AUDIO : Adekunle Gold Is Out With ‘AG Baby’
Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gol has released his new single – ‘ÁG Baby’. The pick-up crooner announced took to his social media platforms to announce this on Thursday. LISTEN: https://youtu.be/2ZHLxJeXwpI?t=119
Betway Unveils Don Jazzy, Ebuka As Ambassadors For 2020 BBNaija
Betway, a betting platform has unveiled Mavain records CEO, Don Jazzy, and media personality, Ebuka bi Uchendu as the ambassador for this year edition Big Brother Naija reality TV show. The company disclosed this during a press briefing with Multichoice on Thursday. Speaking at the briefing, the company representative, Chris Ubosi said the choice of […]
Supreme Court Declares Virtual Court Sittings Constitutional
The Supreme Court, in a historic ruling, has affirmed the constitutionality of virtual court sittings in the country. This was declared by the apex court on Tuesday morning in a suit filed by the Ekiti state Attorney General. The court also struck out the suits challenging the validity and constitutionality of the Virtual court sittings […]
Ex-NIMASA Boss Bags Seven Years for N1.7b Fraud
Justice I.N. Buba of Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 convicted and sentenced Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, a former executive director, Maritime Safety and Shipping Development, in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA to seven years jail term for N1.7billion fraud. The convict was prosecuted on seven-count […]
How Two Chinese Attempted to Bribe EFCC Staff with N50m
The Sokoto Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Abdullahi Lawal, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 told a Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto, that two Chinese: Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuai offered him a bribe of Fifty Million Naira (N50,000.000.00) on behalf of a construction company China […]
N27m Dud Cheque: EFCC Presents Another Witness At The Trial Of William Bamidele Salami and his company, Fishgate Technologies Limited continued on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, before Justice A. S. Adepoju of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse, Abuja with the presentation of the second prosecution witness (PW2) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office. The defendants are facing prosecution on one-count charge of issuance of dud cheque. Having failed to repay a credit of N9 million the defendants obtained from Angelwalker Limited in 2015, which with the interest had amounted to N27million, the first defendant, Salami issued a cheque in the name of his company, Fishgate Technologies Limited in said sum and was dishonoured upon presentation in the bank on the ground of insufficient fund in the account. Led in evidence today by prosecution counsel, Faruk Abdullah, the witness, Miss Hubabah Yusuf, a staff of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Gwarinpa branch, Abuja, validated EFCC’s information on the Account Opening Package, Statement of Account and Letter of Identification on Fishgate Technologies Limited account, which was admitted in evidence as exhibit D4 and D5. Revealing the financial transactions on the account, the witness disclosed that there was an inflow of N6million and N3million from Angelwalker Limited and one Friday Olajide respectively, into the account on April 28, 2015. She was also able to identify the N27million dud cheque, marked Exhibit A7, issued in the name of Fishgate Technologies Limited by Salami in favor of Angelwalker Limited. The judge adjourned the matter till September 28, 2020, for continuation of trial on the prayer of the defence counsel, Miracle Ogbebor.gainst Defendant
The trial of William Bamidele Salami and his company, Fishgate Technologies Limited continued on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, before Justice A. S. Adepoju of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse, Abuja with the presentation of the second prosecution witness (PW2) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office. The defendants are […]
COVID-19: Okowa, Wife And Daughter Test Negative
The Delta State Government says that Governor of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and daughter have all tested negative to the COVID-19. This was made known in a tweet on its Twitter page on Tuesday. Governor Okowa and his wife tested positive to COVID-19 on July 1 and went into isolation for necessary treatment. […]
COVID-19: Lagos Recorded 12 Deaths In One Day
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 12 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded within 24 hours in Lagos state on July 12. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 situation report for July 12. According to the centre, 16 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in four states: Lagos, 12, Abuja two, […]
Akpabio Sexually Harassed Me and I Slapped Him, Alleges ex-NDDC MD
The exchange of words between the minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio and former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, is getting dirtier. The former MD told a TV station that when she was sexually harassed by the minister, she had to slap him. According to her, the […]
Why I Approved Sale Of Vessels, By Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the approval he gave for the sale of forfeited oil vessels to operators in the oil industry was “legal.” He spoke after it became known that he directed a firm, Omoh-Jay Nigeria Ltd, to dispose of crude oil and diesel in […]
