Military authorities in Nigeria on Thursday have freed the Editor of a media platform FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, who was abducted from his home in Lagos State on Friday, March 15, 2024. His release comes after days of sustained pressure by his professional colleagues and other well wishers Olatunji was released to some media stakeholders, including…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Thursday shut down a branch of a popular food outlet, KFC, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. In a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah, it noted that the food outlet violated the Lagos State law on People with Special…

The Nigerian Government says it will on April 4 arraign Binance Holdings Limited and its two top officials: Tigran Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, on allegations bordering on tax evasion. Binance, Gambaryan, and Anjarwalla, listed as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively, are expected to be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court…

Six members of the Labour Party (LP) in the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They made their defection known on Thursday in Enugu in a letter read by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during the plenary at the Assembly Legislative Complex. Those who defected are Ejike…

The Management of the Anambra State Library Board has received the donation of eight thousand (8,000) books of different genres from a US-based medical doctor, Dr. Eugene Nwosu The official handover of the donated books, which held at the hometown of the donor in Ajali, Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, was grace…

The Special Adviser to the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, on People with Disability, Mr. David Anyaele, has reaffirmed the preparedness of the government to ensure that access to quality education and healthcare services are enhanced to benefit children suffering from cerebral palsy, and other Persons with Disabilities. Speaking in Umuahia, during The Straight…

Governor Peter Mbah inaugurated a six-man governing council of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Wednesday; with Chinyeaka Ohaa as chairman. The other council members are Ikenna Chukwu, James Ifeanyi, Gladys Okoro, Chinedu Onu, and Dr. Eric Oluedo. Mr Mbah, who performed the inauguration at Executive Council Hall, Government House, Enugu,…

As part of efforts to tackle insecurity in Imo, the State’s Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has unveiled the “Information Not Disinformation” campaign. The campaign was unveiled by the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr. Matthew Ovye, at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The “Information Not…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has urged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Abubakar Momoh, to mobilise contractors back to sites to complete abandoned NDDC projects scattered across Abia State. The governor stated this when he received the minister and his team, who were in the state to inspect road projects being handled in…

The Labour Party (LP) has declared that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, as the preferred presidential candidate of the party in the next 2027 general election. The party also adopted the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, as the governorship candidate of the party in the state for…