Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed February 27 for the arraignment of Gbolahan Obanikoro, son of former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, for alleged N1.3 billion fraud. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had listed Obanikoro and four others for arraignment for alleged conspiracy, obtaining by false…
Legal expert, Afe Babalola SAN, has agreed to withdraw the cases he instituted against activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi.  This comes after a delegation led by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, paid him a visit on Sunday night, January 26.  Ooni visited the elder statesman at his residence at Afe Babalola University…
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu has opined that being sidelined by United States President, Donald Trump is exactly what Africa needs. The ex-CBN Deputy Governor, in a post on his X handle on Sunday, January 27, maintained that Africa needs to take its destiny into its own hands…
The legal icon, Afe Babalola (SAN), has agreed to withdraw criminal defamation and cyberbullying cases against activist lawyer Dele Farotimi. The resolution followed a midnight meeting at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) early on Monday, where top Yoruba monarchs led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, appealed to the lawyer to let…
The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Colombia agreed to accept without restrictions – deported migrants, the White House says. Donald Trump had ordered 25% tariffs on all Colombian goods after its president barred two US military deportation flights from landing in the country on Sunday. Colombian President Gustavo Petro had initially…
The former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, lamented on Sunday there are more fraudsters in President Bola Tinubu’s government than outside the corridor of power. Obi, who made the assertion at the Nexford University graduation ceremony in Lagos, alleged that the Nigerian government harbour more corrupt individuals than the wider society. He argued that the…
