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Tackling Menace Of Ponzi Schemes

January 8, 2020 8:51 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission has made progress in tackling the activities of Ponzi schemes as part of efforts to protect investors in nation’s capital market, writes Goddy Egene

“We are working on the cases that we have at hand and they will be charged to court soon. They (Ponzi schemes) are everywhere and we are taking good actions to ensure that innocent Nigerians are not defrauded of their hard earned money. The cases are being prepared right now, and also establishing a process and structure. Once we are done with that, they will be charged to court.”

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Air Of Menace As Britain’s Election Gets Nasty

December 9, 2019 2:39 pm

Candidates hoping to be elected to parliament in Britain have faced all manner of threats and abuse in a particularly hostile campaign, with some worried for their safety when out canvassing.

When one man on Facebook threatened a violent attack on Dominic Graham, the would-be MP immediately called the police, who made an arrest.

It was far from an isolated case in the run-up to Thursday’s snap polls, called on the increasingly divisive issue of Brexit.

Graham is standing for the third time for the centrist, pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who want to cancel Brexit altogether.

“We didn’t see anything close …

The Menace Of Bad Roads And Chaotic Traffic In Lagos

October 15, 2019 2:50 am

A late Sunday declaration of a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriages in Lagos did little to abate the traffic snarl that again brought the state to its knees on the first working day of a new week.

The incessant downpour last week that lasted into Saturday evening not only exposed the underbelly of Lagos city and inner-city roads of flood and blocked drains, it left behind huge craters dotting the city of excellence’s landscape, leading to the viral joke that: “In Lagos, you don’t avoid potholes, you choose the ones to enter.”

The state has always …