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Bitcoin has continued to break new ground on Wednesday, surging to an all-high $28,500 or £21,019. Bitcoin rose over five per cent against the dollar to hit a record high of $28,506.46 (BTC-USD) in early trade in London. The all-time high means Bitcoin has jumped by 46 per cent since the start of December. For 2020, the cryptocurrency is up almost 300 per cent, among increased interest from institutional investors, and worries over the inflationary impact of this year’s huge Coronavirus-related stimulus packages. “Bitcoin has increasingly seen demand from larger US investors, in particular, attracted by its perceived inflation-hedging qualities…

Lassa fever has claimed 242 lives in Nigeria this year, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported. This is 72 higher than the 170 casualty figure recorded in 2019. Lassa fever is a disease spread to humans through food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces. The disease is endemic in the West African country and its name comes from the town of Lassa in northern Nigeria where it was first identified in 1969. It is endemic in part of West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. Neighbouring countries are also at risk. From the…

Deeper Life High School, Tuesday, said there is no attempt to cover up the case of an 11-year-old student, who was allegedly molested at its campus in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A mother in the school, Mrs Deborah Okezie, alleged some senior pupils 3exually molested her son- Don Davis- by pushing their hands and legs into his anus and threatened to kill him if he reported to anyone. She also alleged that the young boy was being maltreated in the school and was not being properly fed despite full payment of necessary fees. Also, Iniobong Archibong, father of the boy,…

The battle for supremacy among some suspected cultists has assumed a dangerous dimension following the killing of two repentant militants early on Tuesday in Ikpe Annang in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Straightnews reporter gathered that some suspected cultists allegedly killed and beheaded Unyime Ibanga popularly known as Overcomer as well as shot dead one other person in the same compound. Before he embraced peace in September 2018, Overcomer was declared wanted by Akwa Ibom Police Command. After the death of Isoakpafid, the leader from Ukanafun, Overcomer from Etim Ekpo was said to be the leader.…

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and Senator Sani Shehu have thrown their weight behind Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, saying he never in his Christmas message made any expression suggesting an affront to Islam or a call for a coup. Kukah, in his Christmas message, had accused President Muhammadu Buhari administration of nepotism, claiming that Buhari had sacrificed the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism and Northern hegemony. But, the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, accused the clergyman of attempting to destroy the quest for national integration by instigating violence. CNG…

Nigeria is described as the biggest economy in Africa in terms of the size of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its recently released World Economic Outlook (WEO), reviewed by THISDAY on Monday, IMF ranks Nigeria as the 26th largest economy with an average GDP of $442.976 billion. The computation was based on nominal GDP, which does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries. The IMF recently returned a gloomy verdict on the Nigerian economy for 2020, declaring that the nation’s economic outlook was challenging. The multilateral…

COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more brutal killing 10 persons in Nigeria on Monday. This is as the country registered 397 new cases, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Of the number, Lagos State is leading with 144 new cases while Plateau and Kaduna States recorded 83 and 48 respectively. “On the 28th of December 2020, 397 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 397 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (144), Plateau (83), Kaduna (48), Adamawa (36), Rivers (22), Oyo (16), Kebbi (10), Nasarawa (7), Sokoto (7), FCT (5), Kano (5), Edo (4),…

The Christmas Day message of Matthew Kukah has continued to generate more ripples among different Nigerians, forcing some to take side and others to issue threats. Kukah who is the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese had accused Buhari of institutionalising “Northern hegemony by reducing others in public life to second-class status,” alleging that there would have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim president does a fraction of what Buhari has done. This is as Christian Association of Nigeria has accused Federal Government and Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) of twisting Kukahs’ message. Reacting to the message, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of…

A Nigerian-born New Zealand MMA fighter has won Fighter of the Year for 2020 at the World MMA Awards. It is the second year in a row that Israel Adesanya has won the award after he won and unified the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2019. The UFC Middleweight champion, who has a 20-0 career record after beating both Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa in the Octagon this year, picked up the Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year Award, and the prize for International Fighter of the Year on Sunday, December 27, at the 12th edition of the Fighters Only…

As #JusticeForDonDavis trends in the Twitter, some Nigerians are demanding justice for the 11-year-old Deeper Life High School student alleged to have been molested in the school. Deborah Okezie, mother of the JSS1 student, Don Davis Archibong who was allegedly molested in his boarding school in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital said he now suffers trauma following months of the alleged abuse. Based on the live Facebook post by Okezie, Akwa Ibom Government ordered investigation into the allegation and directed the Commissioner for Education to look into and report to the government for necessary action. However, the woman alleged that…