Gunmen kidnap Plateau commissioner’s wife, daughter
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the wife and daughter of Plateau Commissioner for Environment, Usman Bamaiyi. It was gathered that the gunmen broke into the commissioner’s residence in Gindiri in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and abducted his wife and daughter in the early hours of Saturday. A resident of the community, Ibrahim Chindo, disclosed...
EFCC arraigns NOGASA chair for alleged N4.5m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chairman of Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA), Fatuyi Yemi Philips, before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43.5 million. Fatuyi was arraigned alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the...
Court sentences man to prison for stealing N6.9m from bank customer’s account
Justice Usman Na'abba of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced one Faruk Sani to two and half years imprisonment for stealing the sum of N6.9 million from a United Bank for Africa (UBA) customer’s account. Sani was sentenced to imprisonment after pleading guilty to five-count charges bordering on stealing, upon his arraignment by the Kano Zonal...
Man bags jail term for internet fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Ernest James before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, for an offence bordering on internet fraud. The defendant was arraigned on a one-count amended charge in which he was accused of engaging in dating scam to enrich himself. He, however, pleaded "guilty" to the charge. Following...
FG allocates houses to Super Eagles 28 years after
The Federal Government (FG) has finally fulfilled the promise of allocating houses to the victorious 1994 Super Eagles team after 28 years. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, in a ceremony, handed over the Certificate of Occupancy (CoO) of three bedrooms Federal Government houses to each team member in Abuja on Friday. It would be recalled that on...
3-time Wimbledon champion found guilty in bankruptcy case
Three-time Wimbledon champion, Boris Becker, has been found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, including two Wimbledon trophies, to avoid paying his debts. Former world number one Becker was declared bankrupt on June 21, 2017 over an unpaid loan...
GTCO shareholders endorse N3 dividend payment
Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), on Friday, unanimously endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N3 per share for the financial year which ended on December 31, 2021. The shareholders gave the endorsement at the holding company’s 1st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. The bank had proposed a final dividend of N2.70 per unit of ordinary share...
Gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, dies
Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Sister Osinachi Nwachukwu, is dead. It was gathered that Osinachi passed away on Friday. The cause of the famous singer’s death could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Her family had yet to issue a statement on the gospel musician’s demise. The renowned musician, who sang in Igbo, was famous for the hit song, Ekwueme by Prospa...
Oscars Academy bans Will Smith for 10 years over slap
Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars gala and other Academy events for 10 years after the US actor slapped comic Chris Rock at the Oscars. In a statement, the Academy said the 94th Oscars had been "overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage". Smith has apologised for his actions and resigned from...
Melaye to Fayose: Nigerian presidency not Amala and Ponmo
Former Senator Dino Melaye has slammed ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, over his attack on other presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election, saying Nigerian presidency is not “Amala and Ponmo”. Melaye, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District at the Senate, called on the leadership of the PDP to caution Fayose against...
