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Two Nigerian men arrested for smuggling 1.27 kilograms of cocaine in one of the men's stomachs have had their hearing postponed to seek evidence on whether they knew each other or had accidentally met at the airport. See photos from their arrest  here . Phnom Penh Municipal Court presiding judge Heng Kesro on Tuesday, April 18th, ordered the postponement until  April 28  to clarify what the relationship between the men was.                                                                                 Read more » Follow @cool_jist

In a country where costs for its highest-budget movies barely surpasses $25 million, India is set to make the longest poem ever written into its most expensive film ever with a staggering budget of $155 million. The film "Randamoozham" will be financed by B.R. Shetty, an entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates.                                                                                       Follow @cool_jist

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has waged war against Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over the monies they have been discovering in the country. In a series of tweets on its social media page, the former ruling party expressed their dissatisfaction with the commission for finding money at the Airport, apartments, and offices without revealing the owners.                                                                                                                                                  Read more » Follow @cool_jist

Police on Good Friday, April 14, arrested a Nigerian national identified as Nagbu Orajuka and his Indian wife outside a church in Bhandup, Mumba, India for allegedly cheating a resident into paying them close to Rs. 14 lakh using a honey trap. The complainant, Sandeep Singh, an IT professional received a friend request on Facebook from the female accused, who had set up an account in the name of Mercy John, in October last year. The profile had a picture of a Causasian woman, and she identified herself as a London-based businesswoman while chatting with Mr.                                                                 Singh.                                                                                                                                             Read more » Follow @cool_jist

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal; and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, as well as setting up of a three-man Committee to investigate the discovery of over N13 billion cash by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos as diversionary, afterthought and a prelude to the official cover-up of the original owners of the money.                                                                            Read more » Follow @cool_jist