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The SEC issued joint guidance with the CFTC last week, classifying digital assets into five categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities, signaling that the agency will build its own crypto regulatory framework rather than wait indefinitely for the Senate’s stalled CLARITY Act. The move gives exchanges, token issuers and traders a working jurisdictional map, but it’s an interpretation, not statute, and that distinction matters for anyone pricing regulatory risk into crypto positions.This latest CLARITY Act news comes as the crypto market braces for today’s CPI data, which could shake Bitcoin out of its current consolidation…

Tennessee Titans cornerback Nazeeh Johnson says a fertility medication he was taking while trying to start a family with his wife led to a positive test that resulted in a six-game NFL suspension. The NFL suspended Johnson without pay for the first six games of the 2026 regular season for violating its Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy. The suspension takes effect on August 30, although he remains eligible to participate in the Titans’ preseason activities and games. As reported by BBC Sport on Saturday, Johnson, 28, explained the circumstances in a statement on X, saying he and his wife had been undergoing…

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze inspired AC Milan to an impressive 4-2 win over Manchester United in a preseason friendly earlier today, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old, whose future has been uncertain throughout the summer, produced one of his best performances in a Milan shirt as the Italian giants secured their first preseason victory ahead of the new campaign. It was also a first win for head coach Ruben Amorim since replacing Massimiliano Allegri earlier in the summer, with the Portuguese coach getting one over his former employers, who dismissed him earlier this year. Chukwueze played a major role in the victory, contributing a goal…

The Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Kassim Muhammed-Kassim, has empowered 75 less-privileged men and women from the Nasarawa North Senatorial District with N18.7m in business grants to improve their livelihoods. The state Governor, Abdullahi Sule, who flagged off the distribution of the funds to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Akwanga Local Government Area, said the gesture would strengthen small businesses, improve traders’ access to capital and stimulate grassroots economic growth across the district. The governor, who commended the NSUBEB chairman for giving back to society, urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the…

By Tosin Oyediran A three-month-old baby, Adegbite Robiah, needs urgent corrective heart surgery estimated at N17m, with her family racing against a November deadline to raise the funds. Robiah, who was born on May 9, 2026, was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart defect after developing fast breathing. An echocardiography report from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, dated July 2, 2026, diagnosed the baby with a complete atrioventricular septal defect (balanced), Rastelli type A. The report also showed a large inlet ventricular septal defect, a large ostium primum atrial septal defect, an additional ostium secundum atrial septal defect…

Millwall manager Alex Neil has warned Hull City and other interested clubs that the Championship side will not be pressured into selling Super Eagles forward Femi Azeez for less than his value, Soccernet reports. The 25-year-old scored 11 goals and provided seven assists as the Lions finished third in the Championship, narrowly missing out on automatic promotion. Millwall have already shown their determination to keep the Nigerian, rejecting bids from Ipswich Town for Azeez during the January transfer window. The forward remains an important part of Neil’s squad as Millwall prepare for another promotion push, but interest in his services…

XRP price prediction has the asset trading at $1.01, down a modest -0.6% on the day, sitting right at the top of a session range that ran from $1 to $1.02. That’s not a recovery; that’s a token pinned against a ceiling. And there’s a bridge exploit in the background that most retail traders haven’t fully priced in yet.The Coreum–XRP bridge got drained for roughly 200,000 XRP after an attacker reportedly used a fake deposit to trigger withdrawals, prompting an emergency bridge shutdown and FBI involvement. Meanwhile, traders are quietly circling September–October as the window for potential CLARITY Act clarity,…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team had contained a fire outbreak at Purple Crown Hotel, Balogun Street, along Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos, with no casualties recorded. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the fire incident, which was reported at 9:52 am, affected a room on the first floor of the hotel. Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the agency’s Tiger Squad, working with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Nigeria Police, arrived at the scene within 10 minutes of receiving the distress call. “Upon arrival, responders discovered that…

Former Nigeria international Desire Oparanozie says the Super Falcons need two major changes after their failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Soccernet.ng reports. Oparanozie believes Nigeria must bring in fresh young players and appoint a qualified coach to guide the team through the next reset. The Super Falcons lost 2-1 to South Africa in their World Cup play-in tie in Morocco on Thursday. The defeat ended Nigeria’s hopes of playing at next year’s World Cup in Brazil. It also brought an unwanted end to one of the strongest records in women’s football, as Nigeria will miss…

The wife of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Osun, Dr Sekinah Oyebamiji, has expressed confidence in her husband’s victory in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Oyebamiji spoke shortly after casting her ballot at Ward 9, Unit 003, AUD Primary School, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area, earlier on Saturday. She commended the conduct of the election, describing the voter turnout as impressive and expressing optimism that her husband would emerge victorious at the end of voting in the state. Oyebamiji said the electoral process had so far been peaceful and orderly, while commending officials of the…