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Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has approved the reduction of working hours for workers in the state by two hours for the duration of the 2024 Ramadan fast. Alhaji Muhammad Dagaceri, the state head of the service, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse. Dagaceri said that workers were expected to report to…
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Families of the two Biannce officials detained in Nigeria have revealed their identities. Nadeem Anjarwalla, 37, and Tigran Gambaryan, 39, have been in Nigerian detention since last month when they flew into Nigeria to discuss with the country’s investigators as authorities began an intense scrutiny of cryptocurrency exchanges. Gambaryan currently heads Binance’s financial-crime compliance and…
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The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele allegedly awarded multi-billion naira worth of contracts to his family members and associates. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said a seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of Emefiele revealed this on Monday, March…
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A 22- year-old man, Aliyu Muhamadu, who was accused of participating in hostage taking on Tuesday denied ever confessing to being a kidnapper in a Federal High Court Ibadan. Muhamadu, was testifying before Justice Ekerete Akpan at the resumed trial in a case of alleged hostage taking and highway robbery instituted against him and Umar…
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Tuesday remanded a 33-year-old man, Adamu Babangida, over his alleged involvement in acts of terrorism. The presiding judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, ordered Babangida to be remanded in Agodi correctional centre after he had pleaded not guilty to the offence. Akpan adjourned the matter until April 25 for a…
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