The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of its officers who abducted a businessman in Abuja and extorted N29.9m from him in January. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development on Tuesday through his X handle (@Princemoye1), while…
Just in: $500k bribe: Supreme Court affirms Farouk Lawan’s 5-year sentence
The Apex Court in Nigeria on Friday affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting…
LEADERSHIP reports that the agency also disrupted a pre-wedding (Bachelor’s Eve) drug taking competition in Katsina.
The businessman, Emeka, 44, who claims he deals in copper wire was arrested at the airport upon his arrival from Douala, Cameroon via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Ethiopian Airline with the 12 consignments consisting of 797 pellets of cocaine weighing…
Businessman, 28, docked for alleged conspiracy, peddling false information
A 28-year old businessman, Abel Agbafor, was on Thursday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly falsely accusing another man of fraud. The accused person is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and peddling false information.…
Businessman remanded for allegedly defrauding girlfriend of N4.5m (Punch)
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a businessman, Obinna Amaefula, who allegedly defrauded his girlfriend of N4.5 million and aborted her five months pregnancy. Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje remanded Amaefula, who pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge…
I go to Akure every now and then – Ajidahun Oluwatobi
Ajidahun Oluwatobi is a young businessman who hais from Akure, Ondo State but lives in Anthony, Lagos State. He however loves to travel home every now and then. As a matter of fact, he had been there ony weeks prior…
I can’t get married on what I earn now -Ajidahun Oluwatobi
Ajidahun Oluwatobi says he would like to get married but the reality is that he cannot if he depends on what he is earning right now. Although he says he is a businessman, who is into oil and gas, he…
I wanted to go into business -Ikechukwu Ogbonna
Ikechukwu Ogbonna’s childhood dream was to become a businessman but as fate would have it, he had to walk another career path. He learned a trade instead. Today he is an electrical engineer, who confesses that what he makes is…
I sell electrical parts -Ifechukwu Eze
Ifechukwu Eze is a businessman whose childhood desire was to grow up and become an accountant but he could not resist the call of business. In fact, he studied accounting at the University of Lagos and even that was not…
Cosmas Maduka: Perfecting the starting over art
When Dr. Cosmas Maduka’s father died while he was only four years old, anyone could have thought that was the end for the little boy and his family. But that he is today the founder, President/CEO of Coscharis Group, a…
