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It is deceitful to believe that bandits who are counting millions will embrace dialogue and return to a lifestyle of seeing little money – Gov El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has explained why banditry has continued in the North West region of the country. Speaking in an interview on BBC Hausa on Monday February 8 following the killing of 18 people by suspected bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday February 6, El-Rufai said it’s been difficult to tackle banditry in the region because every state is fighting it in its own way. The Kaduna state Governor stated that it will be difficult to succeed in the fight against banditry if states in the region don’t come together to ask the “federal…
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Every medium of exchange is subject to fraud and criminality – Moghalu reacts to CBN’s reason for banning cryptocurrency transactions
Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu has criticized theapex bank’s reason for stopping cryptocurrency transactions in the country. Recall that CBN had in a statement released on Sunday February 7, said it banned cryptocurrency transactions because they are largely speculative, anonymous, untraceable and are increasingly being used for money laundering, terrorism financing and other criminal activities. Reacting to this while appearing on an Arise TV program on Monday February 8, Moghalu stated that the excuse of “cryptocurrencies being used to perpetrate fraud” is not a serious argument. The former presidential candidate in the interview averred that every medium of…
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“If you love someone and want it to work, keep it off social media” – Tamar Braxton
American reality star, Tamar Braxton has advised that people keep their relationship off social media if they truly love their partners and want things to work out between them. The 43-year-old mother of one, who has had two failed marriages, took to her Instagram story to drop the message, saying: “If you love them and you want it to work…keep it off social media Periodt.” Tamar Braxton was previously linked to a US based-Nigerian financial advisor, David Adefeso. The pair went their separate ways after the reality star accused Adefeso of assaulting her and threatening to kill her in a murder-suicide, the…
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APC will do whatever it takes to install a Governor in Anambra state in forthcoming gubernatorial election – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has averred that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will do whatever it takes to install a new Governor in the forthcoming gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in Anambra state on November 6, 2021. Ngige made this known over the weekend during an interactive session between the party stakeholders and members of the registration and revalidation committee in Awka, the state capital. He said the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) administration in the state had failed to provide good governance for the people. According to him, “quality leadership” ended in 2006 when he left…
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Insecurity: ‘Don’t Interrupt Others If You Can’t Protect Your Land’ – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has called out people interrupting efforts by residents in some part of the country to fight against banditry. The former lawmaker made this call in a post via his verified Twitter account on Monday. He lamented over the spate of insecurity in the North, most especially in the rural north-west. According to him, sometimes, it takes days to find corpses of those killed by the bandits who go about on motorcycles to set villages on fire, rape, and kill innocent citizens. He wrote: “Bandits have ravaged and pillaged most parts of the rural north west.They…
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Cryptocurrencies breed illegal activities, raise risks – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed the reasons behind its decision to ban cryptocurrency-related transactions in the country. According to a statement on Sunday by Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Apex bank, he said the digital currency could be used for money laundering and terrorism. He noted that the ban on such transactions will not have any negative impact on fintechs. The statement reads; “The recent regulatory directive became necessary to protect the financial system and the generality of Nigerians (including the youth population) from the risks inherent in crypto assets transactions, which have escalated…
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Admit you are the matron of the cattle rearers association – Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Army to back Nigerians in flushing out killer herdsmen. Soyinka said this while urging Buhari to publicly renounce the activities of killer herdsmen across the country. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin when asked what he is expecting from Buhari, Soyinka said: “Address the nation in a very stern, unambiguous terms. “Say openly, yes, I know I am the matron of the cattle rearers association, etc. “I am a cattle rancher myself, it is a business and I run my business on business terms. “I do…
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$500m worth of Bitcoin Traded in Nigeria in the last Five Years – Moghalu
Former Deputy-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has revealed that $500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years. Moghalu said this reacting to the recent CBN policy which directed all banks to close accounts that transact in cryptocurrency. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the former Presidential candidate slammed the move of the apex bank. According to him, regardless of the risks involved in trading in cryptocurrencies, he would not recommend that it be banned outrightly. He called on the Nigerian government to stop taking actions perceived…
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2023: Only God can tell who will become Nigeria’s President — Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says only God knows who will take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The former Governor of Rivers State stated this during an interview on Channels TV on Sunday. The former Rivers State Governor made this known while explaining that he is focused on his ministerial assignment and would not want to be distracted with the talks about the 2023 Presidency. “I am still the Minister for Transportation and only God can tell who will be the President of Nigeria in 2023.
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Lagos State Government appoints Adenike Oyetunde as Senior Special Assistant on Persons Living with Disability
The Lagos State Government has announced that it has appointed Adenike Oyetunde as the Senior Special Assistant on Persons Living With Disability. Her appointment was announced hours ago on the official Instagram account of the Lagos State Government. Asides being a media personality, gratitude coach and a trained lawyer, Adenike is also an amputee & disability rights advocate.
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I killed my wife and child after I found out that she’s been cheating on me for long – Evangelist Chukwuemeka Obijofa
Chukwuemeka Obijofa, a 28-year-old man who claimed to be an ordained evangelist has explained why he killed his wife and 4-year- old son with a shovel in Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Upon being paraded before newsmen on Saturday February 6 at the Police headquarters in Amawbia, together with other suspects, the suspect confessed to killing his wife and son after he found out that she’s been cheating on him for long. Obijofa said; “I opened my eyes in the police station and found out that I’m responsible for killing my wife and my son. I killed her out of…
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Gov Sanwo-Olu is yet to turn in the camcorder Fashola found at Lekki tollgate to #EndSARS panel – Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the representative of civil society on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has disclosed that the camera found by Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola at Lekki tollgate is yet to be handed over to the panel by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The member of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki Tollgate, disclosed this in a dissenting opinion he delivered on an application by Lekki Concession Company to take over toll plazas one and two for insurance claims and to maintain security threat. Adegboruwa who kicked…
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