Broadband penetration rises to 33% by February – NCC
Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said broadband penetration made remarkable improvement as it increased to about…
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My wife regularly beats me, man tells court
Oluwatosin Bakare, an Ibadan-based businessman, on Wednesday, told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his seven-year-old union to…
IKPEAZU’s RE-ELECTION, A REFLECTION OF ABIANS’ FEELINGS…. ABIA LINE BOSS
From Charity Uwakwe, Abia. The recent victory of Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu of Abia state in the just concluded election has been…
Shutdown Order: Sex workers go into hiding in Umuahia
Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order shutting down…
PDP drag Justice Inyang to NJC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the National Judicial Council over the alleged violation of the Constitution and Electoral Act by…
Imo House speakership: Ekpunobi makes case for Emeziem
From IYKE Ndumele, Abuja As the the game of shopping for a new speaker that will steer the saddle of 9th Assembly…
Okorocha drags INEC to court
• Onyereri, Izunaso join suit Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to a Federal…
‘Inconclusive’ is INEC rigging terminology – PDP chieftains
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has called on the military not to allow themselves be…
PDP rejects ex parte order stopping final collation of Bauchi Gov polls result
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected a court order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission from resuming collation of result of Bauchi…
NIS arrests four over alleged human trafficking in Ekiti
The Nigeria Immigration Service Ekiti State Command has arrested four suspects over alleged human trafficking to Italy, News Agency of Nigeria reports.…
Don’t aid Boko Haram insurgents, Borno govt warns fishermen
The Borno State Government has warned fishermen and fish merchants against aiding Boko Haram insurgents so as to fast track successful implementation…
Kenyan police seize $20m of counterfeit banknotes from deposit box
Kenyan police on Wednesday seized 20 million dollars of counterfeit banknotes that had been stored in a personal safety deposit box at…
Edo gets new Lassa fever treatment centre, spends N100m on equipment
The Edo State Government says it has established a new Lassa fever treatment centre in Benin City, the state capital, to make…
NLC applauds Nigerian lawmakers’ approval of N30,000 new minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Gombe State Council, has applauded the National Assembly’s speedy passage of the bill proposing N30,000 as the…
Emir of Patigi in Kwara dies
The Emir of Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar, is dead. Umar reportedly died in…
Imo statues: What next after Okorocha?
On Saturday October 15, 2017, outgoing Governor Rochas Okorocha stirred the hornet’s nest when he decided to mount statues of important personalities…