A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of five individuals, including a bank manager and a nursing mother, for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank. The defendants are Matthew Damilola, the bank’s E-Payment Service Manager, Kehinde Odeyemi (a mother of a four-month-old baby), …
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TAKING a leaf straight from the BRICS playbook, Tanzania announced an official ban on the US dollar in local transactions. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has put a blanket ban on all foreign currencies in local transactions, and only the Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) is made legal tender. The ban comes …
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George Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers, has died at the age of 76. The beloved actor and comedian died peacefully in his sleep at his home early on Tuesday morning, his family said. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and …
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SUSPECTED bandits have killed an unspecified number of people in a fresh wave of attacks on Guma and Gwer West Local Government Areas of Benue State. The immediate past PDP Ward Chairman, James Akase, was among those reportedly murdered. Local sources confirmed that the attacks occurred on Monday, May 19, …
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THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has announced that volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) market has declined significantly, falling below 0.5%, as Nigeria’s monetary and fiscal reforms begin to stabilise the macroeconomic environment. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday following …
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HIGHER National Diploma (HND) holders often face challenges when attempting to pursue postgraduate studies abroad, especially in countries like the United States. However, in recent years, several American universities have become more open to recognizing the value of international qualifications, including HNDs. If you’re an HND holder planning to further …
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THE Senate caucus of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has assured its members that the party remains strong, contrary to insinuations that it is in shreds and at the verge of collapse. Minority Leader of the PDP in the Senate, Sen.Abba Moro gave the assurance at a news conference in …
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AN Ikeja High Court on Tuesday awarded N200,000 in costs and dismissed preliminary objections filed by Instagram celebrity, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin Falana (Falz), had filed a N1 billion defamation suit against VDM. Falana initiated …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to sell the 753 housing units recovered from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as proceeds of crime. This development is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, by Salisu Haiba, Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development …
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THE Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has called on the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to design innovative technologies to aid the fight against corruption, assuring the agency of ICPC’s willingness to collaborate in this …
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