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Three banks fined N800m over crypto transactions

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Three Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria have been fined N800m by the Central Bank of Nigeria for violating regulations barring customers from transacting in cryptocurrencies. According to a Bloomberg report released on Wednesday, the three banks are Access Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC, and the United Bank for Africa Plc. The report noted that the penalties were part of efforts by the apex bank to ensure that banks implement an order to block trading in cryptocurrencies due to the threat they pose to Nigeria’s financial system. The directive was contained in…

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Tinubu donates N50m to train attack victims

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Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, has visited Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State to commiserate with him over the recent train attack by bandits, which claimed eight lives. Tinubu, who was received by El-Rufai along with Senators Uba Sani (Kaduna Central) and Suleiman Abdu-Kwari (Kaduna North) at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, described the attack as a national disaster. The presidential aspirant, who was accompanied by former governor of Borno State, Sen. Kashim Shettima; former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sen. Abu Ibrahim (Katsina South),…

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NDLEA seizes 1,399kg of hard drugs in Kaduna

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The NDLEA has seized 1,399kg of hard drugs in Kaduna in March. A shop and four houses were sealed in the process. Commander of the NDLEA in the state, Mr Umar Adoro, gave the breakdown of drugs seized as 997.121kg of Indian hemp and 342.329kg of other psychotropic substances. Others were 0.027kg of cocaine, 0.036kg of heroin and 59.382kg of Tramadol. Adoro in Kaduna on Wednesday said that three of the houses sealed are located at Rigacikun area of the state. The fourth, he said, was sealed at Anguwan Maigero…

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Abuja Chief Imam sacked by mosque committee over anti-govt sermon

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The Chief Imam, who was accused of criticizing the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sermon on Friday, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been sacked by the Management Committee of the National Assembly Legislators’ Quarters Mosque, Apo, Abuja. Khalid had earlier been suspended for the sermon but reacted that only God can give or take power from anyone. His reaction did not, however, go down well with the management committee which, yesterday, justified his sack, saying he was not remorseful for his criticism of the government. The mosque committee also…

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Suspected 100-year-old female cultist, two teenagers arrested in Kano

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A 100-year-old suspected female ritualist, Furera Abubakar, and two others, have been arrested for allegedly plucking out the right eye of a 12-year-old boy, Mustapha Yunusa. The other suspects are Isah Hassan (17) and Sani Abdulrahman (16). The Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, in a statement on Thursday, said the Almajiri boy was lured into a corner where his assailants removed his left eyeball on the orders of the woman. The eyeball was to be used in preparing an “appear and disappear” charm. The statement read,…

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Yoruba actor, Dejo Tunfulu is dead

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Kunle Adetokunbo, a popular Yoruba comic actor, popularly called Dejo Tunfulu is dead. He was aged 50 years. Fellow thespian, Kunle Afod, shared the news on his Instagram page on Friday. The president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan, known as Mr Latin, also confirmed his death. “Yes, it is confirmed. He died in a hospital this morning. But I am yet to get full details of the incident,” he said. The deceased shot into limelight for his role in the movie titled:…

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CAF medical official died of cardiac arrest, not from injuries – CAF

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Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) has clarified that medical official, Joseph Kabungo from Zambia, died from cardiac arrest and not from injuries sustained after Nigeria versus Ghana World Cup match. Angry Nigerian fans invaded the Moshood Abiola Stadium pitch at the end of the encounter, which ended 1-1 and effectively ended Nigeria’s hope of qualifying for the World Cup. They went for the players, who were shielded out of the stadium immediately after the game by security men. Failing to get their hands on their targets, the hooligans descended on…

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N2.2b contract: Senate threatens Akpabio, NDDC boss with arrest

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Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa have been threatened with an arrest warrant by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, over alleged non-payment of N2.2 billion contract. The duo, the chairman, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, insisted must appear before the committee unfailingly on April 12, by 2:00pm. Akinyelure, who briefed the press on the summons, restated that the panel had written several letters to the pair over petitions against them without any response, let…

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Kaduna train attack: Passengers’ manifest triggers controversy

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Over 48 hours after terrorists attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train, Nigerians are yet to know the number of passengers on board. The attacked train, which left at least eight passengers dead and 41 injured, saw the disappearance of scores of passengers. This is even as the terrorists, who went away with some of the passengers, have started calling their families to say their loved ones are with them. Although the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, said in a statement, Tuesday, that 398 passengers bought tickets for the trip, and that only 362…

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Obiano’s wife declares senatorial ambition

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Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, the immediate past First Lady of Anambra State, has declared her intention to join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North Senatorial District election. Obiano also apologised to Governor Charles Soludo, Ndigbo and friends of Ndigbo over the incident between her and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu in Awka at the inauguration programme of Soludo on March 17, 2022. The former First Lady, according to a statement on Wednesday, disclosed this in Awka, adding that she would serve to empower the poor and needy, especially women and children. She…

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