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Bitcoin nursed losses Wednesday after plunging amid El Salvador’s troubled rollout of the largest cryptocurrency as legal tender. The virtual coin was trading near $46,260 as of 12:32 p.m. in New York, having slid as much as 17% a day earlier before paring some of the losses. The downdraft also swept across tokens such as Ether and Dogecoin, as well as the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index. El Salvador’s experiment with Bitcoin — the biggest test of the token’s real-world usefulness — had a rocky start because of technical glitches to the official digital wallet. El Salvador disconnected the wallet between…

Contrary to the hard stance of Myetti Allah Breed Association of Nigeria against open grazing, Governor of Katsina State in Nigeria’s northwest, Aminu Masari said his government has concluded plans to proscribe open grazing of cattle in the state. Speaking during an interview on a national television station, Masari who is a Fulani and a Muslim said once certain structures were put in place for ranching, nomadic herding would be outlawed in the state.  The governor spoke against encouraging open grazing of animals in any form, adding that the practice is even contrary to Islamic doctrines, which forbid allowing animals…

Nigeria has joined the comity of countries globally in hooking onto 5G networks. This follows the Federal Executive Council’s approval of a national policy on 5G networks for Nigeria’s digital economy on Wednesday. The approval was based on the presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, during the Federal Executive Council meeting. Straightnews finds out that 5G is hitting the mainstream fast. According to a GSA report, 58 countries had 5G networks as of June 2021, up from 38 about a year ago. A dozen more have had 5G mobile technology deployed in part. It is…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has exposed the undercover moves of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, to manipulate the law to enable it continue to generate revenue by way of Value Added Tax and other forms of taxes. The governor has, therefore, directed corporate organisations in the state to commence payment of their taxes to the state government from this month, going by the state law empowering the state to collect such taxes. He said at a meeting with corporate firms in the state on Wednesday that efforts by the FIRS to amend the constitution through the back door…

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch  Adeboye, and his wife, Folu, have marked their 54th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. The couple got married in 1967. Their last child, Leke Adeboye, took to his verified Instagram page to announce the good news as he shared a picture of his parents. Leke captioned the post, “Happy wedding anniversary. 54years. Wow! May God keep you both as you show us it’s possible.” Members of the ministry and well-wishers took to the comment session to congratulate the couple. Gospel music artiste, Bukola Bekes, wrote, “Happy wedding anniversary, Daddy and…

The ecstasy and convenience of journeying through Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Highway used to be a pleasant voyage for road users in time past. The polished macamised road snaking through the riverine and swampy communities of the then Cross River State emptied into then Mainland now Akwa Ibom State. On completion, the late Uko Akpan, a musical icon hallowed the exquisiteness of the road. In fact, most taxi cab drivers who plied Uyo-Calabar route then hollered to passengers ‘’Uyo by air! Uyo by air!’’ and it took them just 45 minutes to land the legendary Canaan city. Over the years, the once…

An Akwa Ibom legal practitioner is still in shock over what led to his arrest and detention in Ikot Ekpene Correctional Centre in the state for almost one year. Mr. Abasiono Udomfu, a lawyer was fingered in the alleged murder of Ukanafun Local Government Council Secretary, Mr. Ime Atakpa in June 2016. Based on this, Udomfu, a one-time Transition Chairman of Ukanafun Local Government Council, was arrested and detained in Akwa Ibom Police Command, Ikot Akpan Abia in May 2017 and kept in the custody for 24 days. Later, he was thrown into the Correctional Centre, Ikot Ekpene Local Government…

BBNaija ex-housemate, Tega and her husband, Ajeboh Lawrence, have reunited for the first time since her eviction from the show. The couple met in her hotel room this evening, looking excited to seeing each other as they hugged and kissed passionately. Before now, Tega was remorseful and had begged her husband for forgiveness over having an affair with another evicted fellow housemate, Boma, while in the house. Tega who could not hold back tears apologized to her husband, Ajeboh Lawrence and everyone who felt let down by her actions for her actions, asking everyone to pray for her and her marriage.…

Nigerian Super Eagles continued their 100 per cent record against Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in their second match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The team won the game 2-1 after staging a comeback on Tuesday, having six points from the two matches so far played. A 75th-minute own goal by Cape Verde earned Nigeria a 2-1 win in their qualifying clash in Mindelo on Tuesday, a result that stabilized the Super Eagles’ leadership of the pool as they await a home-and-away fixture against Central African Republic next month. Dylan dos Santos steered the home team in front after…

A graduate of University of Uyo is said to have been tortured to death in the police custody, human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong alleged. Kubiat Isaac Akpan who died in a police cell in Akwa Ibom State was awaiting National Youth Service Corps, NYSC call. Akpan, popularly called Icon by friends, was a fitness enthusiast and the only son of his parents who was waiting to be called up for NYSC. He was allegedly arrested by the Nigerian police, B division Ewet Housing Estate, Akwa Ibom, on Sunday, August 29, and accused of robbery. Mr. Inibehe Effiong who is a…