By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia respectively. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi,...
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Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has expressed full support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 from the South East Geo-political Zone. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Umahi praised Tinubu’s achievements, saying: “President Tinubu may not be perfect, but he is doing most things right.” Umahi dismissed...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, Lagos, has generated a remarkable ₦747.07 billion in revenue between January and June 2025. This represents a 29.85% increase compared to the same period in 2024, with a surplus of ₦171,719,786,247.68. The Customs Area Controller (CAC)...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The family of a deceased staff of the Unity Bank, (name withheld) has received the sum of N11 million Naira from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), as lump sum of death benefits. Presenting the cheque at a brief ceremony at the headquarters of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The trial of 109 foreigners accused of high-level cybercrime and hacking activities has been adjourned by the Federal High Court Abuja until October 22 and 23 due to the absence of the prosecuting lawyer. The defendants, citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia,...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – A prosecution witness, Ajayi Michael Folaseye, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he rejected a $7,000 bribe allegedly offered by a colleague seeking unauthorized access to Premium Trust Bank’s internal systems. Folaseye, the first prosecution witness (PW1), testified in...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) has compensated two beneficiaries to the tune of 23 Million naira under its Employee Compensation Scheme. The management of the Fund, led by Managing Director, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, presented the cheques to the two beneficiaries Monday, in Lagos....
A 45-year old Nigerian pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter. An Ikeja Special Offences Court found Ogbu guilty of three-count charges of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, June 30, 2025, adjourned till July 1, 2025 further hearing in the trial of Mallam Ahmed Kuru, a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, and four others, ...
By OLA MODUPE, Abuja- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu over attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,(MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced significant progress in attracting investments in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector, as showcased at the recent Nigeria-China Sustainable Bilateral Business, Trade, and Investment Summit, which held in Lagos during the week. This landmark event brought...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Air Peace Airline has announced the commencement of direct flights from Abuja to London’s Heathrow Airport on October 26, following a grant from the British authority. Chairman of Air Peace Airline, Dr. Allen Onyema revealed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. Dr....
A professor of English Grammar and Applied English Linguistics, Roseline Adejare, has disclosed that Nigerian teachers commit grammatical errors every 16 minutes in a particular classroom. Speaking at Lagos State University’s 107th Inaugural Lecture, Adejare lamented the declining standards of English language teaching. “The standard is getting lower, and...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned a suit filed by Ecobank challenging the alleged sale of 6.3 billion shares in Barbican Capital Ltd. until December 1. The court will await the decision of the Court of Appeal before proceeding with the case. Justice Depeolu held that “it...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), South-West Zone, has directed its members to boycott the Lekki-Epe corridor from Monday, June 16, 2025. The directive follows a dispute over the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation’s implementation of the E-Call-up policy, which requires a payment...
by JOY ADARA, Abuja – “Doing and Being” written by an executive Director of Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, which was initially slated for public presentation on June 14, 2025, in Lagos, will now be unveiled in Abuja on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The event, powered by...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Nigeria Chess Federation has announced that over 2,000 students from 500 schools nationwide will participate in the 2025 EcoBank National School Team Chess Championship, scheduled to take place from June 26 to 28 at the EcoBank Pan African Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Vice President...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has made a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in the spirit of the June 12 anniversary. George’s plea comes as the nation commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has expressed indifference to the defection of some party leaders to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it won’t miss them. The PDP Vice Chairman (Lagos Central), Mr. Hakeem Olalemi, stated that the defectors were not active...
BY OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nestlé Nigeria Plc has marked World Environment Day with a nationwide clean-up and sensitisation campaign, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability. The initiative, held in 11 cities across Nigeria, aimed to tackle plastic pollution and promote community-based waste management efforts. *Clean-Up Efforts* According to Dr....