Month: March 2024

Detained Binance Executive Escapes From Custody

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the executives from Binance detained in Nigeria on allegations of tax evasion and other offenses, has reportedly escape from custody. Anjarwalla, aged 38, allegedly fled from the Abuja guest house where he and his colleague were being held, purportedly taking advantage of a moment during Ramadan prayers when guards escorted him. Despite his British passport remaining under the control of Nigerian authorities, he is believed to have exited the country using a Kenyan passport, Premium Times reported. Authorities are currently working diligently to determine his intended…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Files Tax Evasion Charges Against Binance

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government on Monday initiated proceedings against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform over tax evasion. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Federal Inland Revenue Service. In the suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, FIRS implicated Binance with four tax evasion accusations adding that it was a decisive move aimed at upholding fiscal responsibility and safeguarding the economic integrity of the country. Joined with the crypto company as second and third defendants in the suit are Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, both senior executives…

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Beware of Fake Oil, Gas Job Offers In West African Nations, NAPTIN To Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians regarding the emergence of fake oil and gas job offers in neighboring West African countries. The DG said the offers, disguised as lucrative employment opportunities, are being used by suspected human traffickers to lure unsuspecting victims for various forms of exploitation. She emphasized that traffickers are exploiting coordinated global brand trademarks to offer unrealistic job opportunities in gold mining and oil companies, primarily in countries like Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, and others…

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USA Defeat Mexico 2-0, Wins CONCACAF Nations League Title

ADEOLA YUSUF

Defending champions USA won their third CONCACAF Nations League title in a row, beating Mexico 2-0 in the final. Tyler Adams and Giovanni Reyna scored for the hosts to complete the ‘3-Peat’. Adams scored from about 35 yards in his first start in more than a year for club or country, and Reyna doubled the lead in the 63rd minute. READ ALSO NDLEA Arrests Illicit Drugs Syndicates, Seizes 44.9 Tonnes Of Cocaine, Others Bill Wants Govt Officials’ Children To Attend Public Schools Veteran Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Mounagor, Is Dead 13th…

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NDLEA Arrests Illicit Drugs Syndicates, Seizes 44.9 Tonnes Of Cocaine, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a major crackdown on illicit drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended several syndicates and seized a staggering 44.9 tonnes of cocaine along with other narcotics. The operation, which marks a significant victory in the fight against drug smuggling, underscores the agency’s unwavering commitment to combatting the scourge of narcotics trafficking in the country. The seized contraband, including cocaine and other illicit substances, represents a substantial blow to organized crime networks involved in drug trafficking and distribution. READ ALSO: Bill Wants Govt Officials’ Children To…

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Bill Wants Govt Officials’ Children To Attend Public Schools

ADEOLA YUSUF

A bill for an Act to place a restriction on government officials from sending their children to private schools and also using private hospitals, both within and outside Nigeria, is set for transmission to the National Assembly for legislative action. The private bill, sponsored by the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, proposes that public officials “shall patronise public education system for the education of his/her child or ward at nursery, primary, secondary and first-degree university levels.” The bill also proposes that “No…

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Veteran Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Mounagor, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nollywood legend, Amaechi Muonagor has passed away at the age of 61. The popular thespian reportedly died on Sunday. Prior to his death, he suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis. The news of his demise came just few days after a viral video in which fellow actor, Kingsley Orji, solicited for funds to help him undergo Kidney transplant in India. Speaking via his Instagram account on Sunday, he disclosed that Amaechi Mounagor left the hospital due to financial constraints. Orji who spoke in both Igbo and English said: “It…

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13th African Games: Team Nigeria Finishes Second With 120 Medals

ADEOLA YUSUF

Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table at the 13th African Games in Ghana. The Nigerian contingent raked in 47 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals across 25 sports at the competition. Weightlifting produced Nigeria’s highest medal haul. The team garnered 32 medals — 16 gold, 10 silver and six bronze medals. Athletics was Nigeria’s second most productive sport at the Games, with 22 medals won. Tobi Amusan won her third consecutive African Games gold medal in the women’s 100 meters hurdles. She then anchored the women’s 4×100…

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Where Is Segun Olatunji?

ADEOLA YUSUF

Mr. Olusegun Adesola Olatunji, an Editor with the FirstNews, an online news platform, was whisked away by 10 gunmen in the evening of Friday March 15, 2024 from his house at Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State. For the past one week, his whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery. Seven days after he was taken away, it was not clear whether he was arrested or abducted by a lawful security agency. Olatunji, who will be 56 years old on October 13, this year, having been born in 1968,…

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Another Bloodbath In Delta: Six Policemen killed In Ambush, Six Missing

ADEOLA YUSUF

Another bloodbath in Delta: Six policemen killed in ambush, six missing. This incident is coming barely a week after 17 officers and men of the Nigerian Army were killed in an ambush in Okuama community, in same Delta State. It was yet another bloodbath in Delta State as the Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday, confirmed that six of its officers were killed in an ambush by hoodlums in Ohoro forest, while six others were missing in action. “The bodies of six of the slain officers have been recovered after a…

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