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Court Sentences Businessman, Okechuku Izugha To 6 Months Imprisonment For Cocaine Trafficking 

Izugha during his arrest Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court , Lagos on Thursday convicted and sentence one Okechukwu Izugha to six months imprisonment for trafficking in 500 grams of Cocaine. The judge handed down the sentence following Izugha's...

TIME  Magazine Names Nigeria Bosun Tijani, Elon Musk among 100 Most Influential Global AI Figures For 2025

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has been recognised by TIME magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential personalities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for 2025. Tijani was listed alongside global tech leaders such...

Court Orders Forfeiture Of N5bn Worth Of Shares Linked To Ex-Army Properties Director.

  Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of 245,568,137 shares, valued at over N5 billion, traced to Major General Umar Mohammed, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited...

Air Peace Begins Lagos-Sao Paulo flight As Tinubu Signs Trade Agreements With Lula

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria,in a handshake with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed Petrobras’s imminent return to Nigeria, five years after Brazil’s state-owned oil company halted its joint venture operations. At...

Trump Orders Removal Of Federal Reserve Governor

Lisa Cook US President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, in a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank. He said there was "sufficient reason" to believe Cook...

Court Refuses Bail Application Of An Alleged Cocaine Trafficker, Okechukwu Izugha

Okechukwu Izugha when Arrested By NDLEA A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Dehide Dipeolu today refused the bail application filed by an alleged drug trafficker,  Okechukwu Izugha. The defendant was yesterday arraigned before justice Dipeolu on...

Man Bagged One Month Imprisonment Over Attempt To Export Cannabis Sativa .

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos today sentence one Chioba Robert Uchenna to one month imprisonment for trafficking in 1.70 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa which he attempted to export to Pakistan through the Murtala Muhammed Airport,...

Court Sentences Businessman To 2 Years Imprisonment For Trafficking In Hard Drugs 

The convicted Businessman, when he was arrested       An Edo state-born businessman, Omoregie Nice Uyiosa, has been convicted and sentenced for unlawful exportation of prohibited drugs, by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Omoregie was convicted and sentenced by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, after...

Lagos State PPP Water Plan Insensitive To Peoples’ Plight, Says CAPPA

Lagos Water Corporation Managing Director  Muktaar Tijani The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, calling the process anti-people and a betrayal of...

OOPL Sting Operation: Again Court Convicts Eight Internet Fraudsters In Lagos, Orders Forfeiture Of Phones And Cash

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on today  convicted eight internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to cybercrime offences following their arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abeokuta. The convicts were among 93...
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Gateway Airport: Value Jet Begins Lifting Passengers October 7

Excitement is in the air as Value Jet Airlines is scheduled to begin two flights per week on Tuesdays...
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Court Continues Trial of FAAN Staff, Edet Godwin Mathew Over Drug Charges

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday continue with the trial of a Senior Aviation Security Officer with the Federal...

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime 

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime Justice. Ibrahim  Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered the  remand of  a 31 years...

Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

  Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement   By Robert Egbe     Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks...

Taiwanese Global Tech Giant Eyes Ogun For Investment Opportunities

  A Taiwanese multinational conglomerate and global tech giant, Foxconn has expressed interest in setting up its manufacturing plant in Ogun State. AVP, Corporate BD Chairman...