Yahoo Boy Jailed For Impersonating Flavour N’abania, Duping US Woman
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday sentenced one Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States citizen Mrs Yvelte M. Thompson of $53,000 by impersonating Nigerian musician Chinedu Okoli popularly known as Flavour N’abania. Justice Dehinde Isaac Dipeolu convicted Ipaka following his plea of guilty to a two-count charge of […]
Stop Kapam Pollution, Compensate Victims, CAPPA, ERA, HOMEF Tell Kaduna Refinery
Civil society organizations (CSOs) have demanded an immediate cleanup and detoxification of the Kapam community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, affected by the alleged release of toxic chemicals by the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) situated in the community and which is undergoing turnaround maintenance. Environmental Rights Action (ERA), Health of […]
Don’t Use Bouillon Cubes For Food Fortification, CAPPA, NHED Urge FG
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and other public health advocates Thursday urged the federal government to halt plans to use bouillon cubes as a food vehicle for delivering iron and zinc to households to combat micronutrient deficiencies. They warned that bouillon cubes are excessively high in sodium and that using them for food […]
CAPPA Urges Film Industry To Sustain #SmokeFreeNollywood
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the country’s regulators and the film and cinema industry to protect the next generation of Nigerians from the predatory tactics of the tobacco industry by sustaining the #SmokeFreeNollywood campaign. CAPPA’s Executive Director Akinbode Oluwafemi said the tobacco industry had a track record of surreptitiously using […]
Court Restrains FBN Holdings From Conducting AGM On Aug 22
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained FBN Holdings Plc from holding, conducting or hosting its 12th Annual General meeting scheduled for August 22, 2024, whether virtually or otherwise, pending the determination of a motion for interlocutory injunction filed by an aggrieved shareholder, Tohir Folorunsho Ismaila. Justice Akintayo Aluko gave the order on […]
EFCC Uncovers Fresh $2.04m, Landed Properties, Shares Linked To Emefiele
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered another cash sum of $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares linked to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele. The discovery, disclosed on Thursday at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, is the latest in a […]
N35b Fraud: Court Forfeits First Bank’s ‘Stolen’ N190.2m, $70.8k To FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of N190,277,634.2 million and $70,811,48, allegedly stolen from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) by one of its staff, Muiz Tijani Adeyinka. Justice Akintayo Aluko, who granted the order following an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), […]
NICArb Resolves $105m, N3.7b Disputes, Elects Governing Council
The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) has said it resolved disputes valued at $105,000,000.00 and N3,720,900,000 through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in 2023, growing its revenues by 23 per cent. The Institute disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by its Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Shola Oshodi-John. Oshodi-John explained that the data followed NICArb’s […]
‘How Bank Customer Sold Me Fake $950k’
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos will on November 12, 2024, resume the trial of five defendants for alleged conspiracy to defraud, and obtaining of $950,000 from a businessman, Chief Nnamdi Vincent Ezenwa, under false pretence. The businessman is the prosecution’s star witness in the trial, while the 1st to 5th defendants are Chibueze […]
NBA Mourns As #EndSARS Lawyer Adesina Ogunlana Slumps, Dies
A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, Lagos State, Adesina Ogunlana, is dead. On Tuesday evening, Ogunlana, 60, reportedly slumped in his office at Fadeyi, along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. He was not publicly known to be battling any illness. A fearless, radical, human rights activist, Ogulana aka “Serubawon” celebrated his 60th […]
