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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday, said the anti-graft agency has recovered about $20m worth of cryptocurrency loot from internet fraudsters, adding that the loot has been saved in the commission’s e-wallet. He spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme monitored by The PUNCH. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in February 2021 ordered banks and other financial institutions to identify persons and entities operating cryptocurrency exchanges and close all such accounts. It also stated that dealing with cryptocurrencies and facilitating payments through them is illegal in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Bawa backed the…

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has disclosed that the Grazing Reserves Act of 1964 which President Muhammadu Buhari was bent on reviving was only applicable to northern Nigeria in the 1960s. In a statement issued on Sunday and titled, ‘President Buhari Should Embrace Ranching,’ Falana argued that the Grazing Reserves Act of 1964 was not a law of general application because the “Western Region, Mid-Western Region and the Eastern Region had ranches for animal husbandry.” Falana, therefore, advised Buhari to promote ranching instead of attempting to revive grazing routes. The human rights lawyer stated that in 2016, the…

A veteran journalist, Akogun Tola Adeniyi, has suggested ways of achieving an end to the rampaging security challenges in the country. Adeniyi, a former Chairman of Daily Times of Nigeria, said that since some people in government had already admitted that some foreign Fulanis were imported into the country for a reason in 2015, the government should dispossess the mercenaries of their weapons and drive them out of Nigeria. Adeniyi aired his views while fielding questions from a panel of discussants on People’s Arena, a state-of-the-nation forum on Facebook. “The militias rampaging the land were, by own admission, imported into…

Urges President to stop exuding false confidence, listen to citizens, restructure the country • PDP governors decry FG’s excessive borrowing, NNPC’s opaque operations • Want Twitter to ban reviewed in nation’s interest Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day as one nation if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to listen to the people and decentralise the system of government. Soyinka said this yesterday during an interview with Arise News, which focused on June 12 Democracy Day commemoration in Nigeria, where he described the country as a plane that is on a suicide slide,…

As part of efforts to rid the nation of illicit drugs, the Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.- Gen. Mohammed Marwa, will be speaking on the dangers associated with drug abuse at the 2021 Ogidi Day Festival in Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi. The Director-General, Ogidi Day Festival, Mr Tunde Ipinmisho, who said this in a statement  on Monday in Abuja, said that Marwa would be addressing the youth on  the consequences of  indulging in drug abuse. According to Ipinmisho, Marwa, will serve as the special guest of honour at the 2021 Ogidi Day Festival on June 19 and will use…

The two chambers of the National Assembly are poised to pass the bill for the alteration of 1999 Constitution as altered before proceeding on annual break in July. Towards the early passage of the bill, the National Assembly committees working on the bill will conclude their assignments and present the bill for clause-by-clause consideration before the lawmakers proceed on annual recess in July. Already, the constitution review committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives are collating reports from the zonal public hearings held last month across the six geo-political zones. The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review, headed…

States have unveiled strategies to implement the Memorandum of Action (MoA) to ensure financial autonomy for the legislature and judiciary, THISDAY has learnt. The MoA was signed on June 4 by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria(JUSUN), the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria(PASAN), the federal government and the 36 state governors. Under the terms of the MoA, the governors have 45 days to implement the strategies to ensure full financial autonomy for the other two arms of government. With the Judicial Service Commission and the House of Assembly Service Commission already in place in Plateau State, Governor Simon Lalong said…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed inequality and extreme poverty for Nigeria’s underdevelopment. Amaechi explained that for Nigeria to attain any meaningful progress, inequality and extreme poverty must be sincerely addressed. Speaking while delivering the 49th Convocation lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), weekend, the minister regretted that in spite of the government’s poverty alleviation programmes, Nigerians were still bogged down by crippling poverty. He said poverty was one of the teething problems facing Nigeria, lamenting that Nigeria which was reputed to be the giant of Africa is now viewed as the poverty capital of…

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday said only truth, justice, equity and fairness to all zones of the country could guarantee a united Nigeria. Okowa stated this at the thanksgiving service of the second anniversary of the 7th Assembly of Delta State House of Assembly held at Living Faith Church, Asaba. He said that he believed in the unity of the country but that leaders must act in the interest of diversity in the nation. According to Okowa, only such acts of justice and fairness to all the zones can encourage Nigerians to believe in the unity of the…

Barcelona are reportedly confident about announcing their latest acquisition in the summer transfer window on Monday. Barcelona got off to a flying start in the summer transfer window, signing Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia and Emerson Royal in quick succession. But they have since been brought back to the ground after Wijnaldum decided to snub them and join Paris Saint-Germain. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 13 June 2021. Georginio Wijnaldum reveals why he chose Paris Saint-Germain over Barcelona Netherlands v Scotland – International Friendly At the end of a drawn-out transfer saga, Barcelona failed…