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An appeal has been filed challenging a Lagos State High Court ruling in the ongoing legal battle over the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. The appellants, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe (the late banker’s father) and Christian Wigwe (his cousin) are contesting the decision made on February 6, 2025, by Justice Olayinka Adeyemi. They argued that the trial judge erred in refusing their request for interim relief pending the resolution of the substantive suit. In a notice of appeal dated February 13, 2025, the appellants pointed out 10 grounds for contesting the ruling. They argued that the trial judge wrongly held that the reliefs sought in the interlocutory application were identical or similar to those in the main suit. The appellants maintained that the interim reliefs were solely intended to preserve the estate and ensure the welfare of the late Wigwe’s minor children until the dispute over his will is settled. In contrast, the final relie...

An American pastor and motivational speaker, Bishop TD Jakes has dismissed allegations of sexual assault levelled against him by two pastor brothers decades ago.   Jakes, 67, was first accused last year of targeting former pastor Duane Youngblood, 58, over 40 years ago, before his alleged victim's older brother, Richard Edwin Youngblood Sr., 62, filed his own allegations earlier this month.   According to Richard's filing, the megachurch pastor preyed upon him years ago when they shared a hotel room during a ministry event, alleging similar conduct to his brother's original filing.     He wrote in his affidavit: “ (Jakes) secured a room with two beds in it, and we went to the room for the night. That night, while I was laying in my bed, I felt Elder Jakes climb into my bed.   “He pressed his body against mine and asked, 'Youngblood, do you feel that?' He was referencing his erection that he was pressing against my backside. “I got up out of bed in complete ...

  The Head of the Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Chika Edoziem has been cleared of all charges related to terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, and violent criminal activities by Justice I.N Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo state. Edoziem, who ranks next to the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was previously declared wanted and listed as a security threat in a government publication. A judgment delivered in the case between Edoziem and the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff, Justice Oweibo, held that Edoziem’s designation as a wanted person, terrorist, insurgent, kidnapper, and violent criminal was illegal and a violation of his fundamental rights. Justice Oweibo ruled that the March 22, 2024, publication of Edoziem’s name and photograph in the Ministry of Defence’s First Edition of 2024 was done in gross violation of his constitutionally guaranteed right to dignity of the human person, making it unconstitutiona...

  Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been granted bail.   He was granted bail after being arraigned on Thursday before a Magistrate Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for alleged assault on the government officials.   Portable had walked into the Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Lagos Command, on Wednesday morning after he was declared wanted by the Ogun Command.   He was later transferred to the Ogun Command’s headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.   The Zazoo-zeh crooner was arraigned on a five count charge before an Isabo Magistrate Court, Abeokuta.   The charges include conspiracy, assault and restriction, armed with cutlasses and guns, conduct likely to cause arm.   He pleaded not guilty to the charges.   His proteges – nine in number – were arraigned for similar charges on February 6.   The nine suspects are, Nurudeen Warris,21, Adetola Alashe, 25, Samuel Adeleke,28, Oluwaseun Ayenuwa,19, Olu...

  The  Department of State Services (DSS) stopped the former Abia State House of Assembly member, Obinna Ichita on Wednesday, February, 19, from visiting the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The security outfit also stopped Kanu’s legal team and his family from gaining access to him. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor made the disclosure via a post he shared on his X account. He described DSS’ action as a violation of the Nigerian Constitution and a court order. He wrote: “ ALERT/UPDATE: Today, the DSS arbitrarily refused us (the Legal Team), an ex-member of Abia State House of Assembly & the family of MAZI NNAMDI KANU from having a visitation with him. This flagrant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and a subsisting Court order will not stand.” Kanu has been locked up by the DSS since he was rearrested and subjected to extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria. Since his return in 2021, courts had discharged and acquitt...

  The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills has reacted to claims that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Boko Haram or any terrorist organization.   According to him, USAID didn't sponsor any terrorist organization.   Speaking after a meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja on Wednesday night, Mills emphasized that the US has strict policies to prevent any American financial assistance from being diverted to terrorist groups.   The controversy began on February 13 when US Congressman Scott Perry accused USAID of indirectly funding groups like Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda. During a Subcommittee hearing on Government Efficiency, Perry alleged that $697 million annually was being misused. He claimed:   “Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room? Because your money, your money, $697 million annually, plus the shipments of cash funds in Madrasas, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Har...

Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, the 90-year-old father of Herbert Wigwe, is in court over his grandchildren's guardianship and management of properties belonging to the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank. The legal war over the estate of the late Wigwe has moved to the Court of Appeal following the Lagos State High Court’s dismissal of an application for interim reliefs.   On February 6, 2025, Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, dismissed the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. The applicants, Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe had, in an action allegedly orchestrated by Emeka Wigwe, filed suit number ID/7735FPM/2024 against Access Bank Plc, Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd, and United Securities Ltd. Also named as defendants under an order dated Nove...

Two suspects connected to the murder of Hon. Justice Azuka, the late representative of Onitsha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, have escaped from police custody. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Awka, the state capital. Ikenga said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, upon receiving the report of the suspects’ escape, immediately mobilized human, operational, and intelligence assets to ensure the re-arrest of the fleeing suspects. In addition, he has ordered disciplinary action against officers found culpable of negligence in the incident. The police spokesperson stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were assisting police officers in an operation to arrest the receiver of stolen goods and recover operational vehicles used by the criminal gang. Ikenga stated,  “The Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu, o...

  Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable, has handed himself over to the police.   This comes after he was declared wanted by the Ogun state police.   The singer who was declared wanted by the police on Monday, surrendered himself today to the police at the SCID, in panti, Yaba.   He is currently being transported to Ogun State where he will be handed over to the police there.   Recall that Portable, had on Tuesday, claimed that he is a “madman” receiving treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.   He made the statement while pleading with Nigerians and the Ogun State Government following the police’s declaration of him as a wanted individual.   The singer had allegedly, assaulted three officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ota Zonal Office.

  More details have emerged concerning a couple that died after attacking each other.   It has been revealed that the couple involved is a senior police officer and his wife.   They attacked each other, leading to their death over an infidelity issue in Ekiti State.   The Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, stating that it happened on Tuesday, in the Ita-Eku area along Igirigiri Road.   It was gathered that the policeman identified as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Leramo Caleb, allegedly engaged in a heated argument with his wife, Tate, over accusations of infidelity.   It was reported that the wife allegedly attacked the officer and cut off his manhood.   In retaliation, the enraged policeman picked up a machete and hacked his wife to death, smashing her head and face in a gruesome act of violence.   It was further gathered that the late officer was in his second marriage, which, unfortuna...

  The Ogun State Police Command has insisted that singer Portable must submit himself.   This comes after he claimed to be having psychiatric issues.   According to the police, the singer remains wanted in connection with an alleged assault on government officials.   Recall that in a video posted on Tuesday, Portable declared that he is a “madman” receiving treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.   He made the statement while pleading with Nigerians and the Ogun State Government following the police’s declaration of him as a wanted individual.   However, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omolola Odutola, maintained that Portable must surrender himself for investigation.   “Portable will come and submit himself. He cannot be in the psychiatric hospital in Aro. Everybody knows he is a wanted person. If he is in any facility, the police must be informed. He is a wanted man,”  Odutola said.   The police ...

A video has captured the moment a family of four collaborated to steal three laptops from a store. The video was shared by the business owner who was surprised that they stole in the presence of his staff. The incident, which occurred on Monday February 17, 2025, shows what appears to be a family consisting of a fathers, his wife, and their two daughters at the store. The wife and daughters all wore jilbabs. As they perused the shelves with the laptops, an employee is seen attending to them. However, the father kept the employee engaged to distract her while his wife and daughters took the laptops from the shelves and hid under their jilbab. The business owner is now asking for help to find the family. Watch The Video Below:

  Music  producer, Ezekiel Onyedikachi popularly known as EeZee Tee has stated that he's ready to defend himself in court. He made the comment on Monday after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him with fraud.   Onyedikachi spoke via his lawyer, Dr Monday Ubani (SAN), when the matter came up for hearing before a Federal High Court in Lagos.   When the case was called, Ubani announced an appearance for the defendant, while Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) appeared for the prosecution.   Ubani, then informed the court he had filed two separate preliminary objections to the charge but would be withdrawing.   When the Presiding Judge, Justice Alexander Owoeye inquired about the whereabout of the defendant, Ubani told the court that he received a call from the defendant, who said he had a terrible accident that morning.   He however assured the court that his client will be available at the next date to take his plea and prove his innocence....

The  government of Anambra State has dismissed reports that it authorized security operatives to arrest women seen publicly without bras or panties. On Sunday, Feb 16, a video recording trended, showing a town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, stating that, henceforth, women without underwear will be arrested. The town crier added that the directive was received from the state governor, Soludo himself. However, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, the SSA New Media to the Governor, has stated that such a directive did not come from the state governor. He released a statement on Monday, Feb. 17, that reads: " The trending announcement by the town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, wherein the announcer stated that ladies who move about without underwear (bra and pants) would be arrested, is neither from the State government nor Agunechemba Security Outfit. "Such trivial matters do not have any legal support and cannot be the focus of the State government or its law enforcement agencies at this time ...

Controversial street artiste, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has been declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command for his alleged involvement in a violent attack on government officials carrying out their lawful duties. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, says on February 5, 2025, at about 1000hrs, officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ota Zonal Office named TPL Onabanjo Abidemi, TPL Raymond Lateef and TPL Ridwan Oyero Akinlesi were conducting an enforcement exercise at Oke-Osa, Tigbo Ilu Ota, when they encountered an elderly man later identified as Portable’s father, at Odogwu Bar in the area. Upon identifying themselves and requesting the approved building plan, the father informed them that his son was unavailable. “However, moments later, Portable, armed with a firearm and other dangerous weapons, led a gang of nine thugs in a violent attack on the unarmed officials. Th...

  The  process of deporting 85 Nigerians from the United States has commenced. This was made public by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu.   She expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach.   Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, on Sunday, disclosed that “with about 201 Nigerians currently detained in US immigration centres and about 85 cleared for deportation,” the government is advocating for adherence to internationally prescribed guidelines.   Similarly, she reiterated the government’s stance in a post on her official X account on Monday, titled “US Deportations Begin.”   The United States also confirmed that deported Nigerians will be flown directly to Lagos.   Mills emphasised that individuals serving prison sentences in the US would be among the first group of deportees.   “Those to be repatriated would be dropped in Lagos. There would not...

The Department of State Security (DSS), and Nigeria Police stormed the premises of the Lagos State House of Assembly, in the early hours of Monday, February 17, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, and the environs frisking every passerby. Meranda, however, arrived with her convoy at about 11.15am. Recall that the embattled, former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has sued the state lawmakers challenging his removal as the Speaker of the Assembly. Obasa, it was gathered, has filed a motion at the Ikeja Division of the State High Court, where he is also seeking an accelerated hearing of his suit. Obasa was removed in absentia by 32 out of the 40 members of the state Assembly on January 13, 2025. He was in America when he was removed in a situation described as “coup,” by President Bola Tinubu. The development has generated controversy with mem...

  Adamu Garba Talba, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made a claim against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).   He claimed USAID was used to fund Boko Haram and other terrorists organizations.   According to him, funds from USAID were used to procure weapons for Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other terrorists’ groups.   In a video he posted on his X page, Garba wondered how USAID spent $824 million last year in Nigeria.   Recall that Pennsylvanian Republican lawmaker, Scot Perry had claimed that USAID was funding terrorists organizations.   Speaking during the session tagged: “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, the Congress man alleged that $697 million in aid was being funnelled to Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda through USAID.   Perry claimed that there is no record of USAID using $136 million to build 120 schools in Pakista...