archiveJune 20, 2025

By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION YELWATA in Benue state has been drenched in blood. Last October, I launched 50 books at the same time in Abuja to mark my birthday. One of the books is titled “Blood on the Niger and Benue: Nigeria’s Grim Insecurity Situation”. Everything said in...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday June 20, 2025, arraigned a company, Quintessential Investment Company Limited, before Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The company is being prosecuted on a two - count charge bordering on...

...explains Govt House project Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has reiterated his administration's commitment to building a resilient economy, improving the quality of life for the people and securing the future for generations to come. The governor said this on Friday while presenting a State of the State Address, held...

Alleged N10bn Fraud: EFCC arraigns ponzi scheme operator in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, June 19, 2025, arraigned a Ponzi scheme operator, Adonu Kingsley Ifeanyi, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Adonu...

United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL) has launched two new mutual funds, the UCAMWAL Bond Fund and the UCAMWAL Diversified Fund, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The funds are designed to provide sophisticated yet accessible wealth management solutions to investors throughout Francophone West Africa. The UCAMWAL Bond Fund is...

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has described Nigeria as a “crime scene” following revelations of massive financial irregularities in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). In a statement on Friday, Obi said the Senate’s recent audit findings on the NNPC between 2017 and...

The Federal Government has confirmed that it was making urgent arrangements to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Israel and Iran as hostilities between the two countries intensify. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The announcement follows...

The international 13-man jury of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is excited over the high number of entries submitted so far in the 4th week of submission of works for the 2025 edition of AFRIMA. Since the entry submission portal opened on Monday, May 27, music professionals and recording organisations...

Oyo State's Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, has stated that the policies of Governor 'Seyi Makinde towards improving the agriculture sector have worked well in bringing about necessary reforms and innovations in agriculture practice in the state. He maintained that through the combination of technical services,...

By Ayo Mojoyin In a political landscape often clouded by recycled promises and half-kept manifestos, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the economist-turned-governor of Anambra State, is quietly scripting a different story — one rooted in strategic thinking, measured execution, and visible progress. Barely two years into his first term, Soludo’s governance...