Nigerians lose N300b to ponzi schemes, speculative trade

• Two commit suicide as operators task FG on national development • Any unregistered investment scheme is illegal, says SEC • Founders on the run as EFCC arrests 10 operators • Experts list measures to safeguard Nigerians against falling victim Rising inflation, perceived poor performance of the capital market, as well as low returns on […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji appoints Awe as new Registrar

The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji has appointed Mr Gabriel Adeyemi Awe as its new Registrar. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol and Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, which said that the appointment was made at the 14th statutory meeting of the Governing Council of the Polytechnic on Friday […]

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Taliban co-founder releases audio statement after death rumours

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters/File Photo The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his […]

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Tradition allows my mother to sleep with me, man who fathers three children by mum says

A Beninese, Adamu Sabi Sime, who was arrested by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly sleeping with his biological mother has justified his action, describing it as proper conduct in his custom and tradition. Spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, in Ilorin had confirmed that Adamu’s mother […]

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I’m Methodist priest with Ph D in ‘Yoruba incantations, herbal cures’ and I practise traditional medicine

By Taiwo Obe Interestingly, this YouTube video where he features – https://lnkd.in/dwFGFr2d – had been published since 8 February 2020. But the first time we interacted with him was on 17 May 2021 – the day we watched the video. Then, last week, precisely on 7 September, we sought to have him tell his tori, […]

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Falana takes over resident doctors’ legal battle with FG

A foremost human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana will be representing the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in their legal battle with the Federal Government. The chairman of Communication and Communique of the NARD, Dr Julian Ojebo, disclosed this on Monday. On August 16, barely two weeks after the […]

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Of e-naira and emerging digital currency imperialism

Last week’s historic adoption of ‘bitcoin’ by El Salvador as a legal tender presents a new analytical trend on the entire concept of money. The mistrust that clouded the courageous roll-out as well as the widespread dip of the cryptocurrency market points to the increasing role of external variables in determining the value of money. […]

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Uzodimma urges Imo people to ignore Monday sit-at-home rumour

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has urged residents of the state to ignore the sit-at-home rumour. He made the call while addressing the congregation after Church Service on Sunday at the Government House Chapel, Owerri. He called on residents to go about their normal businesses, adding that those behind the order and rumours had been […]

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