40-year-old man remanded for allegedly defiling daughter in Ekiti
An Ekiti state Magistrates’ Court, in Ado Ekiti, has ordered Emmanuel Bejide, 40, to be remanded in the Correctional centre, for allegedly defiling his daughter. The magistrate, Mojisola Salau granted the remand order as requested by the Police prosecutor, Sodiq Adeniyi, to enable him forward the duplicate case file to the office of the Director […]
N20bn bail-out loan: Court freezes Kogi State’s account in commercial bank
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the freezing of Kogi State salary bailout account number; 0073572696 domiciled in one of the new generation banks over a N20 billion loan obtained from the bank.
Igbo-ora holds world twins festival activities October 9
The Olu of Igbo-Ora, His Royal Majesty, Oba Jimoh Olajide Titiloye (Asoroolu Ayinla V) has announced dates for activities lined up to mark the 2021 edition of the famous Igbo-Ora World Twins Festival; an annual cultural tourism event celebrated to promote the multifunctional twinning cultural heritage of the Land of Twins.
Banks hint of criminal prosecution of customers over forex offences
*As CBN directs banks to publish BVN of defaulters By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief At the backdrop of a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish names of customers who circumvent the new foreign exchange (forex) guideline, commercial banks have rolled out a penalty regime against contraventions of the guideline. READ […]
Capitalsage raises N2.2bn debt financing to drive expansion plan
By Nkiruka Nnorom CapitalSage Technology Limited, an integrated fintech group, has successfully raised N2.2 billion in a Series 1 Private Company Notes (PCN) issuance, under its N10 billion programme. The capital raise was to accelerate the company’s growth across different markets in Nigeria and Africa. United Capital Plc, a financial services group, acted as sole […]
Edo, BOI launch N2bn fund for 50,000 MSMEs
By Cynthia Alo The Edo State Government and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth N2 billion to support entrepreneurs in the state. The fund was launched during a citizens’ engagement session organized by the Edo State Skills Development Agency, also known as EdoJobs, at […]
