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The Chairman of Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA), Anietie Eka, has distanced himself from a controversial report praising the Akwa Ibom State Government’s flood control efforts after the publication drew widespread criticism for appearing insensitive to victims of Thursday’s devastating flooding in Uyo. The report, written by Godwin Edet, personal assistant on media to Governor Umo Eno, argued that the governor’s investments in roads and drainage infrastructure prevented an even worse disaster despite severe flooding that submerged homes, businesses and major roads across the state capital. The publication, however, triggered public outrage, with many residents and commentators questioning the…

Ether (ETH) price gained 3% between Thursday and Friday, outperforming the broader crypto market. The move ties to growing tokenization, Robinhood Chain’s success, and ongoing corporate treasury purchases. However, ETH failed to break above $1,800 amid weak onchain and derivatives metrics. Is Ether price bound to retest $1,700?Key takeaways:Ethereum leads RWA tokenization while Robinhood Chain drives fresh ETH inflows and ecosystem growth.Mixed signals persist as BitMine accumulates heavily, yet stagnant onchain metrics signal caution.Robinhood Chain and tokenization growth boost ETH priceThe successful launch of the layer-2 network Robinhood Chain has boosted Ether investors’ sentiment. The newly launched blockchain uses ETH…

Love Island USA‘s Kenzie Annis joked that she always wore underwear for a surprising reason. During the Friday, July 10, episode of the hit Peacock show, Kenzie was eliminated before the finale. She went out on a high by jumping into the splits right outside the villa. According to Kenzie, she always wears underwear so she can do the splits without issue. Kenzie has explored numerous connections during her time in the villa. She initially formed a bond with Zach Georgiou before recoupling with Corbin Mims — but then America stepped in and switched her partner to Caleb McDaniel. She…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Friday, presented the 2026 appropriation bill of N1.85 trillion to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The bill is tagged “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development”. Mr Fubara said the proposed total operating revenue for 2026 was projected to increase by 24.49 per cent over the 2025 adjusted budget projections. He added that the capital budget increased from more than N713 billion in 2025 to over N1.4 trillion in 2026, amounting to a 22.49 per cent rise in infrastructure services expenditure. This, he said, was due to possible increases in returns from…

We compelled our governments to fund ANC’s activities within and outside Nigeria. Scholarships were provided for Black South African students to study in our universities and polytechnics… We, students, ensured that Nigeria became a home away from home for South African students by personally hosting them at our own expenses. We contributed parts of our pocket money and scholarship stipends to support the ANC by producing, reproducing, and circulating ANC documents, posters and materials throughout Nigeria. There is every ground for me to charge the African National Congress (ANC) to the International Court of Human Conscience and the African Court…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 135, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, crank the AC, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about cold plunges and Colson Whitehead and the food truck mafia, finally getting to the theater to see Obsession, watching The Agency because it’s apparently everyone’s favorite underrated show, nodding sadly to Adam Conover’s video about the death of sitcoms, making a lot of noises during the Dune: Part Three trailer, testing Atlas as a visual journal,…

Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral, allowing the account to borrow assets far beyond the value deposited.In a preliminary incident report published Saturday, Bonzo said the attacker deposited 250 SAUCE, worth only a few dollars, before submitting a price update that inflated the token’s value by roughly 12 orders of magnitude. The wallet then borrowed 6.63 million USDC and 34.5 million wrapped HBAR from the lending pool.The case illustrates how oracle failures can turn low-value collateral into a tool for draining large amounts of liquidity from…

Bunnie Xo appears to be having second thoughts about airing details of her marriage breakdown. In the Friday, July 10, episode of her podcast “Dumb Blonde,” Bunnie, 46, explained why she pulled last month’s podcast episode which featured her speaking candidly about why she and Jelly Roll, 41, called it quits after 10 years of marriage. “I took it down because I realized I just don’t want one of the hardest moments of my life to become a permanent headline,” she shared on Friday’s podcast episode. She continued, “I don’t want to live in that but I also believe that…

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has announced the release of journalist Zainab Sodiq, who was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) over her possession of a drone. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Secretary of IPI Nigeria, Ahmed Shekarau, said Ms Sodiq was released to the Institute’s leadership at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026, following the organisation’s intervention. Ms Sodiq was reportedly intercepted by security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Monday, July 6, 2026, while preparing to travel with the drone. Although she…

A social media personality, Abiodun Ademola, popularly known as DJ Chicken, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday over alleged threats to kill Seyi Tinubu. The 37-year-old, of Tafodi Estate, Royal Park, Lekki, Lagos, faces a three-count charge of threat to life, offensive online publication and conduct likely to breach peace. The prosecution, led by SP Okunuga, Officer-in-Charge, Legal, Command Headquarters, Ikeja, alleged the offences occurred on 5 July at about 9:00 a.m. in Lekki, Lagos. According to the charge, DJ Chicken allegedly posted a video on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, @djchicken, threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu. The…