The Binance executive facing charges of money laundering, Tigran Gambaryan, has raised concerns about his treatment by the Nigerian government. In a video shared widely on social media by SYMFONI, Gambaryan, who was seen using crutches, accused the Nigeria Correctional Service of neglecting him on orders from the government. “This is Fucked Up, he was…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has demanded that the government must stop shrouding the operations and activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in secrecy. According to him, Nigerians deserve to know the state of affairs in the company and other state-owned agencies. Obi, in a post via…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the prison remand of 10 activists arrested in connection with the recent hunger protest in the country. But the civil rights group, Amnesty International, condemned the trial of the prosecution by the Federal Government, describing the charges as trumped-up and sham. Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that…
Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday. After his failed move to Chelsea, the 25-year-old still has a lifeline of moving out of Napoli as the Turkish transfer window closes on…
Former Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, has found himself at the center of another controversy following the release of a viral video allegedly depicting him involved in a sexual scandal. The video, which surfaced online last week, purportedly shows a light-skinned man engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman identified as being…
The Federal Government has predicted heavy rains in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The two predictions were issued separately by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment. The predictions obtained by our correspondent on Monday were from August 30 to September 2, 2024; and September 2 to…
The Chairman of the Coalition of Northern Groups Committee on Security, Bashir Yusuf-Ibrahim, led a delegation to the Gombe State Government House on Monday, where they presented a security report to Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, who also serves as Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum. Our correspondent reports that the NSGF comprises 19 governors of…
The Adamawa State-born Senator Ishaku Abbo is again embroiled in controversial news of an alleged sexual scandal via a video that has gone viral. Senator Abbo, only two years ago during his first tenure in the Senate had attacked a breastfeeding mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. In a leaked viral video that…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have arrested no fewer than 15 individuals allegedly supplying arms and logistics to terrorists in Taraba, Kaduna and Yobe states. This was as suspected bandits, in the early hours of Monday, killed one police officer, Inspector Eze and one other local vigilante officer in…
Last week, members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors embarked on a seven-day warning strike to bring attention to the kidnap of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who had been in the kidnappers’ den since December 27, 2023. Popoola, who is a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, as well…