Thirty four ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos between Monday and April 27. The Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA ) stated this in its publication, ‘Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Lagos on Monday. 15 of ... Read More »
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Globacom in court over $6.7m fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday docked telecommunications firm, Globacom Limited, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja for alleged $6,786,674.61 fraud. The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ashok Israni, was listed as the first defendant in the case. But Israini has been granted administrative bail by the Commission. ... Read More »
Breaking: 15 out of 113 remaining Boko Haram abducted Chibok schoolgirls alive – Salkida Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known to have access to the leadership of the Boko Haram, says only 15 out of the remaining 113 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls with Abubakar Shekau insurgents group are alive. Salkida made this known in a series of tweet on his official twitter ... Read More »
Omo-Agege: Urhobo nation, Delta APC Condemn Senate
The Urhobo nation and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state have described Thursday’s suspension of the Senator representing Delta Central District as political intimidation and an attempt to rob them of their voice at the centre. Stating this consensus at a gathering of Urhobo people and supporters of the APC in Ughelli, the headquarters of Ughelli North council ... Read More »
UBA’s REDTV launches Season 2 of Inspector K
On March 16th 2018, the online lifestyle network powered by the United Bank for Africa, REDTV, held an exclusive screening for season 2 of the hit series, Inspector K , at Filmhouse Cinema in Lekki, Lagos. Inspector K is a crime comedy about a wacky inspector who through unconventional ways solves crimes in the city of Lagos. He is supported ... Read More »
My wife is adulterous, she has a child outside our marriage, man tells court
An Agege Customary Court, Lagos, on Thursday dissolved the 11-year-marriage between a civil servant, Adeola Ajulo, 45 and his wife, Isiwat, over incompatibility. The President of the court, Mrs Ibironke Elabor said she observed that the estranged couple was tired of the marriage as all efforts to reconcile them failed. “Since both parties consented to the dissolution of the ... Read More »
OAU Sex Scandal: Accused Professor Goes Into Hiding
Professor Richard Akindele, a lecturer in the Department of Management and Accounting of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, who was allegedly heard in an audio recording which has now gone viral demanding for sex to pass a student has gone into hiding. The audio recording of the professor seeking to have sex with a student five times ... Read More »
Money Laundering: Court dismisses SAN’s, ex-minister’s no-case submissions
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday dismissed a no-case submission made by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr Dele Belgore in a money laundering charge brought against him and a former National Planning Minister Prof Abubakar Suleiman. Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that they had a case to answer. He directed them to open their defence. The Economic ... Read More »
Assets declaration: Supreme Court rules on Saraki’s case July 6
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 6 for judgment on the appeal filed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who is standing trial for false asset declaration. The apex court will also deliver judgment on the cross appeal filed by the Federal Government on the charges. Justice Musa Dattijo, who presided over the matter, picked the date after taking ... Read More »
Christian Obaji declared wanted -The village chief
It’s second year running since we reported the case of one Mr Christian Obaji whom according to the people of Ebonyi was declared wanted for the act of homosexuality. Our correspondent learnt that incident occurred on the 22nd of march 2016 after he was caught with one Mr Jude from Amagu near the family resort. The issue was raised again ... Read More »