The Chief Executive Officer of Binance, Richard Teng, has disclosed that its detained executive, Tigran Gambaryan’s physical and mental conditions is rapidly deteriorating in detention. Teng said Gambaryan is suffering from severe pain and is unable to walk due to a herniated disc in detention. Marking Gambaryan’s six months in detention, Teng accused the Nigerian government of refusing to allow him access to adequate medical attention. Gambaryan was detained on February 26, 2024, by the Nigerian government following allegations of money laundering. The Nigerian government had accused Binance and its executives, Gambaryan and the fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, of allegedly conspiring…
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Arsenal midfielder, Charlie Patino, has left the club to join La Liga 2 side, Deportivo de La Coruna. Mikel Arteta’s side stated this in a statement on their website Monday. “Charlie Patino has joined La Liga 2 side, Deportivo de La Coruna in a permanent transfer,” Arsenal’s statement partly read. “We thank Charlie for his contribution to the club during his time with us and wish him all the best for his next chapter with Deportivo de La Coruna.” Patino joined Arsenal in 2015 and signed his first professional contract in October 2020. The 20-year-old made his first team debut…
Russia has attacked Ukraine for the second consecutive night with heavy airstrikes involving various weapon types, initial reports from Ukrainian authorities said on Monday morning. At least five people were killed, two due to a rocket strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih and three others due to drone attacks on Zaporizhzhya, they said. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian army once again used long-range bombers, launching cruise missiles. Hypersonic missiles of the Kinzhal (Dagger) type were also fired. The attacks were primarily aimed at Ukraine’s energy system, analysts observed. On Monday, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine…
In a bid to put an end to the ethnic divisions that characterised the 2023 governorship election, prominent stakeholders in Kogi State politics are canvassing for a rotational governorship across the three senatorial districts in the state. They made their positions known in Lokoja during the 2024 Nigeria Post newspaper lecture and awards, marking 33 years since the creation of Kogi State, with the theme “Sustaining Kogi’s Unbroken Unity: Prospects and Possibilities; This House Must Not Fall.” The immediate past Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Mathew Kolawole, opined that a rotational governorship in Kogi would help…
A resident of Enugu State, Mr Ikechukwu Okeke, whose property worth millions of Naira was demolished earlier this year, has cried out again seeking Governor Peter Mbah’s intervention. DAILY POST recalls that the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, had demolished structures at the Breathe Restaurant & Lounge located at Independence Avenue at Independence Layout, Enugu, citing alleged lack of title documents.https://dailypost.ng/2024/03/01/alleged-illegality-enugu-agency-demolishes-structures-at-popular-restaurant/ However, following public outcry that greeted the exercise, the Enugu State Government promised to rebuild the facility immediately. But six months later, work is yet to commence as promised by the government, prompting the open letter to the…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the citizens of the state to look to the future with renewed determination, as the work of building a greater Osun is ongoing. Governor Adeleke renewed his pledge to contribute to the development of the state, adding that he is committed to leading the charge with transparency, dedication and accountability. Governor Adeleke made this call in a statewide broadcast marking the state’s 33rd anniversary of its creation on Tuesday. Adeleke also urged citizens to reflect on the journey so far and to recommit themselves to the ideals of the state’s founding…
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Tuesday named two former top-ranking security officials responsible for the extraordinary rendition of the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor stated that the immediate past Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai, and the ex-Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, were responsible for Kanu’s extraordinary rendition. Kanu was extraordinarily renditioned from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021. The IPOB leader had left Nigeria after being granted bail by Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court.…
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has revealed that it has not been served a copy of the suit filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP). The OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, stated this during a phone call with DAILY POST on Tuesday in Osogbo. DAILY POST gathered that APP had sued OSSIEC and 17 political parties, seeking an injunction to stop the process of the local government election in the state. Recall that OSSIEC has scheduled the local government poll in the state for February 22, 2025. The state electoral umpire has also inaugurated Electoral and Assistant Electoral Officers…
A pro-democracy group in Abia State, the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), has criticized the two chambers of the National Assembly Education Committees for excluding South-East universities from the disbursement of loans to students across the 19 tertiary institutions under the recently launched Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The group expressed concern over the silence maintained by the education committees of both chambers of parliament regarding the deliberate omission of the South-East from the loan scheme. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the group’s Executive Director, Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, and made available to…
The people of Zangon Kataf have raised concerns about the violation of the agreed rotation of the council chairmanship between the people of Zonkwa and Zango Kataf constituencies. The agreement ensures that the council chairmanship is returned to the other constituency after the incumbent finishes his or her term in office. Addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, the former National Coordinator of the SOKAPU Youth Wing, Comrade Sabastine Bahori Luka, stated that the incumbent council chairman, Mr Francis Sani, was supposed to relinquish the position to the Zango Kataf constituency but lamented that he has refused and even contested the…