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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite and businessman, FRED AJUDUA, over an alleged $1.43 million fraud. The arrest followed a Supreme Court order issued on Friday, 5th May 2025, which revoked his bail and directed that he be remanded in the Correctional Service. AJUDUA’S legal troubles date back to 1993, when he was accused of defrauding a German businessman of $1.43 million, and the EFCC in 2016 filed […]

Political figures in Nigeria, including President BOLA TINUBU, former President GOODLUCK JONATHAN, his wife, DAME PATIENCE, Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, Delta State Governor, SHERIFF OBOREVWORI, among others, yesterday paid their last respects to an elder statesman and respected leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), EDWIN CLARK. President TINUBU, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, GEORGE AKUME, at funeral service held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kiagbodo, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta,expressed […]

The Federal Government has confirmed full payment of $3.4 billion loan received from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, MOHAMMED IDRIS, confirmed this while briefing newsmen yesterday after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja. Recall that the Nigerian government last week officially removed itself from the International Monetary Fund, IMF,’s debtor list, amid the full settlement of its outstanding credit obligations.   Reports say […]

American singer JOHN LEGEND has shared his thoughts about his former friend KANYE WEST, suggesting that the death of WEST’smother affected the rapper’s mental health. Recall that WEST, also known as YE, had openly talked about his experiences with bipolar disorder and autism, expressing his belief that he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. However, LEGEND in a recent interview, said YE’S descent started after his mother passed in 2007, noting that his mental health has continued to deteriorate ever since […]