The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that some third-party agents working for foreign missions are bypassing transaction regulation by invoicing in dollars.
EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, stated this during an interview on Channel TV’s Politics Today, monitored by TVN.
TVN recalls that EFCC on Saturday read the riot act to foreign missions based in Nigeria, banning them from transacting in foreign currencies, and mandating the use of the naira in their financial businesses.
During the interview with Channels on Monday, Uwujaren said that naira is the only legal tender in Nigeria, saying the commission had informed Foreign Affairs Ministry on the development.
He said, “Section 20 sub section 1 of the EFCC Act says that naira is the only legal tender in Nigeria; meaning that is the only currency that is acceptable for transactions anywhere across the country.
“We found situations that third-party working for missions circumvent that regulation by invoicing in dollars. A number of them go to the extreme of determining the exchange value of naira in their transactions.
“This is worrisome to us. So we have to bring this to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The government has the responsibility to rule the protocol and channel of communication to bring this observation to the attention of the foreign mission to advise them to ensure that their activities do not go against our laws.”
Foreign missions violating dollar transaction guidelines – EFCC alleges
Foreign missions violating dollar transaction guidelines – EFCC alleges
Re-arraignment of Sirika, others on fresh 8-count charge stalled
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I’m a broken man. I no longer believe in love —Singer Skales
Nigerian rapper and cum singer Raoul John Njeng Njeng, popularly known in music circles as Skales, has responded to questions of dating about 100 women in the past.
The father of one who opened up on the latest episode of The Midday Show on the Beat 99.9FM said that he is a broken man who does not believe in love any longer.
In response to a question concerning his earlier admission that he had dated “roughly 100 women in the past,” he claimed he no longer believed in love—except a mother’s love.
He said, “I’m a broken man, and I don’t believe in love anymore”, he started, “I just believe that human beings are selfish and there’s really no love; there is a motive behind every love right now.
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”It’s so crazy that I believe the realest love is still my mom’s love and maybe God’s love. In a way, I tell myself that I may be offending God by saying that because God is love, but in the human form, there’s none.”
Skales claimed that he was not supposed to be born into a generation where men and women are in competition with one another when questioned about whether he showed true love for others.
“I believe that I’m a great person born into the wrong generation, it’s like there’s a competition between the men and the women right now. There are good people out there, like me. Yes, I’m broken, but I believe I’m healing, but this generation is totally lost. Everybody is in a circle now and just gets recycled by the same people,” he said.
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Cynthia Morgan in police net over alleged harassment, cyberstalking of Benin Prince
Nigerian dancehall singer Cynthia Morgan, who now prefers to be called Madrina, is now cooling her heels in police net for alleged harassment and cyberstalking of the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare.
Cynthia Morgan was reportedly arrested by plain-clothed policemen for the persistent harassment of the Crown Prince, who has in turn filed a lawsuit against her.
A lawsuit that his legal team filed claims that the singer, has been pursuing Prince during his working days and has been making frantic attempts to get in touch with him.
She allegedly started posting falsehoods and disparaging remarks about him on Instagram in 2020 after becoming furious that she would never meet him.
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The Crown Prince allegedly threatened to sue her if she continued to discredit him, but she disregarded his threats, according to the court records.
Additionally, the suit claimed that she tried contacting him on many phone numbers, which he promptly blocked.
On May 3, 2024, she supposedly managed to get through to him over the phone and started making claims that seemed to be based on delusions.
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We’ll disown Peter Obi if he adopts IMF, World Bank policies — NLC
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El-Rufai’s son denies involvement in contracts during father’s administration
The member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, has denied involvement in the award of contracts during the tenure of his father, Nasir El-Rufai, as the governor of Kaduna State.
Bello stated this in an interview hosted by Yaya Abba, titled, ‘With Shuraim.’
The former governor, who served as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, also served as a two-term governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023.
He was recently accused of leaving a huge debt for his successor, Uba Sani, to the tune of $587 million, N85 billion, and N115 billion in contract liabilities.
Sani noted that the state is now left with a few amounts, not enough to pay salaries.
However, Bello said, “I think he (Nasir) is an exceptional mind and the sort of leader that Nigeria really needs; there are many like him.
“When he became governor, we campaigned for him seriously. We knew the wave was coming, we knew there was a merger. We knew Buhari could win this time, especially the alliance that happened with the Southwest.”
Bello, the Chairman, House Committee on Banking Regulations, noted that at the time, “some of us were just learning the process. But immediately he became governor, he sent me, as I say, on exile. Unlike the children of the governors back then, I didn’t really stay in Kaduna doing contracts.”
While stating that he now understands the reason behind his father’s decision to send him away from the political scene, Bello noted, “What happens to the man in power is that if they can’t get to him, they’ll get to the wives or children,” adding that it was “natural for contractors in Kaduna to think if they come through you, they’ll gain favour.
The lawmaker said that during the first four years of his father’s administration in Kaduna, he worked in the Enterprise Business Unit of the technology firm, Huawei, adding that his work experience in the firm made him understand organizational structure.
It is gathered that this is not the first time Bello will speak of his father’s administrative and leadership prowess.
Recall that in early March 2024, Bello said the nation had lost an effective administrator in his father after the Senate rejected his nomination as minister.
According to him, it took his pleas and those of other family members for his father to accept the ministerial nomination from President Bola Tinubu.
El-Rufai’s son denies involvement in contracts during father’s administration
Maad secures $3.2m debt-equity funding to bolster growth
A $3.2 million debt-equity investment round has been obtained by Senegalese B2B e-commerce startup Maad in order to support the company’s expansion within the country and investigate new prospects in the Francophone region of West Africa.
Seedstars International Ventures, Oui Capital, Launch Africa, Reflect Ventures, Voltron Capital, and Alumni Ventures were among the investors in the seed round headed by Ventures Platform. From local banks and the French DFI Proparco, it raised $900,000 loan finance.
With Maad’s end-to-end distribution infrastructure, mom-and-pop shops and other informal retailers can purchase fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) directly from partner suppliers, resolving major challenges such as stockouts and the high cost of inventory brought on by numerous levels of dealers.
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Maad was founded in 2020 by CEO Sidy Niang and COO Jessica Long. Originally, the company offered data collection services but then changed its focus to developing software that assisted businesses in managing internal distribution.
The B2B e-commerce company was introduced in September 2021, motivated by the way FMCG suppliers used the software to address distribution issues.
“Watching our clients use our software for their own distribution was what inspired us. The software was providing a lot of value, and we could imagine much more value if we put all the products that small shops buy on the same platform,” Niang told TechCrunch.
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13 dead as strange disease breaks out in Zamfara
Thirteen persons have been reported dead following a strange disease that broke out in some communities in Zamfara State.
TVN gathered that the disease affects mostly children and women.
A source told our reporter that findings from hospitals and government indicated that a total of 505 cases were recorded across Maradun, Shinkafi and Gusau local government areas in the state.
The source also explained that the disease had spread to Isa and Zurmi LGAs of Sokoto and Zamfara states, saying that the outbreak was first detected in Tsibiri village in Maradun LGA in February, this year.
He said, “Tsibiri had been contending with the ailment since. As of Sunday, May 12, 2024, there were four reported deaths, with 228 cases, and 10 patients referred to the Shehu Shagari Disease Control Centre in Gusau due to complications.”
He added that most patients with minor complications have received treatment and have been discharged from the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Tsibiri.
In Shinkafi LGA, he stated that it was gathered that the disease was detected in Galadi village in April, following complaints of severe fever and abdominal disorders, pointing out that a medical staff member at the PHC in Shinkafi confirmed six deaths out of over 100 cases recorded, with over 60 patients with serious complications referred to the Shehu Shagari Disease Control Centre.
He said that the disease appears to be spreading, with cases emerging in neighbouring areas, raising concerns about its containment, appealing to the governments of Sokoto and Zamfara states to deploy more medical experts to the affected areas to address the situation before the disease escalated to other communities.
He expressed concern that while the disease had not yet reached Maradun town, proactive measures must be taken by the government to prevent its escalation, stressing that the ongoing prevalence of banditry added another layer of risk, noting that the Maradun General Hospital was vulnerable due to its proximity to the bandits’ enclave.
Salisu said such circumstances could deter residents from seeking medical attention out of fear of attacks by the bandits.
The Zamfara State Government earlier confirmed the outbreak of the strange disease in Maradun, Shinkafi and Gusau LGAs.
Aisha Anka, the state’s Commissioner for Health, said the illness was characterised by abdominal distension, fluid accumulation, enlarged liver and spleen, fever and weakness due to contaminated water consumption.
The state government, according to her, reported the incident to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and was actively engaged in emergency response measures to identify the cause and contain the outbreak.
She added that samples had been sent to laboratories in Lagos and Abuja.
13 dead as strange disease breaks out in Zamfara
Man arrested with bomb inside UBA in Jos (Video)
A young man was on Monday, arrested with a bomb strapped to his body inside a branch of the Union Bank in the Dadin Kowa area of Jos South local government area of Plateau State.
Eyewitnesses said a huge tragedy was averted by the eagle-eyed security man attached to the bank who spotted the suspect before he could detonate the bomb which was wrapped around his torso.
According to the reports, the suspect was spotted by a security man who noticed his awkward movements and raised an alarm which attracted other security men and customers who quickly pinned him down.
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One of the bank’s security man who spoke on the condition of anonymity narrated how the would-be bomber was arrested:
“This guy was caught today 13th May, 2024 at Dadin Kowa Jos, at UBA bank. He was trying to detonate a bomb in the bank, but thank God and kudos, he was caught by the vigilant securities who caught and beat him to pulp before handing over to the police.”
In a video of the incident posted on X (formerly Twitter) by an eye witness, the suspect is heard saying “please don’t kill me. They forced me to do it. Please.
It is still unclear who he was referring to.
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Tinubu should address continuous killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen – ADF
The AlaIgbo Development Foundation, ADF, has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the continuous killing of innocent Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen in the south-east and other parts of southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt.
The group wondered why these killers were never arrested or prosecuted by law enforcement agencies.
Disclosing this in a statement, Chief Abia Onyike, National Secretary, ADF, added that serious steps must be taken by the Federal Government to save Nigeria from sliding into a religious war, as the consequences were bound to be very disastrous.
According to the statement: “We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately address the continuous killing of innocent Nigerians by rampaging Fulani herdsmen in the south-east and other parts of southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. It is unfortunate that these killers are never arrested or prosecuted by law enforcement agencies.
“Religious fundamentalism is driving the violence and terrorism in Northern Nigeria.
“ADF is opposed to the open grazing of cattle, as the practice often results in the overrunning of communities, avoidable clashes and killing of farmers by herdsmen.
“While we support the policy of ranching, we believe that it is not the duty of the government to provide lands and financial resources for ranching facilities, as the rearing of cattle is purely a private business and should be treated as such.
“The AlaIgbo Development Foundation (ADF) welcomes the decision of some elements from the Yoruba and Ijaw Ethnic Nationalities who recently articulated their decision to embark on the self-determination of their groups as autonomous ethnic nationalities in the Nigerian Federation.
“ADF believes that the time has come for all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to assert their rights to self determination as enshrined in the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.
“The ADF, however, urges all those embarking on their struggles for self-determination to adopt a peaceful and non-violent approach. We believe that the struggle for self-determination is a fight to deepen the democratic rights of ethnic nationalities.
“It is equally a sure way of bringing an end to the conquest agenda of the hegemonic forces which have held Nigeria to ransom since independence in 1960.
“When those forces realise that all ethnic nationalities are autonomous and are entitled to equity, justice and fairness, they would be forced to the negotiating table to smooth the return to true federalism with regional autonomy. That was the basis upon which our founding fathers created the Nigerian Federation in the 1960 independence constitution and the 1963 republican constitution.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigerian people were never conquered by any indigenous ethnic nationality. We were only colonised by Britain, following the 1884–85 Berlin Conference, but we fought for our independence from Britain and gained it in 1960, thereby becoming a free people.
“ADF recognises the historical significance of May 30 in the Igbo self-determination struggle and the fight for a just society where no man is subjected to slavery, oppression, inhuman treatment and extra-judicial killings. We, however, subscribe to the peaceful observance of the day by all Igbo people wherever they may be-at home and in the Diaspora.
“ADF calls for the domestication of the International Law against Genocide by the Nigerian authorities. The law, when domesticated, would provide for the prevention of genocide by meting out severe punishment and sanctions to perpetrators of genocide and mass killings.”
Tinubu should address continuous killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen – ADF