A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Thursday, 8 May, 2025 adjourned until June 11, for continuation of settlement talks, in a suit against Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others. Justice Aneke adjourned the case for report of settlement, following information by first defence counsel, Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN), that parties were still negotiating settlement. Olanipekun had told the court that settlement had not broken down but still on. Recall that at the last adjourned date of March 17, 2025 Chief Wole Olanipekun had informed the court that a meeting involving all…
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Black smoke rose once again from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the morning of Thursday, 8 May, 2025, signaling that the Cardinals meeting in conclave have yet to agree on a new pope. This marks the second time black smoke has appeared, following an earlier signal on the evening of Wednesday, 7 May, 2025 shortly after the 133 Cardinals began the process of selecting a successor to Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday. The announcement of the 267th pope in the nearly 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church might still take some time. While many expect a decision…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is presently pushing seriously for the actualisation of the region’s free movement as it begins the tour of major border points within the sub region. The tour commenced with the visit of the President of the Commission, Dr. Omar Touray and a strong team from the regional bloc to one of the busiest borders in the area, Seme Border (Nigeria/Benin Border) on Wednesday. During the visit, Touray who took time out to speak to various stakeholders as he made the trip to the border from the Lagos before having a meeting…
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the helicopter crash that killed the former group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, along with his family and others. According to the report, the crash which claimed the lives of Wigwe, his wife, Doreen; their first son, Chizi; and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), has been attributed to a combination of pilot disorientation and the helicopter company’s negligence. The incident, which occurred on February 9, 2024, near the Nevada border in California, resulted in the…
Famous Nigeria comedian and actor Ayo Makun, popularly addressed as AY, has spoken about his recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of abuse of the Naira, thegazellenews.com reports. AY, who made this disclosure in a post shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, 7 May, 2025 AY, explained that he was invited for questioning on Monday, 5 May, 2025 regarding the public spraying of both local and foreign currencies during a recent social event, a practice considered a violation of the Central Bank of Nigeria regulations on currency mutilation. “I am grateful to God for His mercy and…
The Ondo State Governor , Lucky Aiyedatiwa has denied claims by some cocoa farmers in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state that he sold their farmland in Oluwa Forest Reserve to a private company, thereby ejecting them from their means of livelihood. Recall that hundreds of farmers in the council area on Sunday,4 April 2025 staged a protest against the private firm SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited and the state government, accusing them of destroying their farm plantation in Oluwa Forest Reserve in Odigbo LG in a bid to take over the land. During the protest, the aggrieved farmers alleged that their…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, has disclosed that an 18-year-old apprentice has allegedly impregnated 10 girls in just five months reports thegazellenews.com His victims included his master’s daughter and a salesgirl working in his master’s shop. According to the Commissioner, he was first sent to learn a trade under a master, but within three months, he got both his boss’s daughter and a salesgirl pregnant. This led to his dismissal from the apprenticeship training. Obinabo, who disclosed this in a live video on social media on Wednesday, 7 May, 2025, said the situation got worse…
A pharmaceutical company that specializes in the production of medication kits used for the treatment of diabetes, hypertension, and heart-related diseases is set for commissioning in Ogun State this weekend. The Chief Executive Officer of Codix Bio Pharmaceutical Company, Mr. Sammy Ogunjimi, disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Dapo Abiodun in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He mentioned that the factory is located along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. Ogunjimi noted that the company, which started operations in 2008, focuses on cardio-metabolic health related to diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. “When we came to Nigeria, we realized that treatment was…
Toyin Falola While going through this masterpiece capturing the experiences and travails of an older advocate for truth and justice, I could not help but reminisce deeply on many unspoken questions for Senator Babafemi Ojudu in my thoughts. I could well imagine his predicament and those who believed in the cause under the rule of hardliner military men who ruled with ‘iron fists.’ After many years since their ordeal in the quest for undiluted journalism, one cannot but ask how they eluded death to stay alive, brandishing the pen in their hands with a junta breathing down their neck. This…
Members of ECOWAS Parliament are meeting in Lome, Togo to find a way to reduce rising cost of air travel within West Africa, an issue identified as a major impediment to regional integration. Giving a keynote address at the opening session of the meeting which has in attendance parliamentary joint committee, the Vice-President of the Togolese National Assembly, Dzereke Yao, who welcomed delegates on behalf of the country’s legislative leaders, praised the timing and relevance of the theme. He said the air transport challenge must be urgently addressed to foster stronger economic and human connections among ECOWAS citizens. He noted…