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Bitcoin (BTC) fell further into Monday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to the US-Iran escalation.Key points:Bitcoin falls toward $62,000 as losses intensify on nerves over the US-Iran war.Donald Trump says that the US should “run” the Strait of Hormuz as a tug-of-war with Iran continues.BTC price action is described as “very weak”, but a $70,000 rebound prediction remains in place.Oil rises amid “aggressive” BTC shortingData from TradingView showed BTC/USD edging closer to $62,000 amid what a trader described as “massive” short trading.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewUS stocks were broadly in the red at the open, with the Nasdaq Composite…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Summer and iced tea go hand in hand, but drinking the same old flavors year after year can start to feel boring. Smith Teamaker’s Blackberry Jasmine tea, however, is about to make your summer drink routine way more exciting. The handcrafted blend brews a stunning sapphire blue before transforming into a vibrant purple with a squeeze of fresh lemon. Think of it as a mini magic trick in a glass. The eye-catching color comes from butterfly pea flower, while Jasmine…
The Enugu State Police Command has launched a chase for a commercial bus driver and his conductor following an incident involving the assault and attempted murder of police officers, as well as the theft of a service rifle. The state police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu. The suspects, who were operating a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus, are wanted for a string of serious offences, including conspiracy, dangerous driving, assault, attempted murder, and the snatching of a police rifle. According to Mr Ndukwe, a Superintendent of Police, the incident occurred at approximately…
The federal government has said it is expanding funding, local drug production and research to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment while easing patients’ financial burden. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Usman Aliyu, said this on Saturday in Abuja at the Best of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Africa 2026 conference. The conference, organised in collaboration with the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), has the theme: “From Global Discovery to Local Delivery: Driving Africa to the Cutting Edge of Cancer Care.” Mr Aliyu said the government had introduced…
A Magistrate Court I, sitting at Amawbia near Awka, Anambra State capital, on Monday ordered the remand of a blogger and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and INews, Ejike Ofoegbu, over allegations bordering on criminal defamation against the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, members of his family, and his son, Ozonna. The defendant, who is facing a three-count charge of identity theft, defamation and cyber stalking, was ordered to be remanded at the Awka Correctional Centre by Chief Magistrate C.O. Ezekwere, who presided over the matter. The remand order followed an ex parte application moved by the prosecuting counsel,…
Coinbase Ventures, the corporate venture capital (VC) arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, led the ranks of crypto-focused VC’s with 30 deals in the first half of 2026.Runner-up Animoca Brands completed 19 investments, while Silicon Valley VC a16z logged 18 deals and stablecoin giant Tether completed 15, according to data aggregator CryptoRank. In the past 12 months Coinbase Ventures completed a peer-best 75 deals, followed by Animoca Brands with 40, YZi Labs (previously Binance Labs) with 39, GSR with 31 and a16z with 30.Those VC deals defy a bear market that saw the total amount raised by cryptocurrency companies fall to $1.4…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it intercepted 8,287 nylon bags of substance suspected to be ‘Canadian Loud’ weighing 4,143.5 kilogrammes at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Babafemi said the drugs worth over N10.3 billion in street value were discovered in a container imported from Canada during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA officers, Customs personnel and other security agencies on 10 July. He said that the discovery followed weeks of targeted tracking and monitoring of the shipment…
Ehud Barak Nigeria has a long-standing, historically rooted foreign policy stance that supports Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution. Many Nigerian intellectuals, pan-Africanists, and civil society groups view Israel’s policies through an anti-colonial lens. Hosting a former Israeli prime minister and defence minister is viewed by critics as an implicit endorsement of the Israeli state’s military record and ongoing settlement expansions, which directly contradicts Nigeria’s traditional diplomatic solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Congratulations, Nigeria! For a change, we are singing songs of joy, not elegies for the dead. We huddle together under the embrace of hope and joy as we…
A pregnant woman, Fauziyya Abdulsalam, on Monday insisted on returning the N50,000 bride price she received after her husband, Ishaq Idris, sent her a divorce letter. The complainant had prayed the court to dissolve her union with Mr Idris on the basis of Khul’i, a form of divorce where a woman returns bride price to be free from marriage. She told the court that she was seven months pregnant and would want her ex-husband to continue taking care of the pregnancy. The defendant confirmed N50,000 as the bride price but prayed the court to give him time to reconcile with…
