Day: October 15, 2024

Remove Defamatory Posts On Falana, Falz, Court Orders VeryDarkMan

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State High Court has ordered controversial social media critic Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to remove defamatory comments and videos concerning lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin. Justice M. O. Dawodu delivered the ruling in suit no: ID/8584/GCM/2024 on Monday. According to him, the publications made by VeryDarkMan on his social media accounts on September 24, 2024, linking Bobrisky to Falz and his father were defamatory and injurious to their public image. In a Certified True Copy cited by our correspondent,…

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Two-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

Abibat Babalola

A two-storey building in Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State has collapsed. The building, which collapsed in Amusu Street, led to people scampering in different directions for safety. The catastrophic incident was disclosed by X users on Monday. READ ALSO: The $20M Fraud Case In US That Landed Air Peace CEO In Fresh Trouble ‘6th Time In 9 Months,’ How Grid Collapsed, Plunged Nigeria Into Darkness Dr. Abdulmumim Alao Elected President of UNILAG Muslim Alumni At 35th AGM Gov Suspends Aide Who Disclosed N70k Minimum Wage Approval As at the…

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The $20M Fraud Case In US That Landed Air Peace CEO In Fresh Trouble

Precious Ibekwe

US authorities charged the owner of Nigeria’s largest airline with obstruction of justice in a $20 million fraud case. The charge updates an indictment from five years ago in which he and an alleged accomplice were charged with bank fraud and money laundering. The US Department of Justice said Allen Onyema, founder and chief executive of Air Peace, faces the new charge of obstruction “for submitting false documents” to the US government. Onyema, 61, allegedly submitted the documents in a bid to end the investigation that led to the bank…

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‘6th Time In 9 Months,’ How Grid Collapsed, Plunged Nigeria Into Darkness

Aliyu Aliyu

‘ ‘Zero MW,’ details of the total grid failure that grounded supply to 00 Mega watts The national electricity transmission system, otherwise known as the national grid, suffered a total collapse Monday’s evening plunging the country into total darkness. Platforms Africa reports that this is the sixth time in 2024 that consumers will experience power outages occasioned by incidents from the grid. After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister Disowns Claim After Platforms Africa’s Report Buhari Sets up 14 Man Committee on Fuel Crisis The failure, which started…

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