‘A Few People’ Embezzled Jonathan’s N3bn Nollywood Grant, Says Emeka Ike
A veteran actor, Emeka Ike, has claimed that “a few people” diverted the N3 billion grant by former President Jonathan, meant for the revitalisation of the Nigerian movie industry, for…
Ibadan Polytechnic Student Still Missing 651 Days After Amotekun Took Him
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), also known as Amotekun, took Olayinka Aguda, a student at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, from Apata in Ibadan, Oyo State, on December 30,…
Court Orders CBN to Pay N579b Stamp Duty Arrears to Private Firm
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay N579 billion to Kasmal International Services, a Nigerian private firm, for stamp duty…
Aguba Oddy Collected £9,000 to Process CoS in 2023. He Failed to Deliver
Before Babatunde Odubiyi, a Nigerian resident in England, paid Agubo Oddy, another Nigerian in England, £9,000 for his brother’s Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) in November 2023, he had only heard…
Deputy Speaker Kalu, Others Sponsor Bill to Establish Tinubu University
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and eight other members of the House of Representatives have sponsored a bill seeking to establish Bola Tinubu University of Nigerian Languages. The lawmakers said the…
Customer Waits on Zenith Bank to Recover Her N1.3m Stolen From Ecobank ATM in 2023
The odds of one’s debit card getting stuck in an ATM and N1.3 million vanishing without a trace minutes later may not be high but Regina Agbo, an Abuja resident,…
EFCC Declares Businessman Bolaji Akinduro Wanted — His Theft Case Dates Back to 2011
Bolaji Henry Akinduro, a 51-year-old, businessman in the oil and gas sector, is on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Checks by FIJ revealed that…
4 South African Cops on Trial for ‘Stealing Nigerian’s N1.9b Jewellery’
The South African police has arrested and arraigned four of its officers for stealing jewellery worth R20 million, approximately N1.9 billion, from a yet-to-be-named Nigerian. According to iol.co.za, an online…
Nigeria’s Ese Ukpeseraye Misses African Cycling Championship, Won’t Defend Title
Ese lovina Ukpeseraye, a Nigerian cyclist, has missed the ongoing African Cycling Championship holding in Kenya despite being the number one on the continent. She missed the World Championship in…
Now That Petroleum Marketers Can Buy Directly From Refineries, What Will Happen to Pricing?
As part of the transition towards a deregulated market structure for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), the federal government has authorised petroleum product marketers to purchase PMS directly from local refineries.…