Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria’s lawmakers, military join forces to curb arms proliferation

March 5, 2025

The House of Representatives and the Nigerian Armed Forces are teaming up to combat small arms proliferation, strengthening national security ...

General

Otunba Gbenga Daniel celebrates Pastor Enoch Adeboye at 83

by Freelanews

March 2, 2025

Otunba Gbenga Daniel celebrates Pastor Enoch Adeboye at 83, praising his spiritual leadership and impact on society Former Ogun State ...

Education

Tinubu approves two Nnew federal universities in Osun, Ekiti

by Quadri Olaitan

February 21, 2025

President Tinubu has signed bills establishing two new federal universities in Osun and Ekiti to boost research, innovation, and economic ...

Business

NNPC denies claims of importing 200 million litres of petrol

by Quadri Olaitan

February 19, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has denied reports claiming it imported 200 million litres of petrol in 2025 ...

Brands & Marketing

First Bank rebrands as FirstHoldCo Plc for a unified global identity

by Freelanews

February 13, 2025

FBN Holdings Plc has officially rebranded as FirstHoldCo Plc to unify its identity across subsidiaries and strengthen its global presence ...

Crime

Kano court adjourns Ganduje’s bribery case to April 15

by Freelanews

February 13, 2025

The Kano State High Court adjourns the bribery and misappropriation case against APC Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and others to April ...

Left: Gambaryan's view of Nigerian officials on the Abuja airport tarmac after he was released from jail, just before his plane took off for Rome. Until nearly the last minute, they demanded a $2,000 payment for Gambaryan overstaying his visa. Right: A selfie Gambaryan took just before his emergency spinal surgery after his return to the US. Photographs: Courtesy of Tigran Gambaryan

Crime

Untold story of Binance executive’s descent into Nigerian prison (Part VI)

by Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

February 11, 2025

US Pressure Secures Release of Binance Executive from Nigerian Custody Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, has regained his freedom after ...

Gambaryan in his cell in Kuje Prison, filling out an absentee ballot for the November 2024 election. (He obtained the mosquito net only after contracting malaria and subsequent bacterial lung infections.) Photograph: Courtesy of Tigran Gambaryan

Crime

Untold story of Binance executive’s descent into Nigerian prison (Part V)

by Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

February 11, 2025

Binance Executive Gambaryan’s Ordeal in Nigerian Detention Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan faced a harrowing ordeal in Nigerian detention, enduring solitary ...

Left: Gambaryan and Anjarwalla in the government guesthouse where they were held. Gambaryan is pointing to a surveillance camera in the house's living room. Right: Gambaryan's view from the guesthouse's couch, where he spent weeks killing time, often watching pirated television episodes with the government officials who were assigned to be his minders. Photographs: Courtesy of Tigran Gambaryan

Crime

Untold story of Binance executive’s descent into Nigerian prison (Part IV)

by Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

February 10, 2025

Binance Executive’s Nigerian Ordeal: Detention, Demands, and a Daring Escape Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan found himself in a nightmarish standoff ...