The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, has warned newly-inducted members of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria that being a professional banker is not the route to becoming a billionaire. Suleiman said this on Saturday at the 2024 Stream 1 graduate induction and prizegiving day of the CIBN held in […]
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A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has bemoaned how a fleeing executive of Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, escaped from the custody of the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Amachree stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Anjarwalla reportedly escaped from the Abuja guest house […]
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The Office of the National Security Adviser has confirmed that the detained Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, escaped from custody. The ONSA on Monday said Anjarwalla, who was a suspect in the probe into the activities of Binance, escaped on Friday. Earlier, Punch Online quoted Premium Times as reporting that Anjarwalla escaped from custody on Friday. […]
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Yoruba Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Barrister, popularly known as KWAM or K1 De Ultimate, has hit back at some of his band members, including Ayankunle Ayanlowo, who accused him of staff slaving them. K1 spoke in an interview with GoldMyne TV on Sunday, stressing that Ayankunle and the other members were just being mischievous and […]
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Picture of the arrival of the 135 abducted Kuriga schoolchildren, who arrived at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna on Monday…[Credit: Godwin Isenyo] The Federal Government, on Monday, said no ransom was paid for the release of 137 pupils kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. “In keeping with the commitment of […]
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A man, Chike Ibezim, has been arraigned by the Federal Government for allegedly defaming a former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Ibezim was arraigned on Monday before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge. Ibezim, along with two others, claimed that Fashola authored the judgment of the presidential election petition […]
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The Federal Government says it has invited Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja. Idris said Gumi is not above the law, noting […]
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The Federal Government says it is addressing trafficking in persons from the roots through its social investment programmes to reduce poverty. It also named porous borders, poverty, lack of education and unemployment as factors compounding the difficulty in combatting human trafficking. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, said this when […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a circular to Bureau De Change operators informing them of the sale of $10,000 to each BDC at a rate of N1,251/$1. This was contained in a circular made available to Punch Online and signed by the bank’s Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Dr Hassan Mahmud, on Monday. […]
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Blame Aiyedatiwa’s thugs – Ajiboye Allegations against Governor false – Fasua Signage agency claims responsibility over advertiser’s debt By Banji Ayoola As preparations for the November Governorship Election in Ondo State hot up, the campaign organizations of both Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the immediate ex-Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Akinterinwa have sharply disagreed over the […]
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