The largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, stated that it restricted 281 accounts belonging to Nigerians in 2022 due to money laundering concerns. The exchange said it also collaborated with the Federal Government to protect users from illicit activity. This information was disclosed in a statement published on its website on Wednesday. A few weeks ago, […]
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. A police source told our correspondent that, according to a tenant in the compound, the deceased hung himself with a […]
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has distributed SUVs to members of the State House of Assembly, Daily Trust reports. Idris, who announced this in a social media post, said his gesture should be seen as “a symbol of our commitment to serving the people of Kebbi State diligently”. “I am honored to fulfill […]
The Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Professor Bernard Matau has been sacked from office. Matau was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the state university while serving as the state Commissioner for Higher Education in the last administration led by former Governor Simon Lalong. It was learnt that the vice Chancellor whose […]
The Anambra State Police Command has declared Inspector Audu Omadefu wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Deputy Superintendent of Police Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the command. “Anambra State Police Command hereby declares AP No. 362178, Inspector Audu Omadefu wanted for murder,” Ikenga said in […]
The Anambra State Government has banned the public display of caskets for fabrication and sale in the state. This was contained in the law passed by the state House of Assembly on Thursday to control burial and funeral activities in the state. By this law, all mortuary attendants are to report to the Ministry […]
The Nigeria Customs Service has arrested one Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim, in his fifties, for his involvement in fraudulent activities and impersonation of the Comptroller-General of Customs and other high-ranking government officials. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the NCS on Wednesday. According to the statement, the NCS spokesperson, […]
Thursday 18 January 2024 Security Agencies Infiltrated By Fifth Columnists – Plateau Gov Ibadan explosion: Residents blame Malian illegal miners as FG probes blast Abduction epidemic: Police in massive deployment as FG faults raising ransom funds CBN to tackle forex infractions with heavy sanctions Student loan begins January as FG opens website soon 74 […]
Former Los Angeles-area gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, suspected to have killed the late US rapper, Tupac Shakur, has been granted a $750,000 bail. Keffe D was arrested in September last year and was charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Davis’ arrest came two months after Las Vegas police […]
The Area Comptroller of the Ogun II Command, Bisi Alade, conducting journalist around the released bullion van. The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area II Command, on Friday, released a bullion van arrested at Olorunda area in April 2022 for its involvement in smuggling of foreign rice across the border communities of the state. […]
