The 29-year-old midfielder joined Turkish giants Besiktas in the summer, bringing an end to his eight-year spell in England, but is reportedly anxious to return to the Premier League. Speaking on his YouTube channel on Thursday, Romano disclosed that Ndidi has been presented to the Red Devils as a possible option to bolster their midfield for the second half of the campaign. “One player that is…

Evans Publishers Limited, Ibadan, has distributed Braille storybooks to 60 visually impaired students across selected schools in Ibadan, Oyo State. The initiative, part of the company’s Inclusive Literacy programme, aims to provide equitable access to reading resources, strengthen language development, and reinforce Evans Publishers’ long-standing commitment to education, social inclusion, and innovative publishing. Each beneficiary received five storybooks from the company’s catalogue, already converted into Braille format, alongside audio-enabled digital access to selected titles. The students were drawn from four special schools: three from CAC Special Basic School, Oniyanrin; 54 from Omoyeni Special Basic School, Adesola, Orita Aperin; two from…

In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, former Nigeria Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi speaks on  the United States invasion of Venezuela, Nigeria’s vulnerability to superpower pressure, the Country of Particular Concern designation, the limits of the United Nations, Nigeria’s decline as the “giant of Africa,” delayed ambassadorial appointments and their diplomatic consequences The United States Government, led by President Donald Trump, recently invaded Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and wife, Cilia Flores. There is a general perception that this invasion is an erosion of the country’s sovereignty. The likes of the United Nations and some leaders of…

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Key takeaways:Bitcoin funding rates sit at 7%, showing bullish traders are still hesitant to increase leveraged positions.The spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.58 billion in outflows while gold hit record highs, signaling a shift toward safe assets.Bitcoin (BTC) has been pinned below $91,000 since Tuesday, even as equity markets rallied on strong US economic growth and employment data. As BTC struggles to find bullish momentum, muted demand for leveraged long BTC positions has led traders to question whether the $88,000 support level can hold much longer. BTC perpetual futures annualized premium. Source: laevitas.chThe annualized funding rate for Bitcoin perpetual futures stood…

Newly released private text messages reveal that Blake Lively’s It Ends With Us costar Brandon Sklenar seemingly supported her throughout her battle with Justin Baldoni. Sklenar initially offered support for Lively and the film’s female cast shortly after It Ends With Us came out in August 2024, as he credited “the women of this cast” with standing for “hope, perseverance and for women choosing a better life for themselves.” “Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this…