Day: 15 July 2020

Magu released from police custody

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been released from police custody after 10 days in detention. Magu was arrested on July 6, 2020 amid allegations of corruption and brought before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel. He has been appearing before a presidential panel investigating allegations of corruption and insubordination levelled against him by the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, The suspended EFCC boss was also accused of insubordination, purchase of property in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates through a proxy and…

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FirstBank: Empowering Staff; Driving Productivity against the Odds

Jide Ige

By Segun Adams As the coronavirus pandemic forces firms to downsize and cut their wage cost to cope with the adverse economic realities, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is bucking the trend with a different approach that puts its staff first, writes Segun Adams. In a pandemic year where employees are agreeing to pay cuts to keep their jobs and businesses are either downsizing or simply liquidating, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is an outlier, taking an unusual approach to demonstrate how organisations can still ensure the best outcomes…

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CAS, Abubakar, Kogi Gov., Bello mourn first female combat helicopter pilot

Jide Ige

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, and Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, have extolled the virtues of the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died in a car accident on Tuesday. The CAS said he was heartbroken by the incident which occurred in Kaduna State. Abubakar described the first female combat helicopter pilot in the history of the Nigerian Air Force as “one of our shining young stars”. In a statement on Wednesday, Abubakar said Arotile was “a very intelligent, disciplined, confident and courageous young officer who…

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Gruesome: Gokada founder, Saleh, murdered, dismembered in US home

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Fahim Saleh, founder and Chief Executive Officer of ride-hailing company Gokada, has been murdered and his body dismembered and decapitated in his home on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Tuesday afternoon, according to The New York Times. His dog, Laila, was, however, found alive in the apartment at 265, East Houston Street near Suffolk Street. The 33-year-old technology entrepreneur was murdered by assailants who scattered his body parts in different locations within the apartment. According to homicide detectives, his torso, head, limbs, and an electric saw were found in separate places…

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