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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that plans to reduce its statutory share of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) could undermine aviation safety and weaken its ability to effectively regulate Nigeria’s aviation industry. The warning comes as the National Assembly considers a bill seeking to reduce the NCAA’s share of the TSC in favour of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Under the existing arrangement, the NCAA collects the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and distributes the proceeds among key aviation agencies, including NAMA, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the Nigerian College of Aviation…

France enter this quarterfinal as favourites, but Morocco have given every indication they can make this a far more difficult contest than France’s previous knockout matches. It is also a rematch of the teams’ 2022 World Cup semifinal, won by France. Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026Kickoff: 9:00 pm (Nigeria time)Venue: Gillette Stadium (Boston host venue)What’s at stake: The winner advances to the semifinal to face the winner of Spain vs Belgium. Key tactical battle France’s biggest weapon remains the pace and creativity of attackers led by Kylian Mbappé, supported by Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise. Their ability to exploit space…

The debate over whether Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap should be lifted has resurfaced after StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson suggested Tuesday that it should replaced with a 4% annual issuance rate.In a post to X on Tuesday, Ben-Sasson said the current 21 million cap “doesn’t make sense” because private keys are lost over time and “as time goes to infinity, all keys will be lost.”Crypto wallet hardware provider Ledger estimated in November that up to 4 million Bitcoin had been burned or permanently lost. Ben-Sasson said he still supports a hard upper bound on Bitcoin’s supply, and that a 4% annual…

Russell Wilson and Ciara have been going strong since they first started dating in 2015. Ahead of their July 2016 nuptials, the couple spoke candidly about their decision to remain celibate until marriage. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. “We’re hanging in there. I’m not gonna lie. I’m human, so it is not easy,” Ciara, who was already the mother of son Future Jr. from her previous relationship with ex-fiancé Future, told Cosmopolitan in February 2016. “Especially when I look at him and I think he is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen — that I’ve ever laid my eyes…

The arraignment of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of creating and operating the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has been repeatedly delayed since he was charged by the police in November 2025 due to a series of adjournments arising from requests by the defence, court scheduling issues and claims of ill health, PREMIUM TIMES can now report. Court documents and police case diary reviewed by this newspaper show that Mr Adeyemi was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on 27 October 2025 and remained in detention for 23 days before he was granted administrative bail.…

Switzerland defeated Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in a fiercely contested FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match in Vancouver. Both teams displayed tactical discipline, physical resilience and defensive organisation, refusing to take unnecessary risks with a quarter-final place at stake. Colombia started brightly, dominating possession and moving the ball quickly through midfield while looking to exploit Switzerland with swift counter-attacks. The South Americans pressed aggressively, won second balls and disrupted Switzerland’s passing rhythm throughout much of the opening half. Their attackers stretched the Swiss defence with intelligent movement, while the wingers repeatedly threatened down both…

The Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Kalanjeni, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress and stepped down from his position as chairman. The development was contained in two separate letters issued by Kalanjeni and made available to journalists in Sokoto on Tuesday. In the first letter, dated May 5, 2026, and addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Kalanjeni Ward in Tangaza Local Government Area, Kalanjeni announced his resignation from the ruling party with immediate effect. He stated, “I wish to formally inform you of my decision to resign from the APC with immediate effect.”…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued a North Carolina man, accusing him of operating a commodity pool featuring crypto that defrauded investors of more than $14 million.The CFTC’s lawsuit, filed in federal court on Tuesday, alleged that Trevor Vernon and his company, Argent Capital Management, operated a commodity pool featuring equity index futures, options on equity index futures and crypto.The agency alleged that from March 2022 to February 2026, Vernon solicited $14.8 million from at least 60 investors and falsely claimed he was a successful trader, even though his trading actually “resulted in consistent and catastrophic losses” for…

Senator Mitch McConnell‘s team is sharing an update on the Kentucky politician nearly three weeks after he was hospitalized for a medical emergency and amid reports he’s brain dead. “Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital,” McConnell’s office said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, July 7. “The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.” The former Senate majority leader, 84, was reportedly found unconscious on June 14 after suffering a potential…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to appear before it on Monday, 13 July. The summons follows the committee’s expression of dissatisfaction with what it described as the Accountant-General’s persistent failure to respond to invitations and requests for official documents. The committee also directed the heads of six Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to appear on the same day, warning that it would invoke its constitutional powers to compel attendance should they fail to comply. The committee issued the directive during its sitting on Tuesday, with its Chairperson, Bamidele Salam,…