GOKADA CEO’S EX-PA ARRESTED

Tyrese Haspil, a former personal assistant to Gokada founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fahim Saleh, has been arrested. Saleh was gruesomely murdered by a faceless assassin on Tuesday who left…

COURT ORDERS THE REMOVAL OF UDOM’S NAME FROM THE FRAUD SUIT

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has ordered that the name of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, be removed from the money laundering charges filed against the…

Foreign reserves drop to $36.12bn— CBN

The country’s foreign reserves fell by $454.05m from $36.57bn on June 1 to $36.12bn on July 15, the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Thursday. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js…

British Airways scrapping entire 747 fleet amid coronavirus downturn

UK flag carrier British Airways is retiring its entire Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” fleet, it said Friday, following the huge hit to international air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

FG inaugurates WTO campaign team for Okonjo-Iweala

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a campaign strategy team for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as she contests for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The Minister…

I bring a bundle of qualities, Okonjo-Iweala pitches at WTO

Nigeria’s former Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday, shared her vision with the World Trade Organisation members for the post of director-general. Following the nomination stage which…

#81.5BN PROBE: NDDC OFFICIALS WALK OUT ON REPS

Top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission have walked out of the venue of an investigative hearing being held by the House of Representatives. The House Committee on NDDC…

Umahi suspends FADAMA coordinator over alleged fraud

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Wednesday suspended the Ebonyi FADAMA III Coordinator, Dr Cletus Nwakpu, over alleged corrupt practices and financial crimes. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js This came barely 24 hours…

UK frustrated Air Peace attempt to evacuate Nigerians – Onyema

Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has described the denial of his airline landing permit to evacuate stranded Nigerians in the United Kingdom as an eye-opener. Onyema expressed…

EX-NIMASA DIRECTOR JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS OVER #1.5BN FRAUD

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a former Executive Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Captain Ezekiel Agaba, of N1.5bn fraud and sentenced him to…