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Saturday, 15 March 2025
Crime

Lagos Court Finds Cosmetic Surgeon Guilty in Client’s Death

The Federal High Court in Lagos State has found Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, the founder of MedContour Services Ltd., guilty following a failed plastic surgery that led to the death of Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. Babatunde Irukera, the former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), announced the conviction on X on Friday, […]

Politics

Tinubu meets Senegalese President, advocates for regional unity against terrorism, trafficking

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday welcomed President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and emphasized the need for regional cooperation to tackle West Africa’s challenges. During the meeting at the State House, President Tinubu stressed that West Africa must unite to combat terrorism, banditry, human trafficking, and poverty. He highlighted the importance of focusing on the […]

News

Thank You for Honouring The Awujale, Governor Abiodun Tells President Tinubu During Aso Rock Meeting

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for conferring the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona. Prince Abiodun, who visited the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday evening, also praised the President […]

News

BREAKING: Student Loan Application Portal Opens May 24

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, announced on Thursday night that May 24, 2024, is the official date for “the opening of a portal for student loan applications,” as per a statement by the Fund’s media lead, Nasir Ayantogo. Ayantogo stated that this marks a significant milestone in President Bola Tinubu’s commitment […]

Business

Breaking: Court Grants CBN and Banks Permission to Collect Customers’ Social Media Handles

The Federal High Court, Lagos has upheld a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation requiring financial institutions to collect customers’ social media handles as part of their Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures. On Thursday, May 16, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba ruled that the regulation does not infringe on bank customers’ privacy rights. Justice Dimgba dismissed a suit filed […]

Business

Emirates to Resume Daily Flights to Nigeria, Enhancing Connectivity and Trade Opportunities on October 1, 2024

Emirates will restart its services to Nigeria on 1 October 2024, with a daily flight connecting Lagos and Dubai, enhancing options and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to Dubai and beyond. The route will be flown using a Boeing 777-300ER. EK783 will depart Dubai at 0945hrs, landing in Lagos at 1520hrs; the return flight EK784 […]

News

Minimum wage: Labour halts talks over FG’s N48,000 proposal

On Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress walked away from minimum wage discussions after the Federal Government proposed N48,000, far below the unions’ demand of N615,000 as the new national minimum wage. After abandoning the talks, the irate labour leaders held an emergency press conference, calling the offer an “insult to the […]

News

Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Sanwo-Olu Passes Away

The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Soyannwo, has passed away following a brief illness. Soyanwo, aged 55, reportedly collapsed and passed away a few hours later. Medical professionals pronounced him deceased at a hospital where he was taken after collapsing. Reports indicate that the deceased, who had served alongside Governor […]