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Across Delta State, soaring cooking gas prices are quietly reversing years of progress toward cleaner household energy. Residents say the cost of refilling cylinders has risen so sharply in recent months that many families are returning to firewood and charcoal, while others are cutting back on meals and cooking less often. Interviews with households, traders and gas retailers reveal a growing crisis that is forcing thousands to rethink how they prepare food and manage already stretched incomes, EFECHA GOLD reports For years, the kitchen was the heartbeat of many homes in Delta State. It was where families gathered after a…

The second quarter of 2026 has already become the most-hacked quarter on record by incident count, with 83 exploits targeting cryptocurrency protocols, according to analysis by market insights platform Unfolded based on DefiLlama data.However, the $755.3 million stolen during the quarter so far is significantly lower than the $3.56 billion lost in the fourth quarter of 2020, which remains the costliest quarter on record for crypto hacks.KelpDAO’s $293 million hack and Drift Protocol’s $280 million exploit were the largest incidents of the quarter.The figures suggest hacking activity is becoming more frequent, even as total losses remain below previous record levels.Cryptocurrency…

New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith was questioned after a woman accused him of abuse and neglecting his “special needs” child in favor of playing video games.  Police reportedly investigated claims made against Smith, 35, over the weekend, according to TMZ. No charges were filed against Smith and “the case is no longer open,” NFL reporter Andy Slater said on Monday, June 22.  A woman named Kristen posted a since-deleted video via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, where she alleged the NFL star was abusive and neglectful.  “Today is the DAY!” she captioned the video. “GENO SMITH beat my ass…

It’s not uncommon to see water dispensers and their bottles placed in strategic corners of corporate offices, banks, hospital receptions, government parastatals, and even in the home. While water dispensers are installed to encourage hydration and improve workplace productivity, findings show that most users and offices do not clean their dispensers and remain unaware of the health risks they carry. When they are not regularly cleaned and maintained, these dispensers could harbour micro-organisms such as bacteria, mould, algae and fungi, capable of causing diarrhoea, respiratory, skin and soft tissue infections, as well as worsening allergies. Public health physicians who spoke…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited and one other person over an alleged N68.02m visa fraud involving 24 victims. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate following petitions alleging that they obtained large sums of money from victims under the pretence of securing work visas abroad. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X page on Monday. According to the commission, the case was triggered by a petition from James Ikechukwu, who alleged that he was introduced to the…

First, a quick correction: both expressions should be hyphenated. So, the question should be: “A well-lighted room or well-lit room?” The reason is that when you generate an adjective by joining two words, the two terms should be hyphenated: a two-night show, a double-edged sword, the phone-swapping arrangement, etc. Then, the main question: is it well-lighted or well-lit? Here, we are indirectly looking at the past tense and participle forms of the word “light,” when used as a verb. Is it lighted or lit? The fact is that “light” is another example of irregular verbs — one that does not…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to Chief Bode George to rejoin the “party’s mainstream leadership structure” in order to reposition it ahead of the 2027 general elections. The State Organising Secretary of the faction, Mr Hakeem Olalemi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. NAN reports that George, a former PDP Deputy National Chairman, is aligned with the Dr Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee, which is backed by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.…

A heavy wave of profit-taking and technical price adjustments dragged the Nigerian Exchange Limited into negative territory during the week ended 19 June 2026, forcing a 3.59 per cent contraction in the benchmark All-Share Index to close at 235,941.27 points, JIDE AJIA reports. This broad market retreat saw total Market Capitalisation slide to N151.327tn, tightening equity market liquidity despite a surge in gross transaction value to N254.614bn. While a steep 10.49 per cent plunge in banking equities and heavy dividend markdowns on market bellwethers depressed index metrics, trading remained heavily concentrated within the financial services sector, which accounted for 67.44…

Lionel Messi became the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA Men’s World Cup history on Monday after breaking Miroslav Klose’s long-standing record by scoring his 17th and 18th tournament goals in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria. The 38-year-old once again proved decisive for the reigning world champions as Argentina secured victory in their Group J clash in Dallas and booked their place in the Round of 32. Klose, who featured at four World Cups for Germany, set the previous record of 16 goals during Germany’s victorious 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil. Messi, who was on the losing side in that…

AMD is officially launching FSR Upscaling 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs today. The update means that computers with those older graphics cards, which use the RDNA 3 graphics architecture, will be able to see improvements like better image quality and smoother gameplay in their games.AMD had promised in May that it would be bringing support for FSR 4.1 to the RX 7000 series GPUs — though at the time, it said that support would arrive in July, so AMD is a little ahead of schedule. AMD is also planning to bring FSR 4.1 to RDNA 3 APUs; AMD’s Jack…