A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, yesterday faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its blanket ban on trading on cryptocurrency. According to him, instead of the kneejerk “reactionary’ step of the apex bank, it ought to have engaged in deep thinking and be more innovative to be […]
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‘Ibarapaland is now safe’ Illegal gold miners arrested inside Owo forest reserve by men of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps Men of the Ondo State Security Network, known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested 15 persons suspected to be mining gold illegally inside the Owo forest reserves. The suspects were operating in 50 locations inside the forest […]
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Traders go offline Cryptocurrency traders have commenced offline operations outside approved exchange platforms following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that banks close their accounts. The founder and leader, Cryptopreacher Blockchain Academy, Rume Ophi, yesterday, said commercial banks had notified cryptocurrency traders about the CBN’s directive and subsequent account closure. The CBN had on […]
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The threat by Kano APC chairman to corral civil servants into the party is unacceptable. Twenty-one years into the Fourth Republic, Nigeria is still afflicted by those political ailments that have held her down since independence. The first three Republics collapsed as politicians failed to cultivate the noble values and culture that would sustain democracy. Cultivating the right political […]
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Bello, Fani-Kayode and Buni In what is being described as a major move ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress has begun talks with four Peoples Democratic Party governors with the aim of getting them to defect to the ruling party, it has been learnt. It was gathered in […]
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Gumi, Left, during his visit to the bandits last Tuesday says: “What the North needs is a strong coordinated fight to end criminal activities of the dreaded bandits, not negotiations.” “I never believed that a Fulani herdsman who ventured into banditry and is collecting millions of Naira as ransom will repent” Gumi is wasting his […]
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A Junior Secondary School, JSS, 2 student of Bishop Howells Memorial Grammar school, Bariga, Omoobajesu Iroyinayo Idris, on Monday, emerged as the one-day principal of the school for the 2020/2021 academic session. The annual event designed to encourage and reawaken the academic excellence of students recognised the unprecedented academic feats recorded by Omoobajesu Idris. The […]
Continue Reading11-year-old student emerges BHMGS ‘one-day principal’ A Junior Secondary School, JSS, 2 student of Bishop Howells Memorial Grammar school, Bariga, Omoobajesu Iroyinayo Idris, on Monday, emerged as the one-day principal of the school for the 2020/2021 academic session. The annual event designed to encourage and reawaken the academic excellence of students recognised the unprecedented academic […]
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Gumi, 2nd Right, during his recent visit to the bandits at their hideout The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Gumi, to desist from comparing members of the group with terrorists. The cleric was quoted to have compared Biafra agitators and their Oduduwa Republic counterpartswith the bandits rampaging the […]
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Popular Yoruba rights activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has declared he has what it takes to fight against Boko Haram without the government’s support. Igboho made this declaration in a video interview released in 2020. He said: “That which I will use in the fight against Boko Haram, I have it already.” The […]
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