The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Nigeria, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison in the United States for his role in a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fund scam. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual US and Nigerian citizenship, was convicted of wire fraud and tax fraud charges linked to…
Miden Systems Limited has instituted legal action against Sterling Bank Limited, its Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, and four management staff over alleged conspiracy, fraud, forgery, criminal breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds. The engineering, maritime, and consultancy firm, which operates a corporate account with the bank, filed the case before…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy disguise. Ezewuike, who owns Golden Star Creation in Lagos’ Okota area, was arrested at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, on August 22, 2025,…
At the ongoing retreat of the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy in Abuja, the Honourable Minister, Barr. Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring that the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) fulfils its responsibilities with empathy, fairness and integrity. The Minister explained that although NIHOTOUR…
Amidst pomp and pageantry layered with a mixture of glitz and glamour, Zenith Bank Plc marked its 35th year anniversary with a commemorative Chairman’s Dinner at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, August 15, 2025. In recognition of their immense contributions to the success of the brand, the…
.. . Features Live News, Real-Time Stock Prices. …  Sets New Standards for Speed, Accessibility,IInnovation Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Plc, has launched its revamped Group website to enhance users’ digital experience. The newly revamped website boasts of a faster, smarter, and more dynamic digital platform, designed to deliver live news updates, real-time Nigerian stock…
Aviation safety is not a luxury. It is the thin line between order and disaster, between a smooth flight and a headline tragedy. Yet two recent incidents—one involving Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde on a ValueJet flight, the other involving Comfort Emmanson on an Akwa Ibom airline—expose a dangerous fracture in Nigeria’s enforcement of those safety…
Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been charged in court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the development in a…
After months of fleeing abroad to evade arrest, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by…
Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologized for an incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on August 5, 2025. In a statement signed by the singer, he expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried contained only water, not…
