A’Court Affirms 25 Yrs Sentence on Boko Haram Convicts
The Lagos Division of Appeal Court has affirmed the Judgment of Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Lagos Federal High Court, delivered on September 30, 2014, which convicted and sentenced three Boko Haram members to 25 years imprisonment each. The Lagos…
EFCC Releases 2 Banks’ CEOs After Recovery Of Billions Of Naira
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has released chief executive officers of two Nigerian banks after the men returned billions of naira they had illicitly acquired from political slush funds during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan….
See First Muslim Mayor in UK After Saturday’s Election
A Labour Party leader, a former human rights lawyer and a son of a bus driver from Pakistan, Sadiq Khan has been declared the winner after a protracted count that extended into Saturday in London. He has emerged the first…
Money Laundering: EFCC Arrests Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has arrested Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, as money laundering investigations shifted to the Nigerian banks. It remain unclear the specific reasons for the raid…
At last, Pres Buhari Signs 2016 Appropriation Bill
At last, President Mohammud Buhari today, signed signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. The signing ceremony was performed at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, according to a report monitored on Radio Nigeria and at the State House. Most reporters were…
Judicial Rascality: SAN Accuses Of Disrespecting Bench In Ecobank/Honeywell’s Suit
A drama ensued at a Lagos Federal High Court, on Thursday, when some senior lawyers accused a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Adekunle Ogunba, a lawyer ti Ecobank Plc, of disrespecting the bench in the matter between Honeywell Group…
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…
Onitsha Bomb Explosion And Limits Of Police Spinning Or Fact Distortion
Onitsha Bomb Explosion And Limits Of Police Spinning Or Fact Distortion Written by Emeka Umeagbalasi “Spinning” is a police public relations methodology, designed to reduce deceitfully, the gravity of casualty figures, property destructions and distortion or suppression of general facts…
Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji-Adele Is Dead
A former Lagos State Sports Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji-Adele, has died. Family sources poured out their minds on his Facebook wall early today. Mr. Adeniji-Adele, 60, according to the Facebook message passed away in faraway India, where he had gone for…
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…
