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Police to go after illegal PoS operators over non-CAC registration

The Federal Government has said it will enforce mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide in order to reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. Recall that the government had through the CAC on...

Nigerian man arrested with 200g of cocaine in Kenya

Detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya.  The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment...

FG denies claims its officials demanded bribe from Binance

The Federal government has denied claims made by the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, that some unknown persons, claiming to be agents of Nigerian officials, demanded huge payments in cryptocurrency to make their problems in the country “go away”. In...

Nigerian lady shares receipts after X users doubted her claim that an admirer she is not interested in sent her some money

A Nigerian lady has tendered receipts after X users doubted a claim she made on her X handle. The lady wrote about a man who had been asking her out for a while, stating that though she rejected his advances,...

Suspected herdsmen kill NSCDC officer and APC ward secretary in Benue

Suspected herdsmen have killed a commander of the agro-ranger of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Benue State Command, Mike Ode. The incident happened in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state on Monday, May 6, 2024.  The...