The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, on Monday, January 20, 2025, failed to appear before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for his scheduled arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Otudeko was slated for arraignment alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya; a former Board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited. They were to be arraigned on a 13-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N12.3billion. At today’s sitting, counsel to Otudeko, Bode Olanipekun, SAN, informed the…
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A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that caused days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He pleaded guilty to the murder of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, who were at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in the town of Southport in July. Rudakubana also pleaded guilty to 10 charges of…
Nigerian Military High Command has confirmed the killing of the son of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist leader in a recent clearance operation on his stronghold on Fakai high ground in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja. Buba said the terrorist leader’s son was killed alongside scores of other terrorists during a coordinated operation between troops of Operation Fansan Yamma and the air component. Buba added that the operation was conducted on Jan. 17, along Shinkafi, Kagara, Fakai , Moriki, Maiwa and Chindo axis. According to…
Counsel to the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, charged with N12.3 billion fraud, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos in protest of the charge. Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting because the charge had not been served on Otudeko and two others charged along with him. Olanipekun is the counsel to the three defendants. The 13-count charge was preferred by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Otudeko, a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc., Olabisi Onasanya; and a former board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo. They…
Ada Ebere, aka Ada La Pinky, a disc jockey (DJ) and content creator has said that she prefers men who use sex toys on their partners. “If you get a man that uses toys on you when you are doing it, you have got the greatest man ever. “Men often believe that using toys will get you addicted and you will not want the real thing again, but that’s a lie. I love a man that knows how to use toys on me,” she told PUNCH SATURDAY BEATS. The heavily endowed lady also maintained that she was satisfied with her…
Sequel to an outbreak of yet another communal misunderstanding between Ifon and Ilobu communities, the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has ordered that a curfew be imposed in the two warring communities with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this known today in a Press Statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the State capital. To forestall further escalation of the crisis, the Governor has approved that a 7pm to 7am curfew be imposed . Kolapo Alimi’s Press Statement in relation to the imposition of the curfew reads further“Following the outbreak of another…
An opinion piece titled “Atiku as the Soul of the Opposition” authored by Suleiman Tajudeen and published in The Whistler newspaper on January 13, 2025, warrants a pointed rebuttal, for it is nothing short of a misleading and insidious attempt to undermine the collective wisdom of Nigerians. The author claims that Atiku is so consumed by the lust for power that he is willing to do “anything—right or wrong” to seize it. Bernard Baruch once wisely stated that every man is entitled to his opinion, but no one is entitled to their own facts. It is for this very reason…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called for increased collaboration and funding for the defence sector to effectively combat and eliminate banditry and other forms of criminality nationwide. The minister disclosed this in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Henshaw Ogubike on Thursday. The minister made the appeal during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Proposal for the Ministry of Defence to the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Defence at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. In his address, Matawalle noted the importance of robust…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed support for the federal government tax reforms bills stressing that the move would improve Nigeria’s fiscal stability. According to the Chamber the ongoing initiatives could raise the nation’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 11 per cent by 2025. The President and Chairman of the Council, LCCI, Mr. Gabriel Idahosa, made it’s position known during the 2025 Economic Review and Outlook Conference held on Thursday. The Tax Reform Bill, which includes the Nigeria Tax Bill (NTB), Nigeria Tax Administration Bill (NTAB), Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill (NRSEB), and the…
Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises(BPE), Mr.Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, 3rd from left, felicitates the BPE SERVICOM Team, comprising; Mr. Auwal Dodo, Mrs. Anienam Udoh, Mr.Ibeh Uzoma Chidi, Mr. Paulsanctus Uzoma and Miss Cynthia Ikpokpo for winning multiple awards recently for BPE to emerge the best in service delivery in Nigeria. READ ALSO: