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- 31 Mar 2021
MultiChoice Premieres ‘Baby Drama,’ Others on Africa Magic this April
Lovers of great local entertainment will be treated to the start of a new drama series as well return seasons of their favourite shows this April on Africa Magic. Africa Magic, the continent’s…
- 23 Oct 2025
Police in Court, Declare 24 foreign Cybercrime Suspects Missing
The police, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the whereabouts of 24 foreigner hackers being prosecuted on allegations bordering on cybercrime was unknown. Victor Okoye, police…
- 6 Aug 2026
DSS Arraigns Eze for Allegedly Hacking, Stealing N800m from SunTrust Bank
Ugochukwu Eze, a 47 year-old man, was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into the server of SunTrust Bank to steal a total of N800m. Ugochukwu also known…
- 23 Mar 2021
Showmax Takes Nigeria’s Most Popular Series and Movies Abroad
Showmax, Video streaming service is taking Nigeria’s most popular series and movies, including Africa Magic’s hit shows to Nigerians living abroad. From epic historical tales to contemporary stories…
- 5 Dec 2021
Reality TV Landscape in Nigeria: The MultiChoice Impact
By Chigoziem Dike Conversations around the appropriateness of reality shows in the Nigerian society usually elicit controversy, as different individuals strongly offer their arguments for or against…
- 24 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Nigeria Unveils Exciting Lineup of Shows and Series Ahead of this Years Festive Season
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a lineup of new shows, series and other content offerings coming to its DStv, GOtv and Showmax platforms ahead of the festive season and well into 2022. The content…
- 28 Aug 2018
NCC, WIPO Organize Capacity Building Workshop on IP Rights for Judiciary
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in the thrust of its mandate to advance the growth of Creative Industry through strengthening of Institutional capacity has organized a train the trainers’…
- 7 May 2019
MTN VS AGF: Court rejects AGF preliminary objection
The Federal High Court presided over by the Honourable Justice Aneke has delivered its ruling, rejecting the Notice of Preliminary Objection filed by the AGF in response to MTN’s lawsuit. The…
- 13 Nov 2020
Nigeria Records 67% Rise In Electronic Money Transactions During COVID-19 Lockdown - CBN
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that electronic transaction volumes increased by about 67 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown with increased…
- 12 Jun 2025
Court Declines Access Bank’s Request to Freeze MTNN Account over N180Bn Claims
Federal High Court in Lagos has declined Access Bank Plc’s request to freeze the bank accounts of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc over a disputed N180.95 billion debt claim linked to a long-expired…
- 18 Jun 2025
First Bank Spends N15Bn to Guard Systems against Hackers in 5 Months –CEO
First Bank HoldCo Plc has disclosed that it spent over ₦15 billion to protect its banking systems from cyberattacks between January and June this year, as digital threats to financial institutions…
- 28 Nov 2021
Artificial Intelligence Will Speed Up Judicial Proceedings – Pantami
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, has said that embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other innovative technologies will facilitate a timely…
- 24 Nov 2021
EFCC Fingers Insiders for Most Fraud in Banking Sector
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that most frauds in the banking sector were perpetrated by insider Information, Communication Technology (ICT) employees. Mr Abbah Sambo,…
- 20 Sept 2021
CIBN, NJI to Raise Awareness for Judicial Officers on Banking Contemporary Issues
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has called for joint knowledge events to educate all cadres of Judicial Officers in the country on developments and trending issues in the banking and…
- 2 Jul 2026
Court Declares Keystone Bank Staff Wanted over Alleged N35m Fraud
A Federal High Court, Lagos has declared Mrs. Ebele Okpala, a female banker with Keystone Bank, wanted over alleged N35 million fraud. Apart from declaring the banker who is said to be outside the…
- 23 Feb 2021
Banker in Trouble over Alleged N14m Failed Forex Deal
Ms Ugwumba Evangeline, a banker with one of the new generation financial institutions, is in trouble over her alleged involvement in a failed foreign exchange transaction. Ms Ugwumba, who is no…
- 1 Jul 2020
FG Re-arraigns Suspended NBC Boss over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday re-arraigned Ishaq Modibbo- Kawu, the suspended director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the…
- 4 Sept 2014
Court Freezes Dangote’s Accounts in 20 Banks
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 20 Commercial banks in Nigeria to dishonour all withdrawal cheques from Mr. Sani Dangote, younger brother to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and his companies, Dansa…
- 25 Jun 2025
Qatar Airways Top Brass Face Court Action in Nigeria Over FCCPC Charges
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will, on Oct. 7, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Qatar Airways, Mr Temi Birdzell, alongside the company and its top…
- 5 Feb 2024
Businessman Files N5trn Suit Against Works Minister, Others Over Alleged Copyright Breach
A businessman, Mr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, has filed a N5 trillion suit against the Minister of Works and Housing over alleged copyright infringement, according to NAN report. Ibe-Kalu, in the suit marked:…
- 28 Jun 2015
Buhari Evades Service in Alleged Certificate Forgery Suit- ASRADI
Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI) has accused President Mohammed Buhari of evading service of the process it filed against him at…
- 14 Oct 2025
Court Fines 59 Foreign Hackers N1m Each for Cybercrime
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted 59 other foreign hackers and ordered each of them to pay the sum of N1m. Justice Ekerete Akpan, in his judgment, alternatively ordered them to serve…
- 22 May 2014
Reps Say Alison-Madueke Must Face Probe over N10Bn Jet
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, insisted that it would proceed with the probe of the alleged personal use of a private jet charter and maintained at the cost of N10 billion by the…
- 18 Nov 2021
Governor Mohammed Lauds CIBN for Donating 160-Seater Lecture Theatre to ABTU
The Governor Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed has commended the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria for donating a 160-Seater lecture theatre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi,…
- 30 Nov 2021
Court Adjourns to January 12 NBC’s Suit to Nullify Rite Foods’ Bottle Design Registration
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned to January 12, 2022 the suit filed by the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) seeking to nullify the registration of the bottle design of Rite…
- 11 Oct 2020
Appeal Court Orders Airtel to Pay N4.8Bn Judgement Debt
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has ordered Airtel Networks Limited to pay a debt of N4,888,434,208.92 to a telephony products and services distributor, Plus Limited while upholding an October…
- 19 Feb 2019
Court Orders EFCC to Release of Ayeni, Ex-Skye Bank Chairman
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release detained Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of Skye bank, from its…
- 4 Dec 2020
Alleged N2.9Bn Fraud @ NBC: Defendant Loses in Application against EFCC
Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has thrown out the application of Patrick Are, second defendant in the trial of Emeka Mba, former director-general of National Broadcasting…
- 5 Apr 2020
Okoroji, COSON Boss Renews N100m Lawsuit against NCC
Chief Tony Okoroji, chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), has renewed his N100 million lawsuit against the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), according to James Ononoiwu, attorney, to…
- 12 Mar 2025
Court Stops FG from Sanctioning MultiChoice over DStv, GOtv Tariff Hike
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from taking “any administrative steps” against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited…