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The deal followed Riot announcing last week that it sold more than $160 million of its Bitcoin holdings as part of a strategy shift, to broaden use of its data centers.Shares of Riot Platforms jumped more than 11% after the crypto miner said it sold Bitcoin to help finance a land acquisition in Texas.In a Friday notice, Riot said the $96 million deal for 200 acres of land in Rockdale, Texas was funded entirely by the sale of about 1,080 Bitcoin (BTC). The miner also signed a data center lease and services agreement with semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),…

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Melissa Leo is getting candid about how winning an Oscar has impacted her career — or rather, not impacted it. Leo, 65, won Best Supporting Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011 for her role in The Fighter, which costarred Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. She had previously been nominated for 2008’s Frozen River in the Best Actress category. In a reader Q&A with The Guardian published on Thursday, January 15, Leo was asked, “What goes through your mind when you stand up to receive an Oscar?” “One loses one’s mind. I had won a lot…

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the state assembly from going ahead with its impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngọzi Odu. Justice F. A. Fiberesima gave the ruling on Friday while granting motions ex parte in the two suits filed by Governor Fubara and Mrs Odu, a professor. The two separate suits filed by the governor and his deputy were marked in Suit No. OYHC/7/CS/2026 and OYHC/6/CS/2026. The 27 lawmakers, including the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, the clerk of the House, and the chief judge, were…

Truck drivers on Friday mounted a roadblock on the busy Bauchi–Jos highway at the Miri axis of Bauchi metropolis in protest after a colleague’s truck tyre was allegedly damaged by revenue enforcement agents. The spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Habib, said in a statement issued on Friday that the driver’s tyre burst after officials of the Federal Government haulage unit inserted a metal blocking device on the road when he failed to stop for revenue checks while approaching Bauchi from Jos. He explained that the incident angered other truck drivers, who immediately blocked the highway, disrupting…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has formally welcomed the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, into the party. This was contained in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Momodu on Thursday officially joined the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Shortly after making the declaration in Benin City, the Edo State capital, while addressing his followers, Momodu noted that he was promoting the interests of the people and not running for any office in the state. Reacting to the defection, the ADC said, “We are delighted to officially welcome the…

The Department of State Services, DSS, in Niger State have rescued two abducted pastors and a church member in Kaduna State. The victims, Idi Buhari, Emmanuel Jacob, and Suleiman Adamu, were said to have been whisked away on January 9, 2026, at the Gwagwada area of Chikun Local Government Area while travelling through Kugosi to Sarkin Pawa in Niger State to officiate a wedding ceremony. Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Joseph Hayab, received the victims. Hayab stated that the victims were safely rescued from the bush by…

Chelsea, on Friday, confirmed that young defender Olutayo Subuloye has signed a new contract with the club that will see him remain at Stamford Bridge until at least 2030. Subuloye joined Chelsea’s Academy at the Under-12s level from Brighton & Hove Albion. The defender has progressed steadily through the age groups, developing into a strong and composed player. He captained Chelsea’s Under-16s in the 2023/24 Premier League national final and later became a regular for the club’s Under-18s. Subuloye also gained further experience with Chelsea’s Under-21s in the Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy. This is coming ahead of Chelsea’s…

On Friday morning, X and Grok went offline for users around the world on both the websites and apps. Outage reports began spiking on DownDetector around 10:00AM ET, while Cisco’s ThousandEyes outage map noted over 600 X servers around the world that were having problems.Attempts to load the site with either the Twitter.com or X.com addresses were showing a Cloudflare connection error or failing to show any posts or feeds initially. It’s currently unclear what caused the outage, and while the site is back up for many users, it’s still not working normally yet, frequently displaying “Something went wrong. Try…

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped into its deepest undervaluation against gold (XAU) on Friday, reviving expectations of a potential capital rotation away from the precious metal and back into cryptocurrency markets in 2026.Key takeaways:Bitcoin is at a record undervaluation versus gold, a level historically linked to major BTC bottoms.Past gold-led cycles favor a bullish outlook for BTC price in 2026.Bitcoin will “massively outperform gold” in 2026The undervalued reading came from the BTC–XAU ratio’s Z-score, a metric that measures how far the current ratio deviates from its long-term average. BTC/XAU Z-score and its standard deviation bands. Source: JV_IndicatorsA reading below −2 indicated that…

Taylor Sheridan, who created an incredibly successful TV empire with hit shows such as Yellowstone and Landman, has also faced his fair share of ups and downs off screen. Sheridan’s career started with him acting in front of the camera before pivoting to screenwriting and producing his own projects. His big break came when he worked on Sicario, Hell or High Water and Wind River. From there, the self-proclaimed cowboy created Yellowstone for Paramount Network, which starred Kevin Costner as the patriarch of a fictional family of ranchers in Montana. “So I don’t know that it’s flattering [how invested Paramount…