The Federal High Court in Abuja has authorised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and detain six individuals behind Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), over an alleged investment fraud estimated at more than $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite made the ruling on Thursday after the EFCC’s counsel, Fadila Yusuf, presented an ex-parte motion, asking for permission to arrest and hold the suspects while investigations continue. “I have listened to the submission of the...

…Backs Down on Dreadlocks Ban, Says Fight is Against Cultists, Not Fashion The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has declared an all-out war on thugs and those allegedly sheltering or supporting them across the state, particularly in the capital, Minna, which has in recent months witnessed an alarming rise in violence and killings linked to street gangs. The Governor made this known on Tuesday at a high-level security meeting held at the Government House...

The Kano Hisbah Board has pulled down the popular ‘healing water’ site located in Hotoron Arewa, within the Kano metropolis. The site, believed by many to possess spiritual healing powers, had drawn huge crowds over the past few weeks. People travelled from across Kano and even from neighbouring states, hoping to receive divine healing from the water. But the Hisbah Board says the whole thing was a scam. The Director General of the board, Abba...