The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc announce with deep sorrow the passing of Chief Israel C. Ogbue, former Chairman of the Bank, who died peacefully today at the age of 99. A revered boardroom statesman and distinguished administrator, Chief Ogbue devoted over six decades of his…
Akinyemi. Photo: JustGiving A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Akinyemi, has died in the United Kingdom shortly after reportedly arriving in the country for her son’s graduation ceremony. Learnt that a fundraising campaign was launched on JustGiving to raise £20,000 to repatriate her remains to Nigeria and cover related expenses. As of Wednesday, £2,087 had been raised…
Local contractors under the aegis of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) have resumed protest over debt being owed by the Federal Government amounting to over four trillion. The protesting contractors blocked the main entrance to the Ministry of Finance on Monday. They accused the federal government of betraying them through the Minister…
Bandits have raided churches in Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting over 170 worshippers. According to witnesses, the attackers struck during church services on Sunday. ECWA and Cherubim and Seraphim churches were affected by the attack. Sources said nine vulnerable persons among the victims later returned home. Rev. Joseph…
Residents of River Valley Estate in the Ojodu – Berger area of Ogun State and the family members of Mr and Mrs Ayoola Ayanwale are yet to come to terms with the unspeakable tragedy that has befallen the couple. It’s alleged that the man killed himself a day after murdering his wife, who bore him…
Photo collage of Malami, his son and wife. Source: EFCC/X. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, in prison custody. The court ordered that Malami, who is facing a 16-count money laundering charge alongside his son, Abdulaziz,…
Anthony Joshua after being rescued from the car crash | Credit: Adeniyi Orojo World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident today in Makun, Ogun State. Eyewitnesses report that the incident occurred along a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around past 11am on Monday afternoon. The vehicle carrying Joshua, a Lexus Jeep…
US President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that US forces conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria, and vowed more attacks if the militants keep killing Christians. The president stated this on his Truth Social platform, adding that the Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes. He…
Detectives in India have arrested a Nigerian Esther Iyanuoluwa Olajide for peddling cocaine hidden in bread loaves on the Streets. The Times of India which reported the arrest said “Sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian national for trafficking cocaine, taking recourse to a rather unusual method: She had concealed…
Lagos-based pastor, Chris Okafor, has remained silent amid a storm of allegations by actress Doris Ogala, who accused him of promising marriage to her and other members of his church, before eventually marrying another woman. The controversy escalated after Ogala a photo alleged to show Okafor topless, with a towel wrapped around his waist, inside what she…
