Nigeria’s media landscape is in turmoil following the arrest of a prominent editor, Segun Olatunji from independent news outlet FirstNews. Olatunji was abducted from his Lagos residence on 15th March by unidentified armed men who identified themselves as officers of the Nigerian Army. He was flown from Lagos to Abuja in a blindfold and cuffs to be grilled on certain stories published by the online media as its editor. He was freed after two weeks....

In commemoration of the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Interior Minister in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Tunji-Ojo called on them to imbibe and practice the virtues that entail kindness, love, tolerance, peace, good neighborliness, and compassion, as exemplified...