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Pix shows Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan By Our Reporter. Lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have opposed the bail application of Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Detained in Nigeria since February 2024, Gambaryan has made a fresh bail application on medical grounds. But EFCC Lawyers have argued against the application. Binance and Gambaryan, a US citizen, together with the exchange’s British-Kenyan Regional Manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla have been charged with laundering of over $35 million. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, also faces separate accusations of tax evasion. EFCC Lawyer, Mark Mordi told a High Court in ...

By Steve Ndubueze, Correspondent. In a swift move to stem the tide of heightening nationwide protests, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that he took a painful decision to abolish multiple foreign exchange rates, as well as subsidy removal because they hindered economic development and progress of the nation. President Tinubu disclosed this in a national broadcast today, August 4, amid ongoing nationwide protest. According to his statement, “for decades, the Nigerian economy had remained anemic and taken a dip because of many misalignments that had stunted its growth. “Just over a year ago, our dear country, Nigeria, reached a ...

Pix shows protesters on rampage.  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher  Some Northern states have imposed 24-hour curfews, following the ongoing nationwide protests against heightening cost of living in the country. Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina states among others have ordered residents, not to leave their homes to attend the ongoing protests today. Government authorities have noted that the curfew has become necessary, following the fears that hoodlums may hijack the protests in order to loot and vandalise properties, but despite government’s warnings, residents trouped out ennasse to protest These fears have resulted to heavy security presence around the country with ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher. History would be made on Sunday, August 4, 2024, as the paramount ruler of Awa Autonomus Community, His Royal Majesty, Eze Felix Ihezie Ononuju has disclosed his intention to commission the historical archive of Awa ancient kingdom. Like the British Statesman, Winston Churchill, Eze Ononuju believes that “those, who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it”. Such a historical perspective, may not actually ward-off possible doom, but could provide insights into the past, present and the future. Pix shows the traditional archive located at the palace of Eze Ononuju   Making this ...

                                                                                                            By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher                                                                          The consistent agitations by some ...

                     Pix showing Comptroller Dera Nnadi incharge of Idiroko Customs Command                                                                         By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher                                                                                ...

Army said they would recruit more soldiers in the next two weeks