Bitcoin price drops below $25,000 — lowest since December 2020
Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto by market cap, has dropped 12 per cent to $24,138. According to CoinMarketCap, the price of bitcoin stood at $24,063 on Monday at 11:00 GMT+1. On June 6, bitcoin reached $31,371, the highest in the past month. Other coins have fallen lower than expected — Ethereum […]
Oil price falls to $120 a barrel amid high COVID-19 cases in China’s capital
Global oil prices fell on Monday amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Beijing, dasing hopes for a swift pick-up in China’s fuel demand. Brent crude futures dropped 1.66 per cent to $120.9 a barrel by 09:55 GMT +1, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures equally fell over 1 per cent to […]
Blackout as national grid suffers collapse — fifth time in 2022
Nigeria’s electricity grid has collapsed again, causing a blackout in states across the country. Major electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country notified their respective customers of the development on social media. In a Twitter post, Kaduna Electric said the national grid collapsed around 6:47 pm on Sunday. Power Outage In […]
‘Residents killed, houses razed’ as gunmen invade Benue community
Several residents have been reportedly killed after gunmen invaded Igama communty in the Okpokwu LGA of Benue state. Buildings in the community were also said to have been razed in the attack, which occurred on Sunday. Confirming the attack to TheCable, Catherine Anene, Benue police spokesperson, said police operatives have been deployed […]
‘Eyin lo kan’ — Babagana Kingibe tells Tinubu he’s next president
Babagana Kingibe, former secretary to the government of the federation, says Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, is Nigeria’s next president. Tinubu won the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Eagle Square, Abuja, last Wednesday. He got 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls. A few days […]
Newspaper Headlines: APC may unveil Tinubu’s running mate on Wednesday
The collapse of the national electricity grip leading to blackout in many parts of the country dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Segun Oni: I left PDP because I don’t collaborate with cheats
Segun Oni, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti, says he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of “cheating”. Oni, a former governor of Ekiti, said this on Sunday during a debate organised by Channels TV. Responding to allegations of being a “notorious defector”, the governorship candidate said his […]
INEC: Akpabio not recognised as Akwa Ibom APC senatorial candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its officials did not monitor any primary that produced Godswill Akpabio as senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom north-west. Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, had contested the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but he withdrew from the race on June 7, and […]
Osinbajo: Peaceful conduct of party primaries shows our democracy is growing
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says despite the current challenges, Nigeria’s democracy is showing signs of positive growth. Osinbajo spoke on Sunday at the 2022 Democracy Day inter-denominational church service, held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja. According to the vice-president, the events that have characterised Nigeria’s politics since the beginning of democratic […]
APC ticket: My zero vote shows intolerance of certain kinds of politics, says Bakare
Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, says his zero vote at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary shows his resistance to “certain kinds of politics”. Bakare had bought the nomination and expression of interest forms to participate in the APC presidential primary, which took place from June 6 […]