Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, has agreed to release one of the three presidential jets seized over a contract dispute with the Ogun State government. According to a spokesperson for the company, “Zhongshan has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in the course of a legal dispute with Nigeria which was not of its making.” The company’s gesture comes after a French court ordered the seizure of the jets as...

The WhatsApp number of Akwa-Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has been hacked by fraudsters who asked for money from his contacts. Many of Mr Eno’s phone contacts have received messages from his WhatsApp number on Tuesday asking them to transfer a specified amount of money to an account and promising reimbursement later. While alerting the public in a statement on Wednesday, the Press Secretary to the Governor Ekerete Udon said law enforcement agents are on...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill, which sparked widespread outrage and opposition due to its draconian provisions. The bill, introduced on 23 July 2024, proposed severe penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for various offences such as refusing to recite the national anthem, destroying national symbols, and undermining the Federal Government. According to the bill, “anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols, refusing to recite the...