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Binance, cryptocurrency exchange company, has plotted to deal with Binance Nigeria Limited seen as a scammer entity. The Co-founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, took the tough stand on Sunday in a tweet. “Binance have issued cease & desist notice to the scammer entity “Binance Nigeria Limited.” Don’t believe everything you read in the news,” he said. Also read: Hackers steal $570m from Binance-linked blockchain This comes one week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission last Monday charged the crypto giant with securities law violations that it said amounted to “an extensive web of deception” and “calculated evasion of the…

The suspension of immediate past Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has thrown up the emergence of a key figure in the anti-corruption agency. President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa on Tuesday, June 14, 2023 over alleged abuse of office, and appointed AbdulKarim Chukkol as the acting Chairman of the agency. Chukkol, who previously held the position of director of operations at the EFCC, has assumed the crucial role of leading the agency in its mission to combat financial crimes and promote accountability. Born on May 27, 1977, he hails from Northern State in the country. Academic,…

The untimely death of a married man has fouled the air of Obazu Mbieri autonomous community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The man, Chikwado Obiyor, was said to have reportedly passed on after s3x romp with his lover, Chidinma. After the romp, Obiyor, the father of four died, but his married lover from Rivers State slumped into a coma and was rushed to a hospital in the area. According to information obtained by Daily Post, the body of the father of four has been deposited in a morgue. The deceased and his married lover lodged at a…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Sunday booked their slot in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast with a hard fought 3-2 win over Sierra Leone at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia. By this, Nigeria became the 12th country to have qualified for the AFCON 2023, remaining 12 to join the continental soccer train. The Super Eagles went ahead in the 19th minute when Napoli striker Victor Osimhen dinked the ball above the onrushing Sierra Leone goalkeeper. The three-time African champions were denied a chance to double the goals nine minutes later but his shot from…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has pledged to give priority to wealth creation, gender, and disability issues in the legislative business. Akpabio who was interviewed by Arise Television reporter further pledged to discharge the responsibilities of his office with utmost dedication, integrity, and fairness,. According to him, the outcome of the election reflected the collective will of the senate and the various constituencies the senators were representing, said he was mindful of the enormous responsibilities that his position placed on him. Also read:  FG eager to partner Enugu Govt for development – Akpabio “You will have my cooperation in all…

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno has declared government’s readiness to smoke out and make youths and community leaders instigating crisis and orchestrating violent attacks to face wrath of law. The warning came at the wake of the protracted mapping squabble leading to people flooding social media with a flurry of gory pictures of human beings allegedly killed and butchered in the crisis-torn communities. Eno sued for peace over the recent mapping of Akwa Ibom State, tasking youths and community leaders to maintain peace rather than instigate crisis between communities. Governor Eno spoke this while addressing a cross section of government…

Glitz, glamour and bouquet climaxed the inauguration reception of a member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Unyime Idem who declared ‘‘My first term was only a trial.’’ Idem hosted the reception for his constituents at a colourful ceremony of Who is who in the Federal Constituency, held in Ukanafun on Saturday, June 17, after the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. Also read: Akwa Ibom Rep retains seat in Green Chambers Idem of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 22,218 votes to beat his closest rival, Obong Freedom Ibritam of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who…

Armed rebels killed at least 41 people and abducted six others during an attack in a school in western Uganda, Uganda’s military said. “Twenty were hacked by pangas (machetes) and 17 were burnt when dormitories were set on fire,” spokesman Felix Kulayigye told CNN. About 20 members of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group attacked the Lhubirira secondary school in Mpondwe School late on Friday, according to Uganda’s military. Also read: Uganda: Refugee Settlements, Host Communities Get EU Water Project The school is situated along Uganda’s border with Congo in the town of Kasese. Authorities were still trying…

The Federal Government is ready to partner Enugu State government in the economic prosperity of the nation and in the protection of  lives and property. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, stated this when he and the Federal Government paid courtesy visit to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah at the Government House, Enugu, on Friday. Akpabio who is in Enugu State is leading a delegation comprising the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu; Special Adviser to the President on Security, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, among a host…

Nigeria has notched another milestone to fast track completion of the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project. This came as the Federal Government signed four significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) related to the project at the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In addition, the project’s Steering Committee was convened to discuss the progress of the Project and its strategic direction. The four MoUs were signed in Abuja as part of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project. These tripartite MOUs were respectively and successively endorsed between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the Office National…