A plastic production factory, Multipak, has been sealed in Oregun, Lagos State, for violation of safety rules and regulations, poor house keeping and lack of signage which led to the untimely death of one Femi Olatunde, a factory worker who got his head stocked while operating one of the machines. According to Director General, Lagos…
A mild drama ensued at the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) as the Minister for Information and Culture; Alhaji Lai Mohammed was treated to a cacophony of boos and catcalls while delivering a speech on the stage. About halfway through proceedings, the Minister was invited to make his speech and as soon as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a special panel charged with investigating the $44.9 million wire fraud and money laundering case against Air Peace Chief Executive, Allen Onyema. A source in the antigraft agency who spoke with The Nation, said the EFCC probe is to amongst other things, determine if Onyema is fronting…
Senator Dino Melaye who has been hilariously touted as a candidate for Nollywood has finally clinched his first cinema movie role in a new Nollywood blockbuster titled ‘Lemonade’ set to premiere December 11, 2019 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The Senator, who had had a taste of acting in a new TV series…
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it dismissed 62 of its personnel in 2019. The FRSC corps marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this on Friday while speaking with reporters in Abuja on efforts to rid the corps of corruption. “These consist of 14 officers and 48 marshals with several others receiving various degrees of punishment in…
Jose Mourinho opened his Tottenham account with a 3-2 London derby win at West Ham on Saturday. Mourinho took over as Tottenham boss following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino earlier this week, with the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager signing a deal until the end of the 2022/23 season. Daniel Levy is obviously thinking…
Embattled Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema is enmeshed in more trouble as the United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia has issued a warrant of arrest against him. The U.S. Marshals Service were authorized by the warrant signed by Magistrate of the court Justin Anand, to take Mr Onyema into custody….
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has vowed to sack any officer who cannot live within his or her remuneration and involve in illicit ways to acquire wealth. Ali gave the warning while decorating some newly promoted officers of the service in Abuja on Friday, November 23rd. The service recently promoted…
In a shocking revelation, the founder and chief executive officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has been charged of alleged bank fraud and money laundering by U.S. Department of Justice. In a detailed statement issued on its website,the DoJ said: Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline,…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 14 charge of alleged fraud and money laundering against internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. Mompha is to be arraigned before Justice Mohammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos on Monday, November 25. In the first charge, the EFCC said that between 2015…
