LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two senior Binance executives will remain detained in Nigeria at least through a March 20 hearing, according to a Wednesday report from the Wall Street Journal. The two men – American citizen Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and dual U.K.-Kenyan national Nadeem Anjarwalla, the exchange’s regional manager for Africa…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was last Wednesday toppled by his guards, spoke on Friday, after nine days of being held hostage. Mr Bazoum said there there is no justification for the coup that led to his ouster and detention. “This coup, launched against my government by a military faction…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, challenging his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). In his originating motion on notice, Emefiele is praying for the court to enforce his right to liberty and…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, will be unable to attend his concert in Majorca Island, Spain, today (Saturday) as the Nigeria Police Force continue to detain him, all in a bid to find incriminating evidence on him. SaharaReporters had on Friday reported that the Lagos State Chief Magistrate in Yaba, Mrs Adeola Olatunbosun,…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The government of the United Kingdom has responded to PREMIUM TIME’s letter requesting the details of the arrest and detention of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by its immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London last week. It, however, declined providing sufficient details about Mr Obi’s ordeal as requested by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted the motion as…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. In an exclusive chat with our correspondent, the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Government of the Republic of Benin has extended the detention of Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho by six months. Counsel for the detained activist, Chief Yomi Aliyyu, said this in a chat with The PUNCH on Sunday night. This is contrary to what a lawyer, Pelumi…