IRS No Longer Requires DeFi Platforms to Report User Data The U.S. Treasury Department has officially withdrawn a proposed regulation that would have required decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms to report user transactions to the Internal... Read More
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Bank of Korea Governor Warns of Risks in Private Stablecoin Issuance The Governor of South Korea’s central bank has voiced serious concerns over the potential issuance of won-backed stablecoins by non-bank entities, warning that such a... Read More
Circle in Talks to Bring USDC to Alipay via Ant Group Partnership Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is reportedly in discussions with Ant Group to enable USDC payments through Alipay, potentially extending the stablecoin’s reach... Read More
UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 —... Read More
US Mounting Pressure On African Countries To Accept Venezuelan Deportees – Tuggar The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has revealed that the United States is pressuring African countries, including Nigeria, to accept Venezuelan deportees. Speaking... Read More
Chinese Man On The Run For Six Years Caught In Lagos The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has arrested and repatriated a Chinese national, Mr. Chen Gaochong, who had been... Read More
Police Arrest 98 Kidnapping, Drug Trafficking Suspects The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, on Thursday announced the arrest of 98 suspects linked to 21 major criminal cases as part of... Read More
Shettima hints at disagreement with Tinubu over State of Emergency in Rivers Nigeria’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima, has hinted that he did not agree with President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers. Tinubu... Read More
Nigeria Partners UAE to Equip 7 million Youths with Digital and Entrepreneurial Skills The Federal Government has formalised a major collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at empowering seven million Nigerian youths with digital and entrepreneurial... Read More
AIG zone 9 orders full investigation on alleged N1.5 million extortion by its officers The Zone 9 Police Command, Umuahia, has launched a full investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding an alleged extortion of N1.5 million, as shown in... Read More
APGA reacts to killing of 2 police officers by gunmen in Imo The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Imo State Chapter, under the chairmanship of John C. Iwuala, has reacted to the killing of two police personnel... Read More
NCC vows protection of telecom infrastructure after Tinubu’s Executive Order The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has vowed to operationalize President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order, which criminalises the damage or tampering of critical national infrastructure, including... Read More
210 beggars detained as FCTA exposes begging syndicates operating like business The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 210 beggars during its ongoing Operation Sweep Abuja. Mrs. Gloria Onwuka, Acting Director of Social Welfare at... Read More
Transfer: Napoli give conditions for Osimhen’s €75m move to Galatasaray Napoli have asked Galatasaray to provide bank guarantees, as they try to seal a €75m move for Victor Osimhen. The Turkish champions are ready to... Read More
A harrowing journey to find food in Gaza 1 min read Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR’s Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting... Read More
Brazil’s Lula warns of 50% tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump trade threat Brazil’s President Lula is firing back at Trump’s 50% tariff threat — saying Brazil is ready to match any U.S. import taxes, dollar for dollar.... Read More
Victim of Choba fire incident not our student – UniPort The management of the University of Port Harcourt has clarified that Cynthia Chukwundah, who was recently involved in a fire incident with her boyfriend at... Read More
Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng’s first birthday at a Thailand zoo Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that... Read More
Housemaid sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of FUT Minna lecturer After nearly two years of legal proceedings, a High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State has sentenced 16-year-old Joy Afekafe to life imprisonment for the... Read More
Former Benue PDP Women Leader, Abeje Egwa resigns Abeje C. Egwa, the immediate past State Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, has resigned her membership from the party,... Read More
Shadow Govt: Court Delivers Judgment In DSS’ Suit Against Pat Utomi Sept 29 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed Sept. 29 for judgment in a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against... Read More
Transfer: Arsenal make Olivia Smith first £1million footballer Arsenal are set to make Olivia Smith the first £1 million footballer in the women’s game. The Guardian reports that the Gunners are ready to... Read More
Tinubu, Wike Hail Edo Governor On Supreme Court Victory Against PDP President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. The Edo State governorship... Read More
SGF Appoints Veteran Journalist Yomi Odunuga As Media Adviser The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has appointed veteran journalist Yomi Odunuga as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,... Read More
Lagos Unveils $400 Million Waste-to-Energy Project in Epe The Lagos State Government has launched an ambitious $400 million Waste-to-Energy (WTE) initiative to tackle the state’s growing waste crisis and provide electricity to over... Read More
