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Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, reported Token Terminal on Monday.The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to the chart.Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased by around 43% in 2025 from $127 billion to $181 billion by year’s end, according to BlockWorks.  “This isn’t speculation. This is global payments happening on-chain,” commented “BMNR Bullz” on X. This is before SWIFT-style integrations, full RWA tokenization, and institutional rails going live. “The rails are already built.…

Bristol Palin has been battling her mysterious facial paralysis for an entire year. “If anyone’s wondering, today’s Day 323 of my face being paralyzed,” Palin, 35, said in video footage taken last month that she posted to her Instagram Stories on Saturday, January 3. “Not looking great.” She continued, “This is what it looks like. There’s not a whole lot of movement.” According to Palin, she plans to “eventually” get Botox in one of her eyes as a result. Related: Bristol Palin Details ‘Painful’ Facial Paralysis and Slow Recovery Courtesy of Bristol Palin/Instagram Bristol Palin has been dealing with a…

Amnesty International on Sunday condemned the attacks in three Nigerian northern states of Niger, Plateau and Kaduna. The attacks took place in Borgu Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State, Qua’an-Pan LGA in Plateau State, and Kachia LGA in Kaduna State. Both Niger and Plateau are in North-central Nigeria while Kaduna is in the north-western region of the country. In a post shared on its official X page, the organisation said these attacks are “an indication of the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives.” On Saturday, gunmen killed at least 30 people and abducted an unknown number of…

President Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela. The best option for all is for the US to return Maduro and his wife with apologies and pay compensation for the lives taken and damages caused. But peace is not in the DNA of an unrepentant bandit. As they say in Ibadan, Nigeria, it is insanity you use to cure insanity. Unless people like Trump are brought to justice, we would always have an international relations culture of everyone to himself, God for us all. Amidst fires, wide scale destruction and bloodbath, the predatory United States, US hawk, swooped on President Nicolas Maduro. It…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the release of shortlisted names for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) and invited candidates for enlistment interviews in Kaduna. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, said in a statement on Sunday that the list of shortlisted candidates for the DSSC 34 Selection Interview has been uploaded on the NAF Recruitment Portal. According to the statement, the successful candidates are “hereby invited to attend the DSSC 34 Enlistment Interview, scheduled to hold at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna, from 12 January to 8 February…

Former Leeds United defender, Dylan Kerr, has predicted a ‘tough’ game when Nigeria face Mozambique in the  2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Round of 16 tie on Monday. Kerr pointed out that while the Super Eagles have a strong history against Mozambique, having won four out of five meetings, he believes the match could still be unpredictable. Historically, Nigeria has dominated their previous encounters, including a commanding 3-0 win in their only AFCON tie back in 2010. However, addressing the current scenario, Kerr told Flashscore, “You never know what can happen. It’ll be a tough game, and can go…

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party have outlined far-reaching conditions for reconciliation as consultations intensify to resolve the party’s lingering internal crisis, with issues surrounding party structure, the conduct of another convention, public apologies and other fundamental reforms taking centre stage in ongoing deliberations. Members of both the Tanimu Turaki (SAN)– and Abdulrahman Mohammed-led factions of the National Working Committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment publicly on the issue, confirmed to The PUNCH that discussions to resolve the crisis were still at an early stage. Options being considered, they said, include convening…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had detained 22 Indian crew members of the merchant vessel MV Aruna Hulya in connection with 31.5 kilograms of cocaine seized by operatives at the GDNL terminal, Apapa Port, Lagos, on Friday, 2nd January 2026. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, also disclosed that operatives had uncovered various quantities of ketamine, ecstasy, and tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcels destined for Zambia and the United Kingdom. The seizures, according to the statement, were made at a courier company in…

As political conversations gradually shift towards the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, familiar arguments have once again resurfaced. Chief among such issues of contention is the subtle, but persistent attempt to frame succession through the prism of religion. While such narratives may excite sectional sentiments, they collapse under the weight of history, electoral behaviour, and the enduring political culture of the state. Across Ibadan, Oke-Ogun, Ogbomosho, Oyo, and Ibarapa zones, the evidence remains consistent: political power in Oyo has never been negotiated based on faith or ethnicity alone. Rather, it has been earned through competence, integrity, organisation, structure, and…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of his Ampang West Ward, Dasjak Sunday Longyol, and dated December 29, 2025, the governor cited the need for an alternative political platform to better serve the state as the reason for quitting the party. The letter, obtained by our correspondent in Jos, the state capital, on Thursday, expressed the governor’s gratitude to the party for providing him a platform to participate in the democratic process. Mutfwang explained that his decision was guided by his commitment to purposeful leadership,…