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Naya has already shipped one successful Kickstarter for a weird keyboard. The Naya Create was an ergonomic split deck with four swappable controller addons: a touchpad, a trackball, a rotary encoder, or a 6DoF spatial mouse. The Connect takes that modular concept, applies it to a more traditional flat keyboard form factor, and expands the ecosystem to be even more flexible. And clearly, people are into the idea, because it hit its minuscule funding goal in just six minutes.The Naya Connect has four main components: a low-profile 75% mechanical keyboard called the Naya Type, a 24-key multipad, a six-key programmable…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s move above $97,000 lacks confirmation in derivatives markets, with the options skew signaling caution toward any sustained rally.Geopolitical risks, falling treasury yields, and weakening equities reinforce a risk-off setting that continues to limit Bitcoin’s upside.Bitcoin (BTC) price surged to its highest levels in more than 60 days after posting a 5.5% gain on Wednesday. The move followed $840 million in inflows into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Monday and Tuesday. With Bitcoin finding footing on the upside, are further gains toward $105,000 likely in the near term?  Nasdaq Index futures (left) vs. BTC/USD (right). Source: TradingviewBitcoin’s rally…

Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton recalled experiencing suicidal ideation during the “darkest” part of his life at age 26 while trying to come to terms with his sexuality. “I don’t remember a lot. I was in the hospital for a while,” Appleton, 42, said during the “Viall Files” podcast on Wednesday, January 14. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘Well, I couldn’t hate myself anymore. I couldn’t try and run away from myself anymore. Couldn’t try and avoid who I was anymore.’ I was like, ‘What if I just surrender? What about if I just accept it?’ It was quiet. It wasn’t…

A prosecution witness on Wednesday told the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja how Friday Audu allegedly coordinated a massive international cryptocurrency and romance scam that led to the arrest of 792 suspects in December 2024. Rasheeda Chindaya, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), testified before a judge Rahman Oshodi during the ongoing trial of Mr Audu, who is facing an amended eight charges alongside Genting International Ltd. The charges include forgery, impersonation, possession of fraudulent documents, and computer-related fraud. Witness details alleged fraudulent activities Ms Chindaya said the December 2024 operation, conducted across multiple…

All is set for a blockbuster 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final as Nigeria’s Super Eagles face the Atlas Lions of Morocco. The highly anticipated clash will take place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, with a place in the final at stake. Both teams are fully aware that there is little margin for error at this decisive stage of the tournament. Nigeria approach the match with confidence after an impressive run so far. The Super Eagles have looked organised and composed, combining attacking sharpness with disciplined defending. Their quarter-final victory over Algeria underlined their focus and resilience when it…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has charged the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North West Development Commission (NWDC), Professor Shehu Abdullahi Ma’aji, to pursue the commission’s regional development mandate with diligence, accountability and transparency. Olukoyede gave the charge on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by Ma’aji and other senior officials of the NWDC to the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. “I encourage you to be committed to that mandate. It’s a big mandate,” Olukoyede said, noting that regional development commissions were created to enable each geopolitical zone to…

Prominent social commentator, Muhammadu Buhari, has criticised Nigeria’s patronage-driven employment culture, saying elected officials, particularly legislators, should not be seen as distributors of jobs. In a Facebook post shared on Wednesday, Buhari stated that turning politicians into job-offer generators represents a distortion of governance, stressing that “they are meant to legislate, to provide oversight, to hold power accountable.” He decried what he described as the collapse of merit in public and civil service employment, blaming an unhealthy culture in which jobs are handed out as favours rather than earned. “We’ve reduced both public and civil service into an incompetent space,…

A Kano State High Court on Wednesday continued hearing the case of Mannir Ibrahim, who is accused of raping and causing the death of a nine-year-old girl, allegations he has denied in court. Mannir Ibrahim is accused of raping Rumaisa Sadik when she was taken to a chemist to receive malaria treatment, an incident that allegedly led to her death.The incident reportedly occurred on August 1, 2024, in Jaba town, Ungogo Local Government Area. During the session, the prosecuting counsel, Barrister Lamido Abba Soran Dinki, presented the police officer who led the investigation, Inspector Ijibtil Mbambu, who gave a detailed…

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has named three Super Eagles players to help Nigeria win the AFCON. The former England international named Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi. Ferdinand spoke before Nigeria’s AFCON semi-final tie with Morocco on Wednesday night. Speaking on his podcast, Rio Presents, Ferdinand said: “All of my African friends – most of them are probably 75 per cent of them are Nigerian. “And if I say anyone else, they are gonna kill me. I know it is not secure yet, but nah, they’ve got Osimhen, though. “Osimhen’s looking to go past [Rashidi] Yekini. You have…

Napoli risk further falling behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan after being held to a goalless draw by Parma on Wednesday. Reigning champions Napoli created little beyond a Scott McTominay goal, which was disallowed for Pasquale Mazzocchi being offside earlier in the move. A scrappy match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ended with Napoli in third place and three points behind Inter. But Inter can move six clear of both Napoli and second-placed AC Milan with a home win over struggling Lecce later on Wednesday. That would be hugely frustrating for injury-hit Napoli, who have drawn their last three…