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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Monday, jumped with the largest digital asset hitting a 20-month high. The price of Bitcoin rose four per cent over the past 24 hours to near $41,400, blowing past the $39,000, $40,000, and $41,000 levels—in a surge over the weekend that has taken Bitcoin to its highest point since April 2022. Bitcoin has gained more than 50% since mid-October, snapping out of a long lull. The last time prices were so high was just before the Terra stablecoin network collapsed, touching off a brutal bear market. “While Bitcoin is overbought on daily timeframes, this is not necessarily a reason…

The Director-General, World Trade Orgainzation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, and media mogul, Mo Abudu, have made the Forbes’ list of 100 world’s most powerful women. Okonjo-Iweala’s inclusion is proof of the great influence of her leadership and the important role she plays in reshaping the global scene. The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women for 2023 was released on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The list includes 100 women who have performed excellently well in various fields, such as business, media, politics, entertainment, and technology. The list was compiled using four major parameters: spheres of influence, money, media, and impact. Okonjo-Iweala,…

Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the weekend, assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would take over the South-South governorship in the 2027 elections. The South-south geopolitical zone, according to him, produced the highest number of votes on the election of President Bola Tinubu among the three zones in Southern Nigeria. Stating this when APC leaders in the zone paid him a courtesy visit, he vowed that the region would return Tinubu for a second term, and urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the current administration, and not lose hope. Read also Open education door to close prison door…

A dismissed soldier, Lance Corporal John Gabriel, was sentenced to die by hanging for killing an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami.  The Yobe State High Court in Potiskum sentenced Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon, an accomplice in the murder, to 10 years’ imprisonment. Aisami, a popular Islamic scholar based in Gashua, was murdered in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State by Gideon whom he gave a free ride on his way to Gashua from Kano on August 22, 2022. Also read Court sentences ex-soldier, another to death for robbery NAF beats retreat, admits ‘unfortunate’ bombing of civilians in Yobe  Abduction of Students In…

As North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un shed tears, thousands of women also wept over the country’s declining birth rate. Jong Un called on the women to have more children, saying that it was their duty to halt the country’s declining birth rate. In his emotion-soaked manner, Kim Jong Un was seen dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief while addressing thousands of women at a National Mothers’ Meeting in Pyongyang on Sunday, December 3. Also read Bible possession: 2-year-old, family serve life imprisonment in North Korea As North Korea launches ICMB, US and others condemn Trump Mocks North Korea Leader’s Nuclear Button…

Israel Umoh Scientists have raised alarm that the world sits on fire, dispelling the erroneous belief by some people that this would cause the world to end in the next six years. Rather, they believe that during this period, climate emergency caused by excessive heat will result in heavy flooding to affect Agricultural production particularly in the Southern part of Nigeria. The Dean, Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences, Topfaith University, Mkpatak in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Professor Nsikak Benson, who stated this at NUJ Press Centre, Uyo on Monday, December 3, noted that the…

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has predicted that one day, Nigerians of all tribes, people and tongues would come together in unity and patriotism to share the love of Jesus Christ. Akpabio noted too that in spite of the challenges and uncertainty surrounding the world today, Nigerians should not despair, saying Jesus Christ remains the beacon of hope. He spoke this as the Chief Host to the 20th Anniversary edition of the Service of Nine Lessons tagged ‘the National Carols 2023″ jointly organised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Radio Nigeria and Voice of Nigeria (VON) at the…

Five people died and 11 injured in an auto crash along Calabar-Itu Highway, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom State, Matthew Olonisaye, who announced this in a statement on Sunday in Uyo, said the accident involved a Nissan Caravan with registration number GWB532XY and a Mark Truck with no registration number. Attributing the crash to speeding, he said that 11 males and five females were involved in the crash, explaining that three of the females and two males involved were confirmed dead, while the remaining ones sustained injuries. Also read: FRSC Wants Road…

Some Nigerians have castigated the 1,411 Nigerian delegation at the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, forcing the Presidency to counter the claim.  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi and  a one-time Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri criticised the high number of Nigerian delegates, the third highest at COP28, amidst the economic suffering of millions of citizens due to government policies, including the rising cost fuel and food. Obi on Sunday in a post on his X handle sarcastically congratulate Nigeria for having the same number of…

The safety of seven Akwa Ibom State graduates abducted more than 100 days ago, but still in kidnappers’ confine remains uncertain. Straightnews had earlier reported that the fresh graduates were abducted by gunmen on August 17, on a highway in Zamfara State. The prospective corps members from Akwa Ibom State were travelling in an AKTC bus to the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Sokoto State for the mandatory programme. Related posts How NYSC ‘Donated’ eight Prospective Corps  members to bandits in Zamfara- Journalist  After 28 days, Akwa Ibom Prospective NYSC members still in abductors’ den Eight NYSC Members from Akwa…