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German police arrest 11 Nigerians for dating scam and money laundering

German Police have arrested 11 Nigerian nationals suspected to be members of a Black Axe group behind a large-scale dating scam and money laundering.  The Bavarian police in a statement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, said that the gang was...

CBN denies instructing banks to restrict crypto accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied instructing banks to restrict cryptocurrency accounts. In a circular shared on social media, it was stated that all deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), and other financial institutions (OFIs) have been...

Stop misusing ex parte order – Akpabio tells judges

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has told judges in the country to stop ''misusin''g ex parte orders, especially in political cases. In his speech titled “Repositioning the Justice System, Constitutional, Statutory and Operational Reforms for Access and Efficiency” at the National Summit...

Father arrested for impersonating son during UTME

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the father of one of its candidate has been arrested for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). While speaking to journalists shortly after the inspection at Kaduna...

Rivers Finance Commissioner tenders his resignation

Hours after the resignation of Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor, the state Commissioner of Finance, Isaac Kamalu, has resigned from the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led government. In a letter to the Secretary to the Rivers State...