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Fresh from securing a court order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a political party, the Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA) has unveiled an ambitious political agenda centred on restructuring Nigeria’s governance system, introducing a parliamentary model of government, and granting greater autonomy to state police forces. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the National Chairman of the CDA, Tamunotonye Inioribo, stated that the party’s emergence was not merely about adding another platform to Nigeria’s crowded political landscape, but about advancing a “structural solution” to the country’s persistent governance challenges. The party’s proposals…

The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, officially presented the Independent National Electoral Commission nomination form to its governorship candidate, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. The development has, however, failed to draw an immediate response from the coalition of aggrieved governorship aspirants known as the G10, despite the group’s sustained opposition to the outcome of the party’s primaries. Danladi-Salihu, who is also the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, received the nomination form from the state APC Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, during a ceremony at the party’s state secretariat in Ilorin. The event, attended by party leaders, executives, stakeholders…

Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile aren’t included in the bankruptcy process and will continue to operate as normal.Due to the delayed 5G spectrum sale, Dish says that it didn’t have “sufficient liquidity” to repay $2 billion in debt due on July 1st. Dish gave up on becoming the US’s fourth major carrier last year, saying it would sell off chunks of its spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX. Neither deal has closed, according to The Wall Street Journal.“EchoStar has been at the forefront of telecommunications for over 45 years, and these steps will position the business for an even stronger future,”…

With Bitcoin plunging below $60,000 and Strategy’s share price down by more than 70% from the high, some crypto investors are questioning if Strategy could become this cycle’s Terra/LUNA — a highly leveraged bet on crypto market structure that explodes under stress.The company’s response? A new capital framework released on Monday aimed at addressing investors’ fears.The package includes up to $1 billion in buybacks for MSTR, up to $1 billion in buybacks for STRC and related securities, an increase in STRC’s dividend to roughly 12%, and a cash buffer expansion to $2.55 billion. Of particular note for a company famed…

Daveigh Chase’s dad, John Schwallier, is speaking out after her death. Schwallier told The California Post on Monday, June 29, that Chase’s cause of death “doesn’t surprise” him, adding that “it is what it is” and that “it’s something you sometimes have to expect with the lifestyle she was living.” Schwallier shared that Chase’s cremated remains went to her mother, Cathy, and he had not seen his daughter since she was about 6 years old. However, Schwallier said they spoke on the phone during her childhood. Her father added that he would pursue going to court in order to get…

The Abia State Government said on Monday that it would partner the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development (FMLD) to check tsetse fly and other pests. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Cliff Agbeze, announced this when an FMLD team led by Gilbert Okoro, the lead for FMLD’s Tsetse Fly Surveillance and Control Project, visited his office in Umuahia. Mr Agbeze was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Abia Ministry of Agriculture, Adamma Aguwa. The Commissioner stated that the visit solidified the federal and state governments’ efforts to reduce pests that destroy livestock and crop yields. He said it also demonstrated a…

The African Democratic Congress has uploaded the names and particulars of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal ahead of the 2027 general election. The development was announced on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a post shared on his verified X handle. He wrote, “We are pleased to announce that we have successfully uploaded the names and particulars of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar (GCON), and our Vice Presidential Candidate, Rotimi Amaechi (CON), to the nomination portal of the @INECNigeria.…

The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In its complaint, the FTC accuses Amazon of refusing to provide customers with information about purchases made with fraudulent accounts, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).As alleged in the filing, identity theft victims who contacted Amazon “would often enter a Kafkaesque sequence” where a support agent wouldn’t provide records related to a fraudulent account unless they could name the person who opened it.In one instance, a victim attempted…

Bitcoin (BTC) is fast approaching a buying level that analysts describe as a top “investment opportunity.”Key points:Bitcoin only needs to dip another $5,000 to hit a buy-in level that has always marked the bear-market bottom zone.This “best” area to invest is now on the radar of traders and analysts alike.PlanB describes a return below the level as “likely” during the 2026 bear market.BTC price nears a classic bear-market buy-in zoneData from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that BTC/USD is less than 10% away from its aggregate realized price.Realized price is the average price at which the BTC supply last moved…

Amy Mickelson reportedly took matters into her own hands after her husband, golfer Phil Mickelson, began “regularly” sleeping with another woman.  Phil, 56, is accused of “having at least one woman who was not his wife spend the night in his condo” at the Madison Club in La Quinta, California, in a piece published by journalist Alan Shipnuck for Skratch Golf on Friday, June 26. According to “multiple members and employees of the Madison Club,” Amy was not on the club’s premises at the time.  In 2021, Phil abruptly left the Madison Club after nearly a decade of membership.  Related:…