Wife Killer, Lekan Shonde, to Die by Hanging
A Lagos State High Court today sentenced a man to death by hanging for the 2015 killing of his wife. Justice Josephine Oyefeso sentenced the 51-year-old Lekan Shonde to death after finding him guilty of murdering his wife, Ronke. The convict was accused of beating his wife to death at their home in the Egbeda […]
Arbitration Tribunal Awards $1.69bn to Nigerian Govt Over Brass, Forcados Crude Oil Assets
An Arbitral Tribunal sitting at the Lagos Court of Arbitration has delivered a landmark Arbitral award in favour of the Nigerian government owned Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Limited in the arbitration between the Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nig Ltd and Atlantic Energy Brass Development Ltd and the Nigerian Petroleum Devlopment Company limited. The arbitral […]
Supreme Court Affirms Interim Forfeiture Order of $8.4m Belonging to Dame Jonathan
Nigeria’s Supreme Court at the weekend asked former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan to go back to a Federal High Court, Lagos and show cause why the sum of $8.4 million found in her various bank accounts should not be forfeited to the Federal Government permanently. The apex court affirming an order of interim forfeiture […]
Int’l Women’s Day Commemoration: Women are crucial in tobacco control – ERA/FoEN
As the world commemorates the 2019 International Women’s Day, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged women and gender rights groups across the country to support the federal government’s current tobacco control efforts and calls for speedy approval of the Regulations for full enforcement of the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015. […]
Int’l Women’s Day Commemoration: Access To Water Is Crucial To Emancipating Women – AWWASHNet
As the world commemorates the 2019 International Women’s Day, the Africa Women Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Network (AWWASHNET) has urged women and gender rights groups to continue challenging water privatization plans in the country including the Public Private Partnership (PPP) plans spearheaded by the Lagos state government. The theme for this year’s International Women Day […]
International Women’s Day: Dakuku Urges Active Involvement in Blue Economy
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has praised women in the country for their contributions and achievements in the typically male-dominated maritime sector. But he also called for the involvement of more women to help grow the sector. Dakuku stated these in his message to Nigerian women […]
Women’s Day: Dana Air Supports Entrepreneurs, Women in Media initiative
In celebration of the International Women’s Day 2019, Dana Air has supported the Women in Media Development initiative 2019 and Women Entrepreneur Fair, scheduled to hold on the 29th and 30th of March at the Justice Idris Kutigi Conference Centre in Minna Niger State. The Women Entrepreneur Fair (WEF), an initiative of the Airmingle Media ltd is aimed at […]
Police Charges Access Bank MD, Wigwe, Others with N2.6bn Fraud
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force, Ikoyi-Lagos, has charged Mr. Herbert Wigwe, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, his bank and two others before an Ogun State High Court, Sagamu, on 21 counts criminal charge. Those charged alongside Wigwe and Access Bank Plc, before Justice N. […]
EFCC Charges Ecobank, Staff to Court Over N9.2m, $60,000 Fraud
Justice Saliu Saidu sitting in Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a staff of Ecobank Plc, Mr Anieka Udoh in prison custody over a fraudulent transactions. Upon was arraigned alongside Ecobank Plc on five counts charge preferred against them by the economic and financial crime commission EFCC over fraud and conversion. They were […]
APC Accuses Bayelsa Governor of Sponsoring Insecurity, Fake News
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has accused the state governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, of wasting the resources of the state to procure violence and compromise elections. APC State Publicity Secretary Dofie Buokoribo made the allegation at a media interaction on Thursday in Yenagoa. Buokoribo said Dickson was in the habit of playing […]
