Spotify has removed more than 500,000 registered streams from Malcolm Todd‘s Earrings, after the song’s rise to No. 1 on the platform’s daily US chart was tied to bets placed on the prediction market Kalshi. Kalshi is a US prediction market, regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on which users stake real money on…
Ghana’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 3 per cent, citing easing inflation and renewed economic optimism as the country continues its recovery from a deep economic crisis. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Bank of Ghana announced a reduction of its policy rate from 28 to 25 per cent, the…
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, from N840 to N820 per litre, effective immediately. The decision, shared on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, through the refinery’s official X account, represents the second price cut within nine days, reflecting…
Man barges into New York City courthouse and slashes officers in the neck and face in chaotic scene A crazed man barged into a Lower Manhattan courthouse and slashed two officers in the neck and face in a shocking attack Monday morning, June 16, law enforcement sources said. Jonathan Wohl, 37, of Queens, ran into…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has reduced the time it takes for companies to obtain approval for offers to two weeks. The commission said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja on Monday. It said approvals would be granted to companies within two weeks once the necessary documents were complete….
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a chronic medical condition where the force of your blood against your artery walls is consistently too high. This means that your heart has to work harder than normal to circulate blood through your body. Individuals with high blood pressure often do not experience noticeable symptoms, earning…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stakes in some of the US’s biggest banks in the final three months of 2024, as the billionaire investor dumped billions of dollars’ worth of Bank of America and…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from N950 to N890 per litre. The development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday night by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina. According to the statement, the strategic adjustment was a…
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved a substantial reduction in electricity tariffs. Effective midnight on July 15, 2024, electricity tariffs will be cut by an average of 22.5 per cent. This decision follows the government’s policy to revise tariffs quarterly. PUCSL Chairman Manjula Fernando announced that domestic consumers using less than…
9 mins ago The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has adjusted the Customs exchange rate for clearance of cargoes at the nation’s seaports and airports from N1,238/$1 to N1,150/$1. 1 day ago The Nigerian Army has dismissed the two soldiers involved in the alleged theft of armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery on April 14….
