The Director of the National Orientation Agency, NOA in Sokoto, Babangida Kurfi, is giving an update on the agency’s latest activities, particularly the introduction of the National Values Charter, NVC. The NVC is designed to promote national values, unity, and cohesion among Nigerians. It consists of two main components: the seven core promises made by Nigeria’s elected leaders and the seven citizen codes outlining the commitments of citizens to the Nigerian state. Kurfi highlighted that the seven core promises encompass equality, democracy, entrepreneurship, peace, inclusivity, freedom, and meritocracy, while the seven citizen commitments include discipline, duty of care, tolerance, leadership, accountability,…
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Former bank director and shareholder of the defunct Gulf Bank PLC, Mr. Johnson Adeyeba had been re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday. Alongside him are the Managing Director and Executive Officer Mr. Babajide Rogers and others over an alleged N15,761,176.24 billion fraud. They were brought before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Standing alongside Adeyeba are a Briton, Gareth Wilcox, the Managing Director of Ibom Power Company; Lyk Engineering Company, and a lawyer, Mr. Uche Uwechia, who was the former Legal Advisor and Secretary to the defunct Gulf…
Nono Joseph Ekeocha has been convicted and sentenced by Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, to one year imprisonment for being in possession of fraudulent documents. This judgement was delivered on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, proved one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents Ekeocha used to perpetrate romance scam beyond reasonable doubt. EFCC had alleged that the defendant committed the offence on June 27, 2024 in Lagos with intent to defraud, had in his possession, ‘Instagram Profile Account’ wherein he presented himself as Ronald Gregory, and other related documents for…
Justice Abiola Soladoye of Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba to double life imprisonment for defiling two girls, of age seven. The survivors are his pupils. Convicting Benjamin, Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution has succeeded in proving beyond doubt the ingredients of defilement. Justice Soladoye, however, held that the evidence of the defence witnesses were tainted with lies, which did not hold waters. According to the judge, the convict is a serial paedophile and his testimonies are pack of lies. Soladoye said: “The defendant and his fellow defence witnesses…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has opposed the appeal filed by the Medical Doctor of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye who was jailed for sexually abusing his 16-year-old wife’s niece. On October 24, 2023 Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court convicted the Appellant for the offences of defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration contrary to Sections 137 and 261 respectively of the Criminal Law, Ch. C17, Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State 2015. But he was dissatisfied with the judgement and proceeded on appeal. In the counter appeal, the…
By Erezi Odjebene Distinguished speakers have been announced for the second National Conference of Agricultural Journalism, NCAJ 2024 with the theme, ‘Capacity Building and Agricultural Reporting in Nigeria’, which takes place at the Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, between October 15 and 18, 2024. According to the Editor-in-Chief of FarmingFarmersFarms; the organisers of the conference, Dr. Adewale Kupoluyi, the objectives of the confab are to up-scale the knowledge of media practitioners in modern agriculture reporting, equip journalists with requite skills for unbiased coverage of food safety and consumption, teach journalists how to avoid legal traps in agricultural journalism, identify the risks associated…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has fixed October 8, 2024, to deliver judgement in the alleged N15,800,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Eight Hundred Naira) oil fraud involving one Balami Abdullahi. Abdullahi was first arraigned by Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, December 13, 2019 on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N15,800,000. One of the counts reads: “That you, Balami Abdullahi, on or about the 24th day of December, 2018 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to…
Through its women-focused proposition, SARA by Wema, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to launch MOWA x SARA Accelerator Programme, an initiative aimed at empowering 500,000 women across Nigeria with vocational and business management skills. Wema Bank: “Empowering women in partnership with women’s ministry” SARA by Wema is Wema Bank’s women-focused proposition established with the goal of promoting gender inclusion and equality by empowering women with tailored resources, opportunities and solutions essential to enable them thrive personally and professionally. Through SARA, Wema…
A murder suspect, Micheal Olorunnimbe accused of killing one Halimat Hassan whose body was not found has been docked on Wednesday. He was arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. One-count murder charge The defendant was charged to court following a one-count charge of murder by the Lagos State Government. According to the State Counsel A. O Azeez, the defendant committed the offence contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Laws Cap C17 Vol 3 Law of Lagos State 2015. The one-count charge reads, “Micheal Olorunnimbe, on or about the 14th September, 2023 at about…
Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has restored improved services across its electronic transaction channels, ensuring customers have seamless access to banking services. In a statement released on Thursday via its X handle, the bank confirmed that customers can now conveniently conduct transactions across various platforms following a recent upgrade. These enhancements follow temporary glitches caused by routine IT maintenance aimed at optimising service delivery. Zenith Bank channels Zenith Bank reiterated its commitment to providing improved services and highlighted the various channels available for customer transactions, including: – Zenith Bank Debit, Credit, and Prepaid Cards – Automated Teller…