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Ethereum price is trading near $1,920, and its prediction is getting bullish. The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation signals a shift in long-term priorities. While governance changes rarely move prices immediately, they often shape the network’s future direction.Pascal Caversaccio, better known on chain as pcaversaccio, has joined the Ethereum Foundation‘s board for an initial one-year voluntary term. He joins Aya Miyaguchi, Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss legal counsel Patrick Storchenegger on the four-member governing board. The board sets the Foundation’s vision and provides oversight of its management. Ethereum Foundation Adds Cypherpunk Manifesto Author To BoardThe Ethereum (@ethereum) Foundation has appointed…

A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof. Sharafadeen Kehinde Okunade, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter. Okunade, who is also a consultant at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, was elected during the association’s Annual General Meeting held on July 28, 2026. The election, conducted through an electronic voting system by the national leadership of the NMA under the President, Prof. Akhinde Omoti, ushered in a new State Officers Committee to oversee the affairs of the association from 2026 to 2028. The election followed the…

Super Eagles forward Femi Azeez continues to attract interest over his future at Millwall, with English Championship side West Ham United now joining the race for his signature, Soccernet.ng reports. The 25-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough campaign with the Lions last season, registering 11 goals and eight assists, and his outstanding performances earned him a place in the PFA Championship Team of the Season. Azeez was a major force in Millwall’s impressive campaign, helping the club reach the Championship playoff semi-finals. However, their hopes of securing promotion to the Premier League were ended by Hull City. His fine form at club level also earned him a maiden Super Eagles…

The co-founder of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole, has revealed how he and his partners created a foreign identity for their company in its early days to overcome what he described as the “colonial mentality” that made it difficult for young Nigerian entrepreneurs to gain recognition in the oil and gas industry. Cole disclosed that Sahara was registered abroad in the Isle of Man and presented as an expatriate company, with a fictitious British figure known as “Dr J” introduced as the face of the business, to gain access to opportunities that would have been difficult for a young Nigerian-owned firm.…

Super Eagles star Paul Onuachu has ended months of transfer speculation by confirming he has no intention of leaving Trabzonspor, Soccernet.ng reports. Onuachu’s decision comes despite receiving lucrative offers from Turkish rivals, Saudi Arabia and interest from Germany.The Nigeria international has been a darling of several top clubs in the transfer market after enjoying the best season of his career last term. The 32-year-old scored 22 goals in 30 Süper Lig matches to finish as the league’s joint-top scorer and inspired Trabzonspor to Turkish Cup glory.His incredible form attracted some of the biggest clubs in Türkiye. Fenerbahçe reportedly tabled an…

Nine abducted persons have been rescued, while three suspected bandits were killed during a joint security operation in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The operation was carried out by Kwara State-recruited Forest Guards alongside operatives of the Department of State Services, local hunters and vigilantes in the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis of the local government, which borders Ekiti and Kogi states. The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of Ekiti Local Government Council, Dada Sunday, confirmed the development in a statement made available to The PUNCH in Ilorin on Wednesday. According to the statement, the victims were…

ADA price is trading at $0.163, and the bigger question is whether Cardano design philosophy is quietly winning a debate the market once dismissed in this bearish prediction environment. Our analysis at Cryptonews suggests that formal verification, selective privacy, proof of stake, and broad token distribution are increasingly gaining traction across major blockchain networks. With ADA holding above $0.16, long-term price forecasts have once again caught retail attention.The argument is not a victory lap. Instead, we see it as evidence of a structural shift across the industry. More than $2.5 billion has been lost to bridge hacks over the past…

By Gilbert Ekugbe The Lagos State Waste Management Authority has assured residents that the growing waste backlog across the state will soon be cleared, following new measures aimed at improving waste disposal operations. LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, gave the assurance during the commissioning of the rehabilitated Road E and newly constructed disposal platforms at the Olusosun Disposal Facility in the Ojota area of Lagos on Tuesday. Gbadegesin said the project was a strategic intervention designed to remove operational challenges, improve access within the facility and boost the efficiency of waste evacuation across the state. According to him, the…

Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem has completed his transfer to Turkish Super Lig club Konyaspor, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Awaziem’s future had been the subject of speculation since the conclusion of the previous season. He originally joined Nantes the prior summer, but following the club’s relegation, he made it clear that he would seek a departure. ​Over the past week, Turkey emerged as his most likely destination amid strong links to Konyaspor. Then, On Wednesday night, the club confirmed the deal after he put pen to paper on a two-year contract that will keep him in Turkey until the summer of 2028.…

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has approved the recruitment of 6,580 qualified candidates into various academic, technical, and administrative roles across public primary and junior secondary schools in the state, with a strong focus on the state’s 267 Smart Green Schools. Although most of the schools are still under construction, the government approved the measure in a job vacancy advertisement issued by the Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board, Hyginus Banko. A breakdown of the positions shows that the board seeks 4,698 core subject teachers across fields such as Mathematics, English Language, Basic Science,…