Court Restrains ARCON From Enforcing Alleged N60bn Fine Against Facebook
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order restraining the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), formerly known as the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), or its agents from demanding N60 billion from Facebook Nigeria Operations Limited for an alleged violation. Justice Yellim Bogoro made the order on Thursday, December 12, […]
Alleged N110b fraud: Yahaya Bello To Spend Xmas, New Year In Prison
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Tuesday remanded the embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, in custody of the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja pending the filing and hearing of his bail application. Justice Maryanne Anenih faulted the competence of a previous bail application filed by Bello, noting that it […]
Alleged Looting: Court Denies Yahaya Bello Bail
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Tuesday struck out the bail application of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. According to BBC News Pidgin, Justice Maryanne Anenih rejected the application because it was filed while Bello was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The […]
Ogun Chief Asks Appeal Court To Pause Work On Abeokuta/Kobape Road
A litigant, Chief Mufutau Kehinde, has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, to suspend the ongoing construction of the Abeokuta/Kobape dualized road pending the determination of his appeal against the judgment of Justice Mobolaji Ojo, of the Ogun State High Court. The Abeokuta/Kobape Dualized Road is a 42 km dual carriageway […]
DottsMediaHouse Conquers Nigeria, Eyes Francophone Africa, Asia
To celebrate its 10th anniversary and leverage its dominance of the Nigerian landscape, DottsMediaHouse (DMH) is scaling up its business across Francophone Africa and into the Middle East. DottsMediaHouse founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tiwalola Olanubi, who disclosed this during a parley with the media on Monday themed “A Decade of Dotts”, said it […]
Experts Link Sugary Drinks Industry To Climate Change
By Robert Egbe and Esi-ife Arogundade Health and climate experts have identified the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) industry as a major driver of the climate crisis, urging Nigeria to implement measures to curb their consumption in the interest of public health and the environment. Speaking on Friday at a webinar titled, “SSB and Climate Change: Climate […]
Ocean Surge: Save Us From Extinction, Ayetoro Community Begs Govt
By Esi-ife Arogundade Besieged by a relentless ocean surge which has claimed about 90 percent of their community, the people of Ayetoro in Ilaje, Ondo state, have made a last-gasp plea for help to save them from extinction. In a statement on Thursday, 28 November 2024, titled ‘’Time Is Of The Essence: Save Ayetoro Community […]
President Tinubu’s Remembrance of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 8 Does Not Address Justice Concerns
On Monday, 11 November 2024, President Bola Tinubu through his media aide released a statement honouring the memory of Ogoni leaders including Ken Saro-Wiwa who were killed in 1995 for leading the fight for ecological justice in Ogoni and the Niger Delta. In the statement, the President stated; “We honour their memory by recognising the […]
Africa MBPP Raises Alarm Over Carbon Market Talks At COP29
Baku, November 19, 2023 – The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) partners express deep concern regarding ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly as it relates to carbon markets, at the COP29 United Nations climate talks happening now in Baku, Azerbaijan. On November 16, 2024, world governments concluded their work on […]
Africa MBPP Backs G77, China’s Call For Climate Finance Trillions, Tech Transfer
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, 18 NOV 2024: At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition has thrown its weight behind a demand by developing countries led by G77 and China for improved and just climate finance reparation in the trillions from developed countries, and also urgent technology transfer and […]
