The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 in a judgment delivered on Thursday sentenced him to life imprisonment. The trial…
The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor Godwin Emefiele continued on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Maitama, with a fifth prosecution witness, Kingsley Obiora, former CBN Deputy Governor in charge of policy, disclosing that the new naira notes printed and released into circulation under…
The Zimbabwean government has enacted new laws requiring WhatsApp group administrators to acquire The license payments are required of all data controllers, including WhatsApp administrators who manage data related to commercial conversations, per Statutory Instrument 155 of 2024. The new license will apply to several organizations, including churches, companies, and community organisations, with a minimum…
The call to ban use of card Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, has directed that a hearing notice be served on Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, at his residence and on the court’s notice board. This follows his repeated failure to appear in court for arraignment…
Abuja, Nigeria – Paymenex has unveiled OneCard Africa, a digital payment card exclusively designed for Africa, which promises to transform financial transactions across the continent. OneCard operates in all African currencies, enabling users to pay, send, and receive money across borders within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) without currency conversion complications.Available as a…
Anambra State businessman Mr. Eches Chinedu Henry has appealed to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), to intervene in an alleged attempt to undermine the judicial process. The move, he claims, is part of a deliberate effort to free members of an international criminal syndicate that specializes in defrauding unsuspecting businessmen, using Nigerian…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it has ceased importation of refined petroleum products. It said its focus to sourcing fuel directly from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, owned by Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, made this disclosure on Monday during his address…
Silvan Wallner playing football Top flight champion Silvan Wallner, aged 22, has quit football in favour of going to church every Saturday. The defender won the Swiss league title with hometown club FC Zurich two years ago. He said he was quitting football due to his religion. He called it quit with football just two…
By Charles Ude, Esq. Central Bank of Nigeria The recent appeal by Dr. Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru, a UK-based Nigerian Chartered Engineer and information security expert, to redefine online transaction protocols and ban the use of card PINs online deserves immediate attention. Dr. Aguoru, in a widely shared petition to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
