A Federal High Court in Lagos has rejected the applications by Indian nationals Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, and British national Marcus Wade, to overturn a bench warrant issued for their arrest and extradition. The warrant relates to an alleged $42.485 million fraud. The court deemed the applications unmeritorious. The defendants—Prem Garg, Devashish Garg, and … Read more
Nigeria’s current minimum wage of N30,000 ($77) was signed into law in 2019 In the light of recent hike in food prices, their has been calls for minimum wage review by labour unions. Globally, Nigeria currently ranks among list of countries with lowest wage structure. Eko Hot Blog reports that the minimum wage debate … Read more
Gunmen have shot and killed an ex-Indian lawmaker and his brother. The former lawmaker was shot dead while he was being interrogated by journalists on live television. Two days before, the son of the ex-lawmaker, Asad Ahmad, had passed away. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was commotion during the weekend when a gunman walked … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has declared an Indian national Ayan Asit Chakraborty wanted. Eko Hot Blog reports that Gazette Bulletin with Ref No AR: 3000/ZN.2/MTU/TMI Vol. 2/141 announced that the Magistrates’ Court had issued a warrant of arrest in Lagos. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC Explains Exclusion Of Osibanjo’s Name On Presidential Campaign Council APC Clarifies … Read more
According to the woman, Ubaka who is a friend of Tony’s, often texted her and had sent his picture. But she had no interest in meeting him. A 20-year-old woman who was raped has named two Nigerians as the rapists that carried out the terrible act on her. The 20-year-old woman, an HR executive from … Read more
Executives of social media giant Facebook were questioned on Wednesday by an Indian parliamentary panel after allegations of bias on how the company’s in-house policies for regulating hate speech were applied on the platform. The panel called Facebook India’s representatives after a report in the Wall Street Journal newspaper alleged the company overlooked hate speech … Read more
– A 73-year-old woman has given birth to twin girls – The mother of twins based in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh – Her husband, Sitarama Rajarao, however, suffered a sudden stroke just a day later A 73-year-old woman in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has given birth to twin girls. Doctors … Read more
A 26-year-old Nigerian detained since last year in an Indian jail in Mathura has died. Times of India reported today that the Nigerian identified as Kumbha Roderick, died during treatment at the district hospital on Wednesday morning. According to police, Kumbha Roderick was arrested on September 30 last year by Mathura police under section 14 … Read more