A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial over an alleged $1.5 million fraud has told the Lagos State Special Offences Court that funds linked to the case were paid into the defendant’s account in multiple tranches. The witness, Paul Olufemi, a compliance officer with Providus Bank, gave the testimony while appearing before the court as part of the prosecution’s case. Olufemi informed the court that records obtained from the bank showed the funds were received in separate instalments rather than as a single transfer. He said the documents were produced in response to a request from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of its investigation. During...

President Bola Tinubu has urged member states of the United Nations to incorporate the Preamble to the UN Charter into their national constitutions, describing the move as a step toward promoting peace, justice, human dignity and stronger international cooperation. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, made this known during an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York ahead of President Tinubu’s participation in the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly scheduled for September. Ibrahim, who also chairs the Budget and Appropriation Committee (Fifth Committee) of the UN General Assembly, said President Tinubu believes that adopting the UN...

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial over an alleged $1.5 million fraud has told the Lagos State Special Offences Court that funds linked...

President Bola Tinubu has urged member states of the United Nations to incorporate the Preamble to the UN Charter into their national constitutions, describing...