Author: Funke Busari

Frontline international law expert and global vice chair of the International Law Association, Professor Damilola Olawuyi (SAN) has called for increased solidarity and strategic trade cooperation to advance all aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who is also a United Nations Independent Expert on Business and Human Rights, made these remarks while delivering a compelling keynote lecture at the Gulf Cooperatives Conference held at the prestigious Harvard University in United States. Themed “Harmony in Collaboration: Unleashing Gulf Creativity,” the conference brought together high-level diplomats, business executives and leading experts from across…

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Sentencing of a woman, Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, who forged the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari has been deferred till Thursday, May 16, 2024 by a Federal High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The date was fixed after the mother of five was found guilty and convicted by the Justice Ibrahim Mohammad. Meanwhile, the presiding judge has directed that the convict be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre. The arm of the law caught up with Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, when the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, arraigned her…

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Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially launched CoopHub, a new digital solution for cooperative societies. The groundbreaking platform was unveiled at the launch ceremony held on May 10th, 2024, to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the bank. CoopHub, the first of its kind in the Nigerian banking industry, is a digital platform designed strategically to transform the way cooperative societies operate by providing tailored solutions that bridge the gaps in the traditional framework of cooperative societies. The unique platform insulates cooperative societies against prevalent struggles like manual record-keeping, limited…

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The Controller of the Lagos State Command Headquarters of Nigeria Correctional Services, NCoS, Alagbon, Ikoyi, has informed Justice Akintunde Savage sitting in Lagos High Court, Ikeja, that the prison authority did not receive committal warrant of the Chairman of Confidence Cargo Freight Forwarder, Dada Aigbe. No record of Dada Aigbe Represented by Rotimi Oladokun, who serves at the Legal Unit of custodial facility, he told the court that the five correctional centres including Kirikiri Maximum or Medium have no record or remand warrant of a convict, Dada Aigbe in their file. The officer said he was in court sequel to…

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The trial of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, continued as scheduled before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Three prosecution witnesses testified and a bundle of documents were tendered as exhibits. The Prosecutor Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), led the witnesses on Thursday. Godwin Emefiele is standing trial for $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud allegedly committed through abuse of office. Godwin Emefiele trial: Court admits evidence The third prosecution witness, a Compliance Officer at Zenith Bank PLC, Mr.…

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