Chidinma breaks silence, tells court how she found Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga dead

The prime suspect in the murder of Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, Chidinma Ojukwu, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square how she discovered his lifeless body in a short-let apartment in Lekki on June 15, 2021. Testifying before Justice Yetunde Adesanya, the former 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos said …

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Fidelity Bank Named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at Euromoney Awards

Tier one bank, Fidelity Bank PLC, has been named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards 2025. The recognition was formally unveiled at the awards ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London.  The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are prestigious annual honors and a benchmark for excellence in the global banking and finance industry. Established by Euromoney magazine, …

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Prof Buratai Steps In as NAUB’s New VC, Succeeds Kyari Mohammed

In a significant leadership transition at one of Nigeria’s foremost military-civilian academic institutions, Professor Lawan Bala Buratai has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB).   The appointment was announced following an intensive and merit-based selection process conducted by the Governing Council of NAUB at the Armed Forces Officers Mess and Suites, Asokoro, …

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Sexual Allegations: Dr. Chris Okafor’s image remains unblemished By Christopher David

…Doris Ogala, Your Efforts Have Been Unsuccessful and Will Remain So For some times now I have been contemplating the sexual allegations made by Doris Ogala against Dr Chris Okafor, a Man of God from the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, also known as Liberation City. This is an allegation that continues to elicit heated debates in Nigeria’s media …

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EFCC Presents First Witness Against Sierra Leonean for Non-declaration of $90,000

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Danladi Ibrahim, an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the trial of Alhaji Ahmed Shaw , a Sierra Leonean, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting …

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WTTD 2025: Cameroonian Refugee To Represent Nigeria

Solange Ngonda Tibesa, a Ogoja based Cameroonian refugee will be representing Nigeria at the fifth edition of the World Table Tennis Day 2025 event. The WTTD 2025 is an event that is supported by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to promote the development of the game of table tennis at the grassroots level all over the world. According to …

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CBN, SEC Slam Access Holdings With N1.2bn Fines For Contraventions

Nigeria’s biggest financial institution, Access Holdings paid over N1 Billion for several contraventions against regulatory bodies including the Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the year ended 2024. This disclosure was included in the company’s recently released full year 2024 financial result uploaded on the Nigerian group exchange, sighted. The bank incurred the highlighted amount …

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Africa’s Asset Recovery Forum Seeks Action against Stolen Assets

The African Asset Recovery Practitioners Forum, AARP, has charged African countries to join hands in forging a road map and actionable processes against resource theft and asset recovery on the continent. This charge was given at the ongoing inaugural meeting of the Forum in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: “Supporting Efforts of African Union Member States to Effectively Implement the …

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FCMB In Forgery, Mortgage Fraud Mess

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three other defendants are guests at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, where they were arraigned for alleged forgery and mortgage fraud. The co-defendants in the case are Okogun Polycarp, Batik Line International Limited, and Bolaji Adebajo. Justice Ismail Ijelu fixed a March, 2025 date for their arraignment after the accused individuals …

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EFCC Arraigns Man for Non-declaration of £8,020, $704 at Airport

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu for alleged non- declaration of the sums of £8,020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty Pounds Sterling) and $704 ( Seven Hundred and Four United States Dollars) before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, …

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