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Officers of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, in Abuja following a Supreme Court order revoking his bail. The Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered on Friday, May 5, 2025, ordered Ajudua’s remand in a correctional facility and revoked the bail earlier granted him by the […]
Continue ReadingAir Peace has successfully carried out a humanitarian mission to repatriate 78 Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under false pretences of employment. The airline deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BQV) which departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday and landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, before returning with the victims on the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, simply called Pat Utomi, says he will no longer contest for any political office in Nigeria. He also made it clear on Friday during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, that he will not accept any appointment or government contract. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports suggesting it has officially recognised certain individuals as leaders of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). INEC, in a statement issued on Thursday via its X handle, described the media reports as “false and misleading,” clarifying that no final decision has been […]
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Microsoft, and United States billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has disclosed intentions to give away nearly all of his $200 billion wealth, leaving only one per cent for himself, as he shuts down the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates stated on Thursday, in a post on his personal blog, Gates Notes, that the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has regained his freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), after meeting his bail conditions. VDM has been in the custody of the anti-graft agency since he was arrested in Abuja on Friday. There has been […]
Continue ReadingUnited States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has attributed the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others to pilot error caused by spatial disorientation. The NTSB report, released on Wednesday, further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety management processes”. This […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government in Nigeria, comprising of members from various opposition parties. Utomi said, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” made up of figures drawn from several opposition parties, launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian tech genius, Oluwatobi Oyinlola, has created what is now recognised as the world’s smallest GPS tracking device prototype, measuring a remarkable 22.9311.92 millimetres. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement shared through his official X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, praised the innovation’s vast potential, noting its versatility across industries and daily use. The statement […]
Continue ReadingFriedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, heading a cabinet faced with challenges from an ailing economy to fraying US ties and a resurgent far right. Here are his key picks to help govern Europe’s top economy in the coalition between his conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left […]
Continue ReadingChairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that he is still fighting for the survival of his $20bn refinery, stressing that the fight is not yet finished. The business mogul expressed optimism that he would win the fight for the refinery, stating his determination to fight on. According to Semafor, an […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities. The total amount […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has been laid to rest in his native country home, Isanya Ogbo, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, on May 3, 2025. The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the funeral service held for Adebanjo at St Phillip Anglican Church, Isanya […]
Continue ReadingNigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, was on Friday arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja on the orders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), following his public complaints about alleged unauthorised debits from his mother’s bank account. Confirming the arrest on Friday, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, lawyer to VeryDarkMan, […]
Continue ReadingLagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe and presided over by Justice Sherifat Sonaike, has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Oluwabamise was last seen on February 26, 2022, after she boarded a BRT bus driven by Ominikoron […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, GCON, at its 108th Meeting, suspended three serving Judicial Officers without pay for one (1) year for various acts of judicial misconduct. It empanelled nine (9) Committees to investigate pending complaints against 27 Judicial Officers for […]
Continue ReadingSuspended Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has again opened up, this time, reaffirming her commitment to pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, insisting that the matter must be resolved by the court. In a strongly worded letter dated April 30, 2025, addressed to Akpabio’s legal counsel, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed the commission’s unwavering commitment to impartiality in the fight against corruption, stressing that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, will be held accountable for financial crimes. Addressing issues as a guest on Channels Television, Olukoyede underscored that the EFCC operates strictly within its […]
Continue ReadingAn Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo Local Government Area, on Tuesday, sentenced controversial hip-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months’ imprisonment for assault, with an option of a N30,000 fine. Portable was earlier arraigned before the Magistrate Court in April 2023 on a three-count charge bordering on assault and […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo alias E-Money, for allegedly abusing currency notes. Sources within the EFCC on Tuesday said E-Money was arrested on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos, for allegedly spraying United States dollars (US$), an act […]
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