A witness, Victor Onyejiuwa, has testified against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in his trial over alleged abuse of office and accepting of gratification to the tune of $4.5bn and N2.8bn. Onyejiuwa, the Managing Director of The Source Computers Limited, said he was allegedly pressurised by the…
American rapper and record label boss Gucci Mane has revealed why a lot of artists signed to his 1017 label are in prison. Appearing on his wife’s podcast, ‘All Things Keyshia Ka’Oir,’ Mane explained that a lot of his signees are in jail because they have issues that people rarely see. According to him,…
Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, aka Simi, has explained that relationships between female artists are not so cordial because they are often pitted against each other. In a recent interview with Angela Yee, the ‘Men Are Crazy’ crooner admitted that fans pitting female artists against each other put pressure on their relationship. Simi said, “Fans…
Controversial media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, has urged Nigerian women to regard their husbands as their “heads” and not their partners. According to Daddy Freeze, both African, Middle Eastern, Christian and Islamic traditions regard the husband as the head of the family and not as a partner like in the Western world….
Police operatives from Ajuwon Divisional Headquarters have arrested a landlord simply identified as Adesina, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s daughter at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Police Spokesman, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, saying the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department….
The new $300 landing fee imposed on helicopter operators by the Federal Government through its concessionaire, NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited, may be attracting a low-level of compliance. According to Vanguard, some helicopter operators expressed dissatisfaction with the new fee, insisting that they want to join the Airline Operators of Nigeria to frustrate…
In a rare and unusual circumstance, the presidency did not release any picture of President Bola Tinubu’s return trip to Nigeria after two weeks abroad. Since Tinubu took charge of the country a year ago, his aides and presidency officials have consistently released pictures and videos of his arrival and departure from Nnamdi Azikiwe…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has threatened a shutdown of the economy over the plan to begin implementation of the 0.5 per cent cyber security levy on electronic transactions. The union’s president, Festus Osifo, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday. The body called on the Federal Government to order…
The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, has described as “provocative”, the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The political analyst and elder statesman asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the new policy. “This is…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks and financial institutions to suspend processing fee on deposits till September 30, 2024. In a circular, the apex bank ordered that financial institutions suspend processing charges imposed on cash deposits above N500,000 for individuals and N3,000,000 for corporates. The circular to deposit money…