China has dismissed recent rumors of a renewed cryptocurrency ban, confirming that no new restrictions have been introduced. Unverified reports on August 3, 2025, had suggested a policy shift, but authorities clarified that the country’s stance remains unchanged since the 2021 ban on crypto trading, mining, and related financial services. The rumors, which spread via…
US President Donald Trump is moving to make it easier for Americans to use their retirement savings to invest in non-traditional assets like cryptocurrencies, private equity, property, and gold. On Thursday, he directed regulators to review rules that might discourage employers from offering such investment options in workplace retirement plans, known in the US as…
Nigerian music star Simisola Ogunleye, popularly known as Simi, has called for the sanction of the airport staff who filmed and posted a viral video of a passenger, Comfort Emmanson. Emmanson was filmed being forcefully removed from an aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The singer, who is the wife of a renowned…
Music executive, Ubi Franklin, has dismissed social media claims accusing him of stealing a luxury wristwatch during singer Davido’s wedding in Miami, United States, last weekend. The allegation surfaced online on Wednesday after a blog published the report, sparking conversations across various platforms. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Franklin described the…
Akure—An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, has sentenced a middle-aged man, Sunday Omoniyi, to death by hanging for stabbing to death his co- tenant, Michael Oyebanji, during a fight. Omoniyi was arraigned on a one-count charge of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37,…
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has ruled out the possibility of any political figure, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, defeating Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Bwala dismissed recent calls for Jonathan to contest, describing them as a ploy to damage…
The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, has rejected the federal government’s proposed loan scheme for workers, known as the Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund, TISSF, describing it as a perpetual financial burden for its members. Consequently, the body asked the government to fulfill its obligation by paying all outstanding arrears legitimately owed…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga stated that the President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan. According to the statement, in Japan, President Tinubu will attend the Ninth Tokyo…
President Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s secretary while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun as commissioner. Oladele, a former House of Representatives member, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024. He served as the commission’s acting chairman following the expiration of Dankaka’s first-term tenure. The President renewed the appointment of Lawal Ya’u Roni,…
Ado-Ekiti — Members of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State under the auspices of the Concerned APC Patriots (CAP) have rejected the nomination of the Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, as the running mate of Governor Biodun Oyebanji for the 2026 gubernatorial election. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists…
