Sex workers in Kogi State say they are not left behind in the biting scarcity of naira notes in Nigeria. Inquiries by Newsextra24 show that they now carry POS to avoid being defrauded by their customers when they do bank transfer. Since the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) announced February …

Police arrested two suspected armed robbers and a drug peddler in Jigawa State. This was contained in a press statement signed by the spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam. Adam said the arrest was due to the proactive crime-prevention measures in place and active collaboration …

Two Nigerian superstars, Tems and Wizkid, were among the first winners of the 2023 National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) Awards. Tems won the Outstanding International Song category for “No Woman No Cry,” which is one of the theme songs of Black Panther Wakanda Forever. On the …

The Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, Maj-Gen Ibrahim Ali, has said terrorists have been exposed to hardship due to the naira scarcity. Ali said the Naira swap and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, mitigated violent extremism in the North East. …

Famous Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has responded to critics of her support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Recall that the actress had earlier in January, during a live interview on a popular television talk show, Your View, said she would be …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has debunked online reports that there was a bomb explosion in its offices at Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Longpet told journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday that the report …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has denied allegations by Governor Dapo Abiodun-led government that it sponsored a violent protest that rocked Sagamu town on Monday. Youths protesting the scarcity of the new naira notes went on a rampage yesterday, setting ablaze banks and carting away the maze …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has denied reports that he revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of a bank in the state. Reports had on Monday emerged that El-Rufai had revoked the bank’s license for failing to comply with his directive to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes from customers in the …

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as COVID-23. Lamenting the hardship occasioned by the scarcity of cash, which followed the redesigning of N200, N500 and N1000 notes, the governor, who had kicked against the policy, said, “our …

Famous Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has advised women to choose their children’s fathers carefully. Tonto warned the public to learn from her mistakes, noting that her mission is to show them how to survive a broken man and not to hate men. The actress, in a post shared on her …