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Britain’s financial regulator has said Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity and issued a warning to consumers about the platform, which is coming under growing scrutiny globally. In a notice dated June 25, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Binance Markets Ltd, Binance’s only …

  Three tricycle drivers have been nabbed in Ogun State for allegedly stealing 300 bags of cement. The suspects were identified by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) as Lawal Bidemi AbdulRaheem, Olalekan Azeez and Opeloyeru Kayode. Oyeyemi told Newsextra24 that the trio were apprehended …

  Somali regional authorities in Galkayo town have executed 18 Al-Shabaab militants convicted for the assassinations of elite community leaders over the years, including elders, officers & journalists . It’s the largest single execution of Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia. 18 Al-Shabab members were executed in Galkayo town on Sunday morning …

The Katsina State Police Command says three members of the Hakika Islamic sect have been arrested for conspiring and jointly having carnal knowledge of a married woman under the guise of indoctrinating her into their sect. The Hakika sect has allegedly been recruiting and indoctrinating adherents into their radical teachings …

The family of Usifo Ataga, Super TV CEO, who was allegedly killed by a 300-level student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has broken its silence on the controversy. Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspect who has been blamed for his death, was paraded by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday. …

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters. This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko, a renowned academic on the topic. The objections are “about …

Beni is in the vast central African country’s North Kivu region, which has been under a “state of siege” since May as federal forces attempt to crack down on militia groups waging a bloody conflict A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in the …

Following the death of the factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, who reportedly blew up himself to avoid being captured by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP ) fighters, Boko Haram fighters have formed an alliance with commanders of ISWAP. The reunion announced in a …

ESN kills, beheads native doctor over charm failure The Eastern Security Network, ESN, a security wing of the Southeast Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has allegedly killed their native doctor, Paschal Okeke from Umudim-Ukwu Orji, Awomama in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State over failure of …

…begs late Ataga’s family for forgiveness, speaks on drug use, childhood With investigation still ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the death of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, the prime suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu, during an exclusive interview with Newsextra24 on Saturday, said she doesn’t want to die over …