Olowofela, 12 others arraigned over Koro monarch’s murder
Alleged kingpin of kidnap syndicate responsible for the killing of the Olukoro of Koro, Brigadier General Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Pa Banji Olowofela has been arraigned in a Magistrate Court by the Kwara State police command. Octogenarian Olowofela was arraigned with 12 other suspects after he was arrested February 5, 2024, following a tip off by a […]
Access Holdings Confirms Wigwe, wife, son’s death
Access Holdings has officially announced the loss of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. The billionaire investor died alongside his wife and son on Friday, in a helicopter accident in the United States of America. Access Bank conveyed this sad […]
Access Holdings boss, Wigwe, wife, others perish in chopper crash
Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and his wife, Chizoba, have died after a Chopper they were commuting in crashed in California on weekend According to reports, the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near boulder city, which is between Nevada and California on Friday night. According to the San Bernardino […]
EFCC Arrests Five Suspected Internet Fraudsters
Operatives of Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested Friday, at kansho village in the Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet – related offences. The suspects are: Shima Francis, Ode Jesse, Odey […]
COP 10: Activists pressure Big Tobacco over health, environmental harms
Nigeria’s Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have renewed their demand for delegates to the ongoing World Health Organisation (WHO) biennial tobacco control summit in Panamá City, Panamá to make Big Tobacco pay for its abuses. Led by the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) and government […]
Dele Alake is chairman, Africa Minerals Strategy Group
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, has been elected as the Chairman, Africa Minerals Strategy Group. He was elected at the 30th edition of the ‘Investing in Africa Mining Indaba’ in Cape Town, South Africa, with the theme “Embracing the power of positive disruption: A bold new future for African mining” A […]
Ekiti/Kwara Kidnap Kingpin Nabbed
The leader of kidnap syndicate terrorising Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara states, one Pa Olowofela, has been arrested. His arrest came after the apprehension of one Baboga Alhaji, one of the suspected kidnappers responsible for the killing of the two Ekiti traditional rulers recently. Olowofela, an octogenarian, is based in Igbara Odo, Ekiti State with a […]
ADP wins Plateau North rerun poll
Mr Pam Dachungyang of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s Plateau North senatorial rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Nestor Chagok, declared the result in the early hours of Monday. Chagok said that Dachnggyang polled 122,442 votes to defeat 10 other candidates in […]
Ekiti Pupils, Teachers Freed, as Abductors kill Driver
The five abducted pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, have been released. They were five students, three female teachers and the school driver. Report says that the driver, Taye Rasaki, was mowed down by the abductors. It was gathered thst the corpse of the driver was also burnt by his […]
Slain Ekiti Kings: Oke Ako Monarch Cries Out as Indigenes Desert Town
The Regent of Oke Ako, Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Ogunbiyi Tinuade Adebayo, has cried out over the recent mass exodus of people from the town, caused by incessant attacks on the people by suspected herdsmen who have been unleashing terror on the zone in recent times. The traditional ruler called on government to look […]
