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FBNH Hits N729bn as Oba Otudeko Acquires 14% Stake FBN Holdings Plc hit about N729 billion in market valuation as Oba Otudeko reclaims moved to return as board chairman with the acquisition of a 14% interest in the financial services group. In a statement posted on its website, Honeywell Group Limited told regulatory authorities that […]

Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has said the planned Isese festival was cancelled to prevent a crisis in Ilorin, Kwara State. This is in response to the criticism by Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka who took a swipe at the monarch for his role in preventing an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding […]

Tochukwu Ezeoke, chief executive officer of Njenje Media, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not adequately explained the failure of the result viewing portal (IReV) during the presidential election. Ezeoke spoke on Sunday while being interviewed on ’90 Minutes Africa’, an online programme hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo. On February 25, INEC was unable […]

Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has described the movie, “Gangs of Lagos”, as defamatory and sacrilegious for depicting the ‘Eyo’ as criminal gangs that commit grotesque murder and visit terror on innocent citizens. The traditional ruler raised concerns about the film in a three-page letter he addressed to the management of Amazon Prime Nigeria and […]

Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi expressed willingness to volunteer negotiations with bandits in order to restore peace in the country. During an interview with Trust TV, Sheikh Gumi said he would join the process if President Bola Tinubu requests him to do so. While he stated that he doesn’t necessarily have to lead the […]

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday stormed a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline site in Idimu around 2 am, where oil thieves were illegally scooping Premium Motor Spirit. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on his Twitter page on Saturday. Hundeyin noted that the oil thieves absconded and […]

*Says Poverty, Ignorance Responsible For Bandits’ Actions Senator Ahmad Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara State has vehemently defended his decision of marrying an underage Egyptian bride. Recall that Yerima was accused of marrying a minor – the 13-year-old daughter of his Egyptian driver. While speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Friday night, Yerima said: […]

*Pleads With Nigerians, JAMB To Pardon Daughter Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme, the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate who falsified her result, has tendered an unreserved apology to JAMB and Nigerians. Recall that eight-member panel set up by Anambra Governor Charles Soludo to investigate the controversies surrounding the results, had […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has denied media report [not TheNigeriaLawyer] that the Department of State Services (DSS) carted away incriminating files relating to either President Bola Tinubu and his close aides or former President Muhammadu Buhari and his aides, from its facility and that of the Code of Conduct […]

By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Over the last few days, I recoiled in horror and disgust as the fairly straightforward case of JAMB exam result fraud by 19-year-old Mmesoma Ejikeme of the Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State, unwarrantedly intensified Nigeria’s preexisting primordial fractures, deepened a sense of persecution complex among a […]

A journalist, Cyriacus Njoku, has demanded the sum of N50 million in compensation against former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, over the reward in a book written in his honour. Njoku, in a suit before an FCT High Court, is contending that after he proposed to the ex-lawmaker to write the book, ‘The Peoples Lawmaker’ in […]

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Subsidiary Appoint New Board Members Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group and the leading end-to-end financial services provider in Nigeria, recently announced various Board appointments across the Group. These appointments are a reflection of the Group’s commitment to strengthening its leadership teams and driving continued growth and innovation […]