President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has stated that the devaluation of the naira will not affect the food fortification targets set by leaders in the Nigerian food industry. This statement was made by Dangote while speaking at the 3rd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum, which he chaired alongside Bill Gates, co-chair of … Read more
The Constitutional Court has upheld and confirmed that sections of the Correctional Services Act undermine the independence of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), and are constitutionally invalid. On Friday, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment on an application to confirm the constitutional invalidity of sections 88A(1)(b), 88A(4), and 91 of the Act. The … Read more
The Covid-19 vaccine will “definitely” be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks, the regulator has said. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had approved the way doses will be distributed to homes. It means care home residents and staff may not be the first to receive … Read more
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court experienced yet another rocky start to the bail hearing of a man accused of ordering a hit on his businesswoman wife and her colleague. Thabo Stanley Leshabane, 57, is applying for bail together with four co-accused – John Zulu, 30, Ndondo Buthelezi, 25, Bhekimuzi Phiyose, 34, and Thembelani Dlamini, 30. Makoena … Read more
Angelo Agrizzi on Friday maintained his life was in danger and that everything he wrote in his new book is true. Agrizzi is the former Bosasa employee and corruption accused who rose to prominence because of his testimony at the state capture commission where he detailed dodgy deals between Bosasa and government officials. He gave … Read more
The home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.
The 36 State Governors of Nigeria are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, as soon as possible, to address security challenges across the country. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) made this known in a communiqué signed by Kayode Fayemi, its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, after its 22nd teleconference meeting on Friday in Abuja. The … Read more
Researcher of forensics firm Shadow World Investigations, Paul Holden, said some of the transactions in the flow of Estina funds was intended to break the trail of laundering in case investigators started looking. Holden is back at the state capture commission on Friday where he is detailing those very hidden transactions. He said some of … Read more
The judge in the Palesa Madiba murder case on Friday commended the State’s witnesses, saying their compelling evidence led to a conviction in the case. Dumisani Mkhwanazi was found guilty of the 19-year-old’s murder as well as on charges of defeating the ends of justice by burying her body. Madiba was last seen at her … Read more
The remains of the eldest child of late Western Region Premier, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has been laid to rest. Rev Tola Oyediran who died on Friday, October 16, was buried in Ibadan, Oyo state. In attendance at her funeral were the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor of Lagos, Jide … Read more