In the Last 72hrs the Trump family, Donald Trump and his wife Melania has launched two meme coins under Solana which surged to a Billon MC within hours of launch.Right on the day of inauguration of Donald John Trump Bitcoin reach new All Time High of $108k.
U.S. Incoming First Lady Launches Cryptocurrency
Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president.The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have risen but have seen volatile trade.“The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now,” she posted on the social platform X on Sunday.The website for the “Official Melania Meme” says it is a crypto asset created and tracked on the Solana blockchain.Disclaimers on the websites of both the $Trump and $Melania coins said they were “not intended to be, or the subject of” an investment opportunity or a security.According to...
Death Toll Rises To 86, 55 Injure In Suleja Gasoline Explosion
A gasoline tanker exploded in Suleja area of Niger state in Nigeria at the early hours of Saturday after an individual had reportedly attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another truck using a generator.The fuel transfer sparked the explosion, resulting in the deaths of those transferring the gasoline and bystanders, resulting in the death of 86 people.According to the National Emergency Management Agency spokesperson, Hussaini Isah confirmed to the local press that 55 people were injured and are receiving treatment at three different hospitals in the Suleja area.Isah implied that the death toll may be more...
Trumps Pledges to Give Tiktok an Executive Reprieve on Resumption of Office as the Chinese Owned App Restore Services to its American Users
TikTokhas resumed services to its US users after President-elect Donald Trump promised to issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday.On Saturday evening, the Chinese-owned app stopped working in U.S. after a law banning it on national security grounds came into effect on Friday when the law was upheld by the Supreme Court and went into effect on Sunday.Trump, who had previously backed a ban of the platform, promised on Sunday to delay implementation of the law and allow more time for a deal to be made. TikTok then said that it was...
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT -PRESS RELEASE 18 January 2025
FG Launches Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal to Address Unemployment, Food Insecurity The Federal Government has unveiled the Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal, an initiative aimed at combating rising unemployment and food insecurity across the nation. The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, announced the launch during a ceremony in Abuja. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalisation Programme (NIYEEDEP), seeks to create economic opportunities for youth and bolster the nation’s agricultural sector. “This intervention is designed to align young people with the economic agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, promoting active youth...
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE – VP SHETTIMA TO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS:
You Can Speak Truth To Power Without Necessarily Antagonising Government *** Charges journalists on courage to serve as conscience of the nation The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored media professionals in Nigeria to be more focused on objectively speaking truth to power rather than antagonising the government. Drawing the distinction between antagonism and speaking truth to power, he also urged members of the fourth estate of the realm to, as a matter of necessity, always strive to strike a balance between their allegiance to self and to truth. Senator Shettima who gave the charge on Saturday during the...
CNN Reaches $5m Defamation Settlement with US Navy Veteran
A US Navy veteran who helped Afghans escape after the Taliban takeover in 2021 has won at least $5m (£4.1m) after a jury said he was defamed by American broadcaster CNN.Zachary Young ran a private security firm, Nemex Enterprises, which extracted people from Afghanistan in exchange for fees sometimes totaling thousands of dollars, paid for by sponsors.A CNN report aired in 2021 showed his face and described an alleged “black market” and said people were preying on escaping Afghans.A six-person jury in Florida ruled in favour of Mr Young and ordered CNN to pay millions in compensatory damages.The CNN report,...