ABUJA — The invasion of the premises of the People’s Gazette (an online Medium) in Abuja by some operatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has been condemned by the Human Environmental and Development Agenda (HEDA). Recall that some officers of NIA burst into the headquarters of the online platform demanding to see the Managing Editor and a Reporter over a leaked confidential memo questioning the head of the agency’s qualifications for the job, but...

ABUJA — Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has sued an online publication, Pointblank News, before an Abuja High court over alleged libel. In a copy of the Writ of Summon obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the minister is seeking the sum of N50 billion aggravated and exemplary damages for alleged libel from the defendants. As contained in the court paper, the minister also asked the court to award another...