By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A suspected ritual killer, Adebayo Olamide Azeez, has revealed the method he employed to lure and murder seven women through a ‘hookup’ app. The 32-year-old Azeez, who confessed to being part of a ritualist gang specialising in killing women for money, was paraded at the Ogun State headquarters of the Nigerian…
In an unprecedented move, the Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University, is set to cast the spotlight on the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), recognising the Foundation’s extraordinary philanthropic achievement in a ground-breaking case study. The case study, first of its kind on any philanthropic organisation in Africa, is to be launched…
By Qosim Suleiman The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said on Monday that it is taking disciplinary action against one of its personnel for alleged N500,000 extortion. The customs officer, Ibrahim Suleiman, was said to have extorted N500,000 from a car buyer named Muhammad Ahmad along Mokwa-Jebba Road in Niger State on 22 February. In a statement posted…
A funeral rites for Wigwe, his wife, his son obtained by Channels Television, showed that the burial ceremony will begin on Monday, March 4, 2024. The trio died in a chopper crash some weeks back in the US. The former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) was also aboard the aircraft and…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has faulted the inclusion of President Bola Tinubu’s children in Nigeria’s delegation to Qatar on a business and investment forum trip. Tinubu will visit Qatar on a state visit scheduled for March 2 and 3, 2024 but will be accompanied by 38 others including his sons. The…
A 26-year-old woman, Omorogbe Soni, has been arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for assault, after she was captured on camera assaulting a policeman in Ajah on February 21, 2024. The incident occurred when Soni engaged in a heated argument with the policewoman and subsequently pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground….
By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained telecom operators in the country from deactivating or barring any line or sim whose user did not link to the National Identification Number, NIN. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, restrained the telecom operators from taking such action on February 22, 2024, while ruling…
The closure will affect both bounds of the carriageways from 12-noon on Wednesday, 28th to 12-noon on Thursday, 29th February, 2024. There will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours to allow the contractor execute a major aspect of the ongoing repair works on the bridge. The closure by the…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to spearhead economic growth across the continent through targeted policies aimed at maximizing the benefits derived from the mining and oil sectors. To this end, the bank is poised to collaborate with the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) towards…
An appeal has been made to Akwa Ibom State indigenes in Lagos to embrace, unity, work closer with government and collaborate with one another especially in these trying times. The call was made by Michael Effiong James, Senior Special Assistant (Lagos Liaison) to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno during an interactive session with…
