Shocker: Why I Won’t Endorse You, America’s Top-ranked Republican Tells Trump
The highest-ranking elected Republican in the United States, Speaker Paul D. Ryan has said he was “not ready” to endorse Donald J. Trump as Republican standard bearer in the country’s forthcoming presidential election. Ryan said on Thursday he was “not…
MTN Launches 3.75GB Plan for N2k
MTN Nigeria said it has introduced MTN Deal Zone, a new data subscription plan which many will find enticing. The telecommunication giant said the plan works on all devices and offers almost 500% data over existing data plans in the…
NIMASA Fraud: Akpolobokemi Approved ‘Looted’ Funds, Says EFCC Witness
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of the immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, and six others, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya, today, insisted that the…
Western Union Fraud: Court Orders Skye Bank To Pay Writer N10m As Damages
An Igbosere High Court of Lagos state has ordered Skye bank Plc to pay N10 million as general damages to a Nigerian writer, Odafe Atogun over his missing €6,000 Western Union Money Transfer sent to him from Ireland. The court…
NIMASA Fraud: Akpolobokemi Approves All Transaction -EFCC Witness
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of the former Director-General Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, and six others, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya, today, testified before an Igbosere…
Businessman Bags 7yrs Jail For duping Swiss Firm of N171.2 m
An Igbosere High Court of Lagos State today, sentenced a businessman, Femi Ogunlowo, to seven years imprisonment for duping a Switzerland fertilizer company, Uralkali Trading SA, to the tune of N171.2 m. The court presided over by Justice Raliat Adebiyi,…
Lagos joins leagues of oil-producing states -As Aje field begins production
Twenty years after it was discovered, theAje field located in Oil Mining Lease 113 has achieved its first oil, putting Lagos on the list of oil-producing states in the country. The milestone is coming after several missed targets for the…
Alleged N754. 7m Theft: Access Bank Bank Official Testifies Against Ex-NiMASA DG, Akpobolokemi, Others
A Compliance Officer with Access Bank Plc, Mr. Oliver Ewerem, today, testified before an Igbosere High Court of Lagos State, in the on going trial of the embattled Ex- Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Patrick…
Synagogue Church Tragedy: Court Admits Bail To Contractors
An Ikeja High Court of Lagos State today, admitted bail to the two engineers who supervised the construction of the collapsed six stories Guest House belonging to Synagogue Church Of All Nations, (SCOAN), in Egbe, Lagos. The court presided over…
Onaiyekan Attacked By Fulani Herdsmen
Cardinal Onaiyekan was attacked by suspected herdsmen along the Benin-Ekpoma road on his way from where he went to attend the 10 years anniversary of the enthronement of Akubueze as a bishop and also to attend the 10 years anniversary…
Unpaid Allowance: INEC, FCT Area Council Elections Ad-hoc Staff Tango As Commission Begs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pleaded with ad-hoc workers used for the April 9 FCT Area council elections to exercise patience over the delay in the payment of their allowances. PREMIUM TIMES reports that over 9,000 ad-hoc staff—mostly corps…
