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SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO SECURE KANU’S RELEASE — FAMILY The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused South East Governors of not doing enough to secure his release. Prince Emmanuel Kanu who spoke Friday in Umuahia during a memorial in honour of their late parents, HRM Eze …

BINANCE EXECUTIVE, GAMBARYAN, REVEALS THREE NIGERIAN LAWMAKERS WHO DEMANDED $150M BRIBE Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has opened up about his ordeal in Nigerian custody.In January 2024, Gambaryan was detained by law enforcement officials in the country. In a long social media post, he claimed the experience involved shady dealings, international tensions, and the figure of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu …

INEC LOSES 558 BALLOT BOXES, 186 VOTING CUBICLES, OTHERS TO SOKOTO INFERNO The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it lost 558 ballot boxes, 186 voting enclosures (cubicles), 186 election bags and various Registration Area Centre (RAC) materials, among others in the fire incident that happened in its office in Sokoto State.As part of efforts to curb vote-buying …

SACKED LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, OBASA, CHALLENGES REMOVAL IN COURT Former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has taken his battle for reinstatement to the courts. The Lagos politician has filed a suit at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, seeking to be immediately reinstated as the head of the state’s House of Assembly. The suit, filed on …

VISA REFUSAL: WE’LL RESPOND ASSERTIVELY AGAINST CANADA – MINISTER The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has revealed that Nigeria will respond strongly if Canada fails to resolve the issue surrounding its refusal to grant visas to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa. The minister’s statement was made in an official release signed by Iyogun Sunday, the …

YORUBA IMAMS REBEL AGAINST SULTAN OF SOKOTO, DECLARE MARCH 1 COMMENCEMENT OF RAMADAN The League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland has announced that Ramadan 1446 AH (2025) will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025, departing from the traditional practice of waiting for the official declaration by the Sultan of Sokoto, who is regarded as the spiritual leader of Nigerian …

HOW NIGERIA USED FINANCE AS SCAPEGOAT FOR TINUBU’S POLICY FAILURE — GAMBARYAN Head of Finance and Compliance at Binance in the United States, Tigran Gambaryan, said the Nigerian government used the cryptocurrency platform as a scapegoat for the repercussions of President Bola Tinubu’s Naira devaluation policy. Gambaryan disclosed this in a lengthy statement on his official X account on Friday, …

HOW NIGERIA USED FINANCE AS SCAPEGOAT FOR TINUBU’S POLICY FAILURE — GAMBARYAN Head of Finance and Compliance at Binance in the United States, Tigran Gambaryan, said the Nigerian government used the cryptocurrency platform as a scapegoat for the repercussions of President Bola Tinubu’s Naira devaluation policy. Gambaryan disclosed this in a lengthy statement on his official X account on Friday, …

MY HUSBAND DIED BECAUSE HE DIDN’T LISTEN TO ME – FORMER ONDO FIRST LADY Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has spoken about her late husband, former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s battle with cancer, expressing strong criticism of reliance on spiritual interventions. In an exclusive interview with Star News publisher, Olumide Akinrinlola, on Thursday, Betty revealed that if her late …

TRAILER SUFFERS BREAK FAILURE, KILLS RESIDENTS A yet to be ascertained number of people have been killed while others sustained injuries after a trailer lost control on the popular Muhammadu Buhari bridge in Kano. The ill-fated trailer was said to be heading for the southern part of the country. Commenting on the incidebt, a social media user, Yahya Abubakar Sadiq, …