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The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications in Nigeria has vowed to provide necessary parliamentary interventions and support to address the issues and challenges facing the country’s telecom industry. The committee chairman, Peter Akpatason, made the pledge when he received leadership and members of the National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of […]
Parents of the freed students of the Obafemi Awolowo University on Friday demanded an immediate clearance of their children’s names, biometrics and pictures from the records of the Economic Financial Crime Commission. They also demanded an apology for what they termed as an unlawful clampdown on their wards from the anti-graft agency. This followed the […]
Tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon in Jalingo the Taraba State capital when a secondary school teacher, Mr Bassey Sardauna of the Government Model School, Jalingo was stabbed to death by his former student. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Usman noted that the teacher was attacked by his former student […]
Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or on Friday, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC. The defeat, in a match between two teams long out of the MLS championship running, was just a footnote on a celebratory night […]
The Pa Reuben Fasoranti’s faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s group’s position on the recent Supreme Court judgment upholding the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election. The Adebanjo’s faction had on Wednesday met in Ogbo Ijebu, Ogun State and issued a communique vilifying the […]
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, said on Thursday that his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remains his principal. He urged the people of Rivers State to put behind them the discomfort created by the political tension experienced over a week ago in the wake of an explosion in the […]
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the previous government, headed by former President Muhammadu Buhari, did not take the issue of insecurity seriously. Matawalle, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Defence in company with the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, disclosed that the Ministry of Defence just took delivery of new […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, says the electoral umpire has no candidate in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a statement late Thursday, the electoral chief pledged to ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates in the […]
Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, has proposed a budget of N273, 908, 997, 410:00 to the Osun State House of Assembly.The budget is included in the Appropriations Bill for 2024. Governor Adeleke said the budget was divided into N165, 654, 976, 700:00 for recurrent expenditure and N108, 254, 020, 710:00 for capital expenditure while […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved Mohammed Abba Isa’s nomination as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. According to a statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa is a distinguished champion of persons with disabilities with over a decade of experience in local […]
