A former Information Technology (IT) officer at Globus Bank, Idris Babatunde Olayiwola, has dismissed as “baseless” and “untrue”, fraud allegations levelled against him by the bank. Olayiwola in a statement he personally signed and which was released on his X handle on Monday, said contrary to allegations by the bank, he did not hack customers’ accounts or steal their funds during his brief stay at the bank and after his resignation. According to him, while working with Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) in January 2019, he was assigned the Globus Bank Core Banking Application Project. He said, “My team and I…
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Stella Okoli, Nigeria’s leading industrialist and Chief Executive Officer of Emzor Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, is currently in financial mess over alleged multi billion Naira loans obtained from banks. One of the banks, Nova Merchant Bank Limited has filed a winding-up petition before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, against, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries seeking to recover a loan of N6.205 billion granted the firm. The suit marked: FHC/L/CP/1044/2024 has been assigned to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. Listed as respondents in the suit are: Central Securities Clearing System Plc, Access Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Citi Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, First…
The Nigeria Police said it would probe an allegation by a popular Nollywood actor, Lawori, against a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Ganiyu Oyedepo, popularly known as Koko Zaria, involving an attack in which the former suffered a wound to his head. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Monday. The actor, in a video shared early Monday by an X user, Oyindamola, tweeting as #dammiedammie35, narrated how a bottle of alcoholic drink was smashed on his head at the 2024 Idimu Day event held last Tuesday, June 25, 2024. According…
A viral photo circulating on social media showing a man with a bloody back and wounds has been debunked as false by PRNigeria’s fact-check team. The photo was claimed to be that of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member brutally attacked in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State. However, investigations revealed that the photo is a special effect created by a makeup artist in 2014 and has no connection to the alleged incident. The fact-check team found that a similar incident occurred in 2017, but the photo accompanying that incident is different from the one currently circulating. The NYSC management had…
The Zamfara State Government’s claim that the newly appointed Permanent Secretary, Dr. Maryam Keshinro Ismaila, is not an indigene of the state has been debunked by a fact-check investigation conducted by PRNigeria. The investigation, which involved verifying Dr. Keshinro’s bio-data and obtaining letters from the Tsafe Emirate Council and other credible sources, confirms that she is indeed an indigene of Tsafe Local Government in Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Government had written to the Head of Service of the Federation, claiming that Dr. Keshinro did not meet the eligibility criteria for the position of Permanent Secretary due to her alleged…
Award-winning Afro-dancehall singer and songwriter, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie aka Patoranking and his foundation,has constructed a modernized football turf for young and promising footballers in his hood, Ebute Meta, Lagos , Nigeria. The beautifully constructed turf was officially opened on Saturday, 28 June, 2024. The singer and his football team which included his friends: Zlatan Ibile, Poco Lee, Yhemo Lee, were present. Commenting, the ‘celebrate me’ crooner said he built the turf from a place of love to unite his community because God has blessed him and he bless his people. “Today marks a significant milestone for me,my team and my…
A Maryland couple died recently while completing the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat. Alieu Wurie, 71, and Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among the more than 1,300 people who died during the pilgrimage as temperatures exceeded 120F (48.9C). Devout Muslims, the Wuries had been preparing for the religious pilgrimage together, the Washington Post reported. But relatives say that Ehajj and Umrah Tours, the Maryland-based tourist company with whom the couple traveled, failed to protect them amid extreme temperatures. The company did not have hajj certifications and lacked transportation and accommodations for the Wuries, even though…
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has filed a defamation of character lawsuit against Kafilat Ogbara, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, reports thegazellenews.com Ogbara is Chairman of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on June 5, Ogbara claimed that there are “many petitions” against Kennedy-Ohanenye and that the lower chamber is investigating the minister. The Minister had been invited to appear before the house committee on public procurement and the panel on women affairs and social development. Reacting to Ogbara’s remarks, the minister denied…
The CEO of Oasis of Faith Intercontinental Limited and President of the Christian Tourism Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CTPAN), Rev. Dr. Israel Kristilere, has lamented the maltreatment he suffered at Cairo Tarmac during a stopover on his pilgrimage to Israel. Kristilere, narrating his experience on the events of April 30th, 2024, when he and 27 pilgrims, were en route to Israel during a four-hour layover in Cairo, said: “Myself and another first-class passenger were resting in the lounge. Around midnight, when I observed that boarding has commenced, yet my group remained seated. Upon inquiry, I learnt they had instructed us…
A formidable member of Penpushing platform, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi has been nominated for the United Nations Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group in recognition of her immense dedication to the cause of women’s rights in Africa. Spotlight Initiative is a European Union and United Nations Secretary-General Flagship Initiative, a global partnership to eliminate violence against women and girls, working across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The nominee who is the Founder, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), and Director Center for Human Rights University of Lagos, is also a staunch gender rights advocate and law lecturer…