Boy Fakes Kidnapping, Extorts N1.7m from Mother
Lagos police arrest five suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, for staging a fake kidnapping to extort N1.7 million ransom from his mother. Full details of the elaborate scam revealed.
Lagos police arrest five suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, for staging a fake kidnapping to extort N1.7 million ransom from his mother. Full details of the elaborate scam revealed.
A Nigerian female graduate shares her emotional story of working as a POS operator, lamenting her situation after a stranger questioned her career path. Read her story and public reactions.
PoS operators, led by NAFIAN, plan a legal challenge against the CAC's mandatory registration, calling it overreach. The January 1, 2026, deadline could see unregistered terminals seized.
The Corporate Affairs Commission warns it will place OPay, Moniepoint, Palmpay on a watchlist and report them to the CBN for enabling unregistered PoS agents. New deadline set for January 2026.
Corporate Affairs Commission sets new deadline for PoS agents to register businesses or face sanctions. Industry faces fresh tension as compliance remains low. Read the full details.
The Corporate Affairs Commission has set January 1, 2026 as the final deadline for all POS operators to register. Unregistered terminals will be seized, and enabling fintechs reported to CBN. Act now to comply.
CAC orders all PoS operators to register by Jan 1, 2026, or face seizure. Fintechs enabling illegal transactions will be watchlisted. Full compliance is mandatory.
A police officer was fatally shot by suspected armed robbers on Ugbowo-Lagos Road, Benin City. The incident triggered a gunfight. Read for details and eyewitness accounts.
A tragic IED explosion in Banki, Borno State, has claimed the lives of four children. A 12-year-old boy is injured. Police warn against handling suspicious objects. Read more.
A tragic IED explosion in Banki, Borno State, has killed four children. Police confirm the incident and warn against handling suspicious objects. Read the full report.
A tragic bomb explosion in Banki, Borno State, has claimed the lives of four boys, including two siblings. The victims, aged 12-15, mistook the device for scrap metal. Read the full details.
Mr. Wang, a Chinese national kidnapped in September during an attack that killed 8 NSCDC officers in Edo, has been released in Kogi. He has since returned to China. Details inside.
Former Madagali councilor Shamalsinmi Umaru was shot dead at home. His two sons were abducted, with kidnappers demanding a N7m ransom. The family pleads for help as the deadline looms.
A 17-year-old boy died after a powerful illegal firework exploded in a South LA backyard. The blast, mistaken for a bomb, occurred on West 84th Street. Read the full report.
A policeman was killed and soldiers wounded when bandits attacked a joint security team in Kaduna's Kubau LGA. The team was returning from a grazing reserve assignment.
Bandits killed Samuel Abi Dangiwa, a retired teacher and former Education Secretary in Kaduna, and still collected ransom from his desperate family a month later. Read the shocking details and community outcry.
A police officer died and another was injured after a mixer truck lost control in Abuja's Central Area. The FCT Police Command has arrested the driver and launched an investigation.
Nigerian troops raided a gunrunner's hideout in Plateau, recovering an AK-47 rifle and communication equipment. In a separate incident, Imo police killed two kidnappers. Read the latest security updates.
A Nigerian lady's TikTok video showing a POS machine inside her church has ignited a fierce online debate about modernity and worship. See the divided reactions.
A Federal Capital Territory Police officer died, and another was injured in a crash involving a mixer truck on Sani Abacha Expressway. The driver is in custody as investigations continue.
Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the ritual killing of a senior FRSC officer and her daughter. The Commissioner of Police revealed chilling details of the investigation. Read the full story.
Borno police arrest 17-year-old Amir for allegedly stabbing his neighbour, Rifkatu Haruna, 35, to death and stealing her phone. The incident occurred in Maiduguri on Tuesday night. Read the shocking details.
Tragedy strikes Egbolo, Kogi as a truck carrying schoolchildren plunges into a river. Four confirmed dead. Community mourns, calls for government action on road safety.
Bandits attacked Irunda Ile in Kogi, killing two vigilantes. A clash between police and protesting youths resulted in two more deaths. Get the full details on the security crisis.
Nigerians are scrambling for physical cash ahead of Christmas, driven by fears of ATM downtimes. The CBN tightens oversight as over N4.4 trillion remains outside banks. Read the full analysis.
A Russian couple, convicted crypto fraudsters, were lured, tortured, and killed in the UAE after kidnappers failed to access £380 million in digital wallets. Three suspects arrested.
CG Kemi Nandap deploys reinforcements, orders heightened patrols after armed men attack Bakin Ruwa Checkpoint in Kebbi. Read the latest on Nigeria's border security response.
Unknown assailants attacked the residence of a DPO in Jigawa, killing Constable Nura Garba Jahun. Get the latest details on the incident and police response.
A police officer and a passerby were killed in a suspected cult clash in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Get the full details on the tragic incident and police response.
Delta Police confirm retired judge Ifeoma Okogwu murdered at her Asaba home. One suspect detained, principal suspect Godwin Vanem at large as manhunt intensifies.