Binance, Executive docked for $34m money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, April 8, 2024 arraigned Binance Holdings Ltd and one of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were arraigned on a 5-count charge bordering on alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and money laundering to the tune of […]
UNICAL removes HOD for alleged failure to present students for convocation
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has relieved Prof. Victor Ecoma of his appointment as the Head of Department of the university’s Fine and Applied Arts Department for alleged negligence and incompetence. This is contained in a statement by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, on Monday. Obi said that Ecoma […]
Tiwa Savage’s debut film “Water and Garri” set for premiere
“Water and Garri,” a Nollywood film featuring Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage in her first acting role, is set for premiere on May 10, according its producers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Meji Alabi, director of the film made the announcement on his Instagram page. He wrote: “Always wanted to shoot a movie, […]
How Nigerian leaders can bail out organisations in crises, by TEXEM UK
The United Kingdom based leadership development organisation, TEXEM UK is to empower individuals and Nigerian organisations on the best way to thrive in volatile times. Towards this end, the organisation is bringing Prof. John Peters, Former Chairman, the Association of MBAs in the UK, to Lagos on April 24, as faculty in a programme tagged, […]
Tinubu congratulates Oduwole at 80
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Alliyu Oduwole, an Ijebu prince, on his 80th birthday. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the President described Oduwole as “an active citizen and believer in Nigeria’s potential for greatness”. “As Alhaji Oduwole […]
BREAKING: Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody for alleged abuseof office
An Ikeja High Court has ruled that the former Central BankGovernor, Godwin Emefiele, be remanded in the custody of the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged abuse of office and $4.5 billion, N2.8billion fraud. The former CBN Governor was arraigned in the court on Monday,April 8, 2024, morning Details later.
Breaking! Abuse of office: EFCC to arraign Emefiele in Lagos Monday
….Commission files 26-count charge against ex-CBN boss The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will Monday, April 8, 2024, arraign a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos for alleged abuse of office over allocation of billions of United States dollars. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry […]
Court convicts Bobrisky, defers sentence till Tuesday
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 5, 2024, secured the conviction of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, before Justice Abimbola Awogboro sitting at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos over mutilation of the Naira notes. He was arraigned on Friday on a four-count charge bordering on mutilation […]
Naira abuse: Bobrisky convicted, knows fate April 9
….Begs court not to jail him. Remanded in EFCC custody The Federal High Court in Lagos Friday, April 5, 2024, fixed April 9, 2024, to sentence controversial cross-dresser/transgender, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, for naira abuse. Justice Abimbola Awogboro reserved ruling on Bobrisky’s sentence after the social media celebrity pleaded guilty to a four-count […]
Bandits invade Kogi communities, kill 19
In what was described as a reprisal attack, bandits entered two communities in Kogi State, Agojeju Odo and Abejukolo in Omala Local Government Area and unleashed terror that claimed no fewer than 19 lives with properties destroyed. Several houses were said to have been razed by the gun wielding bandits who entered the two Kogi […]
