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Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on Friday explained why his administration clamped down on some native doctors in the state.
At a media chat in Akwa, the state capital, Soludo explained that though he was not against traditional religion, some criminals commit crimes under the guise of traditional worship.
“They call it ‘oso Soludo,’ that is the run by criminal native doctors. We have made this very clear over and over again that we understand traditional religion,” the governor said.
“We also understand the difference between the traditional religion and criminal idolatry. We support freedom of worship, freedom of religion. Anybody can worship the way you want, provided you realise that your own right ends where the other person’s own starts.
“Where your own practices and preaches now breed criminality, that is where we come in. Traditional religion is a purist religion,” he added.
The governor further stated that some native doctors were involved in preparing charms for kidnappers and armed robbers, and were engaged in evil practices that might not exclude human sacrifices for money and protection.
He said it was the duty of the state government to stop diabolical rituals that had given rise to evil practices such as ‘Ego Mbute,’ ‘Oke-Ite,’ ‘Yahoo Plus,’ and idolatry that were making a speedy return to Igbo socio-cultural life.
According to Soludo, the nefarious acts of such native doctors have nothing to do with genuine traditional medicine and activities relating to God and humanity, and he emphasised the need to expose and deal decisively with them.
The state government recently arrested and prosecuted some native doctors for alleged violations.
Recently, the Anambra State Agunechemba Strike Force arrested a Nnewi-based native doctor, one Johnpaul Ezenagu, popularly known as “Mmuo Mmili Afulu Anya,” over allegations of performing illegal rituals and supplying counterfeit currency to internet fraudsters.
Operatives, led by Ken Emeakayi, Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, had raided Ezenagu’s residence in Nnewi during a search operation.
During the raid, the suspect reportedly guided the team to a water shrine where the alleged rituals were conducted.
As part of efforts to verify Ezenagu’s claims of summoning a water goddess, said to appear in the form of an alligator, the native doctor performed several invocations, which reportedly produced no result.
Also, a self-acclaimed native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuku Tiwara Aki n’Oba,” was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in February following his arrest by the Anambra State Government last year.
The High Court sitting in Awka, however, ruled that part of the sentence would run concurrently with the period already spent in custody.
The Nigerian naira remained relatively stable against the United States dollar on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as traders continued to monitor developments in the official and parallel foreign exchange markets.
The latest available Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) data put the naira at about ₦1,346.49 per dollar, while the official closing rate was ₦1,346.90/$ in the most recent confirmed trading session. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the NFEM rate is derived from the volume-weighted average of transactions in the official market.
However, a live USD/NGN market benchmark on Tuesday morning was around ₦1,347.26 to the dollar, indicating that the currency was trading close to its recent official-market levels.
In the parallel market, the dollar was quoted at about ₦1,400/$ on Tuesday, according to the latest Aboki Forex data. This puts the street-market premium at roughly ₦53.10 above the latest official closing rate.
At the parallel-market rate of ₦1,400/$, $100 would exchange for about ₦140,000, while $1,000 would be worth approximately ₦1.4 million.
The latest figures show that the gap between the official and parallel markets has remained relatively contained compared with periods of severe foreign exchange volatility.
The naira had strengthened in the official market in recent sessions. On August 21, the NFEM rate stood at ₦1,346.49/$, while the dollar closed at ₦1,346.90. The currency had traded between ₦1,342 and ₦1,348 during that session.
The naira’s recent performance has been supported by improved foreign exchange liquidity and stronger external reserves. CBN data cited in recent market reports showed Nigeria’s external reserves at about $52.66 billion as of August 19.
For Nigerians and businesses buying or selling dollars, the actual rate may vary depending on the bank, Bureau de Change operator, location, transaction size and prevailing market conditions.
Parallel-market quotations are also subject to changes during the day as dollar demand and supply shift.
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United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran, expanding Washington’s secondary sanctions threats and warning of dire consequences for countries that decline to join the pressure campaign.
Bessent’s address comes almost six months into a war on Tehran that has ground to a stalemate, with stalled peace talks and Iran preventing most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
“Around the globe, our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,” Bessent told a press conference.
“We are going to hold everyone accountable, and this is economic asphyxiation of this regime.”
He added that countries not joining US sanctions would “share in the isolation” of Iran, and noted that Trump is making phone calls to world leaders with requests to stop their interactions with Tehran.
The Treasury Department said Monday that it has “issued determinations against five critical sectors — digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping — that the Iranian regime uses to try to prop up its failing economy.”
Bessent, meanwhile, vowed that any entity “that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system.”
Asked if Chinese banks dealing with Iran could be targeted, Bessent said “no one is above the reach of US sanctions.”
The Treasury chief earlier declared that an “economic D-Day” had begun against Tehran, in a column for the Financial Times.
The United States and Israel triggered the Middle East war with a massive wave of bombing against Iran on February 28, sparking Iranian retaliation across the region.
AFP
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