AFCON 2025: FIFA sets December 15 deadline for player release
Ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has officially announced that clubs…
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‘Country safe, secure’ – Defence Minister Musa assures Nigerians
Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), has assured that the country is safe and secure, pledging that…
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How Oak Homes Limited failed to provide apartments after paying N152m: Engineer
A Nigerian-American engineer, Mr. Anthony Ugbebor, has opened his defence in a protracted N152 million property dispute at the Lagos…
Audit uncovers over N61bn payment breaches in NNPC
The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered 28 major financial irregularities linked to the Nigerian National Petroleum…
Paystack Fires Co-Founder Ezra Olubi Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Paystack has suspended its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, over allegations of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. The…
Travevo Travels Drags SFPL MD, Alexander Anyanwu To Court Over Alleged N41M Visa Fraud
A Lagos-based travel and migration agency, Travevo Consulting Limited, has dragged Smart Flights Partners Limited (SFPL) and its managing director,…
Massive system breakdown hits Providus Bank, customer loses N482.7m
Providus Bank has been thrown into financial and legal turmoil after a system glitch led to unauthorised transfers totaling N482,702,750 from…
How Seplat’s ex-chairman Ambrosie Orjiako fraudulently hid assets over $220.3m Access Bank debt
A British Virgin Islands (BVI) court has ruled that Ambrosie Orjiako, a former chairman and co-founder of Seplat Energy Plc, fraudulently concealed assets…
NORD Motors Boss, Oluwatobi Ajayi Accuses Stanbic IBTC Of Unauthorised N700 Million Debit
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian auto manufacturer Nord Automobiles, Oluwatobi Ajayi, has accused Stanbic IBTC Bank of unilaterally debiting N700 million…
EFCC declares Chappal Energies boss, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel wanted
Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, the founder of Chappal Energies, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Parallex Bank sued over alleged withholding of €7.3m shipping documents
FHT Mega Express Limited, a Lagos-based equipment, machinery, and logistics company, has dragged Parallex Bank Limited before the Lagos State…
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Catholic Priest kidnapped in Kaduna
The Catholic community in Kaduna has been thrown into panic following the abduction of Reverend Father Emmanuel Ezema, a priest…
Man arrested for alleged N165m fraud in Benin-City
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Benin has arrested a 64-years old Ndebusi Ikeukwumere for alleged property fraud at…
Court remands man for alleged housebreaking, theft of N22.5m gadgets
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded a 37-year-old man, Azubike Ugochukwu, in a correctional…
OAU pro-Chancellor, Prof Oyeweso dies
Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, the Pro-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has died. Prof. Oyeweso, the Ede-born History…
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ICPC Investigates Former Delta Lawmaker Ndudi Elumelu, Seals Property Amid Corruption Probe
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, is said to be investigating Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the immediate-past…
Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata Admits Guilt in $6M Fraud Scheme Targeting Over 400 U.S. Victims
A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to operating a transnational…
Managers Resort To Threats As Ex-UBA Staff, Bankers Cry Out Over ‘Depression’
A Lagos-based TikTok user, @queenlatina08, whom media can identify simply as Lateefah, has claimed she resigned from the Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC)…
UBA sued ₦1bn over alleged illegal release of customer’s bank statements, details
United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA Plc, is facing a ₦1 billion lawsuit over allegations that it unlawfully released confidential…
First Bank Crisis: Customers in panic withdrawals over uncertainty
As the crisis that has bedeviled the once highflying Nigerian lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and its holding company,…
How Orion Marine, Taurus Oil and Gas, Taurus Storage diverted 12m litres of petrol
Orion Marine Limited, Taurus Oil and Gas Limited, owners of the Taurus Storage facility in Koko, Delta State have been…
Meet Ahonsi Unuigbe, Nigerian energy mogul with hidden $70 million oil stake in Canada
Ahonsi Unuigbe's rise from a sharp, ambitious investment banker to an influential force in the African energy sector is a…
EFCC declares Sujimoto CEO, Olasijibomi Ogundele wanted over money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Lagos-based businessman Olasijibomi Ogundele wanted over allegations of fund diversion and…
VFD Microfinance Bank Hit by N52.9 Million Fraud Scandal
A customer of VFD Microfinance Bank Limited, Advance Development Services Engineering Limited, has lost N52.9 million to fraud. A Federal…
9mobile’s Shameful Streak Continues As 6,079 Users Abandon Sinking Ship in 2 Months
In a shocking blow to Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, 9mobile, once a major player in the industry, is facing a deepening…
Damages: Tenant serves Ogun PCC Commissioner, Morakinyo Akinleye, with notice; demands ₦3.2m
Miss Olayinka Oyeleye, a tenant in Degun Estate, Abeokuta, has served a legal notice to Mr. Morakinyo Akinleye, the Federal…
SunTrust Bank CEO, Halima Buba, director arraigned over ‘$12m money laundering’
Halima Buba, the chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Massive system breakdown hits Providus Bank, customer loses N482.7m
Providus Bank has been thrown into financial and legal turmoil after a system glitch led to unauthorised transfers totaling N482,702,750 from…
AMCON Takes Legal Action Against Caronc Investments MD Christopher Alabi for Unpaid Debt
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON has sued Christopher Alabi, the group chairman of Caronc Investments Limited and five…
How Cardoso’s Women Turned CBN into a Dressing Table
Trouble Looms as External Force Seizes Control of Banking Regulator’s Boardroom · A Bank Held Hostage: Consultants Earn More than…
