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At 9PM ET on the night of May 28th, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sat on the launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The craft was in the middle of a hot-fire test awaiting the arrival of Amazon Leo satellites, the first of 24 batches to be shuttled into low Earth orbit for an ambitious satellite internet venture. The effort was backed by hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, leveraging a Biden-era law meant to address America’s digital divide.But before the satellites even reached the launch site, Jeff Bezos’ rocket exploded into a massive fireball, its wreckage…

Bitcoin (BTC) neared two-week lows on Tuesday as Asia stock markets pulled back on a tech sell-off.Key points:Bitcoin heads lower with Asia equities as “unprecedented inflows” become a tech-driven rout.Analysis warns of “new lows” for BTC price, with one target at $54,000.Options markets continue to seek a suitable catalyst for volatility.BTC price dips under $62,000 as Korea stock market drops 10%Data from TradingView showed local lows of $61,860 for BTC/USD, a level last seen on June 11.BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAsia signaled cold feet among investors as major tech stocks saw blanket selling, leading to significant overall downside.South Korea’s Composite…

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A tanker fire at the Ugwu Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has claimed three lives and destroyed property estimated at N900 million. The Deputy Superintendent of Fire, Federal Fire Service, Maxwell Ucheagwu, confirmed the incident to reporters on Tuesday in Enugu. According to Mr Ucheagwu, the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 22 June, following a collision involving a Dangote truck loaded with bags of cement and a tanker transporting Liquefied Natural Gas. He said the Federal Fire Service Command in Enugu received a distress call at about 3:28 a.m. and immediately deployed personnel and firefighting…

President Bola Tinubu President Tinubu deserves commendation for placing performance above routine succession. Leadership is not always about changing the baton at the earliest opportunity. Sometimes, preserving institutional memory and consolidating reforms are more valuable than rigid adherence to timelines. There is something about competence, diligence, innovation, and visionary leadership that naturally commands recognition. In public service, where bureaucracy can sometimes conceal mediocrity, exceptional performance remains difficult to ignore. It is perhaps for this reason that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to grant a six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has…

A video circulating widely on social media featuring a female Hausa commentator has sparked intense debate about money, love and modern relationships. Speaking during a discussion in Hausa, Amina Aminu, popularly known as AA, argued that women who genuinely love a man are often reluctant to ask him for money, while those who constantly make financial demands may be exploiting the relationship for personal gain. The comments, which have generated widespread reactions online, touched on what many see as one of the most sensitive issues in modern dating: the role of money in relationships. According to Ms Aminu, many women…

The Chairman of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency, Illiya Kefas, on Tuesday said the decision to reduce the monthly allowance of members of the Operation Keep Taraba Clean programme, popularly known as street sweepers, from N15,000 to N10,000 was an internal administrative measure and not a directive from Governor Agbu Kefas. According to the Tribune, the clarification came a day after he told journalists in Jalingo on Monday that the reduction followed a directive from the governor aimed at managing available resources after the recruitment of new workers into the state and local government civil services. Speaking on…

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with a case of culpable homicide and suspected armed robbery in Gwaram Town, Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to him, the suspects were arrested following an investigation into a report lodged at the Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters on March 7, 2026. He said one of the suspects, identified as Muhammad Umar, popularly known as “Jijji,” aged 25, was apprehended on June 19, 2026, while in possession of a motorcycle belonging…

Ten governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State have urged President Bola Tinubu to resist what they described as attempts to use the state’s traditional institution to secure endorsement for the party’s governorship candidate, Speaker Salihu Danladi. The aspirants made the appeal in an open letter dated Monday, amid reports that selected first-class traditional rulers from Kwara State were being mobilised to visit the Presidential Villa in Abuja over the 2027 governorship race. Danladi, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, had emerged winner of the APC governorship primary held on May 22, 2026, scoring 94,990…

Nigeria LNG Limited has announced that 70 young professionals have graduated from its Train 7 Project Human Capacity Development Basic Training Programme. The company said the beneficiaries completed an intensive one-year programme in Data Analysis and Supply Chain Management. NLNG said the milestone underscores its commitment to developing a skilled, industry-ready workforce and strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to compete in an increasingly dynamic global energy sector. This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by the NLNG Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Anne-Marie Palmber-Ikuru. According to the statement, beyond their core specialisations, the graduates received practical…