The Federal High Court in Lagos has made an order of mareva injunction stopping Shoprite Checkers (PTY) Limited from disposing of or transferring its assets out of jurisdiction over a $10m judgment debt. Shoprite has announced its plan to exit Nigeria. The mareva injunction made by Justice Mohammed Liman was in favour of a Nigerian firm, A.I.C. Limited, which in 2018, secured a $10m judgment against Shoprite in a breach of contract lawsuit. According to court papers, the $10m judgment was entered in favour of A.I.C. Limited against Shoprite by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos State High Court in…
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As Nigeria gradually reopens its economy amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the country has reported 298 more infections – the third-lowest since June 8.On August 4, the country reported 288 COVID-19 infections and just one week later, it recorded 290 new cases.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the latest figure in a late-night tweet on Sunday.It explained that the new infections were reported from 15 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Plateau reported the highest number of new cases – 108, followed by Kaduna with 49 while Lagos – the nation’s epicentre of the disease,…
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Dr David Oyedepo, has advised the Federal Government to expunge the part of the newly-signed amended Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 that gives the supervising minister the power to remove the board of trustees of churches without recourse to the court. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had on August 7 signed into law, the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020. The bill, recently passed by the National Assembly, replaced the 1990 CAMA. Oyedepo gave this advice while delivering a sermon at the Faith Tabernacle, Ota in Ogun…
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has faulted the judgment of an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State sentencing a 13-year-old boy, Umar Farouq, to 10 years in prison for making derogatory statements toward Allah in an argument with a friend. Farouq was convicted on August 10, 2020, by Aliyu Kanu, the same judge who sentenced a Musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. Baba-Jibo Ibrahim, spokesman for Kano Region Justice Ministry, said the court handed down the death sentence as enshrined in Islamic laws based on irrefutable evidence and the convict’s admission of guilt.…
Emmanuelle Vaugier (Miss) is an International actress with a triple citizen and the host of the show, “If I were On Ellen.” This interview ascertains that she is a goal getter, has passion for animals and always love to be a “topflyer.” She further reveals in this interview, her advice to young people aspiring to be celebrities.Excerpts: Good Day Emmanuelle Vaugier! It is great to have you on Topflyers Magazine Exclusive Session.Thank you very much! Merci (in French).Please tell us about Emmanuelle Vaugier?I was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. My mother is of French/Algerian descent, while my father is…
Dynamically talented and meteorically advancing Matilda Lambert is a Nollywood actress, filmmaker, entrepreneur, humanitarian and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tilda Goes Green (TGG) Foundation. She hails from Ngo-town, Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. Having cut her teeth as an actor in the movie industry, the industrious lady veered into film making and her movies have collectively brought her to limelight making her one of the fast rising Nollywood actresses to beat at the moment. In this personality special interview of August 2020 with Topflyers Magazine International, she speaks about her growing up, humanitarian works, Nollywood…
After days of rancour over the future of TikTok, President Donald Trump said he would allow an American company to acquire the short-form video app — with a catch. Trump on Monday set September 15 as the deadline for TikTok to find a US buyer, failing which he said he will shut down the app in the country. In an unusual declaration, Trump also said any deal would have to include a “substantial amount of money” coming to the US Treasury. “Right now they don’t have any rights unless we give it to them. So if we’re going to give them…
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, DG, WHIO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), says a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. Ghebreyesus made this known at a virtual news conference on Monday at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. The director-general said: “We all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection. “However, there’s no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be; for now, stopping outbreaks comes down to the basics of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients, tracing…
The South-East Governors’ Forum has concluded plans for the smooth and safe reopening of schools for the exit classes of Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School three (JSS 3 and SS 3) respectively, to enable them sit for their WAEC exams in the zone. This formed part of the six point communique reached at the forum meeting held in Enugu, which was presided over by the chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Engr David Umahi. The communique was endorsed and released by Prof. Uchenna Ortuanya, Director General, South-East Governors’ Forum. “The Governors of South-East States have resolved…
The rainy season began this year as expected, but has left many wishing that it never happened. In the past few months, there have been occasions where Edo state has witnessed excessive rainfall due to the rainy season. In different parts of the state, citizens experienced flooding in their locality due to the excessive rainfall. However, some others like farmers who need the rain would be happy about the heavy downpour which has left their crops watered and the soil softer for easy harvest. Nonetheless, there are others who are grieved as the rain has caused a lot of “troubles”…
