Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an Actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira Notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the Lagos…
Business Mogul and billionaire, Femi Otedola, has been appointed as the new chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings’ board of directors. The firm announced this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), where it notified investors about the new development. According to FBN Holdings, Otedola, who is also the chairman of…
Armed Fulani herdsmen have again stormed the Palace of the Olu of Ikoro and killed the King, a highly rated Yoruba Oba in Kogi State. The Oba, General Olusegun Aremu (rtd) was killed in the late hours of Thursday in his Palace. His Olori was also assaulted and kidnapped. Ikoro is an ancient town in…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that, despite pressure, he deliberately refused to release his West African School Certificate (WASC) in the buildup to the 2015 general elections. Buhari was quoted in Chapter 5 of a book, Working with Buhari – Reflections of Special Adviser, Media & Publicity (2015–2023), published by his former media adviser,…
Renowned business magnate, Femi Otedola, has said that his choice of investment in Dangote Cement is determined by long-term wealth preservation, export potential and shareholder value in Dangote Cement share acquisition. It will be recalled that Otedola recently acquired shares worth N6 billion in Nigeria’s largest company by market capitalization, Dangote Cement Plc. Dangote Cement…
Following the controversies surrounding the person of late prophet and televangelist Pastor, T B Joshua, famous Nollywood actress Ronke Oshodi Oke has revealed how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), TB Joshua, healed her daughter of asthma. It will be recalled that BBC’s Africa Eye on Monday released a highly controversial and…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved MTN’s request to partially disconnect Globacom (Glo) from its network over unpaid interconnect charges. The partial disconnection means that Globacom’s subscribers will be unable to place calls to any MTN number but can receive calls from MTN users. A memo titled ‘Pre-Disconnection Notice,’ and signed by the NCC’s…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday stormed the headquarters of the Dangote Group of companies in Lagos over alleged foreign exchange allocation fraud. It was gathered that the Commission is probing the foreign exchange allocations made to about 52 companies, including Dangote Plc, during the tenure of the former Governor of the…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the APC, has revealed some of the events that led to his removal from office. The former chairman, spoke at the launch of a book “APC and Transition Politics”, authored by Salihu Lukman, a former national vice chairman (North-west) of the party, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Center in…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is dead. According to reports, Akeredolu died in Lagos on Wednesday. The Ondo governor died at the age of 67. It was learnt that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos,”…
