In a statement on Thursday, the AGF said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should not be obstructed from carrying out its lawful duties. “A situation where public officials who are themselves subject of protection by law enforcement agents will set up a stratagem of obstruction to the civil and commendable efforts of the…
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X formerly Twitter handle clarified that the arrested DJ was DJ Commissioner Wysei and not DJ Switch. He wrote: “There is a mixup from our end. [The] arrested person is DJ Commissioner Wysei, not DJ Switch.” He also apologised to DJ Switch…
A statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, disclosed this on Wednesday maintaining that the order became necessary after the court sheriff attempted to serve the court process personally on Wunmi twice, but failed. It will be recalled that the Aloba family is contesting the paternity of…
Wema Bank has said that it has removed and suspended about seven fintech partners from its payment gateway platform over fraudulent activities. This is as the bank launched an anti-fraud campaign to protect its customers and other Nigerians against fraudulent activities perpetrated by some wallet accounts and fintech partners. A statement from the bank on…
Access Bank has launched the 16th season of its DiamondXtra promo, revealing that about N200m and three SUVs and others are some of the prizes that customers will win. The new season was unveiled at Alaba International Market, Lagos on Tuesday. According to the lender, DiamondXtra is a special interest-yielding hybrid account, which allows the…
Hundreds of homes were crushed in February in a wave of demolitions targeting underdeveloped areas in the country’s fast-growing economic hub of Abidjan. The government says it’s because of public health concerns as the poor areas, built along a lagoon in this port city of 6.3 million on West Africa’s southern coast, suffer deadly floods…
The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it will create modern Britain’s “first smoke-free generation.” Under the Tobacco and…
This is as the anti-graft agency has insisted that former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, will be arraigned on Thursday despite confirming that he was whisked away by his predecessor Usman Ododo on Wednesday. The anti-graft agency issued the warning and also confirmed the arraignment of the governor in a separate statement signed by…
Rodrygo gave the visitors an early lead before Kevin De Bruyne hit back for the holders to leave the match level at 1-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate. However, City’s defence of the competition came to an end after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic saw spot-kicks saved by Madrid’s unlikely hero Andriy Lunin.The…
