As investigations into the death of Mrs. Ronke Shonde, who was allegedly murdered by the husband Lekan, deepens, the much awaited autopsy report, which has been released, might have shed further light into the circumstances that led to her death. The autopsy report which was taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Investigate Department (SCIID),…
The joke is on Kola Aluko right now; having scorned the subtle nudge of reason in prosperous clime, Kola could not foresee his doom and eventual collapse of his oil business. It is sadder that Jide Omokore, his partner and benefactor, for whom he fronts, cannot prevent the once profitable cash-cow from untimely death in…
The dark cloud hovering over the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has refused to clear as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday insisted that he was implicated in a N10 million bribery allegations. Although the CCT had earlier displayed a letter of clearance by the anti-graft agency, during a…
Gloria Esiohe, a former colleague of late Mrs. Ronke Shonde, who was allegedly beaten to death by her husband Lekan, last week, in their Egbeda residence, yesterday, revealed that jealousy and fear of losing his wife could have led him to kill his wife. But the suspect, Lekan Shonde, insisted that he did not kill…
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has attributed his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to his criticisms of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. In a statement issued by his law firm, Wednesday, Mr. Adegboruwa denied claims by the anti-graft commission that he was involved in a N61 million fraud. Mr….
Former Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has said that the former foriegn affairs minister, Aminu Bashir Wali begged him to share the N950m in his residence. Shekarau, who spoke through his media aid, Malam Ghali Sadiq, said he did not see the money in question when it was brought to his residence. “Wali approached…
Leading African businessman and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu; Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank; Graca Machel, former first lady of Mozambique and widow of Nelson Mandela; Phillipe le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation and Tarek Sultan Al Esso, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board Agility have been slated to co-chair…
The man who allegedly killed his wife in the Egbeda, Lagos area, Lekan Shonde, has told PUNCH Metro that his wife, Ronke provoked him by describing vividly how her lover slept with her in a hotel in Abuja. Lekan, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, said his wife of eight years…
In line with its corporate strategy of developing innovative solutions that drive economic development, Access Bank Plc hosted an innovation challenge where several ideas were pitched by participants with a view to finding solutions to problems in agriculture, transportation, security and power. The Access Bank Innovation Challenge is a competition that invites teams of contestants…
