Fidelity Bank is scrambling to stave off a looming insolvency after a Supreme Court panel found the top lender liable in a years-long tort dispute with a little-known general services venture operating out of Ibadan, Peoples Gazette heard from people familiar with the situation. The Lagos-based banking group has opened talks with lawyers representing Sagecom…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in collaboration with emergency response agencies, successfully rescued 18 victims from a severe vehicular accident on the Third Mainland Bridge near Ilaje, heading towards Iyana Oworonsoki. Among the rescued were a newlywed couple returning to the mainland after their wedding ceremony at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry. The collision…
A HIV-positive man confesses to having intimate relationships with nearly a thousand women, reflecting on his past. In a recent podcast interview with former housemate Doyin, the man revealed that he discovered his HIV seven years ago. Since then, he has had nearly a thousand sexual partners, many of whom are paid hookers. Since that…
A distinguished lawmaker in Oyo State, Hon. Comforter, has extended her heartfelt congratulations to the Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Seun Olufade, and his beautiful wife, Aramide, on the occasion of their wedding ceremony. In her congratulatory message, Hon. Comforter described the union as a divine blessing and a joyous milestone, emphasizing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared four individuals wanted in connection with a fraudulent online trading scheme allegedly perpetrated through a platform known as Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). The suspects are Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Adefowora Abiodun Olaonipekun—are being sought for their alleged roles in the scam, which has…
Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz and son of renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has given social media influencer VeryDarkMan a 24-hour ultimatum to retract alleged defamatory statements made against him. The ultimatum was issued through a letter from Falana & Falana Chambers, demanding an immediate retraction and apology for the claims made…
Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare has cautioned politicians coalescing under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with the intention of unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 to abandon their aspirations and prepare for 2031 instead. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, Dare dismissed the emerging opposition bloc as a collection of “disgruntled politicians” driven by “avarice ambition”…
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu did not sign the peace accord during the 2023 presidential election. Kukah spoke on Sunday, during the Edo election security town hall meeting in Benin. “What is also very interesting is that the current president, when he was a presidential candidate, did…
President Bola Tinubu and his host, President Emmanuel Macron of France, took to X to exchange pleasantries in Pidgin, the street language popular among millions of Nigerians. The Nigerian leader is currently in France on an official visit. Mr Macron was the first to post his pleasantry on X. He welcomed his guest and…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition has announced a new venue for the official unveiling of its political platform following a sudden cancellation of the event by an Abuja hotel. The unveiling of the coalition, powered by opposition politicians, suffered a setback after the management of the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Abuja issued…