The Securities and Exchange Commission has reiterated that only approved digital exchanges and platforms were legally authorised to carry out the business of crypto trading in any form in Nigeria. In a statement obtained from its website on Monday, the SEC warned the public against dealing with illegal operators who have not applied to and…
The Adamawa State Chief Judge, Justice Hasfat Abdulrahaman, has released a sexagenarian, Saraya Silma, who had spent 10 years awaiting trial at the Yolde-pate Correctional Centre in Yola, the state capital. Silma, who looked visibly weak, explained that she was accused of witchcraft, an allegation that was unfounded by the complainant. The Chief Judge, after…
The Federal Government has promised to provide more equipment and resources to the Nigeria Police Force. President Bola Tinubu made the pledge on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of 478 students of Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. He said the equipment and resources was to enable the Nigeria Police Force discharge its responsibilities more…
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has announced the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective 6th September 2024. The Governor disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday night. The committees were constituted on 9th June 2023 and were initially scheduled to last six months, but their tenures were…
It was all crying and wailing on Friday at the Afia Ekwe Building Materials Market, Ogidi/Ogbunike in Idemili North/Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the destruction of property worth billions of naira by flood. Our correspondent who visited the market gathered that the flood caused by persistent rainfall also submerged large sections of…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Friday said it received a N2 million refund from a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former beneficiary of the defunct Federal Government Student Loan Scheme in the 1970s, Adegboyega Awomolo. According to a statement released by the Fund which was signed by its Directorate of Corporate Communications, Awomolo, who…
Romeo Beckham, the 22-year-old son of legendary English footballer, David Beckham, has announced his retirement from professional football to pursue a career in modeling. Following in the footsteps of his mother, Victoria Beckham, who is a prominent figure in the fashion industry, Romeo has already signed with a top fashion agent as he transitions into…
The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has reversed its decision to expel 27 students who were penalised following violent protests on the campus. The council has instead reduced the punishment to a suspension for one academic session. The PUNCH previously reported that the polytechnic management had imposed various sanctions on students…
The family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the late designer of Nigeria’s national flag, has laid him to rest after waiting over a year for a promised state funeral that never materialized. Akinkunmi, who passed away on September 4, 2023, at the age of 87, was originally supposed to receive a state burial from the Federal…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Tajudeen Opoola, has said that the institution’s Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, does not run an administration that muzzles the Muslim community on the campus. Opoola, a Muslim, spoke in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Friday in reaction to the allegations by the…