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Telecom Operators Lose N35.4bn To Fibre Cable Cuts In 1 Year
The telecom operators in Nigeria have bemoaned frequent fibre optic cable cuts, leading to a loss of at least $23m (35.4bn) in 2023. This has also caused internet outages, impacting telecom service quality in the…
The true story of how NNPC’s investment in Dangote refinery fell to 7.2% – Aliko Dangote
The chairman of Aliko Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has told the true story of how the planned investment of state owned oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) fell to a mere 7% from…
Alleged defamation: We won’t allow Afe Babalola to be insulted — Profs, lawyers
SOME professors and lawyers, under the aegis of Justice4AfeBabalolaLegacy, JABL, yesterday, said with the enormous contributions of Afe Babalola to the legal profession and the country, people should not sit by and…
2024 review: N2.7trn GenCos debt, endless grid collapses ruin FG’s 6,000MW plan
2024 marked eleven years of the partial privatization of Nigeria’s power sector that was intended to usher in new investments, improve service delivery and end decades of electricity supply shortages enabled…
NDLEA in huge drugs bust, seizes 2.1tons of cocaine
•Secures 28 years jail terms for 4 drug Lords•Forfeit VGC houses, N67m, $50,000 Four drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential…
Stampedes: Declare state of emergency on food – OPC tells Tinubu
Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, has expressed sorrow over the death of over 65 Nigerians rushing for donated free foodstuffs, just as it urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on food…
Sokoto airstrike gross violation of humanity, says Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the military airstrike in Sokoto State that erroneously killed innocent citizens, instead of terrorists, as a gross violation of humanity. The military warplane…
Clark decries nepotism in govt, calls for national unity
• HURIWA accuses Tinubu of bias, demands Kanu’s release Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, has condemned the rising trend of nepotism in Nigeria’s political landscape, accusing past and current…
Tax reform: We’ll show you our true colours – Bauchi governor threatens Tinubu
•Warns president will see real colour of north if situation persists Bauchi State…
NLNG N5bn Contract Crisis: Court Adjourns Matter till Jan 17 for Continuation of Hearing
Justice Chinwendu Nworgu of Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, has adjourned till January 17 & 24, 2025, for continuation of…
I’m In Charge Of Land In Abuja, Wike Boasts
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, says he is in charge of land in Abuja and is only dealing with land grabbers. Wike, who spoke on Thursday at a Thanksgiving service…
Ibadan Stampede: Ex-Queen Naomi, Broadcaster Had Good Intention – Cleric
Following the stampede in Ibadan, Oyo state, that claimed the lives of over 40 children last week, a cleric, Prophet Olu Alo, has said Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM, and Naomi Silekunola, ex-wife of Ooni of…
Nigerians among international students advised to report before Trump’s inauguration
Universities in the United States have urged international students to resume before president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.…
Atiku can contest in 2027, but south must complete eight years – Okupe
Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has the right to contest for the country’s highest office in the 2027 general election. Speaking with NAN on Thursday, Okupe said the…
Adetunji Abdul (ATM) felicitates Olukare of Ikare
Forty years on the throne, His Royal Majesty, Oba Akadiri Saliu Momoh, the Olukare of Ikare Akoko, has transformed the town from a sleepy village…
Adeleke pardons Osun resident sentenced to death for stealing chicken
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has pardoned Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a chicken and eggs in 2010. In a statement released on Thursday, Adeleke gave the prerogative of mercy…
BREAKING: Jigawa gov loses son 24 hours after mother’s death
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has lost his eldest son, Abdulwahab, in a motor accident that occurred on Thursday. This incident comes just a day after the governor mourned the passing of his mother, Maryam…
Police Provide Details, Clarify ‘Attack’ on Governor Fintiri’s Convoy
The Adamawa State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s convoy was attacked by armed robbers in Taraba State.…
Ibadan stampede: Pressure mounts on Oyo state govt to release former Ooni of Ife’s wife
The Oyo State government is facing increasing pressure to release Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, who was detained following the tragic deaths of 35 children in a stampede during a funfair in Ibadan.…
Remembrance Lecture: Akeredolu’s widow lambasts Gov. Aiyedatiwa
The widow of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has lambasted her…
Ojude Oba: Group accuses Ministry of renovating pavilion for N1bn
The Northern Frontiers for Good Governance has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the…
BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Delta Accountant General Over Alleged N1.3T Diversion Linked to Ex-Gov Okowa
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Accountant General of Delta State, Mrs.…
Edo: Council chairmen resume work as plots to remove them thicken
IN obedience to the order of an Edo State High Court, some local government chairmen, yesterday, resumed work for duties and carried out various official assignments, despite attempts in some councils by suspected…
Ndume Mocks Poverty in Southern Nigeria, Circulates Video of Queues at Tinubu’s Lagos Residence
The Lawmaker representing Borno South in the Senate, Ali Ndume, has shared a video of long queues of Nigerians waiting for palliatives…