March 2023

Man, 55, jailed five years for drug trafficking

Sodiq Adelakun The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted and sentenced a 55-year-old freight agent, Oyeyemi Sharafadeen, to five years imprisonment for exporting several banned substances. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke handed down the jail term after Sharafadeen pleaded…

Suspected gunmen kill pastor, two sons in Plateau

Suspected gunmen have killed Reverend Musa Hyok and two of his male children in the Ganawuri community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Plateau Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the sad incident to journalists…

Flutterwave debunks losing N2.9bn to hackers

By Olumide David African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has denied losing the sum of N2,949,557,867 to hackers. It was earlier reported over the weekend that hackers stole the sum of N2,949,557,867, from the accounts of the company and over 300 customers…

Oil Mining Lease: NNPC 18 Operating Ltd replaces Eroton

The non-operating Joint Venture (JV) partners of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 have appointed the NNPC Eighteen Operating Limited as operator of OML 18 to replace Eroton Exploration and Production Limited (Eroton). The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr…