The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has stated that the Nigerian government is working closely with the Finnish authorities to extradite Simon Ekpa for prosecution over offences allegedly committed against the country’s national security and sovereignty. The AGF disclosed this on Thursday during the quarterly stakeholders and citizens’ engagement programme organised by the …

The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities. According to Yle, a local newspaper, the Finnish government also froze the assets of companies associated with Ekpa and four of his accomplices, who are also in remand. The report said Ekpa is being held in the Kylmäkoski vankila, (Kylmäkoski …

Nigeria has solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and world’s sixth-most populous nation, has already indicated interest in the UN’s Security Council seat, calling for reforms and expansion of the Council by some UN member countries. In a statement by …

Finland has become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the world’s biggest military alliance. On Tuesday, NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg described the move as historic and said the Finnish flag would be raised at the NATO headquarters to signify full accession into the alliance. “We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at …