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After 4-year remand, Lagos pastor, accomplice re-arraigned for beheading boy

A Lagos-based pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, has been re-arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for allegedly beheading a seven-year-old boy in the Ikorodu area of the state. Adetokunbo was arraigned alongside one Adedoyin Oyekanmi on three counts bordering on…

Police arrest 5 persons in Katsina suspected of supplying bandits with petrol

The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested five persons suspected to be supplying bandits with petroleum products, in addition to a suspected kidnapper in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in…

D’Tigress beat Angola 85-65 to qualify for Women’s AfroBasket quarter-finals

D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Monday in Yaoundé beat their Angolan counterparts 85-65 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In their final Group B game, the Nigerian side dislodged the Angolans who…

Nigeria’s military crackdown puts squeeze on bandit gangs

Nigeria’s military campaign against criminal gangs in the northwest is pushing them into neighbouring regions as a result of a telecom shutdown and a squeeze on fuel and food supplies, local residents and officials said. Hundreds of troops backed by…

FirstBank expands its international money transfer network

In furtherance of the need to expand diaspora remittance inflow into the country, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has increased its network of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), targeted at easing the accessibility of its customers to receive money from…

Tope Oshin’s new film, “Here Love Lies”, receives ReFrame Stamp honour from Sundance

…..past honorees include Ava DuVernay and Gina Prince-Bythewood Months away from its 2022 cinematic release, director, producer, writer and show-runner, Tope Oshin’s new film is already making waves.  The film which stars Tope Oshin in the lead role as well…

*Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing, sexual violence bills into law (Guardian)*INEC suspends voters’ online pre-registration in Lagos (Punch)

Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing, sexual violence bills into law (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, signed the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing and trespass of cattle on land. He also signed domestic and sexual violence into laws. The anti-open…

TD Africa, Dell EMC talk up PowerStore solution for 21st century businesses

Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, solutions and lifestyle distribution giant, TD Africa and multinational technology company Dell EMC Technologies have stressed the benefits of leveraging cutting-edge technology in gaining significant advantage in the 21st Century business environment. They made this known…

Teni Adesanya emerges The Top10 Magazine Man of the Year 2021

Dr. Teni Adesanya, Founder and Executive Chairman of Oxford Holdings, has emerged The Top10 Magazine Man of the Year, 2021. The business tycoon came tops in a rigorous selection process that featured about 100 other equally prominent and successful Nominees,…

*Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing bill into law (Punch)*Hushpuppi: Instagram grants Nigerian fraudster access to continue using account (Guardian)

Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing bill into law  (Punch) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in the state into law. He signed the bill into law on Monday. The governor’s media aide on print…

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