Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja on Thursday. President Tinubu also granted a posthumous pardon to Herbert Macaulay, a Nigerian nationalist and co-founder, along with Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). Macaulay was the party’s first president, which played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence. However, in 1913,…
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. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that one Mr. Adetayo Adewodun, aged 47, who was earlier apprehended for impersonating a LASTMA officer and fraudulently extorting the sum of ₦7,800 from an unsuspecting motorist at Itire Junction, has been remanded by the Lagos Mobile Court following his arraignment on a two-count charge bordering on conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and impersonation. The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the Lagos State Government, was consequently ordered to be remanded in a correctional facility pending the perfection of his bail…
In what appears to be yet another desperate attempt to evaderepayment of long-outstanding debts upheld by multiple court judgments, Dr. BrendanInnocent Usoro and his company, Miden Systems Limited, have been linked to anunlawful protest staged on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Central Business Districtin Abuja.A group of individuals claiming to represent a coalition of civil society organizationsobstructed access to a Sterling Bank branch, chanting false allegations and distributingfabricated petitions designed to mislead the public about an ongoing legal matter.There is also an existing Federal High Court order, which expressly prohibits MidenSystems and its affiliates from taking any steps or…
. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday, 7th of October, 2025 apprehended one Mr. Adetayo Adewodun, aged 47, for impersonating a LASTMA officer and fraudulently extorting the sum of ₦7,800 from an unsuspecting motorist around the Itire Junction axis of Lagos State. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, Mr. Adewodun, accosted one Mr. Ayano Stephen, driver of a white Hilux vehicle (GME 259 TE) belonging to a construction firm, for allegedly making an unlawful turn at the aforementioned junction. Posing as an operative of LASTMA, the impostor deceitfully demanded the sum of ₦80,000 as a supposed penalty…
L-R: Executive Director, South Directorate, Fidelity Bank Plc, Pamela Shodipo; Executive Director, Lagos & South West, Fidelity Bank, Dr. Ken Opara; Executive Director, Strategy and Operations, National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), Mrs. Tinuola Aigwedo; Executive Director/Chief Risk Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Kevin Ugwuoke; MD/CEO, NCGC, Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Stanley Amuchie; and Executive Director, Risk Management, NCGC, Prof Ezekiel Oseni, during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between Fidelity Bank and NCGC in Lagos. Tier one Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc,…
The world is celebrating 2025 customer service week, which is dedicated to showing love and appreciation for the efforts of the people. Delta State Police command participated fully on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, by carrying out an outreach across the State.The command took advantage of the customer service week to appreciate Deltans for their support in the fight against crime and criminality. Partnership with members of the community is key and has been one of the major reasons why successes have been recorded in the fight against crime and criminality in the State. Souvenirs were presented to road users, market…
Union Bank of Nigeria recently hosted an informal and engaging meet-and-greet session with leading media professionals at The Stallion Plaza, its headquarters in Marina, Lagos. The event, held at SpaceNXT, the Bank’s purpose-designed co-creation hub for innovators and creators, was conceived as a relaxed platform to foster personal connections and deepen mutual understanding between the Bank and media partners. Rather than a formal media briefing, the gathering offered a convivial atmosphere for open conversation, reinforcing Union Bank’s recognition of the media’s essential role in shaping public discourse and amplifying the Bank’s mission. In attendance were senior members of Union Bank’s…
May Agbamuche-Mbu is a seasoned legal practitioner with over three decades of experience working with diverse clients in both the public and private sector. She hails from Delta State, although she was born in Kano where she attended St. Louis Secondary School. She graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1984 with an LLB in Law.After her call to the Bar in 1985, she attended the College of Law, London and qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. May has an LLM with specialisation in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen…
The resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji the minister with fake certificate saga was revealed in a press statement released by President Tinubu’s special adviser on Information and strategy; Mr Bayo Onanuga dated 7th of October, 2025 reads: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him. President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023. He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria. Nnaji said he has been a target of blackmail by political opponents. President Tinubu thanked him for…
The Commissioner of Police in Delta state CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has reeled out the command’s achievements in recent time. This was stated in a Press statement forwarded to Insight Global News by Delta Police Command Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Bright Edafe. The briefing goes this: Gentlemen of the press, I welcome you once again to our press briefing taking place at the Delta State Command headquarters, Asaba where I will be intimating you on some achievements the command has made within the period under review. On the antecedents of suspected armed robbers who break into churches, particularly in the…