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The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed false reports circulating on social media alleging that the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked. The ministry made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo. Mrs Boriowo quoted the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, to have said that the report was false, misleading and capable of causing unnecessary panic among parents, guardians and the general public. Mr Alausa said that there was no attack on the school, adding that all students, staff and boarding facilities remained…

FIFA has opened an inquiry into a scuffle between Argentine and Spanish players immediately after the World Cup final in New Jersey, a match Spain won 1-0 to knock Argentina from the throne they’d held since 2022. The governing body announced the investigation on Monday, noting that its disciplinary panel had reviewed official match reports covering the chaotic scenes that erupted at the close of an emotionally charged contest settled in extra time. “FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has appointed a Disciplinary and Ethics Prosecutor to investigate potential breaches of the FDC with regard to the post-match incidents,” FIFA told Al Jazeera…

In 2024, Sony, along with Universal Music Group and Warner Records, filed a lawsuit against Udio and the AI music-maker Suno. After gaining access to Udio’s training data through discovery, Sony claims it identified additional songs using an “audio fingerprinting” technique. Sony filed a request to add more than 30,000 songs that Udio allegedly “copied and ingested into its generative AI models,” but a judge later rejected the company’s motion, leaving the scope of the original lawsuit at 333 works.Sony has now made the more than 30,000 songs the subject of its new lawsuit, which the company says it could…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin futures and options show whales still prefer hedging downside risks as socio-economic risks mount.Rising Treasury yields and declines in AI stocks fuel risk aversion, yet BTC’s strength signals continued decoupling.Bitcoin (BTC) showed relative strength over the past week, despite failing to break above $65,500. More importantly, the cryptocurrency has decoupled from traditional markets as investors took profits in memory-chip makers amid fears of excessive valuations in the artificial intelligence sector. Still, judging by Bitcoin’s derivative metrics, top traders are not particularly confident about a rally toward $70,000.Bitcoin perpetual futures annualized funding rate. Source: LaevitasThe Bitcoin perpetual futures annualized…

Lionel Messi was in tears after his Argentina team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, and as he processed the loss, some think he snubbed the President of the United States. After the match, which played out in New Jersey on Sunday, July 19, President Donald Trump joined FIFA president Gianni Infantino to hand out the awards, including the silver medals to members of Team Argentina. Messi, 39, stepped up to receive his medal from Trump, 80, but did not make eye contact with him. He also appeared to be ready to keep…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a couple and seized more than 412 kilogrammes of cannabis in Benin. The NDLEA command in Edo made the arrests during a raid on a suspected drug warehouse allegedly operated from a residential building along Sapele Road. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA commander in the state, disclosed this in Benin on Monday while briefing reporters on recent operational achievements. Mr Ofoyeju said the operation followed credible intelligence concerning the suspects’ alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking. He identified the suspects as Christian Chukwuka, 32, and his wife, Nwanneka Christian, 33,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed reports linking the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, to an ongoing investigation into alleged visa racketeering. The anti-graft agency insisted that she is not under investigation. The commission, in a statement on Monday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said although it is investigating alleged visa fraud involving some immigration officers, the NIS boss has no connection whatsoever with the cases. The clarification comes amid media reports and online insinuations suggesting that the EFCC was probing Nandap over the alleged visa racketeering. “The Economic and Financial…

Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on the market as a whole. So what happens when a company like SpaceX — a giant gamble, and, in my opinion, terribly overpriced — is fast-tracked into the Nasdaq-100? Does it suddenly threaten the stability of index funds based on the Nasdaq-100? Can a $1.77 trillion IPO crater the retirement funds of regular people who would ordinarily have no interest in investing in Elon Musk’s meme stock?The answer has less to do with SpaceX and…

As lawmakers in the US Senate are likely to vote soon on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, representatives from advocacy organizations and companies are providing details of closed-door negotiations over the bill, which is expected to be the most comprehensive piece of legislation affecting the crypto industry.In a Monday CNBC interview, Coinbase vice chair Ryan VanGrack said while the final negotiations over text of the CLARITY Act were taking place in the Senate, Democratic lawmakers had added additional protections for customers to give what he called “more teeth” to the legislation. He did not explicitly mention any progress…

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