By Abiola Olawale Ossai Success, a Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended a dramatic opportunity to Comfort Emmanson, the recently released Ibom Air passenger. Emmanson, who was freed from Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Wednesday, has been offered a job with a monthly salary of ₦500,000 and an…
By Abiola Olawale The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has issued a stern seven-day ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police Force, demanding ₦3.5 billion in damages and a public apology for what it described as an “unlawful armed invasion” of its premises. The alleged…
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on a two-nation diplomatic visit to Japan and Brazil, starting Thursday, August 14, with a stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This development was made known in a press statement issued by the presidency on Wednesday. According to the statement, the President's foreign trip…
By Obinna Uballa The African Development Bank (AfDB) has thrown its weight behind a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) training programme aimed at fast-tracking the implementation of Africa’s continental development blueprint, Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. Through its Joint Secretariat Support Office, the Bank provided technical and financial support for the 5th Annual Training Workshop…
By Abiola Olawale The Lagos State Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has struck out a N60 billion fraud case against Ahmed Kuru, a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The decision follows the Federal Government’s withdrawal of charges. Justice Rahman Oshodi presided over the case, struck out…
By Abiola Olawale The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly seized the international passport of former governor of Sokoto State, and a current Senator, Aminu Tambuwal, after granting him.an administrative bail. The seizure of Tambuwal's international passport implies that he wouldn't be able to travel outside Nigeria unless the EFCC releases his passport.…
By Abiola Olawale The Ogun State High Court in Sagamu has issued an interim order restraining the Ogun State Government and its agents from demolishing or interfering with properties owned by former Governor and current Ogun East Senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The ruling, delivered on August 12, 2025, follows an ex parte application filed by…
By Obinna Uballa Africa’s financial industry has endorsed a landmark Sustainable Finance Taxonomy aimed at directing capital toward climate-smart and socially responsible investments, marking a major step toward aligning the continent with global sustainability goals. The reports were released today, August 13, 2025. However, the framework which is the first of its kind for Africa,…
By Obinna Uballa Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Nigerian Vice President, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a tool to persecute opposition figures, following the detention of former Sokoto State Governor and serving Senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. In a strongly worded statement, Atiku described Tambuwal’s…