Money laundering: Banker gets 12-year jail term, forfeits N43m

The Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a former employee of Wema Bank, Ademola Oni, to 12-year imprisonment for conspiracy and money laundering.

The court, which was presided over by Justice Joyce Abudmalik on Thursday, also ordered that the convict forfeit all his properties and cash in various banks as proceeds of crime.

Koga Entertainment chairman, Chris Jeyibo, dies in auto crash

The Chairman of Koga Entertainment, Chris Jeyibo, is dead.
It was gathered that Jeyibo died in the early hours of Friday after his Range Rover ran into a stationary trailer in the Mogodo axis of Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said the accident occurred around 1am.Koga Entertainment, which provides media and entertainment related services, is the parent company of Koga Studios, KogaXtra.TV, Koga Lounge, Koga Hall and KICL Clothing.

Fayose condemns attack on Tinubu

From an unlikely quarter came a support for the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the battle for the soul of the ruling party in Nigeria.
Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose on Friday condemned what he called the “conspiracy against Asiwaju Tinubu by those he made that are now being allegedly used against him warning those hoping to reap political benefits in the APC crisis to have a rethink.

Edo poll: Ize-Iyamu leads protest in Benin City

Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Friday joined leaders of the party to lead street protests against the outcome of the election.

‘Why Buhari’ll keep Dasuki in detention’

Why is former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki still in detention despite court orders that he should be released?

Dasuki, NSA in the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration, is standing trial for embezzlement of over $15 billion fund meant for equipment and other logistics to fight Boko Haram, the insurgent group troubling the Northeastern part of the country.

Vice Principal, teacher, four pupils kidnapped in Lagos

It all seemed like an action movie.

A group of gunmen stormed a Lagos school, shot in the air to cause commotion and abducted the vice principal, a teacher and four pupils.

The Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in Epe,  was in a sombre mood yesterday after the kidnapping, which occurred around 8.am.