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• Binance breached Nigerian law, operated naira P2P in exchange for crypto

  17-05-2024 20:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The witness said he met Gambaryan once during a meeting at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).A Director with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abdulkadir Abbas, on Friday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja how Binance Holdings Ltd breached Nigerian law by operating naira peer-to-peer services in exchange for crypto assets.Abbas, the Director of Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Department at SEC, disclosed this while testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite
  
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• PHOTOS: Sanwo-Olu channels his inner Hilda Baci on Father's Day

  16-06-2024 23:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Sanwo-Olu said a call to kitchen duties is sometimes one of the responsibilities of fatherhood.Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has channelled his inner Hilda Baci to celebrate this year's Father's Day.Celebrated every year on June 16, International Father's Day is devoted to honouring fathers and fatherhood as well as paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society.The holiday is observed in over 110 countries around the world.To mark this year's edition, Sanwo-Olu took to his X
  
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• 10th NASS: Lawmakers commended for budgetary revamp

  16-06-2024 23:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The Appropriations Committee was lauded for adopting an innovative system that leverages technology and data analytics to improve resource allocation. The 10th House of Representatives has been lauded for its innovative approach to budget allocations, which is said to have introduced transparency and inclusivity into the budgeting process.Professor Ifure A. Ifure, the Country Representative of the Centre for International and Strategy, stated that the House has moved from conventional closed-doo
  
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• 'Has he dumped Obi?,' Obasanjo sparks reaction on after wearing Tinubu cap

  16-06-2024 22:02 via pulse.ng
  
  Obasanjo was spotted at an event last week donning a cap that bore what looked like President Tinubu's political insignia.Nigerians are wondering if former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dumped the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, for President Bola Tinubu following his latest fashion statement.In the last few days, social media has been full of questions and speculations over Obasanjo's political affiliation after he wore a Yoruba native cap with an embroide
  
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• Why FBI Director Gray’s visit to Nigeria matters

  16-06-2024 17:52 via pulse.ng
  
  Security analysts hope a deeper collaboration between the FBI and the EFCC will improve capacity building and intelligence sharing.Contrary to the narrative of John Grisham’s fictional thriller, The Racketeer, this was a real-life, long-overdue gesture of genuine friendship and partnership, a testament to the shared interest in combating transborder crimes that pose a significant global threat.The visit of one of the longest-serving Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) directors, Mr. Chri
  
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• Residents send SOS to Lagos govt over poor drainage, flooding

  16-06-2024 17:48 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that areas like Gowon Estate, Water Street in the Paco area, Ipaja and some other communities around Alimosho are not left out in the flood.Residents of Akowonjo in the Alimosho Local Government Area have lamented the poor drainage system and flooding in the area anytime it rains.They called on the Lagos State Government (LASG) to save them from the consequences of the poor drainage system and flooding with the frequent rainfall in the state.The residents spoke with the News Agency o
  
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• Tinubu salutes fathers for sacrifice, resilience in shaping nation’s future

  16-06-2024 17:43 via pulse.ng
  
  He added that society was also better off when fathers bequeathed to children pristine values that money or material comfort could not provide.President Bola Tinubu has congratulated fathers, including paternal figures, who have contributed to shaping the destiny of the nation with their sacrifices.Tinubu also congratulated fathers for their forbearance, provision, protection and guidance of the young ones, to the noble and true path.The President made the remarks in a statement issued by Chief
  
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• Stay away from Kogi or pay the price - Ododo warns criminals

  16-06-2024 17:37 via pulse.ng
  
  Ododo commended President Tinubu for all his efforts in the nation and urged Nigerians to continue to support him by keying into all his programmes and policies.Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has told criminal elements to stay away from the state warning that Kogi is not a fertile ground for criminality.Ododo gave the warning while speaking to newsmen shortly after observing his Eid-el-Kabir prayer on Sunday at Okene Eid Praying ground.The governor said the perpetrators behind the kidnapped studen
  
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• NDLEA bursts drug warehouse, seizes ₦4.7b worth of cocaine and meth

  16-06-2024 17:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Babafemi said that four persons were suspected to be connected with the importation and distribution of the substance.Officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Aba have discovered a cartel controlled by three suspected drug barons.The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi, announced this on Sunday in Abuja.The agency said that the suspects were arrested and the warehouses linked to the drugs were “taken down”.The
  
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• Nigeria’s Okere wins international astronomical union’s award

  16-06-2024 17:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Okere is presently the Director, Centre for Basic Space Science and Astronomy, an activity centre of NASRDA.Dr Bonaventure Okere, an astronomer with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has won the 2024 International Astronomical Union (IAU) prize for astronomy education in Africa.Guido Schwarz, IAU’s Press Officer, announced the prize winners in a statement issued on the union’s official website page, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria
  
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• Being a very good citizen comes with responsibility, Tinubu tells Nigerians

  16-06-2024 17:21 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu prayed to God to forgive Nigeria’s sins, asking God to send peace to every part of the country.President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said Nigeria needed sacrificing citizens to fulfil the dreams of its founding fathers.Tinubu made the remark while addressing newsmen after observing the 2024 Eid-el Adha prayers at Dodan Barracks, Lagos.The President emphasised the need for the people to follow the path of sacrifice to make the nation great.“Being a very good citizen comes with respon
  
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• Eid al-Adha: 'Forgive your enemies', Arewa tells Ado Bayero

  16-06-2024 17:05 via pulse.ng
  
  Ado Bayero has been feuding with Emir Sanusi Lamideo over Kano State's most prestigious monarchical throne.The deposed Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, has been urged to put his grudges aside and forgive his enemies in the spirit of the Eid al-Adha celebration.This appeal was made by the Arewa Youth Advancement Forum (AYAF) on Sunday, June 16.In a statement signed by its President, Alhaji Nuhu Magaji, the group hailed the monarch's commitment to the progress and development of the state even in the fac
  
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• VIDEO: You’re not from royal family - Oba of Benin clears Olumide Akpata

  16-06-2024 16:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Akpata had introduced himself as the son of the Palace when he visited the Oba of Benin ahead of the upcoming Edo Governorship election.The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has informed the Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, that he has no birth relation to the Benin royal family.The revered Oba made this known when Akpata visited his palace on Saturday, June 15, 2024, to seek royal blessings ahead of the governorship election in the state on September 21.Akpata was le
  
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• Police happy with peaceful conduct of Eid prayers in Kano

  16-06-2024 13:40 via pulse.ng
  
  Some Kano residents, who spoke on the situation, described the atmosphere as “generally peaceful.”The Police Command in Kano State has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly conduct of Eid el-Kabir prayers across the state.Its Commissioner, Usain Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview on Sunday, that he was happy with the calm mien of all Kano residents.Gumel, who has just been promoted to Assistant Inspector-General, lauded the residents
  
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• Atiku preaches sacrifice, love, peace as Muslims celebrate Sallah

  16-06-2024 13:34 via pulse.ng
  
  The former vice president called on governments at all levels to be deliberate in initiating measures that will ease the hardship confronting Nigerians.Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of this year Eid-el-Kabir to demonstrate sacrifice, love and peace.Abubakar in a statement by his media office on Saturday in Abuja, congratulated fellow Muslim faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival.He said that the celebration of Eid
  
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• Lagos APC, PDP greet Muslims, preach peace, love at Sallah

  16-06-2024 13:26 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that the PDP would continue to identify with the people of the state.The Lagos State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated the Muslim faithful on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.The political parties in separate goodwill messages on Saturday implored Nigerians and residents of the state to remember the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim.On his part, the Chairman of APC in the state, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi
  
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• Building roads using concrete will help tackle climate change - Umahi

  16-06-2024 13:20 via pulse.ng
  
  Umahi commended Hitech Construction Company Ltd. for carrying out the road construction well.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, says building roads using concrete will lead to carbon credits and align with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s efforts in tackling climate change effects.Umahi said this on Saturday in Lagos while inspecting works on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and other road projects on the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Dangote Tax Credit Route, and Eleko, am
  
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• Excitement in Kogi as Ododo pays June salaries

  16-06-2024 13:15 via pulse.ng
  
  According to him, before 2016, Kogi was burdened with a bogus and ineffective civil service system with salaries always irregular.Palpable excitement enveloped Kogi at the weekend as Governor Usman Ododo surprised the state workers by paying their June salaries in the middle of the month.A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that most of the workers were pleasantly surprised as it was the first time they were getting such a gesture.A top government official told NAN that th
  
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• Sanusi ignores police warning, holds Sallah Durbar in Kano

  16-06-2024 12:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The Kano police had claimed that Governor Yusuf banned all forms of Dubar activities in the state during the festive period.The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has held the Sallah Dubar ceremony despite a warning by the state police command to the contrary.Sanusi commenced the Dubar activities after leading the Eid prayer and sermon at the Jofar Mata Jumu'at Mosque on Sunday, June 16, 2024.The prayer was moved to the mosque as the Eid ground could not be used due to flood from the
  
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• Father's Day: 10 Nigerian politicians whose children followed into politics

  16-06-2024 12:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Their journeys reflect a blend of mentorship and individual ambition, shaping the future of Nigerian politics.Father's Day is a time to celebrate the bonds between fathers and their children, highlighting their personal connections and professional legacies.In Nigeria, many politicians are proud to see their children follow in their footsteps, entering the political arena and continuing their family's public service tradition.The political legacy within families is not just about inheriting posi
  
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• Why labour should review stance on ₦250k minimum wage demand — Committee

  16-06-2024 11:50 via pulse.ng
  
  He said in addition to the freedom of civil servants to engage in agriculture, the Federal Government has approved the inclusion of ICT services for alternate sources of income.The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has given reasons why organised labour should rethink the amount it is demanding as minimum wage.Alhaji Goni Aji, the chairman of the committee said this in Abuja on Sunday.Organised labour is demanding for ₦250, 000 as minimum wage per month.But the Federal Governme
  
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• Sallah: Tinubu's reforms not meant to punish Nigerians - Akpabio appeals

  16-06-2024 11:39 via pulse.ng
  
  Akpabio also congratulated Tinubu for celebrating the second Eid-el-Kabir in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.Akpabio, in a congratulatory message on Saturday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, said Eid-el-Kabir signified sacrifice and joy.He advised Nigerians to make the necessary sacrifices for a better tomorrow, ad
  
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• Police raid bandits’ camp in Abuja, 1 dead during gunfight, 3 arrested

  16-06-2024 11:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Adeh said an English pump-action gun, a locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges, cutlasses, knives and items, believed to be charming, were recovered from the suspects.The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory said it has raided a kidnappers’ camp in an Abuja border community, arrested three suspects and neutralised one.The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.She said the raid was part of the continuo
  
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• FG flags off construction of Section 2 of Lagos-Badagry Highway

  16-06-2024 11:26 via pulse.ng
  
  Umahi promised that each section of the project would be given the desired attention.The Federal Government has flagged off the construction of Section Two of the Lagos-Badagry Coastal HighwayThe project starts from the Lekki Deep Seaport, which is Lagos State's border with Ogun.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, flagged off the construction on Saturday.Umahi was accompanied by some other officials of the Federal Ministry of Works.They also inspected works on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Hi
  
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• My next move is to prostrate to Tinubu - ex-Lagos PDP chair who joined APC

  16-06-2024 11:19 via pulse.ng
  
  Adewale said his suspension had no effect as his ward had absolute confidence in him and had distanced itself from the reported suspension.A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and former Chairman of the party in Lagos State, Chief Segun Adewale, says he is dumping his party to join the All Progressives Congress(APC).Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, said this at a news conference on Saturday in Lagos.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP in Alimosho Local Government Area of t
  
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• Kaduna chief dies in his sleep after 58 years on throne

  16-06-2024 11:10 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that Sambo was born on December 24, 1936, and ascended the throne at 30 in 1966.Mr Tagwai Sambo, the Chief of Moroa in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is dead.Sambo’s demise was announced on Saturday in Manchok by the Palace Secretary, Mr Iliya Avong.The first-class traditional ruler was 88 and had spent 58 years on the throne.“Baba died peacefully in his sleep,” Avong told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN).Avong added that the traditional ruler had had s
  
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• Gunmen attack Local Government HQ in Anambra, set patrol vehicles ablaze

  16-06-2024 11:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Ikenga further stated that a joint security force, comprising the Army, Navy, and other security agencies, had been deployed in the area to fish out those behind the attack.Unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning reportedly attacked Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat and torched four patrol vehicles belonging to a local vigilance group.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the hoodlums arrived at the council headquarters in large numbers in motorcycles and one vehicle and began to shoot
  
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• FG halts compensations after alteration to Lagos-Calabar road project

  16-06-2024 10:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister said that after review, payment of the compensation would continue.The Federal Government says it is withholding payment of compensation to affected property owners from Kilometer Seven on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, due to alteration to the plan.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, said this when he inspected ongoing works on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and other road projects on the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Dangote Tax Credit Route and Eleko, among other axis,
  
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• Otti receives 3 school children rescued from human traffickers

  16-06-2024 10:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Otti promised that the government would provide the rescued children with the support they needed in the manner it deemed most appropriate.The Abia Government on Saturday received the three rescued school children who were abducted in Amaoba-Ime Oboro, Ikwuano Local Government Area (LGA), on May 10.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three children, aged 8, 6 and 4, are biological brothers and were abducted while returning home from school.Speaking during the event in Nvosi in Isiala N
  
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• I warned you about Gbajue Movement - Sowore trolls Okupe amid Obidient's attack

  16-06-2024 09:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Okupe has been a target of vitriolic attacks from a section of the Obidident movement following his recent defence of the Tinubu government.The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has poked fun at Doyin Okupe as the latter continues to defend his political choice.Okupe was part of the Labour Party movement during the last general elections, which Obidients, as the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi's supporters are fondly called, pr
  
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