archiveJuly 2020

Nigerian singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, has sued for N1.5 billion Seyitan Babatayo, a Nigerian lady, who accused him of rape. This was contained in a suit signed on Friday by Mike Ozekhome, his lawyer, and brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja. In the suit, D’banj...

To a large extent, almost all religions in the world - be it Christianity, Islam, Syncretism, Animism, Buddhism or Hinduism, name it - there is the concord about the fact that God created mankind as Male and Female for a purpose. Truth, however, is that by nature, man is rebellious;...

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) recorded a Total Comprehensive Income (TCI) of N36.15 billion in 2019. Ms Stella Ojekwe-Onyejeli, the Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer at NSIA disclosed this at a virtual briefing (newsmen) on Friday in Abuja. Ojekwe-Onyejeli said the 2019 income was less when compared to...

Two aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Ondo state gubernatorial primaries slated for July 22 -23 have been disqualified by the Hon. Yakubu Dogara led screening committee. Speaking with journalists at the party Secretariat, Dogara said the committee screened out two aspirants who failed to...

The National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has promised to use its expertise to ensure the success of Prof. Adesoji Adesugba recently appointed as the Managing Director, Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA). Hajia Saratu Aliya, the NACCIMA President, pledged the support in a commendation...

Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, could get a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted, the U.S. government has said. Mr Abbas, 37, who was resident in Dubai, was known for living an extravagant lifestyle and flaunting it on social media. Hushpuppi...

By Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN Introduction The massive macro-financial shock caused by Covid-19 has continued to ravage the global economy putting all systems and nations under severe financial instability never seen in history. Stock Markets around the world have been pounded and ravaged, and oil prices have fallen to an...

Apart from Liverpool wrapping up the Premier League title, the only other inevitability about the restart of the season has been VAR controversy, and this week has provided it in spades. West Ham United Manager,Davis Moyes, was “spewing” after Tomas Soucek’s strike was chalked off for an offside decision that...

The market capitalisation of listed equities on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by N20 billion or 0.16 per cent as it closed trading on Friday at N12.695 trillion from N12.715 trillion it opened the day trading activities with. Similarly, the All-Share Index lost 38.28 points or 0.16 per cent...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, to head its campaign council in the governorship election in Edo State. The party also appointed his Adamawa counterpart, Umar Fintiri, as the deputy campaign chairman. Wike recently criticized the...