Forbes celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke popularly known as ‘Invictus Obi’ was on Tuesday in a Florida court sentenced to a 10-year jail term for computer and wire fraud. Invictus Obi was arrested in 2019 and formally pleaded guilty in June 2020 for charges relating to $11 million (N4.2 billion) computer-based fraud transacted between 2015…
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the series of violence and disruption being experienced in parts of the country to a few people with resources and influence. The president, who said this on Tuesday during a meeting at the State House Abuja with a delegation of Borno/Yobe Elders Forum, assured Nigerians that the culprits will be…
Barcelona defence in tonight’s Champions League match against PSG has been given a big boost with the return of Gerard Pique after suffering knee ligament damage for three months. Ronald Koeman included the 34-year-old in his final squad for the Blaugrana’s first leg last-16 clash with PSG set to take place at the Camp Nou.…
The Lagos state government on Monday invited Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state and representative of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) for a reconciliatory meeting. The meeting, presided by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said Nigeria topped the list of out-of-school children in the world. This situation she said has informed the decision of the federal government to set up a committee that would develop plans to address the challenges. Speaking at the inaugural meeting…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004. Bawa, 40,…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni on Monday, 15th February, 2021 flagged-off a reinvigorated special security action plan, code named ‘Operation Puff Adder II.’ The operation is aim at reinforcing the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the country. This was disclosed in a statement…
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has finally written her name in the book of history as she has been confirmed as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation at a special general meeting. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO. “WTO members have just agreed to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, February 12, 2021 secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio. She was convicted after pleading guilty to a fresh charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and issuance of Dishonored Cheque…
The Lagos state government is set to commence a free, two-week, mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of the disease in the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos. She said the flag-off programme takes place at Oba Ayangburen’s Palace, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, 16th…