Okuama crisis: Military’s withdrawal, time to resuscitate residents – Community leader
There has been a call to assist residents of Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State to resume their normal lives following the military’s withdrawal from the community. The Secretary-General of Ewu Development Clan Union, Edewor Egedegbe, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Oyo vows to punish perpetrators of SGBV
Oyo State Government has reiterated determination to prosecute perpetrators of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, said this on Thursday in Ibadan during a stakeholders sensitisation meeting on SGBV and COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (CoPREP). Balogun, who emphasised that there is an existing law […]
N2.7bn fraud: Sirika, daughter get N100m bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday, arraigned and granted bail of N100 million each to a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, Fatima and two others. Justice Sylvanus Oriji of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, ordered the defendants be remanded in the Correctional Centre should they failed to […]
Advocates Expose Philip Morris Intl’s Expansion Of Cigarette Business
Tobacco control advocates have unmasked evidence that Philip Morris International (PMI) is still investing in and expanding its global cigarette business, despite claiming that it is building a “smoke-free future”. Advocates at United States-based not-for-profit, Corporate Accountability, disclosed this on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, during PMI’s annual shareholder meeting, where they confronted the company’s executives about continued investment in traditional cigarettes. […]
Olukoyede tasks CSOs on stronger synergy with EFCC
The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, across the country to strengthen their existing relationships with the Commission in the fight against economic and financial crimes.The Chairman stated this during an interactive session with members of CSOs in Edo State at the […]
4. 8bn fraud: Appeal Court adjourns Ibeto’s appeal
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has adjourned till September 16, 2024, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto. The case, which was initially before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, had suffered several adjournments due to the […]
Microsoft closes ADC’s Nigeria office, sacks staff
Microsoft, the American tech giant, has reportedly closed its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos, Nigeria, and laid off all its workers at the facility. The ADC was part of Microsoft’s ambitious initiative in Africa, focused on developing local solutions with global impact while creating employment opportunities and fostering technological innovation on the continent. According […]
Former aviation minister, Sirika to be arraigned today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is poised to arraign former Aviation Minister Hadi Abubakar Sirika for alleged corrupt practices involving about N4. 135 billion today. Sirika is to be arraigned alongside his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law Jalal Sule Hamma and a firm – Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, according to the EFCC charges, […]
Nigerian Army withdraws troops from Okuama community
The Nigerian Army has reached an agreement with Delta State Governor Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to withdraw military personnel from the troubled Okuama community in Ughelli, South local government area. This decision, announced in a press release by Governor Oborevwori, comes after discussions with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. The withdrawal […]
Brother Bernard!
By Toyin Falola Back in the days when I used to stay in a face-me-I-slap-you apartment in Surulere, I used to have a neighbour whom everyone fondly called Brother Bernard. Brother Bernard happened to have fled from the seminary on the day he was to be ordained as a Catholic priest. It was at the […]
